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What's The Trick?

Ben Hanlin
What's The Trick?
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  • What's The Trick?

    Summer Special #3

    21/08/2026 | 25 mins.
    Join Ben for his summer specials series of What’s the Trick? as he looks back on the first 30 conversations. We explore three more of his personal highlights and the unforgettable insights from some of the show’s most inspiring guests.

    This episode is for:
    - Creatives (writers, performers, content creators)
    - Business owners and entrepreneurs
    - Speakers and presenters
    - Anyone looking to improve communication and idea generation

    About Ben Hanlin:
    Ben is a magician, presenter, and keynote speaker who helps companies create engagement, connection, and memorable experiences. He hosts corporate events and interviews world-class creatives on this podcast.

    About the podcast:
    "What’s The Trick?" explores how creative people think, create, and turn ideas into reality.

    Topics covered include creativity, communication, storytelling, content creation, performance, and building creative careers.

    🎧 Listen / Watch:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenHanlin
    Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin
    Spotify: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin

    📩 Work with Ben:
    https://www.benhanlin.com/

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    FOLLOW BEN:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0oXTRP-zWlJ_IiNykTLag
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/benhanlin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benhanlin
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benhanlin

    How do creative people turn ideas into reality?
    Ben Hanlin breaks down the mindset, process, and decisions behind it.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • What's The Trick?

    Summer Special #2

    14/08/2026 | 29 mins.
    Ben is back for the summer specials of What’s the Trick? as he looks back on the first 30 conversations. Revisit three more of his personal highlights and the unforgettable insights shared by some of the show’s most inspiring guests.

    This episode is for:
    - Creatives (writers, performers, content creators)
    - Business owners and entrepreneurs
    - Speakers and presenters
    - Anyone looking to improve communication and idea generation

    About Ben Hanlin:
    Ben is a magician, presenter, and keynote speaker who helps companies create engagement, connection, and memorable experiences. He hosts corporate events and interviews world-class creatives on this podcast.

    About the podcast:
    "What’s The Trick?" explores how creative people think, create, and turn ideas into reality.

    Topics covered include creativity, communication, storytelling, content creation, performance, and building creative careers.

    🎧 Listen / Watch:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenHanlin
    Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin
    Spotify: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin

    📩 Work with Ben:
    https://www.benhanlin.com/

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    FOLLOW BEN:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0oXTRP-zWlJ_IiNykTLag
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/benhanlin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benhanlin
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benhanlin

    How do creative people turn ideas into reality?
    Ben Hanlin breaks down the mindset, process, and decisions behind it.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • What's The Trick?

    Summer Special #1

    07/08/2026 | 33 mins.
    Join Ben Hanlin for a special episode of What’s the Trick? as he looks back on the first 30 conversations. Revisit three of his personal highlights and the unforgettable insights shared by some of the show’s most inspiring guests.

    This episode is for:
    - Creatives (writers, performers, content creators)
    - Business owners and entrepreneurs
    - Speakers and presenters
    - Anyone looking to improve communication and idea generation

    About Ben Hanlin:
    Ben is a magician, presenter, and keynote speaker who helps companies create engagement, connection, and memorable experiences. He hosts corporate events and interviews world-class creatives on this podcast.

    About the podcast:
    "What’s The Trick?" explores how creative people think, create, and turn ideas into reality.

    Topics covered include creativity, communication, storytelling, content creation, performance, and building creative careers.

    🎧 Listen / Watch:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenHanlin
    Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin
    Spotify: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin

    📩 Work with Ben:
    https://www.benhanlin.com/

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    FOLLOW BEN:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0oXTRP-zWlJ_IiNykTLag
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/benhanlin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benhanlin
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benhanlin

    How do creative people turn ideas into reality?
    Ben Hanlin breaks down the mindset, process, and decisions behind it.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • What's The Trick?

    Cally Beaton: From MTV Exec to Stand-up Comedian

    31/07/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    How a dinner with Joan Rivers led to Cally quitting her big boardroom job and pursuing her passion as a standup comedian, as a single Mum in late forties.

    She reveals the mindset behind taking big risks, the lessons she learned from turning down South Park, and why being willing to fail is the key to building a more fulfilling creative life.

    We also cover how to write comedy - how to get a book deal - and how to then write it!

    It’s such an honest conversation and really inspiring for anyone who wants to take a leap and go for it!

    This episode is for:
    - Creatives (writers, performers, content creators)
    - Business owners and entrepreneurs
    - Speakers and presenters
    - Anyone looking to improve communication and idea generation

    About Ben Hanlin:
    Ben is a magician, presenter, and keynote speaker who helps companies create engagement, connection, and memorable experiences. He hosts corporate events and interviews world-class creatives on this podcast.

    About the podcast:
    "What’s The Trick?" explores how creative people think, create, and turn ideas into reality.

    Topics covered include creativity, communication, storytelling, content creation, performance, and building creative careers.

    🎧 Listen / Watch:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenHanlin
    Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin
    Spotify: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin

    📩 Work with Ben:
    https://www.benhanlin.com/

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    FOLLOW BEN:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0oXTRP-zWlJ_IiNykTLag
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/benhanlin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benhanlin
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benhanlin

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    🎤 FOLLOW CALLY:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callybeatoncomedian
    Website: https://callybeaton.com/

    How do creative people turn ideas into reality?
    Ben Hanlin breaks down the mindset, process, and decisions behind it.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • What's The Trick?

    Brian Conley: How He Became Saturday Night TV’s Biggest Star

    24/07/2026 | 55 mins.
    Brian Conley reveals how he went from performing in clubs and warming up television audiences to becoming one of Britain’s biggest Saturday night entertainers, regularly reaching 15 million viewers.

    He shares the lessons behind his longevity, including how to handle nerves, make every opportunity count, reinvent your career and truly connect with a live audience.

    If you want to being a long lasting career in television, this episode breaks down what actually works.

    This episode is for:
    - Creatives (writers, performers, content creators)
    - Business owners and entrepreneurs
    - Speakers and presenters
    - Anyone looking to improve communication and idea generation

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    About Ben Hanlin:
    Ben is a magician, presenter, and keynote speaker who helps companies create engagement, connection, and memorable experiences. He hosts corporate events and interviews world-class creatives on this podcast.

    About the podcast:
    "What’s The Trick?" explores how creative people think, create, and turn ideas into reality.

    Topics covered include creativity, communication, storytelling, content creation, performance, and building creative careers.

    🎧 Listen / Watch:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenHanlin
    Apple Podcasts: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin
    Spotify: https://linktr.ee/benhanlin

    📩 Work with Ben:
    https://www.benhanlin.com/

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    FOLLOW BEN:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0oXTRP-zWlJ_IiNykTLag
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/benhanlin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benhanlin
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benhanlin

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    🎤 FOLLOW BRIAN:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realbrianconley/

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    How do creative people turn ideas into reality?
    Ben Hanlin breaks down the mindset, process, and decisions behind it.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About What's The Trick?
How do you take a spark of an idea and turn it into something original, finished, and unforgettable?In this conversation, we sit down with some of The World’s most creative people and get geeky about their creative process. The breakthroughs, the failures, the step-by-step hard work that audiences never see.Join Ben Hanlin as he interviews Comedians, Musicians, Writers, Content Creators and asks them, “What’s The Trick?” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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