Mentalist Christophe Fox Reads Minds in Studio | Planet Tyrus

Summary

Planet Tyrus: Mentalist Christophe Fox Reads Minds in Studio

Podcast: Planet Tyrus
Host: Tyrus (with Harry & Ryan, “B Team”)
Guest: Christophe Fox, Mentalist
Release Date: February 17, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features a high-energy and wildly entertaining interview with Christophe Fox, a renowned mentalist, magician, and keynote speaker who specializes in mind reading and psychological demonstrations. Tyrus and his co-hosts, Harry and Ryan, welcome Fox to the “Planet Tyrus” studio for a blend of hilarious banter, deeply personal stories, and jaw-dropping mentalism performances—all delivered in the show’s signature irreverent wit. From discussions about the psychology behind magic to live mind-reading stunts with the crew, the episode explores the wonder of mentalism, its culture, and its impact on audiences.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Christophe Fox’s Origins and Influences

• Supportive Upbringing:
  Christophe shares heartfelt stories about his parents’ unwavering support and what they taught him.

  “My mom, she’s my hero for a totally different reason... the world might not reward you for what you want or how smart you are, but it will reward you for how courageous you’re willing to be.” – Christophe Fox (02:07)

• Early Passion for Magic:
  His parents took him to a magic show as a child, sparking a life-long fascination.
• Learning by Doing:
  He started from simple YouTube card trick tutorials, evolving into more advanced performance and audience engagement.
• Major Influences:
  • David Blaine, for bringing magic to the streets and interacting with everyday people.
  • Max Major, a mentor who taught him the ropes of the industry.
  • Jon Dorenbos, notable for connecting with audiences emotionally.

2. Art of Mentalism & Personal Approach

• Difference Between Magic and Mentalism:
  Mentalism is described as “a type of magic” but focused on reading and interacting with people’s minds rather than manipulating props.

  “Would you rather the card disappears, or would you rather we talk about you for a moment and I guess something about you?” – Christophe Fox (16:14)

• Honesty and Entertainment:
  Fox emphasizes he doesn’t pretend to be a psychic—his focus is on psychological skills and entertainment, not supernatural claims.

  “I try to be honest about what I do and I’m here to entertain; I’m not here to make any claims I can’t back up.” – Christophe Fox (10:15)

3. Challenges in the Age of Internet and Skepticism

• Protecting the Secrets:
  The group discusses how the internet and behind-the-scenes reveals have made it harder for magicians to maintain mystery, similar to how kayfabe in wrestling has eroded.

  “The worst thing that happened to wrestling was the internet... fans today just can’t watch the show, they have to go, have to know all the bullshit behind the scenes.” – Tyrus (10:15)
  “I think you gotta introduce some originality to it... you should be aspiring to perform in a way that people can’t just simply Google what you did.” – Christophe Fox (12:17)

• Originality:
  Performing the same tricks many times breeds subtle changes, leading to a unique, personal style—this is crucial to protect against imitation or exposure.

4. Legacy, Mentoring, and Magic Culture

• Community and Mentorship:
  Despite the “magicians never reveal their secrets” tradition, Fox reveals a collaborative space among trusted peers, and he often mentors newcomers (13:09).
• Evolving Performance:
  Over repetition and time, even replicated tricks adapt and become the performer’s own.

5. Live Mind-Reading Demonstrations

The episode’s highlight is a series of mind-reading experiments, producing amazement, confusion, and laughter from the hosts. The tension and shock are palpable as Fox directly “reads” crew members’ thoughts.

Segment 1: Ryan’s Magazine Word (26:38)

• Fox guides Ryan to visualize a magazine and pick a random, specific word (“grandchildren”) in his mind.
• Despite randomization and no cues, Fox writes down the same word.

  “Grandchildren.”
  “Grandchildren.” – Ryan & Christophe Fox (28:02) “That’s crazy.” – Ryan (28:07)

• Tyrus notes Ryan’s rational, skeptical nature heightens the effect.

Segment 2: Harry’s Lizard (34:44)

• Harry, on the spot, asks Fox to name his obscure childhood second lizard, known only to him.
• With deduction, Fox arrives at “Aunt Jemima,” to wild disbelief.

  “Aunt Jemima, you son of a bitch.” – Harry (38:48)

  • Laughter erupts as Tyrus jokes about unexpected weirdness and the randomness of childhood pet names.

  “That's just presumptuous. What pressure he put on his fiancée. Grandchildren already. Wow.” – Tyrus (35:34)

Segment 3: Rubik’s Cube Stunt (51:04)

• Fox uses a Rubik’s Cube as a metaphor for the odds of everyone being together in the room—43 quintillion combinations.
• After both Harry and Fox randomize cubes independently (including behind-the-back moves), both cubes match on all sides.

  “Oh, what the hell? What the hell?” – Ryan (54:27)
  “I think if you could have dropped a pin in the room, it would have happened. These guys aren't going to be okay.” – Tyrus (55:33)

Mini-Mentalism and Banter

• Fox answers Ryan’s intentionally long-winded question with the word “blue,” confounding the team further (44:17).

  “Let me just answer your question, if that's okay. The answer’s blue.” – Christophe Fox (44:11)

6. Reactions, Reflection, and Humor

• Tyrus and the co-hosts spend much of the episode reacting with incredulity, ribbing each other, and joking about therapy appointments post-mind-reading.

  “I think that’s the least we can do because Ryan right now’s brain is up. Damn.” – Tyrus (00:01)

• Ryan, especially, is described as “shook,” struggling to process being “humbled.”
• Lots of running gags about wealth ("Trust fund, perhaps?"), birthday interruptions, and the infamous “Aunt Jemima” lizard.

7. Christophe’s Philosophy and Advice

• Christophe insists the goal is always to leave people feeling good—not just to “amaze.”

