Ungimmicked

Connor and Gonçalo come together once again to close the Debriefing the UFC series and talk about some facts and numbers regarding the showSupport the show

Sanjeev Vinodh joins his performing partner Connor McDonald to talk about how far they went to achieve the desired effect. They also debate how, when, and why it was appropriate in their view to share routines and perform each others' material. Support the show

Austin Janik joins Gonçalo Sousa for the 4th episode of Debriefing the UFC. The duo discusses the difficulties and challenges they faced preparing their first duo act together and how the circumstances forced them to practice at a distance to then have just 5 hours to rehearse in person.Support the show

The third episode of this mini-series sees Kenshin Amagi joining Gonçalo and Connor to discuss the creation process in the first duo set of the UFC. Shin tells us how he got inspired, how he applied that inspiration, and the challenges of planning and rehearsing a live duo with 3 time zones separating him from his partner Mathew O'NeillSupport the show

The second episode sees Alex join Gonçalo and Connor to talk about his involvement in the show. Alex was the Emcee and coordinated all the group's magic from Paris, France, 9 time zones away from most of the crew in California!Support the show

In the first episode of this 6-part series, Gonçalo and Connor talk about the planning of the show. Support the show

Like all good things, season 1 of the Ungimmicked Podcast comes to an end. The entire crew comes together to talk about how they became friends and launched this ambitious project. Support the show

Ungimmicked takes care of unfinished business and goes back to touch on topics that were asking for further discussion. Support the show

What is the relationship between the magician and the audience? What does the magician have to provide? How do truth and lies fit in with all this? Ungimmicked discusses values in magic.Support the show

What is strolling magic? What are its strengths and limitations? Who is it for? Ungimmicked talks about its past, present, and future.Support the show

For many years, mentalism has always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to its home in the magic community. Ungimmicked debates how it relates to other magic and if it is justified to give mentalism its separate category.Support the show

As magic is nowadays, is there room for magician-centric presentations? Furthermore, should there be? Ungimmicked discusses where should the spotlight be in magic presentations.Support the show

What should the magician value more: a vast library of magic books or in-depth knowledge of already obtained magic books?Support the show

People that dedicate their lives to an art or craft or anything taint their perspective of the world. Of course everyone does, but it seems that musicians experience the world more finely through sound, and magicians through the lens of magic.Support the show

There are so many stock lines, stereotypes, and jokes about magicians being antisocial. Making these jokes is an easy trap to fall into. Ungimmicked discusses how this impacts the art and how magicians could approach it differently.Support the show

Ungimmicked continues the discussion. Is magic an art? How does magic relate to other performing arts, and how can a magician become an artist? Support the show

Is magic an art? How does magic relate to other performing arts, and how can a magician become an artist?Support the show

Most talented performers at one point in their lives has heard the phrase, “maybe performing isn't for you” or something along the lines of ending their career in entertainment.  In his master class, Steve Martin, a popular actor, writer, comedian, and director, describes this negative feedback as The Badge of Honor. Why? Support the show

Everyone (most people anyways) would agree to say that proper crediting is necessary. Yet, disputes are quite frequent within the artistic world, and magic is far from being an exception.Support the show

With the current circumstances, magic has really stepped up to the challenge. There have been plenty of free resources available, and numerous shows have been moved to the zoom setting. is this necessarily a good thing for the art of magic? Support the show