Wes and Natalie shared updates about their recent activities, including family celebrations, show performances, and personal milestones like the twins' first day of preschool and Lana's return to musical theater classes. They discussed their podcast's year in review, highlighting notable guests and episodes from 2025 while reflecting on successful shows and memorable interviews with magicians and entertainers.
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Wes and Natalie shared their Christmas experiences, including family traditions, performances, and gift-giving, while noting that their children were unwell during the holiday season. Natalie discussed her work with clients, including creating custom New Year's plans and setting up a weekly Zoom meeting for accountability.
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Wes and Natalie shared updates about their family's Christmas preparations, including shopping experiences, a successful gingerbread house project with their children, and the adoption of two kittens as an early birthday gift for their daughter. They discussed the completion of Natalie's nutrition certification and her plans to launch her nutrition business on January 1st. The conversation also covered Natalie's master's degree completion with a 4.0 GPA and the family's anticipation of high-speed fiber internet installation. Additionally, they reflected on their church's impromptu Christmas pageant & more... wesiseli.comPatreon.com/wes_iseli
In this episode we celebrate Natalie getting her masters in nutrition. We recap her year of studying and the sacrifices we all made. We ended the podcast saying while her classes were wrapping up we starting doing more family activities again and Christmas activities.
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In this podcast interview, Wes and Natalie hosted Andy Gross, a renowned ventriloquist and magician, to discuss his career journey from professional racquetball player to full-time entertainer. Andy shared his early fascination with ventriloquism sparked by the movie "Magic," and detailed his transition from sports to entertainment, including memorable experiences at comedy clubs and corporate shows. He highlighted his viral YouTube videos and the unexpected success of his Amazon Prime special, "Andy Gross: Are You Kidding Me?" The conversation also covered Andy's extensive collection of ventriloquist dummies, his upcoming documentary filming with illusion builder Johnny Gaughan.
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Nate shared his journey from a late start in magic at age 17 to becoming a professional performer, discussing his recent experiences at various events and performances. The conversation covered Nate's upcoming engagements, including a Hanukkah party show and morning television appearances, while also touching on his personal connection to magic through a card trick he created after a basketball injury. Nate and Wes discussed his career aspirations in magic, including his goal to perform full-time, while also exploring his experiences with karaoke and card collections, and concluded with a discussion about his future plans and recent performance feedback.wesiseli.comPatreon.com/wes_iseli
Wes and Natalie shared updates about their Halloween and Jurassic Park-themed parties, including decorations and party activities, while discussing their holiday preparation plans including Christmas tree shopping and home organization. Wes shared personal experiences about academic challenges related to AI usage in papers and his involvement with his daughter's homeschooling activities. The conversation ended with Natalie announcing the launch of her nutritionist and health coach business, offering personalized coaching services starting January 1st.
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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