  “Is it about the ability to make someone amazed or impressed or laughed? Or is it about the ability to just make someone feel good for a few moments?... If you can do that, man, you could do anything.” – Christophe Fox (57:17)

• He describes his life touring 70–100 corporate events a year, emphasizing unpredictability and the joy of connecting with audiences (49:02, 49:54).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Parental Influence:

  “The world... will reward you for how courageous you’re willing to be.” – Christophe Fox (02:07)

• On the Internet and Exposing Magic:

  “Once you’ve gotten behind the curtain, then you can dismantle it.” – Tyrus (10:15)

• On Mind Reading Success:

  “[Word is] ‘Grandchildren’.” – Ryan (28:02)
  “That’s crazy.” – Ryan (28:07)

• Pet Lizard Bombshell:

  “Aunt Jemima, you son of a bitch. On Black History Month, sir. How... Oh, really?” – Tyrus to Harry (38:48)

• Rubik’s Cube Routine:

  “What does quintillion mean, Harry?” – Tyrus
  “It’s right. It goes quintillion, flobbity jillion...” – Harry (50:41) “I don’t want to play anymore. He’s the devil.” – Tyrus (52:35)

• On Audience Connection:

  “If you can... make [people] feel good, you could do anything.” – Christophe Fox (57:17)

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Important Timestamps

• 02:07 – Christophe Fox on his parents & values
• 06:06 – Influences: Blaine, Major, Dorenbos
• 10:15 – Tyrus on wrestling “kayfabe,” internet skepticism
• 16:14 – Mentalism vs. Magic
• 26:38–28:15 – Mind-Reading: Ryan and the word “grandchildren”
• 34:44–38:55 – Mind-Reading: Harry’s lizard “Aunt Jemima"
• 51:04–54:54 – Rubik’s Cube “impossibility” demonstration
• 57:17 – Christophe Fox’s final advice on bringing joy

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Tone & Atmosphere

• High-energy, playful, and self-deprecating. Tyrus’ style dominates, combining curiosity, skepticism, and warm camaraderie.
• Frequent comedic riffs on wealth, birthdays, and baffled reactions—nothing is off limits, but the mood is supportive and inclusive.
• Authenticity, as both awe and gentle skepticism ping-pong between the crew and guest.

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Quick Takeaways

• Mentalism is about surprise but, even more, connection.
• Protecting the “magic” in a digital world is tough; originality and adaptation are key.
• Live demonstrations steal the show, leaving both co-hosts and listeners amazed and smiling.
• Beneath the tricks, the mission for Fox is making people feel wonder and joy—even if just for a moment.

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"Everyone wants to sort of feel good. If you can do that, man, you could do anything."
—Christophe Fox (57:17)

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For bookings and more: christophefox.com
(Chrstophe Fox appears at 70–100 events/year, mostly corporate, and is always looking to bring magic, laughter, and good vibes to new audiences.)

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Transcript

[A]

It's just crazy.

[B]

We will need to schedule a psychiatrist for these guys afterwards. I think that's the least we can do because Ryan right now's brain is up. Damn.

[C]

And if we keep going. Oh, my gosh. Would it surprise you, Harry, or Tyrus entirely? If I were to say maybe that he has a reputation for asking long questions?

[B]

I expect no less from a mentalist at this point.

[C]

Let me just answer your question, if that's okay. The answer's blue.

[B]

All right. All right. So we are. We are live, pal. We're live. All right, cameraman Zoom. Because this is a very special edition of Planet Tyrus. Now today we have the B team was, as you know, is Harry and Ryan. Not a big, no offense, fellas, not really special thing having y' all on. But in an effort to our. Our thing, we had the great Marquez on. We did an art project together where.

[A]

A lot of fun.

[B]

Yeah, for some of us it was. For others it was an embarrassment. But we're moving on from that. But today I'm excited because we actually do have a star on the panel today. This will be. And this is the great Christopher Fox. You're out of Washington D.C. and you are a mentalist, a magician, a keynote speaker who mixes mind reading and style demonstrations with psychology, personal storytelling, rapid fire crowd work. His corporate work is built around keeping rooms locked in and laughing. What a great message. And while also landing on practical messages, especially through his signature keynote, performing under pressure. Right, so before we get into that, take us, let's go into your origin. So when was it that you noticed that you kind of looked at things differently or heard things that other people didn't hear or see? Was it. Was it a visual thing? Is it essential? Like, when did it. Was it something you were born with?

[C]

So I got into mentalism through magic. And I'll tell you this. First of all, Tyrus, I have the most supportive parents in the world. I'm lucky enough to say that my mom and dad are the best, bar none. My dad is the kind of dad who would support you no matter what you're doing. T ball, soccer, theater, magic. He was going to be there to support you sometimes coach the team and then read you a bedtime story later that night. Awesome. He was the best man. And my mom, she's my hero for a totally different reason. She moved to America from France in her early 20s as a woman on her own with English as a second language. And she taught me something by example that I carry with me to this day, which is that the world might not reward you for what you want or how smart you are, but it will reward you for how courageous you're willing to be. And just. Just to give you an idea, like growing up, she's. She's been a successful realtor for the last 15 years now. So she didn't teach me how to fold laundries or cook a meal. She did teach me how to structure a 1031 exchange to defer capital gains taxes. Yeah, the key is to keep an eye on your 45 and 180 day windows. But they took me to see a magic show when I was like, five or six years old, and they watched me fall in love with it. And being the most supportive parents in the world, they started buying me little magic tricks that would let me kind of play, experiment with the craft on my own. And just over time, that interest deepened, and I started finding an interest for performing with people and just noticing how they would respond to magic and deception and trickery and learning how people kind of think in that process. And it's not something that I discovered I could do. It's something I learned over time as my parents were kind of fostering this interest in me. And I was probably a teenager when I started really sort of practicing sleight of hand misdirection, some of the more hard skills of magic and deception and what I do. And I really actually started following along with some YouTube tutorials that would teach you how to do different magic tricks. You can pull out a deck of cards today, man. It's crazy. Pull up some YouTube videos and just follow along, and before you know it, you know how to do these card tricks and you can show your parents.

[B]

I think maybe I'll put Ryan or Harry on assignment and see if they can learn a magic trick. And then when you. We'll have you come back.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

And see what skills they want. Harry, do you accept that challenge?

[D]

Yes, I accept that.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Here's a possible twist on it if you want.

[B]

I'm sorry, Ryan, why are you whispering? Everything's recorded in this room.

[A]

Just bring the mic a little closer.

[B]

Are they messaging in there?

[A]

Oh, I tried to do a mentalist spin on this. Trying to sign language, telepathy. It wasn't working.

[B]

There we go. How's that?

[C]

You know, it could be fun.

