

īrushwood graduated from the Plan II honors program at the University of Texas at Austin in 1997. Coker mentored Brushwood for his senior thesis and has invited Brushwood back as an alumnus to help demonstrate concepts in his class. Īs an undergraduate, Brushwood attended Rory Coker's pseudoscience class which introduced him to scientific skepticism. This interest in magic led Brushwood to perform a 45-minute magic show as his senior thesis. During his time as a student at the University of Texas at Austin, Brushwood rediscovered his interest in magic, performing his first paid shows by filling in for another magician whose schedule was too full. As a child, Brushwood received a magic kit on Christmas Day one year.

Brushwood has appeared on national television numerous times including on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN and Food Network.īrushwood was born in Fountain Valley, California. Brushwood also co-hosts a YouTube show along with Jason Murphy called The Modern Rogue. Brushwood performs his Bizarre Magic stage show across the United States and is the author of six books. Brushwood was also a regular guest on the This Week in Tech podcast. In addition to Scam Nation, Brushwood co-hosts the podcasts Weird Things with Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young, Cordkillers with Tom Merritt, and Night Attack with Young. The show also claims to be the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street.

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Brushwood is known for the series Scam Nation (previously Scam School), a show where he teaches the audience entertaining tricks at bars so they can " scam" a free drink. Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber and comedian.
