About this episode

Chris Webb discusses his favorite magic routines and the trends he would discard.

A brass cap on a table. A ring hovering between hands. A deck that turns to glass. From a childhood trip to Hamleys to late‑night jams at Blackpool, we sit down with Chris Webb to map the eight routines he’d keep for life and the trend he’d bury in the sand. Chris is a working magician who splits time between gigs and releases, so every choice has to earn its pocket space. We start with coin powerhouses, Garrett Thomas’s Imagination Coins for clean, spectator‑in‑hand moments and the engineeri...

People in this episode

Host: Alakazam Magic

Guest: Chris Webb

Topics covered

• magic routines
• performing arts
• coin magic
• spectator interaction
• personal favorites

Keywords

• magic
• routines
• coin magic
• Garrett Thomas
• Hamleys
• Blackpool
• performing arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hamleys

Places: Blackpool

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