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Life is Short with Justin Long

David Copperfield 👍

Life is Short with Justin Long

Wondery

Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture, Tv & Film, Comedy

4.89.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

The legendary David Copperfield (The Magic of David Copperfield, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) tells Justin about inventing his first magic trick at twelve years old, how technology and magic go hand-in-hand, and what really happens when an illusion goes dangerously awry. 

David’s book, David Copperfield's History of Magic, is available everywhere starting October 26, 2021. 

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0:00.0

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0:12.7

When you're a kid the world all of it seems magical, doesn't it?

0:16.4

Not all of it. Well, yeah, yeah. I mean, you don't remember when everything was magical. Yeah, when you're a baby

0:21.8

Everything probably seems magical. Yeah, exactly. I don't remember being a baby though one of my first childhood memories was seeing Darth Vader on the big screen

0:28.6

I remember watching movies. That's magic. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was thinking that was magical

0:32.6

But I just saw a baby at Jersey Mike's and the baby was like looking at the sandwich fix at the

0:37.7

Toppings that Jersey Mike's are pretty magical. They're mad. They're fun

0:40.9

But like I could it look like the kid was like in wonder who's like experiencing wonder by looking at these and

0:48.5

I remember our nephew a couple weeks ago. We got him a magic eight ball

0:51.5

You know you'd ask it a question and you would ask it a question and like is it is it called outside and then

0:57.3

All signs point to yes or like are we eating dinner soon?

1:00.8

Yeah, it's like outlook not so good. It's like I guess dinner's still an hour away

1:04.4

Yeah, so you'd have to like finesse the truth a little bit. It's fun to trick kids. Is that what it is?

1:09.3

I think so because I was thinking like it also feels like fun to have that kind of power

1:14.7

That like they're amazed by something like they're amazed by magic. It's fun. Maybe it's just fun to trick it

1:19.7

Maybe well, let's talk about it. Life could be a dream. Life could be a dream

1:26.9

Shibu

1:28.9

You're listening to life is short. I am your host the amazing Justin

1:41.0

And with me as always is the what would your magician name be the

1:46.5

mediocre Christian

1:49.5

The quite unimpressive Justin

1:53.4

Yeah, wouldn't be amazing the amazing Crescan who else was amazing

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