Magic

Teller on Secrets

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen and special guest Teller, half of the magic and comedy team Penn & Teller, talk about the artistic urge to create, keep, and reveal secrets. For the last 25 years, with his comedy and magic partner Penn Jillette, Teller has been the team’s silent foil. He never talks during performances and often endures […]

Teller on Secrets

Arts, Culture & Media

Magic Politicians

Arts, Culture & Media

Magic on the Brain

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

The Tablecloth Trick

Arts, Culture & Media

Sideshow Podcast: “Rude” by Magic! Is the Worst Best Song of the Summer

Arts, Culture & Media

“Rude” by Magic! is America’s #1 song — it’s also America’s most hated song. Critic Jia Tolentino explains the fine line between good, credible pop and the incredibly bad stuff.

A bookshelf at the Conjuring Arts Research Center in NYC

This library for wizards in New York City is by appointment only

Books

Where can you, and some of the world’s most famous magicians, find some of the rarest magical tomes in the world? On the fifth floor of a non-descript high-rise in New York City.

The World

How Magic Works, and What it Says About Our Brains

Environment

We’re going to take a bit of a risk today, and try to explain the science of something extremely visual in a primarily auditory medium. We’re going to talk about magic, why sleight-of-hand works, and what it says about how our brains function. Warning: magic spoilers ahead! Helping us through this conversation are two experts […]

‘Green magician’ uses magic to show power of recycling

Environment

CJ May is a green magician, trying to use magic and performances to show how by recycling, we can perform magic in our everyday lives.

“Where’s My Wand: One Boy’s Magical Triumph Over Shag Carpeting”

Arts, Culture & Media

A young boy hopes that he might have the ability to wiggle his nose and make a stressful family situation turn TV picture-perfect.