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Okay, you guys, I don't know the last time I was this excited for an episode of seeing other people.

We have had therapists on the show. We have had comedians. We have had doctors and lawyers and normal people.

Today we have a magician, which is so freaking cool.

We have Max Davidson, aka Max Davidson Magic. He is an award-winning magician. He has performed at

places like Cesar's Palace, Disney World, Zero Bond, and for companies like Apple and Google.

And he also produces stand-up magic, which is a hilarious and phenomenal comedy and magic show. We will talk so much more about that. He is here today. Max Davidson, welcome to seeing other people. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. This is awesome. You did a great job at that because usually when people introduce me onto their podcast, I feel so awkward.

Oh, I definitely feel awkward, but I'm used to it because, like, I'll do a magic show and someone will give me my intro and I'm just used to being like, you just kind of have to sit through it. But thank you. It was a very nice intro. So much for us to talk about today. Yeah. Before we dive in headfirst, why magic? Yeah, great question. I saw magic when I was six, so shout out to my grandma for taking me to the store in Denver, Colorado, where I grew up.

Love that. magic. Yeah, great question. I saw magic when I was six. So shout out to my grandma for taking me to the store in Denver, Colorado where I grew up. What's your grandma's name? My grandma, I call her Mimi. Her name is Terry. But... Shout out Mimi. Mimi to me. Shout out Mimi to me. And yeah, we went to this store, which is like a costume shop that just had a little magic counter. And this guy showed me a trick when I was six and she bought it for me for like $8.

And like one of the, you know,

some of the most consequential $8 she's ever spent because it launched my passion. And, you know, a lot of kids have just a magic hobby when they're, you know, when they're young. And for me, I just ran with it. But, you know, when I was a kid, the Y magic was probably, she's like, you know, it got people's attention, made them look at me.

But now it's like, it's such a very interesting way to connect with people.

It's magic is a way to show people like a genuine surprise. And we don't get that in life very often. And like when we were doing a lot of shows this summer, like we did a tour this summer and a lot of people would be like, oh, I just spent a while since I've like had a good surprise and so it's really really nice to be able to bring

that to people so So that's definitely

like the why that's motivating me now. I love that. I also have to mention like you probably are one

of the few people who in your middle school high school yearbook was like, what do I want to be

when I grow up? Like you probably actually became that. Yeah, no, I did, which is crazy. That never happens. No, it doesn't. It's ridiculous. I wanted to be a pop star. And now your podcast star. Don't ask me to sing. Completely tone deaf. But that is really cool and really special. Was anyone in your life surprised or were they like, this makes sense? No, I think zero people were surprised.

I think sometimes people are surprised that like we actually did it. Like you probably get surprised that you're actually doing it as a podcast host, right? Because it's like, oh yeah, sure. But it's like, no, you're actually doing it. No, but I was really lucky. Both my parents were incredibly supportive. Even though like my dad's a doctor, very conventional career my mom started out in like

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