[A]

A little bit closer.

[C]

Uh.

[B]

Oh, yeah. This obviously, given the people who usually host in this room.

[C]

All right.

[B]

This mic's having performance issues, so. Because as you. As a lot of people will see, it's not the Normal accoutrement of the Planet Tyra show. Because we had Mentalist on today, we had to expand the room if we're lucky enough to get him to show us a little bit of what he does. But before we even get to that, now we're all good. Beautiful. Thumbs up. Nice job, Ryan. But in the future, whispering doesn't help. Just say, hey, guys.

[A]

Just try to be subtle.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

All right.

[B]

You subtly made us stop what we were doing to hear what you had to say. And then this is one of those things where it's just. It is. It. Did you feel a sense of selfishness when Ryan was talking, by any chance? Like, is that something that we were all very concerned with?

[C]

I was feeling it when I was talking. I was like, am I going on too long? Am I supposed to let other people say something?

[B]

Which, ironically, is something that Ryan. Maybe you could help Ryan with. We can get into that later on in the thing. But when did. Okay, who were you? Like, for me, wrestling was my. My passion in football or whatever, but there was certain guys that I looked up to, and football, it was. Bruce Armstrong, left tackle from New England, was my favorite player on the planet. And then in wrestling, it was like Dusty Rose or King. Did you have a favorite magician or mentalist? Definitely. Or a psychic that you grew up? Like, I'm gonna be like that. I'm like Copperfield. Or was there anyone who stood up to you, or was it just kind of just the act itself?

[C]

There's three that come to mind right now, and I'm lucky enough to also say that the people who were once my heroes are now friends and colleagues, you know, but one of them is David Blaine. My gosh. I mean, the influence he had on my industry in the 2000s, 2000s. Hard to. Hard to overstate how important he's been. Certainly he influenced me a lot, that street magic style of performing. When he would go out into the middle of Compton or whatever and just start randomly performing for people on the streets, and people would react and scream and run away from what he was doing. That was exciting. Another one is Max Major. He's a wonderful mentalist who took me under his wing a number of years ago and really sort of showed me the ropes of this industry. And the last one, I'd say the person who probably inspires me the most today is a man named John Dornboss. Ten years with the Philadelphia Eagles, if you can believe it. NFL. And then professional magic on America's Got Talent in Ellen. And he's Got a story that just, you know, what inspires me today? It's not really how good of a magician you are. It's how well you can connect to people. Like, can you make them feel something? Can you tell a story that's going to move an audience, like, beyond the tricks. And you're a comedian, right?

[B]

Yep.

[C]

One of my favorites, Smartass. One of my favorite styles of comedy is when you laugh, but it also makes you reflect and think and maybe see the world in a deeper way and certainly connect to the person on stage. That's what inspires me today.

[B]

I'd say you guys relate to the inspiration.

[A]

Ryan Tyrus is my hero.

[B]

Okay. That's why we don't. He doesn't.

[A]

What about Penn and Teller?

[C]

Penn and Teller are great. They've been around forever. But I think they had their, like, biggest splash a little bit before I really get it and started getting into it. Their time on snl, their different shows.

[A]

They're still doing shows in Vegas.

[C]

Of course they are. And man, that, that's impressive to me too, because to be a Vegas performer, you got to show up every day, sometimes twice a day. I think Copperfield's doing 14 shows a week. That's like, my gosh, I, I can't. Like, that would be. That's like, to me, Olympian levels of.

[B]

Is that a goal one day to have a residency in a place like Vegas?

[C]

Tell you what, I did a few shows this, this December in a casino outside of Las Vegas, and those were full 90 minute theater programs. A couple thousand people came out over three days and it was fun, but I felt like I just caught a glimpse of what it would be like to do this full time. And I'm pretty sure it's not, for me, it's a lot performing. It's like, yeah, yeah.

[B]

Now what is, what is the drawbacks that you've experienced with a name with a title like a mentalist? Because unfortunately, we live in a time where everyone loves to be an ass, everyone loves to criticize, or if they don't understand something, it has to be this or that. What's the. What was the tough. Was there moments where you were like, I don't know if I want to do this? Because you get so much backlash for.

[C]

Yes. Gosh, what a beautiful question. It's the kind of question that tells me you've thought a lot about what it would feel like to be in my position. And I'll tell you this, I'm pretty sure comedians have the same experience. You meet someone for the first time, within two minutes of talking, they're like, oh, you're a mentalist. Read my mind, tell me a joke.

[B]

Exactly.

[C]

Oh, man, I'm off the clock. I'm trying to work that way. Person for a minute. That would be cool if I could just be a normal human for a moment. But then the other thing is, I don't pretend to be a psychic. I don't pretend to be able to do things I can't really do. And the reason is it's stressful, man. If you walk around sort of with this carefully built facade like, oh, I'm all powerful, I can do anything. I can read your mind at any moment on the drop of a hat. And you know that that's not true. And it's, that's just like a facade that is waiting to be cracked.

[B]

Yeah. Because that's not a magician or mentalist, that's a narcissist.

[C]

Sure.

[B]

That's someone. Yeah. Because that's what they do. Like, oh, I know everything.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Anyone says anything different there, you would.

[A]

Say the public image is setting you up. Failure.

[C]

Yeah, it's setting up a failure. You're like building up this Persona of someone you're not. And if someone wants to try and like really push you or catch you out in a moment, like that can crack apart. And that's like a stressful way to live. I try to be honest about what I do and I'm, I'm here to entertain. I'm not here to make any claims that I can't back up. You know, I've got the skill set of a magician and I try not to.

[B]

Well, I'm just in this, you know, in wrestling. The worst thing that happened to wrestling was the Internet. And the reason being is because it was. The whole focus was to expose the magic, you know, like the, the fans today just can't watch the show. They. Or tune in. They have to go, have to know all the bullshit behind the scenes and they have to be able to tear everything apart. Because if once you, once you've gotten behind the curtain, then you can dismantle it.

[A]

It's called kayfabe, right?

