About this episode
Rachel Wax discusses her transition from fashion designer to magician and the challenges faced as a woman in a male-dominated field.
Professional magician and comedian RACHEL WAX – who’s appeared on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and is a regular at Speakeasy Magick in NYC – joins Dan for a spellbinding discussion about her career change from fashion designer to stage performer, why she won’t do kids’ birthday parties, and – more seriously – what it’s like to be a woman working in such a traditionally male-dominated field. With remarkable candor, she speaks about having to deal with misogynistic remarks and behavior no...
People in this episode
Host: DAN FISHER
Guest: RACHEL WAX
Topics covered
- magic
- comedy
- career change
- women in magic
- misogyny
- performance
Keywords
- magician
- comedian
- fashion designer
- women in magic
- misogyny
- performance art
- career change
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Places: Speakeasy Magick, NYC
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