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Leeman Parker (The Filthy Liars) joins Jen this week to discuss the peaks and valleys of the popularity of magic over the years, from the heyday of the '80s and early '90s when magic could sustain a primetime TV special, to the late '90s trend of endurance stunts masquerading as illusions, to a potential resurgence on the horizon given two mainstream movies about magicians are due out within the next three months. Plus Leeman talks about his experiences performing at the Magic Castle, and Jen performs a feat of etymological magic by declaring "heisting" a word. If you're enjoying PrePopCulture, please rate/review it on iTunes, and like it on Facebook! Want to suggest a topic for an episode? Email prepopculture@gmail.com! Show links: See Leeman do improv with Bro Squad 5 at Second City's Saturday Night's Main Event every Saturday at 9:30pm, and perform comedy magic with The Filthy Liars at venues like the Magic Castle and the Hollywood Fringe Festival. 2006's dueling magic movies, The Illusionist and The Pres