NEWS: Carmen Elektra and Hans Klok will star in a new magic show in Las Vegas at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood.

HYPE UPDATE: TeslaVision... well, just listen.

HOST UPDATE: Keith got a new gig!

GMG ASKS, YOU ANSWER: Bob T., Kevin Spencer, Brian, and BG answer our question, "If you could share one piece of advice with other magicians, what would it be?"

GMG ASKS - NEW QUESTION: What trick-- stage or close-up-- could you go without ever seeing again? And briefly, why? Send your answers to gmgpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll be reading them on some upcoming shows!

PRODUCT REVIEW: Shawn reviews the Coins Akira's DVD by Akira Fujii.

FEEDBACK:

Keone wonders when to stay in character. He also wants website advice (check out his current site by clicking HERE).

Daniel wants to know more about the old "pick any card you like" gag.

Logan (another one!) is looking for an illusion to do on stage.

Robert wants a coin bender.

86 PERCENT CRAP: Cell Phone From Card. Tada!

That's all for this week!

NEWS:

Steve Wyrick's show finally opens, sort of. (You'll have to scroll down past the Criss Angel rumors we aren't discussing.)

GMG ASKS, YOU ANSWER: Daniel, Brandon, and Fabian answer our question, "If you could share one piece of advice with other magicians, what would it be?" Keep sending in your answers; we're gathering more for future shows!

INTERVIEW: GMG Field Reporter Shawn Milo interviews Steve Reynolds. Thanks, Shawn!

FEEDBACK:

Troy asks about all these commercials that feature "magic hands."

Charon calls in to discuss getting gigs.

Damon notices some similarities between Mr. Ravenhair and someone else.

Ken (aka Magi-Ken) comments on the Spider Pen.

HYPE OF THE WEEK: TeslaVision by James Biss. (Thanks, GDW!)

Wow... 75 episodes. Thanks so much to all of our listener/contributors. We've come a long way. Next week, we'll get started on our second 75. See you then!

NEWS:

Go Magic Go no longer has a Wikipedia entry. We predicted this way back in Episode 39.

Orange Tree Update #2: Check out the DEMO VIDEO. (Thanks, Alex!)

Andrew gives us a mini review of the special features on The Illusionist DVD.

CONTEST WINNER:

We choose a winner for the Go Magic Go by Starlight Contest. One lucky listener is now the proud owner of Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr.

GMG ASKS, YOU ANSWER: If you could share one piece of advice with other magicians, what would it be? Send your (brief) answers to gmgpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll discuss the topic on an upcoming episode.

FEEDBACK:

Michael calls in to discuss headshots.

Keone wants to know about marketing.

Bob thinks we should all check out Magic of the Sideshow.

Luke discusses last week's Hype segment.

Jeroen (aka gaafman) found the burning cross/666 trick. (Note: This link may no longer be working.)

Mathew wants to know if kid magic sets should be a bit more selective.

Hans isn't sure if he's a magician, but he's looking for our favorite magic shops.

Geoff is a liar.

Psyche wants advice on using a magic set in a child therapy play room.

Jason, Fritz, and Mahommed review David Stone's Real Secrets of Magic DVD for Vinnie. Fritz also pointed out THIS PDF of some more reviews.

Mahommed also wanted to share two videos, and he welcomes everyone's comments. Video 1 and Video 2. He's also looking for a review of Prohibition.

86 PERCENT CRAP: Avalanche. (Thanks, Joe and Lumberjohn!)

We'll see you next week. We're going laptop shopping.

NEWS:

Smokin' Aces is Number Two.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: GMG's take on Exposers.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Roy Benson by Starlight by Levent and Todd Karr.

CONTEST: Go Magic Go by Starlight!

We're giving away an autographed copy of the popular Benson book to one lucky listener who correctly answers this question:

When will Levent be lecturing on Roy Benson at the Magic Castle?

We're looking for the month, day, and year, folks. How 'bout some rules?

RULES: -Entries must be sent to gmgpodcast@gmail.com and contain "ROY BENSON CONTEST" in the Subject.

-Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 6, 11:59 PM Eastern time.

-One entry per person. Don't cheat. One entry. Per person. Or you're out.

-One winner will be chosen at random from all valid entries.

Good luck! And we'd like to give a special thanks to Levent for providing this week's prize.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Coin One by Homer Liwag. (Review by Daniel.)

FEEDBACK:

Keir doesn't like the Spider Pen very much.

Jim P. (aka Yfoog) wants to know how the guys got their respective gigs. And how the rest of us can get gigs, too.

Shawn shares his thoughts on "cheating" on television.

HYPE OF THE WEEK: Gravitate by Peter Loughran. (Click HERE to view the demo. Seriously.)

Don't stop the podcast too early, because there's an added discussion after Hype of the Week, and it's bound to upset a few people. We try to dispel the myth put forth on nearly every magic forum: "If you don't own the effect, you do not have the right to say anything negative about it." Wrong. (We've found an example of this HERE. We only chose this one because it ties into this week's Hype winner. It's not the best example, but we think you'll get the point.)

That's all for this week, guys. We'll see ya.