Welcome to "The Podcast at the Card Table" the magic podcast where we discuss creation, practice, performance and history with the greatest minds in the industry.

Join me as I talk to James Went a BAFTA award winning magician with his part in "Help! my supply teacher is Magic." Having also been a creative consultant for SKY Sports, Netflix, Discovery and the BBC. Aswell as working alongside Derren Brown for several theatre shows and now a resident magician at The Magicians Table in London!

Join us as we discuss James' magic philosophy, TV stories and some controversial magic opinions...

(See below for show notes and timestamps)

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Check out the podcast on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/@ThePodcastAtTheCardTable

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SHOW NOTES

Intro - 00:00:26

Origin story - Why Magic / Consulting and how did you get into it? - 00:35:11

“Help! My supply teacher is Magic” Interview story - 00:39:32

How does creating and performing magic for TV differ to that of the usual close up performances? - 00:48:48

A lot of magicians focus on how fooling a trick is but you’re more focussed on creating memories, how do you create such meaningful and memorable performances? - 00:59:06

Being heavily inspired by music, how has music influenced the way you think about magic and creativity in general? - 01:14:09

Video Game Conversation - 01:18:50

Does real life Guitar translate over to Guitar Hero? - 01:21:16

What are some of your favourite experiences from consulting and TV? - 01:22:55

What's one piece of advice that you’d like to pass on to everyone else? - 01:29:31

What are your plans for the future? - 01:34:56

Where can the listeners find you? - 01:36:21

https://www.instagram.com/jameswentmagic/

https://www.jameswent.co.uk/