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Polygamer #71: Susan Arendt of Genii Online

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Ken Gagne
Susan Arendt

Susan Arendt is the editor-in-chief of Genii Online, a website that covers magic and deception for magicians and anyone interested in the art and craft of magic. While Genii has existed as a print magazine since 1936, Genii Online’s September 2017 launch marked the publication’s online debut. It also marked a shift for Susan: after many successful years helming gaming publications such as GamesRadar+, Joystiq, and The Escapist, Susan is bringing her digital media experience and expertise to the realm of magic.

In this podcast, Susan and I chat about how she landed this magical gig; what constitutes legitimate magic, and whether magicians get their powers from dealing with the devil; how Susan assembled the team behind Genii Online and what new skills she’s had to learn in this industry; and whether print is a sustainable business model for a niche publication. We also talk about Continue, her new co-hosted gaming podcast (and which I back on Patreon), as well as Take This, the mental health non-profit she co-founded. What’s the best way to help someone who’s experiencing an anxiety or PTSD attack? Susan offers her advice.

Stream the audio edition of this interview below or from Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, RadioPublic, or the Internet Archive. Click past the jump for links to resources mentioned in this episode.

Links mentioned in this episode:

  • Transporter Lock — A Star Trek: Discovery podcast
  • Susan Arendt on Twitter
  • Genii Online: the online home for magic and deception
  • Mandrake the Magician is a comic book legend, but a failed television show kept him from becoming a star
  • Cyril Takayama aquarium trick
  • Continue podcast (featuring Susan Arendt, Anthony John Agnello & David Roberts) on Patreon
  • What are Susan’s top three games of the year?
  • Take This
  • Emergency Chat app for iOS & Android
  • I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
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Posted in Podcast | Tags: cardistry, Continue, deception, Genii, Genii Online, Magic, magicians, podcast, Susan Arendt, Take This |
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