[B]

You know? Yeah, it was originally called kayfabe. Kayfabe is pretty much non existent now. And I remember there was a point where they had on television where they were trying to openly ruin magicians. They had the masked magician on who would give away the secrets. And I remember, and I was young when I saw this, but I remember going, I don't want to see that. Why would you do that. Are you mad because you don't do it as well? You know, because I remember the big thing was trying to expose when I think it was Copperfield or was it Blaine who made the bus disappear. It was one of them. It was an amazing stuff. And you know what? I don't need to know. All I know is I was entertained. I thought it was awesome. I don't need to know the intricacies behind the magic, because then there's no point in seeing it. And that's got to be difficult with today, considering that everybody wants to Google. You're literally doing something and they're googling trying to figure out how you did it.

[C]

Totally.

[B]

How do you. How do you protect the magic?

[C]

Well, you know, what's funny is on some level, I'm probably being hypocritical. Like, because if I look back to myself as a teenager, I'm watching magic tricks on YouTube. I probably wanted more than anything to know exactly how they were doing, what they're doing. So you slow the video down to 0.25 speed and you, like, watch it in slow motion and you try to catch every moment, and it's this burning curiosity that. That might lead you to, you know, and that's fine.

[B]

Like, trying to find, like a fan trying to, ooh, how do you do that? All good. That's what you're supposed to do. But when it's somebody in the field making money, trying to expose the field, I have a problem with that. Like, when wrestlers go on and they start giving away all the secrets, I'm.

[C]

Like, what are you doing?

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Why?

[B]

What's the point for that?

[C]

How do you protect the secrets? I think. I think you gotta introduce some originality to it. I think in a perfect world, if you're out here performing, doing what I do, you should be aspiring to perform in a way that people can't just simply Google what you did. Like, if you introduce a little bit of originality, like, this isn't just copy pasted off of what everyone else is doing.

[B]

It is tradition. I mean, it is something that has been passed down. And a lot of times, you know, like you or somebody's apprentice, and then you develop. Are you to the point now where you're thinking about taking on a younger store? Or do you do that now or.

[C]

Yeah, a lot of people will. Will write to me. They'll call me, text me, whatever, asking for advice. And the advice isn't so much on the performing side, it's more on the career side. But yeah, yeah, I'm always happy to share what I've learned. I think it's probably more of a collaborative space than you would expect, like, maybe from the outside looking in.

[B]

Ooh.

[C]

Magicians never reveal their secrets and that kind of thing. But amongst friends, like, we're always happy to help each other out. Here's what I've learned, and the thing that, over time, has introduced a lot of originality to what I do. I think in the early stages of anything, any craft, any art form, on some level, you might be imitating your influences a little bit, right? You're someone you really love. There's a reason you got into this. You want to be like them. But over time, it's like after your 400th show. Yeah, it becomes you just by nature over time. Like, I was trying to explain this to someone earlier. You take a magic trick, you take something you're trying to do, you do it. You do it once, you're gonna do it poorly. You do it 10 times, you're gonna get it to be a little bit better. You do it a hundred times. Now you're doing it perfectly. You do it 101 times, there's gonna be that random mutation where for no reason other than just spur of the moment, you do it a little bit differently, and maybe it lands a little better. Maybe. Maybe it's like telling a joke. And for whatever reason, you try telling it a little bit differently tonight, and it lands a little harder, and you think, ooh, I'm gonna keep that from now on. I'm gonna do it a little bit more that way. And so your next hundred are a little bit more that way. And then your 201st time doing it, you find another little different way of doing it. So you stick with that for a while. And over time, it gets better and better, becomes more new, more like you. And whatever original influence was there, whatever you were imitating, whatever you were trying to be like, slowly disappears, and it just becomes you.

[B]

And you kind of. You mold it into. Because you craft it, you grow it, and then it ends up becoming an extension of yourself. And I think that goes. And that's just not with being a magician. That's with any, I think, craft that you are passionate about and you want to be. Be the best at. At some point, you kind of make it your own. Now, coming up, like, what were your favorite magic tricks to emulate? Like, what was your. Like, what was the stuff that you're like? You know, some people, it was the. The illusion where stuff disappear or, you know, I can guess this, the car, like, what was your lane? That, like, really was like, oh, man. And then to follow it up with when you got to the point where you started creating your own magic. Take us through that.

[C]

At first, it was a lot of card tricks, sleight of hand manipulation, and that's really fun. And I'll still bring that into some of the work that I do. But over time, what I begin to find is that if you take that same skill set of sleight of hand misdirection, and you begin to apply it to a totally different kind of trick, a type of trick that we'll call mentalism. And I think of mentalism as being a type of magic, the same way that maybe piano is a type of instrument. It's not different. It's a type of it. Mentalism leans on a lot of the same skill sets, but all of a sudden you're dealing with people more than props. And that's so much more interesting to me and I think to others as well. It's like, would you rather the. The card disappears and reappears here, or would you rather we talk about you for a moment and I guess something about you? And I just found it's a lot more interesting to deal with people than props. Like, a deck of cards is one thing, but you're a complex person, man. Everybody's got a story, everybody's got different ideas on their mind. And being able to lean into that and the way that you think and the different, you know, ideas that come to your mind, like, that's more personal. And because it's more personal, I think people, on average are more interested just from the get go. It's like, hey, this is about me. I'm leaning in. I'm paying attention.

[B]

And speaking of props and people, that's why we have Ryan and Harry here today. They have a lot of questions. I think now before the interview, you met with them. You guys kind of set some stuff up. But before we get into that, I think it's only fair that you. I don't know how much you actually know about these two. So maybe we'll start with Harry. Just give him a little background about who you are and what your goals are.

[C]

Can I guess first? I feel like maybe this could be kind of fun.

[B]

Let's have fun. Okay. I was trying to ease you into it. I didn't want to be that guy, but okay, go with Harry first.

[C]

Harry, Harry, I think that you are a third generation shoemaker somewhere out of Nebraska. If I had to guess. And I think that in your free time, there's nothing you like more than brewing your own alcohol. And then, Ryan, I feel like you're a watch salesman. If I had to guess by trade.

[B]

Watch, car sales.

[C]

You're only here because you're sort of in between jobs and careers. Jobs. But that's where your heart lies. You'd really like to be selling watches.

[D]

That's not fair. You smelled his cologne and you could tell.

[C]

That's not fair.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

How did you know that?

[C]

Yeah. Hey, lucky guest spot on. Yeah, thanks.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

And for anybody who doesn't know. Right. I'm way off.

[B]

I have to be.

