Steve Gore

Desert Island Tricks

What survives when you strip magic down to its strongest effects? We sit with creator-performer Steve Gore, known for Magic Castle highlights, family stage charisma, and a string of clever releases, to unpack eight routines that earn their spot in a working case and the stories that prove why. From a twin-deck Invisible Deck with a visual box appearance to a sweet, romantic handling of Gypsy Thread for weddings, Steve shows how small framing choices transform classics into fresh, heartfelt moments. He opens with Ambitious Card, complete with a 3D pop-up gag to release tension and explains why it’s his go-to icebreaker for strolling sets.

On the stage side, Steve shares the music-driven power of closing with Losander’s Floating Table and the way he normalises the prop by gifting from the table’s box and letting spectators feel it rise. We dig into Together Forever, his misaligned Anniversary Waltz that fuses two signed cards at an angle, and the pinch-me night it drew David Blaine and Patrick Stewart at The Magic Castle. Versatility drives the rest: Axel Hecklau’s Easy Cube that plays the same close-up and on stage, and his “Anything to Anywhere” utility that lands signed objects in lanyards, balloons, shoes, or mailers with clean, motivated staging.

We also tour the inventive back catalog, CasinoCon, GPS Deck, Amnesia Deck, Book To The Future and talk about practical philosophy: banishing dated, cheesy material, using organic props like USB cables for rope plots, and choosing a mindset book (Derren Brown’s Happy) to keep calm when the real world intrudes on show plans. If you perform close-up, parlour, or cabaret, you’ll leave with routining ideas, presentational pivots, and a sharper compass for what truly hits.

Steve’s Desert Island Tricks:

1. Invisible Deck
2. Gypsy Thread
3. Deck of Cards
4. Floating Table
5. Together Forever
6. Easy Cube
7. Anything to anywhere
8. Linking Rings

Banishment. Cheesy Tricks

Book. Happy

Item. USB Cables

Find out more about the creators of this Podcast at www.alakazam.co.uk

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1. Pinch-Me Moments At The Magic Castle (00:00:00)

2. Meet Steve Gore And His Creations (00:00:53)

3. Building The List: Close-Up And Stage (00:02:06)

4. Pick 1: Reinventing The Invisible Deck (00:04:31)

5. Pick 2: Gypsy Thread For Stage And Weddings (00:06:05)

6. Pick 3: Ambitious Card With A Pop-Up Gag (00:09:11)

7. Pick 4: Closing With The Floating Table (00:11:12)

8. Pick 5: Together Forever And Celebrity Reactions (00:14:14)

9. Sponsor: Alakazam Unlimited (00:17:18)

10. Pick 6: Easy Cube For Any Venue (00:18:05)

11. Pick 7: Anything To Anywhere, Lanyard Or Balloon (00:20:20)

12. Pick 8: Linking Rings And Comedy Bond Routine (00:23:05)

13. Honorable Mentions: Early Hits And CasinoCon (00:26:05)

14. Stacks, Amnesia Deck, And Book Test Ideas (00:30:11)

15. Banishments: Retiring Cheesy Tricks (00:33:07)

16. One Book: Derren Brown’s Happy (00:34:54)

17. One Item: USB Cables Over Sweet Pens (00:36:04)

18. Where To Find Steve Gore (00:38:05)

19. Closing And Bonus Promo (00:39:35)