Erudite Magic interview with John Guastaferro

In this interview with John Guastaferro, we cover all kinds of interesting topics for Erudite Magicians, like when tricks are ready to be printed, how John knew he wanted to write a book, what the process was like, and what's next for him. Enjoy!
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⌚️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Straight Outta Egypt
1:22 - What prompted a book?
3:50 - What was the process like?
5:19 - The meaning behind One Degree
6:11 - Don's Magic & Books
7:11 - The importance of the essays
8:19 - Books vs. DVDs
10:45 - How do you know when a trick is ready?
13:20 - What's the most popular trick?
15:21 - What's in your library?
17:06 - What's next for John G?
18:39 - The goal was always passion

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[@JohnGmagic]

Jeff, thank you for such a great interview. I also appreciate our behind-the-scenes discussions of tricks and future goals you have in mind.

[@RobertBallMagician]

A fantastic interview 👏👍👏👍👏😊🎉🎉

[@DavidM-lj5yv]

Absolutely love both One Degree and Nth Degree. Need to revisit them now!!!

[@jonahberg9280]

Homage to homing is John guasteferro best routine. It blows people away. I also really like palm reader and Mr e takes a stroll

[@kalvheps5973]

A really superb interview.Mr Guastaferro comes off as a really really nice guy.Really enjoyed this.Great work Jeff!👏

[@ScottRSmith1964]

John G seems like a great person. I love his books and magic. I loved his lecture at Magifest. These interviews are fantastic! Thanks!

[@jimkl0]

What a nice interview. You were so well prepared. John seems like a great guy. I hope you enjoyed Egypt.

[@MichaelKrasMagic]

Palm Reader Plus and Tailspin are go-tos!

[@markthomas1639]

I like doing Mini-Mental / Whisper Mental but instead of finishing with Box Whisperer I go into the first 3 or 4 revelations in John Graham’s Encore, which is doing exactly what John is referring to about mixing tricks. I’m going to learn Tailspin after seeing Craig Petty perform it and have a look at Stranger Sandwich now that John mentioned it. Wow so many great tricks and tips. Thank you Mr G

[@HanselSP]

Great !!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@edmundapperson6563]

So good!

[@EruditeMagic]

Thanks, Edmund!

[@RickHolcombe]

The next book will be all coin magic and will be called "One Hundred Eighty Degrees" and it will be fantastic!

[@gerhardhauptfleisch5021]

And I guess it's sequel 360 degrees...