[C]

There's no way those were.

[B]

Oh, I think that's great. I would not be surprised he came third generation. I would not be surprised if Harry had some kind of shoe building or something. He comes from a long line of frontiersmen, so he's not completely out of the realm. And Ryan, ironically has a nice watch that he likes to tell everybody how much he paid for it. Literally before this show, he was bragging about. Yeah. Oh, you know, I just, you know, I dropped about 500 on this one and I was like, oh, that's it? Just 500? Wow. Well, no, he said.

[D]

I said, like, how much was it?

[B]

Yeah, it was like.

[C]

I was.

[D]

This was like nothing. It was like 500, 600 bucks.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I'm just happy to hear him.

[B]

Just non. Today's generation, nonchalantly, like, I mean, guys, world, do you live like 500 bucks is a lot of money. I don't. I know anyone here just dropped 500 bucks in the ground.

[D]

I'm like, oh, forget it.

[B]

I'm not bending down. I'm good.

[A]

Well, women.

[C]

Some change for some women.

[A]

Spend five on a haircut.

[B]

It's for the health.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

Do you feel the anger? I'm glad you're here because we're just stating the obvious. And he's very confrontational.

[D]

We have a lot of stuff.

[B]

His skin tends to redden up. Are you. No. Do you sense a lot of definition?

[C]

Of course. There's a lot going on right now.

[B]

A lot of pent up. Yeah.

[C]

You know, there's those videos. It's like, how much money do you have to make before it's not even worth picking up? $500 if you drop.

[B]

I don't think he's there yet. That's what's shocking to me. Or maybe he's there. Trust fund, perhaps?

[A]

Yeah, trust fund. Yeah, trust fund. My uncle is actually Gavin Newsom.

[C]

Is he really? Yep. That adds up. Sure, sure, sure. So I'd love to know the real backstory if you guys are willing to share with me right now. Absolutely. Tell me. Yeah.

[D]

So my name is Harry Gregory.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

I'm from Summit.

[B]

Two first names.

[D]

Yes, yes. Two first names.

[B]

Yes.

[D]

I'm from Summit, New Jersey.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

And I'm the youngest of three.

[C]

Okay.

[D]

So I have an older brother who's in the middle and then an older sister.

[C]

That's okay. Yeah, that's fine. You don't want me to, like, grade these, do you know? Okay. It's fine.

[D]

And then I've been working at Fox since October.

[C]

Nice.

[D]

And it's February. It's going to be Valentine's Day on Saturday.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

And my birthday on Friday.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Come on, man.

[D]

Hey, I'm also.

[A]

These guys. These guys.

[B]

You know, I think it's rude that you interrupted to put. Put it over, but he was in the middle of conducting an experiment here and you just.

[D]

I mean, I finally have an opportunity to talk about me.

[B]

Yeah. He just made it. Oh, hey, it's my birthday. Guys, we will make time for your birthday during your turn. Ryan, if you could just.

[A]

I just script the minute.

[B]

Do we have to mute his mic? Really mute? Can you please, Eric, continue?

[C]

I also have an idea about when we might make a little time for him to speak.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

On his birthday, I think would be a really good time for him.

[A]

How so? Not today.

[B]

Well, you know, see, we have these things called.

[A]

Well, whatever.

[B]

Listen, listen, listen. I know how much you want this to be about you right now, but it's about Harry. We're going to get your turn. If he could just finish. He's. He was literally unable to tell us how long he'd been working because he said October till now. And he saw him look up in the air to count. And we were about to have a joke at his poor mathematics and then you jumped in, so. Harry, please continue. I'm so sorry.

[D]

Yeah, no, absolutely. Thank you, Tyrus.

[B]

But it's not like you didn't see this coming. So.

[C]

You know, normally I'd feel bad for you at this point, but I think we just.

[A]

Nobody feels bad for me.

[C]

I think we all just caught a glimpse of how wealthy you are. So I don't necessarily feel bad anymore.

[D]

I have a lava lamp.

[C]

Nice.

[D]

And I have one of those egg steamers to hard boiled eggs really quickly so you don't have to boil the water.

[C]

Oh, good.

[D]

Because I like to have egg salad sandwiches sometimes at lunch.

[C]

Sure.

[B]

Thanks. That's it.

[D]

Oh, I had a rotisserie chicken last weekend.

[C]

Good.

[B]

Most of his stuff is food based.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You grapple, correct? Yeah. I mean, tagged everybody to show that you. You meddled.

[D]

Thank you for reposting that, by the way.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

I. Yeah. I'm a blue belt in Jiu jitsu.

[C]

Oh, sweet.

[D]

I've been training MMA for around two years. Just over two years.

[C]

Nice. And.

[D]

That'S a big part of my life. I enjoy doing that.

[C]

Great.

[D]

And I don't know if I want to share anymore.

[C]

No, it's fine.

[B]

Okay. There you go. All right.

[D]

If that's okay.

[C]

I just.

[D]

I think that's. That's good.

[B]

Okay, good. Okay. Ryan.

[A]

Oh, it's my turn.

[C]

Yeah. Oh, is it your birthday?

[A]

No, no, my birthday.

[C]

I say we give you some time.

[A]

Anyway, I'm. I'm Ryan.

[C]

Yes, sir.

[A]

I'm from Long Island, New York. That's about it.

[D]

My birthday's in November.

[C]

That's it. What about the lava lamps and the eggs and the chickens and all that?

[A]

So I've been working at Fox for almost four years. And I've known Tyrus. He's my best friend. I've known Tyrus for almost four years. I take care of Tyrus fish.

[C]

Good.

[A]

I have my own fish at home. I've got a collection of different exotic fish. I have one fish that's $100, which I was. I got in trouble at home for buying $100 fish because there's a lot better things I could have done with a hundred dollars, like buy another watch and. Yeah, that's. That's basically it. I like to cook.

[C]

Awesome.

[A]

My favorite color is green.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

I'm a big sports fan.

[C]

Sweet.

[A]

Big sports fan. I don't like the wrestling stuff. Like, that's just like, fake acting stuff.

[C]

So, like the wwe. We were just talking about that.

[A]

You. But yeah, that's. That's me. I'm Tyrus, favorite person at work. You know, every day I'm like, hey, Tyrus. And he's, you know, glares, and I wish it was Harry. But, yeah, that's. That's about it.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

I don't have any cool hobbies.

