Beau Cremer

Desert Island Tricks

A crushed can that heals, a coin that melts through metal, dinner pulled from a menu, and water that keeps turning into wine, this is the kind of night Beau Cremer builds from everyday objects. We invited Beau to share his desert‑island tricks and the result is a playful, punchy roadmap for close‑up magic that lasts beyond one performance. No glitter boxes. No over-talking. Just believable items doing unbelievable things.

We kick off with the can trilogy: Anders Moden’s Healed and Sealed, Wayne Houchin’s Sinful, and Jay Sankey’s Stretcher. One can, many miracles, sound, sight, and touch all working to sell reality. From there, Beau serves Food to Go, producing burgers and drinks from a tri‑fold menu, then pours a round of astonishment with Magic Dream’s Infinity W, a repeatable water‑to‑wine transformation that feels iconic yet casual enough for a kitchen counter or a tiki‑style beach bar.

For downtime, Sure Shot becomes the most addictive “one more time” dice piece you’ll ever carry, and a single deck powers an endlessly fresh stream of mind-reading and reveals through the “key card” principle. The finale is The Grail by Mike Rose, fast, direct, and devastating, a rare card at any number that keeps the focus on the moment, not the method. Along the way, Beau plants two flagpoles: stop over justifying props (trust the object, not the disclaimer) and keep your creative fuel topped up with the Vanish Magazine collection for bite‑sized essays, interviews, and routines.

We even crown a non‑magic MVP: coconuts. Think shell game covers, ring‑in‑coconut reveals, nest‑of‑coconuts, and instant refreshments, all story‑rich and situationally perfect. And when Beau names the one creative partner he’d bring to the island, you’ll see how collaboration turns simple materials into repeatable wonder.

If you love organic magic, creative thinking, and routines that hit hard without clunky props, this one’s for you. Press play, then tell us: which everyday object would anchor your dream set? Subscribe, share with a magician friend, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show.

Beau’s Desert Island Tricks:

1. Healed and Sealed
2. Sinful
3. Stretcher Jay Sankey
4. Food to go
5. Infinity W
6. Sure Shot
7. Deck of Cards
8. The Grail

Banishment. Over justifying props

Book. Vanish Magazine

Item. Coconuts

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Fejezetek

1. A Surprise Format And Guest Reveal Tease (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Bo Kramer And His Work (00:01:31)

3. The Flood Of New Magic And Content (00:02:40)

4. Bo’s Desert Island Concept For Magic (00:04:45)

5. Pick 1: Healed And Sealed Explained (00:06:35)

6. Pick 2: Sinful And The Comic-Book Method (00:10:40)

7. Learning Styles, Anxiety, And Visual Teaching (00:14:45)

8. Pick 3: Sankey’s Stretcher And Can Set Closer (00:18:05)

9. Pick 4: Food To Go And Making Meals Appear (00:22:40)

10. Pick 5: Infinity W And Water To Wine (00:26:40)

11. Who Would Join Bo On The Island (00:31:30)

12. Pick 6: Sure Shot And Addictive Dice Magic (00:33:45)

13. Pick 7: A Deck Of Cards And Key Card Mastery (00:37:55)

14. Pick 8: The Grail And Why It Destroys (00:42:05)

15. Banishment: Stop Overjustifying Props (00:47:10)

16. Book Choice: Vanish Magazine Collection (00:50:15)

17. Non‑Magic Item: Coconuts As Swiss‑Army Props (00:53:00)

18. The Magical Friend Revealed: Tom Elderfield (00:55:45)

19. Where To Find Bo And Closing (00:58:20)