Onwards To Victory
Welcome to Onwards To Victory, the show where the world’s most fascinating performers lift the velvet curtain and reveal what really happens behind the spotlight.
Hosted by Magnus Danger Magnus, a multi award winning international showman with more than 25 years performing at the biggest theatres and arts festivals across the globe, this is your backstage pass into the minds of the most creative, chaotic and passion driven humans on the planet.
Every episode, Magnus sits down with the performers who have survived it, shaped it and kept it alive. The drag icons, circus legends, comedians, freak show artists, burlesque royalty and the new generation of wild creative geniuses who are reshaping live entertainment.
This is the real conversation, not the PR version.
The stories nobody tells.
The failures nobody admits.
The resilience, the heartbreak, the obsession and the victories that define a life in showbiz.
If you want to understand how extraordinary people think, create, survive and succeed in one of the most unforgiving industries in the world, or if you simply love creativity, chaos and a proper laugh, you have found your new favourite show.
Join Magnus and his guests on their journey to greatness.
This is Onwards To Victory, the greatest podcast in human history.
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Onwards To Victory
How to Roast People and Make Them Feel Great. Plus the Power of Real Listening | Ep 23
Today we sit down with the legendary “Safety Magnus” himself, Magnus Thomas Rack, the quietly brilliant backstage mind who keeps shows lit, timed and safe, and knows exactly how to make sure nothing catches fire unless it is supposed to.
Magnus talks about growing up between England, Paris and Belgium with academic parents, speaking French, and somehow finding his way into the chaotic world of live performance. He shares how he once wanted to be an actor before discovering tech and stage management, and why his real strengths are listening, empathy and reading a room. We get into moral compasses, mental health, journaling, the your head is a houseboat idea, and why he finds more meaning holding space for others than talking about himself.
We also dive into his love of being a foodie, cooking from scratch, hosting end of fringe feasts in Adelaide, and using food as a love language for the people he cares about. Plus, Magnus breaks down his now legendary staff talent show roast of the tech team, the one that somehow makes everyone feel loved and seen at the same time.
It is an episode about care, craft, mindset and the kind of person you want in your corner when everything is on fire.
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