[B]

Recently got engaged, didn't you?

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Hey, I wasn't gonna say that. Yeah, Yeah, I wasn't gonna say that because I feel like I've been getting made fun of every single time I bring it up. It's like. I was trying to, like, avoid saying that, but, yeah, I got engaged.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

I picked a wedding date out.

[D]

When is it?

[A]

July 30, 2020. 7.

[D]

Can I be best man? Is that cool?

[B]

Or are you having bridesmaids?

[A]

Yeah, you could be the. You could be a bridesmaid or the valet driver.

[D]

Can I be the maid of honor?

[A]

You can.

[B]

Ring bearer. You would be an absolute awesome ring bearer.

[D]

I'd love to do that. I'd love to just be a part of it.

[B]

One ring to rule them all, brother.

[A]

See, like, I'm gonna invite Tyrus because, like, I had to reach a minimum. So, like, Tyrus, like, you know, could say, oh, I'm, like, four people. Because, like, he's, like, scary cool, charming, and talented, you know? But that's it. That's all about me.

[C]

Wonderful.

[B]

All right. I don't know what you can do with that, but.

[D]

Wait, but seriously, can I come? Like, am I invited, or is that.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

Because if Harry's not going, I'm not going. Yeah.

[A]

For the record, Harry Henry Gregory is invited to my wedding on July 30, 2027.

[B]

Oh, I can't then.

[D]

I got something going on.

[C]

I'm just. I just forgot lava lamp stuff.

[B]

We're booked.

[A]

Oh, the lava lamp collection convention.

[D]

Yeah, I got it in a Yankee swap.

[C]

Nice.

[D]

Yeah, it's good. It's green and black.

[A]

What did you. What did you give?

[D]

Oh, I got a book. Yeah, I gave a book. It was like a book swap. And there was also a household item that came with the book. So you had to get a book and bring a household item. My cousin Mike thought a lava lamp was a household item. It was more like a bar of soap or toilet paper. But I was happy because all I really wanted was the lava lamp. And the book that came with it was some, like, Mediterranean cookbook. I've never had a cookbook, but now I have one, so.

[B]

Wow. Okay, so your work is cut out for you.

[C]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, here's the thing. Those are some really fun detours. They're not gonna influence what I do at all. But it was nice to get to know you guys a little bit. Cool. Do you guys want to try something that could be.

[D]

Yeah, sure.

[C]

All right.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah, sure.

[C]

Jump into it. Ryan, I think we should start with you.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

If I were just to ask you right now to imagine that you have a magazine in front of you. In fact, just close your eyes for a moment. Visualize this. You see a magazine in front of you? Yep. Try and make it real for yourself. Like, sort of describe what you're seeing.

[A]

On the COVID I see Tyrus, and he's riding a horse.

[C]

Beautiful.

[A]

And he is Eating a piece of fruit while painting something on a horse.

[C]

Wonderful.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Great. I'm gonna ask you to go ahead and start to flip over in that magazine in your mind. And I want you to just find an article in the magazine. And then I want you to scan the page and look for a paragraph. And then within that paragraph, I want you to choose a word. But just to make this interesting. Not a word like of and the. Whatever. Okay. Go for a nice, long, interesting word. And maybe you should already have a word now in mind. I want you to just find this word, okay? In your mind. Try and see it clearly. And when you've got a word in mind, just say. Got it.

[A]

Okay. All right.

[C]

We're just getting going right now. Help me out with the first letter of your word here.

[A]

It's a G. Okay.

[C]

Because he's a G. Nice. All right, you can close your eyes.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Imagine reading that word to yourself. Don't say anything out loud. Just in your mind. Imagine seeing. Hearing. Reading that word in your mind. Over and over. Imagine hearing it in your mind. I'm just writing something down on a sheet of paper right now. No peeking. Let me check my work right now. Halfway through. Maybe a little more than halfway through. Was there, like a letter L?

[A]

No. Oh, wait, yes.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

There was an L somewhere in there.

[C]

It was sort of like three quarters of the way through. And when you were saying the name in your mind, not the name, the word. Was it like, three syllables? Yes. All right, no peeking. I'm gonna show you what I got here. Right? No peeking. For the first time out loud, in a nice, clear voice into the microphone, what is the word that you just thought of?

[A]

Grandchildren.

[C]

Grandchildren.

[A]

What the. Grandchildren. That's crazy.

[B]

That's awesome.

[C]

I'll sign it for you.

[B]

And I apologize for his cussing. I didn't even notice mouth on this guy.

[D]

Can someone please go get security?

[B]

Oh, no. You're next.

[C]

Briz, you want to try something? Sure. All right.

[D]

I'm not scared.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Did he autograph that for you? I hope he did. He did, because you need to hold on to it.

[A]

You're gonna see this on ebay in, like, 20 minutes.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

I gotta buy a new watch.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Now that's crazy.

[B]

So let me take. Just real quick. What is it with your process when you're doing this? What is your favorite reaction? Is it that. Cause Ryan was so cocky and arrogant in the beginning? Like, it's not me. Like, he was, like, playing with you, you know? Like, he was like. And then the realization he's still in disbelief because Ryan is a smart guy. Whether we like it to admit it or not, Ryan is a smart guy and he's a little bit of a know it all. And he is trying to rationalize, as am I. I think Harry, too. No, this was.

[D]

What was interesting was like, so I saw him.

[B]

He saw the process. So, like, I saw him like.

[D]

Like looking at you and being like. And then start writing it.

[C]

So the question about that's just crazy.

[B]

What is your favorite part? Is that. What is your favorite part of that?

[C]

I'll tell you my favorite reactions. When you get somebody on stage, there's a lot of energy, right? No matter. The trick hasn't even started. There's just energy. Right. If you imagine someone else, you were.

[B]

Living in his head rent free.

[D]

Not that hard.

[A]

You saw Tyrus in there.

[B]

There's nothing in the fridge.

[C]

There's all kinds of personalities. I think maybe one of my least favorite is when a person shows up to interact in a way where it's like they're prepared to be surprised.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

Ooh, I'm gonna be surprised. Oh.

[B]

Ooh.

