Lance Burton: Master Magician is one of the most famous illusionists alive today. He has performed for audiences around the globe. He headlined a legendary 14-year residency at the Lance Burton Theater at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas! He has starred in multiple network television specials over the years on NBC, the Fox Family Channel, The History Channel, Discovery, and Animal Planet. Lance Burton reflects on the impact his mentors and role models had on him growing up. He shares some amazing stories from his incredible show business career and meditates on how the human connection between the performer and the audience is where the real magic happens. Even when one of those humans happens to be Marc van Bulck stalking him outside a theater once upon a time…
27 Jul 2026
Ep. 20 - Andrina Wekontash Smith
Andrina Wekontash Smith is an Emmy-nominated writer, comedian and storyteller. She serves as a writer on the hit comedy, Deli Boys, which currently streams on Hulu. She is the sole writer of the MetaQuest experience, “MLK: Now Is the Time," produced by TIME Studios, commemorating the anniversary of Dr. King’s March on Washington (Emmy nomination, Producers’ Guild Award Nomination 2024, Audience Award at SXSW, AIXR Social Impact Award, Webby Awards for Public Service and Activism and People’s Voice Award). Andrina gets candid about how comedy and storytelling can be forms of social activism and how her Shinnecock faith informs her sense of mission.
3 Jun 2026
Ep. 19 - John Fugelsang
John Fugelsang is the author of the New York Times Bestselling book, Separation of Church and Hate. He is a stand-up comedian and the host of Tell Me Everything on SiriusXM. John gets candid about his faith, his complicated relationship with organized religion and how hearing George Carlin for the first time changed his life.
We discuss growing up in one of the most wildly ecumenical households imaginable, nerd out about Star Wars, how Jesus of Nazareth used storytelling as a form of activism…and how irreverent comedy can sometimes mimic this ancient practice today.
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