Wes and Ed Schmidt, who have been friends for over 20 years, discussed their shared history of listening to Howard Stern and the show's evolution over time. Ed shared insights into his background in magic, including his early experiences and current career as a professional magician performing at various events. They also discussed their experiences with remote work and entrepreneurship, with Ed describing how his magic performance business has grown significantly over the past few years.
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Orlando Jaime shared his 20-year journey of developing "The Seven Thunders" series, which evolved from a spontaneous creative inspiration into a multi-formatted project including theater, music, and eventually a novel. He discussed the challenges and successes of bringing the project to life through various media formats, including the creation of a book trailer and organizing book events at Barnes & Noble stores.
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Wes and John discussed John's background in playing the accordion and performing polka music, which he incorporates into his magic shows to create a unique stage character. John shared his military career, experiences as a drill sergeant, and participation in rodeo and semi-professional football, while also discussing his journey from learning magic to becoming the Army's only official magician. They concluded by discussing their experiences with magic shows, legal backgrounds, and the importance of developing unique characters and storytelling in magic performances.wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
Wes and Natalie returned guest free this week and shared updates about their family, including the twins birthday party and upcoming performances. They discussed Natalie's academic progress and work experiences at a pumpkin farm, while also sharing insights about managing shows with their children and handling various scheduling challenges. They finished things off by talking about Halloween, including costumes, this year's plans and more.
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Linda Eastburn, a successful real estate agent with intuitive abilities, stumbled into Bigfoot research while working on a documentary and has since built a successful YouTube channel focused on paranormal phenomena. Through her research and personal experiences, Linda explored connections between Bigfoot, aliens, and ghosts in this episode. wesiseli.compatreon.com/wes_iseli
In this epsiode we talk with Kristy Sumner for a second time all about her and her company Soul Sisters Paranormal where she and her twin sister and friends travel to some of the most reportdly haunted locations across the U.S. as well as private homes and businesses, to investigate claims of paranormal activity. We also talk about her other business The Historic Scott County Jail & much more...
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In this episode we talk to Magician & Illusionist Lyn Dillies. Lyn talked about her start in magic going door to door as a kid with her magic show. Lyn talked about making 2 elephants appear in one illusion which had never been done before. She talked about her shows Your Vote is Magic and Magic at the Symphony. Lyn is an amazing person who doesn't mind going the extra mile to accomplish her goal and her attention to detail is inspiring. All of this and much more... wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we talk to Joe Curcillo who is a mentalist, magician, speaker, author and more. Joe talks about his start and transition from magician to mentalist and why he felt after years of performing felt like he needed a fresh start. Joe now incorporates mentalism and magic in his speaking gigs he does all around the world. All this and much more in this week's episode. wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode Natalie and I talk about the past few weeks since we were last on together. We talk about our upcoming run of 74 shows at the farm we work every year, the boys turning 5, recent deaths of friends and how it has affected us, a recent theater show & much more. wesiseli.com patreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we talk to legendary private investigator Ed Opperman. Ed has been on the forefront of so many high profile stories. We cover many topics in this episode and mention celebrities & infamous folks like Jeffrey Epstein, Charlie Sheen, The two Coreys, Tiger Woods, Howard Stern, & many more. This is one of those episodes that will need several listens/views to take it all in. wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we talk to Judge Mentalist about his first real gig opening for Matt Donnelly. His long running show Elkton Magic and his upcoming run at the Barcelona Fringe Festival & much more...
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In this epsiode we talk to comedy magician Jeff Hobson about his beginnings in magic through his 30 years in Las Vegas. From touring with The Illusionists all over the world and his various TV appearances Jeff has done it all. Jeff's newest endeavor is running his own theater called Marvyn's Magic Theater named after Marvyn Roy a.k.a Mr. Electric in La Quinta, California. wesiseli.comPatreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we talk to Linda about intuition, real estate, entreprenuership, aliens, remote viewing, and more. It is a wild episode and we even tested her skills live on the show and she was 100% correct. wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we talk to Alan Rorrison who is a magic creator, magic consultant, an amazing close up magician and much much more. Alan is amazing how he can just pick up a new skill and master it with ease. In this 1 hour podcast we learn a slew of other talents he has as well and if we went longer he would most likly mention more. After the podcast he showed me 3 of his new magic apps and told me he learned to code just to make them, they are awesome and super user friendly. Alan is a beast and super creative! This is an episode you dont want to miss... wesiseli.comPatreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we recap our slew of shows we have had in the past couple of weeks and tell a funny story of our son Lex not wanting to miss his mark. We also talk about our new theme song/songs that we absolutely love & much more. wesiseli.com Patreon.com/wes_iseli
Heather Spence is a Marine Biologist, Musician, Composer and much more. In this episode we talk about how we saved her dad's life (kind of), Heather's new TEDX talk, dolphins, sea turtles, magic and more.
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In this epsiode we talk to Lisa Barrett-Brown who is an actress, special effects makeup artist, prop maker and more. Lisa has amazing stories from woking on set to building amazing props for magicians, entertainers, and TV shows and movies. Lisa's creations are top of the line and her attention to detail is what makes her work stand out above others. Wesiseli.com
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In this episode our teenage daughter joins us as we recap our past few weeks of craziness performing shows day and night. We talk about one of the hardest load-ins for a show ever, losing my voice while performing multiple shows a day, our 4th of July, Lana going to high school, getting our AC fixed only to have the repair man return twice for the AC leaking leaving water stains on our ceiling, and Natalie & I had a Superman date night as well.
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In this episode we talk to Brad Gudim who goes by Magic Brad. Brad is a magician and an entrepeneur at heart. He not only does magic, but has a martial arts black belt or 2, owns around 50 websites, co-created a hugely successful magic teaching video set and much more.
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In this episode we talk to Sophie Thwaites who is an occupational therapist who specialises in working with active primitive reflexes. It was a amazing to learn about how these simple excercies can fix so many problems and rewire the brain to help folks have a more productive life. wesiseli.comPatreon.com/wes_iseli