[C]

That was amazing. Because that's not real. That's not genuine. You don't want an actor. You don't want someone prepared to sort of like, ooh, be surprised. You want somebody who's, like, got a little bit of nervous energy coming on stage in front of a lot of people.

[D]

I'm terrified.

[C]

Right. They're kind of giddy.

[A]

Don't know how he did that.

[C]

And I like the big reactions. You know, Sometimes people react. They go small. They're like, what? What in the world? I'd rather people scream and run away, man.

[B]

That's the most fun. He's literally gonna be sending us texts in the next few. Like, guys, seriously, how'd that happen?

[A]

But I just can't believe.

[B]

I think it's great, because he is completely out of his. Is that you make people get out of their comfort zone because you basically read his mind.

[A]

Thank God I didn't think of anything bad.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

No, but I'm just saying, like, to that point, has there been a point where someone's. And you've met while you're doing it? You just go, sir, this is a family show. Have you been in those situations?

[C]

Of course. And it's so fun. Cause most of my work takes me into corporate. Corporate spaces. I get brought in by companies and organizations who are hosting a conference or a sales meeting or whatever. And so you're in this place where it's supposed to be PG13. You're surrounded by colleagues and decorum, and this is like an. This is a workplace environment. And when you get someone to snap out of reality so much that they lose track of where they are, what they're surrounded by, how they're supposed to act in this environment, and you get an adult to just, like, scream and swear and run away, that's so much fun, man. You kind of get people to feel like a kid again for a moment. When you're a kid, anything is possible.

[B]

I don't know if we can get a camera on Ryan, but Ryan is shook.

[A]

I will say, when you said something.

[B]

Like, he feels like, you know his computer history, like, he is shook, and you probably do at this point.

[C]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

You said earlier about, like, how you wanted to be like an individual. Right. I'm just trying to save myself right here, because I don't know what else.

[B]

Oh, man, he is shook.

[A]

But I'm one of those people that will look up how the magician did the trick after I watch the video.

[C]

Sure.

[A]

I cannot, like. I understand.

[B]

You can ask Harry. He did it right in front of Harry.

[A]

I just don't. How is it possible, man? It's just crazy. And don't tell Tyrus what I think about.

[B]

We already know. He'll send me text later on. All right, Harry, you are. Harry is bright red. He is bright red. He is nervous, so obviously he's got some skeletons in the clock. Have you had everyone? And be like, look, man, there's a lot of things in my life that I don't want out there. So if you see anything, if you could just.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, my underwear is backwards. It was almost a sad moment. I had someone just think of a number and the number. I added some meaning to it by saying, hey, on a scale of 1 to 10, you know, think of a number based on how confident you are.

[B]

Right.

[C]

And I know for a fact the guy thought of three. Right. And I didn't want to expose him like that. So. So I. I think I. I aimed higher. I knew I was gonna be wrong, but I just didn't.

[B]

You just didn't want to do it. My. Yeah.

[C]

Like, poor guy.

[A]

The fact that he even knew that he was thinking three.

[B]

Yeah, because that's what I'm talking about.

[A]

Possible, though.

[B]

It just doesn't make sense.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

All right, Ryan, I'm gonna ask you to calm down, because it's Harry's turn. Well, please do not interrupt.

[C]

Harry, I'm gonna ask you for a favor. Sometime in the next week, maybe you can look through Ryan's phone, and I'm really hoping you see a search query like, how did Christoph Fox read my mind on Planet Tyrus? Podcast recording. I'd love to see something like that. Specific.

[B]

You can't teach it.

[A]

You just have to clear out the says. What's Tyrus favorite spot to get scratched?

[C]

His back?

[A]

His shoulder.

[C]

I want it to be that specific. I'm really hoping we see that we can do that. Okay, so before. We've never met before today. Is that fair?

[D]

No, we have not.

[C]

Okay. You seem pretty happy about that.

[B]

Actually.

[D]

I don't know.

[C]

But before we. Before we started rolling, I asked you. Oh, I kind of gave you a heads up, like, hey, I might ask you to ask me a question, like, to come up with something that it wouldn't be on social media that people don't really know about you. And I gave you a little heads up because sometimes it's hard to find a question like that. There's so much of our lives that are on social media. I asked you a question. Too much. Right. Like, if you asked me, what town am I from? That's way too obvious. So I let you sit with this question for a little while and come up with whatever you felt would be sort of the most impossible. Do you have a question?

[D]

Yes.

[C]

Okay, tell us. What. What question are you thinking?

[D]

When I was in fourth grade, I had a lizard. That lizard's name was Randy. We lost Randy, or I thought that we lost Randy, so we went and got a second lizard. What is the name of that lizard?

[B]

Wow. Okay.

[D]

Randy was under the water bowl the whole time, by the way.

[A]

That's the most specific question.

[C]

I. I was almost concerned halfway through that. I thought the rest of this episode was going to be a little therapy.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Like, I'm so sorry for your loss kind of a thing.

[B]

Well, we will need to schedule a psychiatrist for these guys afterwards. I think that's the least we can do because I don't know what the scientific. Scientific term is, but Ryan right now's brain is so. So he's trying so hard to get. He's an angle guy. He's trying to find his angle.

[D]

Right.

[B]

And the fact. Wow, that's just presumptuous. What pressure he put on his fiance. Grandchildren already. Wow. It's a lot. But.

[C]

Okay, so just to recap, your question is, when you were in fourth grade, you had a lizard, thought you lost him. Yep. Got another lizard.

[D]

Yep.

[C]

You want me to guess the name of the new lizard? Not a current lizard, but the lizard that you replaced your first lizard with when you were in fourth grade? Yep. Are you sure you don't just want me to, like, guess the town you're from or something?

[D]

No, I want this. This is what I want.

[B]

Wow. He's locked in.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Way more confident than Ryan was. I will say that. I was just. He's redder, though.

[C]

Definitely redder. I don't know if you can call a lizard by name and, like, a cat or a dog, but I want you to imagine right now that you're. Harry. Harry. I want you to imagine that you're in a room full of. Full of people, and you see this pet across the room, and somehow it'll recognize you if you. You just call out its name. It'll recognize your voice. It'll recognize its name. But I want you to imagine you're calling out and you're saying the name. You're saying, hey. And then in your mind, you say the name to try and get this. This pet's attention. The second lizard, not the first one, but the second one. When you were in fourth grade, something that you said yourself, this should not be on social media. Nobody knows this about you. It's just a question you came up with. You could have come up with anything, but you're imagining this name in your mind. Would it be right in saying that there's almost two words in this name or something like that. It's like a deep breath.

