Why You Fall for Magic: Mentalist Exposes Mind Tricks — Kevin Nicholas

How does a mentalist seem to read your mind, and how can a magician still fool you in slow motion? I sat down with Kevin Nicholas, The Modern Mentalist, who has performed for more than 20 years.

Kevin bends a fork in my hand, explains how misdirection pulls your eyes away while he lifts your watch, and tells the story of a man who called himself a prince, invited him onto a billionaire's yacht in Tahiti and may have been a con man. We get into the restaurant tables he worked at 15 for tips, the Bahamas guest who went to security because she thought he had hacked her phone, why he loves hecklers, and how COVID wiped out his income and pushed him into depression.

He also shares why event planners book him for turning up an hour early, and why people don't respect a cheap show.