Dynamo

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Holly Rubenstein

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4.6 • 758 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m joined by one of the most prolific magicians of all time - Dynamo.

250 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch his award-winning TV shows, as he levitated in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro; and seemingly walked on water down London’s River Thames.

750,000 attended his last stadium tour, with famous fans from Jay Z and Snoop Dogg, to Gwyneth Paltrow and Ed Sheeran.

And then, at the very peak of his success, he had to step away.

As you’ll hear on this episode, Dynamo became so ill from the affects of Crohn’s disease that he spent months in hospital, thinking he would never be able to perform magic again.

Now, 5 years later, having come close to death, Dynamo’s resilience and determination mean he’s back. He’s been working on a new show which will take viewers on a magical journey across the globe. From Bradford to Japan, and Syria to Australia, these are the travel diaries of Dynamo.

Destination recap:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
India
Tokyo, Japan
Chūbu, Japan
Syria
Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia
London, England
Hampstead Heath, London, England
Chiltern Firehouse, London, England
Bar Bruno, Soho, London, England
Harlem, New York, USA
Gorilla Trekking, Rwanda

Dynamo new show Beyond Belief is on Sky One now.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast.
0:09.5	Thank you for tuning in.
0:11.3	I'm Holly Rubinstein.
0:12.9	I'm a travel journalist and editor.
0:15.2	And here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest about their adventures around the world and the travel experiences
0:22.9	and destinations that have shaped their lives. Today I'm joined by one of the most prolific
0:29.0	magicians of all time. 250 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch him levitate in
0:36.9	front of the Christ the Redeemer statue
0:38.8	in Rio de Janeiro and to seemingly walk on water down London's River Thames. Three-quarters of a million
0:45.1	attended his last stadium tour with famous fans from Jay-Z and Snoop Dog to Ed Sheeran and
0:51.1	Quinneth Paltrow. Of course, I'm talking about Dynamo.
0:55.3	And then, at the very peak of his success, he had to step away.
1:00.2	As you'll hear on this episode, Dynamo became so ill from the effects of Crohn's disease
1:05.2	that he spent months in hospital thinking he would never be able to perform magic again.
1:10.4	Now, five years later, having come close to death, in this exclusive podcast interview,
1:15.8	he reveals how determination and resilience means that Dynamo is back.
1:20.4	He's been working on a new show which will take viewers on a magical journey across the globe.
1:25.7	From Bradford to Japan, Syria to Australia. These are the
1:30.9	travel diaries of Dynamo. Welcome to the Travel Diaries, Dynamo. Wow, it's amazing to have you
1:43.2	here. How's it going? Thank you so much. Oh, it's good, yeah. It's amazing to have you here. How's it going?
1:46.6	Thank you so much. Oh, it's good, yeah. It's great to have you back.
1:54.3	Thank you, yeah. It's been a bit of a journey and it's kind of nice, you know, to be back here talking about what I've been up to.
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