Desert Island Tricks
Each week we invite one of the biggest guests in the world of magic to maroon themselves on a desert island. They are allowed to take with them 8 tricks, 1 book, 1 banishment and 1 non magic item that they use for magic! We discuss their 'can't live without' lists and why those items were chosen.
Episodes are uploaded every Friday and are available via all Podcast service providers!
To find out more about the team behind Desert Island Tricks, please visit: www.alakazam.co.uk
Podcasting since 2024 • 131 episodes
Desert Island Tricks
Latest Episodes
Craig Petty
If you’ve ever been told to perfect five tricks and repeat them forever, prepare to toss that rule out. Craig Petty joins us to make a fearless case for evolving your set, testing ideas in the wild, and embracing marketing as part of the craft....
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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1:42:03
SOS I Peter Nardi
A sliced finger, a kiwi, and a lesson in checking your props, our cold open sets the pace for a no-fluff, real-world rethink of the “eight tricks for life” challenge. Two years on, Peter Nardi returns to keep what still stuns, swap what no long...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:12:17
Tom Bolton
A locked gate marked 19½, a tiny office, and a stubborn 19‑year‑old knocking on every bar and hotel in Durham, this is how The Magic Corner began. We sit down with Tom Bolton to unpack how a 10–12 seat room became a destination venue, why caref...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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1:17:53
Jon Allen
A great trick hits harder when the audience already cares. That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with creator and worker Jon Allen, where we unpack eight routines he’d take to a desert island and the principles that make them land: meaningf...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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1:46:33
Stranded with a Stranger: Elliott Hodges
What if the strongest magic in your set isn’t the flashiest or the fastest to reset, but the piece that shines where you actually perform. Coffee shops, classrooms, living rooms? We sit down with hobbyist magician and primary school teacher Ell...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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31:05
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