NEWS:

A young Pakistani boy performed Knife Through Arm... for real. And felt no pain. Because he couldn't. (Go ahead, check out the details.)

Penn to host a game show??

A&E will air Magic Castle After Dark on Saturday, December 16th at 11am Eastern.

No GMG next week (holiday). We're thinking of assembling a "clip show." Let us know your favorite GMG moments (the more specific you are, the better!) that you think new listeners would enjoy.

CONTEST WINNER: It's time for someone to win an Urban and Gritty T-Shirt.

ETHICS: Psychic Warning. (Thanks, Marty!)

Check out Robert Lancaster's new site: Stop Sylvia Browne. And if you think she doesn't deserve it, WATCH THIS.

PRODUCT REVIEWS: Michael reviews Fraud by Daniel Garcia, and Lumberjohn reviews Psychological Subtleties 2 by Banachek.

FEEDBACK:

Darren issues a Public Service Announcement for purchasers of Eye to Eye by Charles Gauchi.

Jake wants to know your favorite episodes of GMG.

Keone calls in with an answer for Alex.

Peter needs sources for sideshow tricks/geek magic.

Fritz is contemplating cutting his earnings in half.

Phillip would like a review of How to Do Street Magic.

HYPE OF THE WEEK: F.L.Y. Levitation (aka "Freakiest Levitation Yet Levitation").

Have a great week, then have another, and then we'll see you again on the 28th!

Thanks to each and every one of you for making our year a wonderful one, and we're looking forward to 2007!

Send us lots of presents,

The GMG Team.

NEWS:

Penguin Magic closes their UK warehouse.

Andrew Lloyd Webber needs magical help from David Copperfield.

GMG extends a special "thank you" to A.X. Productions.

CONTEST WINNERS: Super Force Glass chooses three lucky winners this week. New copies of David Forrest's Trickery DVD set are going out to... three of you.

CONTEST: The Urban And Gritty Contest.

Prize: A One-of-a-kind Urban and Gritty T-Shirt! (T-shirt has "urban and gritty" airbrushed on the front. Only airbrushing could be so urban and gritty.) This special shirt was created by a GMG fan at Six Flags in Chicago, and now one lucky winner will be its proud owner. (And they'd better send a pic!)

Rules:

-All entries must be sent to gmgpodcast@gmail.com.

-In 493.8 words or less, contestants must answer the question, "What does 'urban and gritty' mean to you?"

-Entries must contain "shirt contest" in the subject line.

-All entries must be received by Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at 11:59 PM Eastern time.

-All valid entries will be read by Andrew and Keith, and they will choose a winner on the next show.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Color Changes DVD starring Jay Noblezada. (Review by UK Gareth.)

ETHICS: Your Hindu Basket's Not Fooling Anyone Part II.

FEEDBACK:

Cheng wants a Fraud review.

Matthew shares a magical way to hand out business cards.

Doc calls in with a possible fix for those pesky iPods that won't play the episodes.

Mishel has more on the fallout from the Uri Geller show.

Daniel discovered that Super Force Hand is an "actual product."

HYPE OF THE WEEK: Cesaral Real Time Rocket Bottle.

There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Hype. See you next week.

NEWS:

David Blaine did something. So shop at Target! (You can view the DB/Target commercial HERE.)

Registration is now open for James Randi's AMAZ!NG MEETING 5. In addition to Randi, other magicians scheduled to appear include Banachek, Penn & Teller, and Jamy Ian Swiss. (Note: Some shows will incur additional costs not covered by the registration fees.)

HYPE UPDATE: Looks like there might be an orange shortage this year.

PRODUCT REVIEW: X-Treme Cuts by Keone.

CONTEST: The Big Blind Contest.

Prize: Trickery DVD set by David Forrest.

Rules:

-All entries must be sent to gmgpodcast@gmail.com by Tuesday, December 5, at 11:59 PM Eastern time.

-You must tell us the name of the third trick on the first disc of the Trickery DVD set. (Put this in the body of the e-mail.)

-The SUBJECT of your e-mail has to say "Big Blind Contest."

-One entry PER PERSON. No cheating.

-Three random winners will be chosen (via SFG) from all eligible entries. Good luck!

ETHICS: Your Hindu Basket's Not Fooling Anyone - Part I.

FEEDBACK:

Two new podcasts from long-time listeners: Craig's 13 Steps Podcast and UK Gareth's GMG-inspired podcast.

Be sure to check out our new podcast sections on our Forum.

Rob (aka Robmonster) points us to a new effect database that we should add to our bookmarks.

Mishel fills us in on Uri Geller's new TV show. Contestants on the first episode included Lior Suchard, Roei Zaltsman, Yoni Grisin, Menny Lindenfeld, and Shimon Nahmani.

UK Gareth has animated Keith's Interview With a Ravenhair.

Alex (aka the kid houdini) wonders if teaching flourishes online is ethical.

Logan wants Mental Epic advice.

86% CRAP: The X Levitation by A.X. Productions.

We'll see you next Thursday, when we'll pick three lucky winners for Trickery DVDs, we'll continue our Ethics Discussion, and we'll... we're not sure yet. See ya!