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Backstage S.A.M. Podcast

May 24, 2020

For the first half of the 20th Century one name was synonymous with the phrase, “comedy magic.” That name was Carl Ballantine.

With hundred of appearances on tv variety shows, sitcoms, films, and personal appearances, The Great Ballantine performed his act without ever finishing a trick.

Today’s guest is Saratoga...


May 10, 2020

Since the days of Houdini, the straitjacket escape is one of those classics of magic. Modern magicians push the envelope by doing it in different ways, in different venues. But how do you even approach it while hanging from a helicopter?

Escape artist and Past National President Andy Dallas was faced with precisely that...