Included in this edition of the Podcast...I report on the latest meeting of the Cumbrian Conjurers Collectivewhen is a lecture NOT a lecture?I am surprised to discover that I have become the leader of the Labour party (!)learning from watching top presenter Steve Head at the Entrepreneurs Circle national eventnew release DC's Rope Routine proves a great successwhy is it that performers seem to remember the bad shows more readily than the good ones?a special birthday celebration trip means the MLM office will be closed for two weeks in Octoberwhen the hardest people to entertain at a gig are the ones who have booked youI reflect on the positive influence magic can have on your life