Weaponize Your Show
August 17th, 2025
In this episode of Discourse in Magic, Jonah Babins dives into a powerful concept from his mastermind sessions: Weaponizing Your Show. The idea is simple—make your show book you more shows. Beyond just delivering a strong performance, Jonah shares five practical tactics to turn every gig into a...
The Art and Hustle of Modern Magic with Xavier Mortimer
July 7th, 2025
Viral magician Xavier Mortimer shares his unlikely journey—from learning back‑and‑front palming out of a gas‑station booklet to topping “Best Family‑Friendly Show” lists on the Las Vegas Strip and amassing billions of social‑video...
Rider or Die
November 14th, 2024
https://traffic.libsyn.com/discourseinmagic/FINAL_DM_Rider_or_Die_mixdown.mp3Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this episode of Discourse in Magic, I explore the art of crafting the perfect artist rider for your magic performances. I break down the essentials of what a...
3 P’s of Magic Sales
September 26th, 2024
Join me in this holiday-themed episode of Discourse in Magic, where I guide you through maximizing your sales as a magician during this bustling season. I break down the three essential pillars that contribute to successful sales: pricing, promotional material, and the sales process. Learn how to...
Top 10 Episodes of the Podcast
December 20th, 2020
Welcome to The Discourse in Magic Podcast We’ve been at this now for over four years with over two hundred episodes and interviews with the best magicians on the planet. That’s a lot! Don’t forget to subscribe to Discourse in Magic wherever you get your podcasts so you can start hearing the...
How to Start Booking Gigs with No Website, Photos, Videos, or Testimonials
September 18th, 2017
It feels like nobody will hire you since you don't have great photos, videos, or a website. But you don’t have great photos, videos or website because nobody will hire you! It's easy to get booked with years of performing expirience, but then how does someone without performance expirience...
How to Make a Beautiful Magician Website Easily
October 19th, 2016
Getting a website is a notoriously difficult, expensive and time consuming thing, but it doesn’t have to be! By the end of this blog post my goal is to teach you exactly how to make your own website by yourself, in about one week, the most effective way possible, reasonably priced, without hiring...
Social Media Guide For Magicians
October 9th, 2016
Social media isn’t going anywhere.
As a matter of fact it’s only growing. We’re at the tip of the iceberg of the age of social media and so far it’s been amazing!
The benefits of engaging online are here to stay, so it’s time to start sharing and learning some good practices and...
The Definitive Guide to All Magic Podcasts
September 13th, 2016
As a consumer of magic podcasts, the only way that I found them, was by stumbling upon them. Every time I searched the web for Magic podcasts, I got 3 things. Magic the gathering podcasts, THIS magic cafe article about podcasts, and this short article from bicycle.com...
Disclaimers
August 30th, 2016
To disclaim or not to disclaim. For any magician/mentalist who is serious about their craft, the idea that we may be messing with the belief system of an audience is a topic that will eventually come up. My opinion on this matter is constantly in flux, but can presently be summed up as...
Now You See Me 2 (Now You Don’t?)
June 19th, 2016
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. The reason why this movie sucks in my eyes, before I even stepped foot in the movie theatre
If the first movie was called Now You See Me, there are only 2 reasons why they didn’t call the second one Now You...
