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Sep 2023
1h 6m

It's All A Show with Derek DelGaudio

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films
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🪄🪄🪄 Paul and Stephen are fascinated by magic and the art of deception and they’re thrilled to take this extraordinary ride into the wondrous mind of master illusionist Derek DelGaudio. Listen in as they explore themes of reality, deception, imagination, morality, manipulation, and belief with the sleight of hand maestro. Is authenticity even possible anym ... Show More
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