793.8 - The Books of Magic

By: Brian Anderson
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  • Join us on 793.8 as we talk to magicians and other magical people about the books they love and they way they learn. Discover their earliest successes and fiascos and the skills and techniques they use to hone their art. About the host: Brian Anderson honed his interview skills on “The Life Game” on CBC Radio One in 2015 and is a veteran performer with the renowned Vancouver Theatresports Improv company in Vancouver. He also trains the live performer team at Science World as the “Director of Performance and Fun Times”. A long-time magic fan (dating back to the Doug Henning specials in the 1970s) Brian delights in scouring bookstores and libraries in new cities for books he has not encountered in his collection. Featuring theme music by the brilliant Matt Grinke. 793.8 is the Dewey Decimal code for books on magic. We encourage you to check out the magical things available to discover at your local library.
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Episodes
  • Dr. Nick Harrison - Fight Director - Vancouver, BC

    Dr. Nick Harrison - Fight Director - Vancouver, BC
    Aug 5 2021

    Titles mentioned in this Episode

    • The Princess Bride – William Goldman
    • Bob Anderson, Fight Chore26428/?ref_=fn_al_nm_3ographer - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00
    • Highlander – Season 2, Episode 10 “Epitath for Tommy” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0601361/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_51
    • Nick’s Fight from Highlander (in french) https://youtu.be/j8e2fx-C08s?t=438 )
    • Actors on Guard – Dale Anthony Girard
    • The School of Fencing – Domenico Angelo
    • Trattato di Scienza d'Arme – Camillo Agrippa
    • Rocco Bonetti
    • Gran Simulacro dell' Arte e dell' uso della Scherma - Ridolfo Capo Ferro
    • Les Miserables – Victor Hugo
    • The Hero with 1,000 Faces – Joseph Campbell
    • Nick’s Doctoral Dissertation on stage combat https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0073214
    • Dewey Decimal for Sword Fighting 796.86 https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/dewey/updates/ddc23/796.8_20160727_DDC23.pdf

     

    Where to connect

    • nicholasjharrison.com
    • alongtimeago.ca
    • https://twitter.com/nicktheguy
    • https://www.instagram.com/therealnicktheguy/
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    50 mins
  • Shannan Calcutt - Cirque Du Soleil Clown - Las Vegas Nevada

    Shannan Calcutt - Cirque Du Soleil Clown - Las Vegas Nevada
    Jun 30 2021

    In celebration of the return of Cirque Du Soleil around the world, a special bonus episode featuring Shannan Calcutt - longtime clown with Zumanity in Las Vegas

    Titles mentioned in this Episode

    • Clowns – John Townsend
    • Groucho, Memoirs of a mangy lover – Groucho Marx
    • Life’s a Lark – Grock
    • I Must Say : My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend – Martin Short
    • Knockout (short Story) – Shannan Calcutt
    • The Clown in You – Caroline Dream
    • Clown Yourself – Caroline Dream
    • Clowns: In Conversation with modern masters – Ezra Lebank, David Bridel

    If you would like to learn more about Shannan and the work she does, she is teaching a workshop that still has spots open IN PERSON in Paris, Maine, August 1st - 7th at Celebration Barn Theater.

    http://celebrationbarn.com/event/celebrate-your-ridiculousness/

     

     

     
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    52 mins
  • Season 2 Wrap Up - What our performers have been up to during the pandemic

    Season 2 Wrap Up - What our performers have been up to during the pandemic
    Feb 25 2021

    As we wrap up Season 2 we check in with some of our guests to see what they have been up to since we recorded their episodes.  Discover the joys of Backgammon, Dai Vernon classics, and surviving a Texas Snowstorm

     

    Notes on this episode:

    • Arthur Benjamin's Mathematics of Backgammon -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBTPbrxUQt0
    • Steve Aldrich's free lecture notes : contact him at Steviealdrich at yahoo.com
    • Linsey Lindberg’s Podcast https://emergingtexasstrong.com/
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    4 mins
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