972: Ice McDonald - Ice on Fire

About this episode

Kenrick “Ice” McDonald discusses his achievements and challenges in the magic community and beyond.

Kenrick “Ice” McDonald is a man who stands on many well deserved accolades. Aside from the many performance awards, he was the first African American to become the National President of the S.A.M. and he has been recognized for his work in the community by being inducted into the S.A.M. Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Magical Arts (The Magic Castle) and appeared on multiple television shows across the U.S. and abroad. He has done much to advance the black magicians in our culture today. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This week, Ice is open and honest about his time on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Magical Arts and some of the challenges he faced. He also talks about the way he has handled personal issues like dyslexia. He discusses his work with livestock and touring, plus he chats about his many talks and speeches on the way to ultimately presenting a TED Talk. Ice on Fire Scott Wells with Ice McDonald Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Wells

Guest: Kenrick “Ice” McDonald

Topics covered

• magic
• community work
• African American magicians
• personal challenges
• performing arts

Keywords

• Kenrick McDonald
• S.A.M.
• magic
• dyslexia
• TED Talk
• African American magicians
• Academy of Magical Arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: S.A.M., Academy of Magical Arts, The Magic Castle, TED Talk

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