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WONDERful Wednesday
A little something awe (or aww) inspiring to start your midweek morning rig
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Rob McConnell Interviews - ALLAN ZOLA KRONZEK - Grandpa of Magic
Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Allan Zola Kronzek, magician, educator, sleight-of-hand artist and New York Times bestselling author, for a wonderfully entertaining exploration of magic, illusion, puzzles and the special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. For more than 25 years, Kronzek has presented innovative programs combining conjuring, science, history and art at schools, colleges and libraries throughout the northeastern United States. Kronzek is the author of Grandpa Magic: 116 Easy Tricks, Amazing Brainteasers, and Simple Stunts to Wow the Grandkids, a collection designed to give grandparents easy-to-learn ways of creating laughter, amazement and memorable moments with their grandchildren. The book includes classic tricks such as seemingly pulling a coin from behind a child's ear and “removing” a thumb, along with card tricks, dinner-table stunts, verbal puzzles and brainteasers—all presented with step-by-step instructions. But Allan's magical credentials extend well beyond Grandpa Magic. He co-authored with his daughter Elizabeth Kronzek the New York Times bestseller The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, which his publisher says has sold more than one million copies worldwide in 14 languages. His other books include The Secrets of Alkazar, 52 Ways to Cheat at Poker and Artful Deceptions. Before establishing his career in magic and education, Allan was also a freelance writer, jazz DJ and general manager of a classic-rock radio station on eastern Long Island. Join Rob McConnell and Allan Zola Kronzek on The 'X' Zone Radio Show for a lighter journey into the fascinating world of conjuring and illusion. What makes a magic trick convincing? How does a magician direct our attention away from what is really happening? Why are people so fascinated by apparently impossible feats? And perhaps most importantly, can something as simple as learning a few tricks help grandparents put aside the smartphones and tablets for a while and create something increasingly precious with their grandchildren—wonder, laughter and memories they'll share for years to come?
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![Cartoon strip by me who is Stephen Collins. The imagery of the comic starts off with a single electron and then each panel zooms out one step - first to the microchip, then the OLED screen, then the iPhone, the person holding the iPhone, and onwards
Script:
An electron, forged in the first fire of the Big Bang
Courses through a deeply intricate maze of transistors and diodes
mined with unfathomable ingenuity from our planet’s deep geological past
and assembled from all over the world
Into a device perfected through centuries of technological evolution
to perform a beautifully synchronised pixel dance on an OLED screen
in an intricate moving pattern of shifting light
[Show a phone screen with an Instagram post featuring Ryan Gosling and bearing the legend:]
WATCH RYAN GOSLING EAT A PASTY FOR THE FIRST TIME!
whose choreography is powered by an global information network of unknowable complexity
which is specifically tailored to the interests of the being observing the screen
who is a member of the most advanced species on Earth
[Show a shlubby looking GUY idly looking at the Ryan Gosling/sausage roll Instagram reel on his phone while sitting in his pants and a stained t-shirt and eating a massive bag of crisps]
with a brain perhaps more capable of reconfiguring these signals into conscious thought than any other for billions of miles around
[Guy has a thought]:
“Mmm…"
in this endless, silent void.
[Pull back to show the Earth as a tiny blue dot among the stars with a thought bubble coming from it]
"… I want a pasty.”
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