[B]

That's a yes.

[C]

Okay. You're right, Tyrus. And in some ways, that's a little thing you can pick up on a mentalist. Maybe you've got the same kind of perceptive, you know, skill set I do. Take a deep breath. That's a yes.

[B]

Years of bodyguard studying faces.

[C]

Oh, absolutely. You got to be able to anticipate what's going to happen before it happens.

[B]

I also think that he thought he was so clever that you wouldn't know that we were going to hear how bad this name is.

[C]

I can't wait.

[B]

Realizing he didn't learn from Ryan's.

[C]

Let's see if we can piece.

[B]

Arrogance.

[C]

Piece this together. So it's kind of two words. We'll just start at the very, very, very beginning. That letter. I'm going to. Keep your eyes closed for a moment. Keep your eyes closed. Keep your eyes. Keep your eyes closed. Keep your eyes closed. Tell us just the first letter. What is that? Letter? A. Okay, that's fine. I. I don't know how to spell what I'm going to try to spell, so give Me some grace on this. The next word. It starts with a J, doesn't it? You can say yes. Yeah. Doing my best. Don't know how to spell this for sure. Okay. I've committed to what I think this is okay here. Keep your eyes closed. Keep your eyes closed and the cameras can see you can't keep your eyes closed. The camera's. I fully committed to this. What is the name of. What is the name of the second lizard you had in the fourth grade? Z. Aunt Jemima, you son of a bitch.

[B]

On Black History Month, sir. How. Oh, really?

[D]

This was in 2008.

[B]

That doesn't make it better. Why. How come for. Why did you name it? No, we wanted a. This is why. What in. He knew it was bad. Why did you name. I'm assuming your lizard. What color was your lizard?

[C]

Yellow.

[B]

Yellow. Okay. All right.

[A]

That could have said something else.

[B]

Should have probably went another way. It's all good. A lot of things are yellow. What made you choose Aunt Jemima? Was it that she was. It was sweet. It was. You saw it every morning when you go. Aunt Jemima is syrup. Which is the greatest.

[D]

Sticky pancakes for my whole personality at that.

[B]

Okay. That makes. Okay, you know what.

[C]

What a nice answer that is.

[B]

And I expected no less. I knew. And it's. It's an honor.

[C]

Pearl.

[B]

Pearl Hill. Stupid. It's garbage. Never should have changed the name. It's the dumbest.

[D]

I mean, that's a stupid name for lizard. Pearl Hill Company.

[B]

Yeah. I don't know.

[C]

That's what they're called now.

[D]

It's something like that.

[B]

What am I gonna be like?

[D]

Come here. Pearl Hill Company.

[B]

Like, you should probably get him to sign that because any other time for you to get this from him is going to be expensive. And we know that you are frugal. You're not like this guy who drops 5, 600 bucks on a watch like it ain't no thing.

[C]

That was amazing.

[B]

Yes. Like.

[D]

And I really was, like. Because I. When I was thinking of the question, I was like, there's no way that he could.

[B]

Like, oh, I thought for sure you had him.

[D]

I was like, this is like, God, I'm blown away. That's crazy.

[C]

I'll sign it. And just, you know, just on that note, like, even if I didn't sign it, it'd be fine because we know that that one's gonna. The other one's gonna show up on ebay in a couple days, right?

[A]

So you can't. You came up with any question you wanted, Harry? Yeah, that's crazy.

[C]

Did I tell you a question to ask?

[D]

Oh, his was the magazine.

[C]

I had.

[A]

I thought of a magazine.

[B]

So do you want to ask a question?

[A]

No. No. No.

[C]

Wow. Thanks.

[B]

Maybe. Maybe. Maybe Ryan, you could trump. Maybe you could trump him. Maybe you could confuse him. Go, please.

[A]

Ryan, do you have anything for Tyrus?

[C]

I bet you guys could stump me if you really wanted to. You know, it's not.

[B]

Wait, I don't want to stump. Why would I want to stump?

[D]

No, just.

[B]

I just. I'm. I'm maintaining my. I'll have him read me on. On episode two when we have him back. I'm being objective.

[C]

Right, right, right.

[B]

You know, and I get you guys are shook. I get you guys are a little nervous. This guy, I mean, it's like he's like mentor from Harry Potter. You just went through your closeted. In your head, and he just. He just picked your brain like it was. And I get it. That it does feel a little intrusive.

[C]

Look, maybe. Maybe we do one more.

[B]

Yeah, do Ryan.

[C]

Let's just set expectations. I'm not saying this is exactly as amazing as what we.

[B]

Just calm down. It's not an intervention, Ryan.

[C]

And if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Whatever.

[D]

But now I miss it, Auntie.

[B]

Yeah, you should.

[C]

So who's this gonna be for? Totally up to you.

[A]

Let's do it for tires.

[C]

You want try something?

[A]

BT wants it for tires.

[B]

I'll play.

[C]

We're gonna set expectations low. Okay.

[B]

All right.

[C]

Just so you don't.

[B]

Which is good for the B team.

[D]

I feel like I want to throw up right now.

[B]

Yeah, I feel like you were shook as a man. You don't look good.

[D]

Yeah, I mean, I'm blown away right now.

[B]

I mean, I am. That's awesome.

[D]

It's very impressive.

[C]

All right.

[D]

It's not scary at all.

[C]

Let's just say Tyrus, you could think of any name in the world. Any name. Maybe it's someone you know. Maybe you don't know anyone of this name. Doesn't matter. Any name in the world. Just think of it right now. And again, just before we even start. I'm telling you right now. So we're going to take this in a different direction. Set your expectations low. Thank you. Tyrus, you got a name in mind?

[B]

Yes, sir, I do.

[C]

All right. Focus on this name. Imagine hearing the name in your mind. Is this a male name? No, it's a female name. All right. Yeah, I feel like it's gonna be kind of maybe in this direction right now. Alright, Tyrus, you can be honest with me. Yes or no, Please be perfectly honest. The name that you just thought of, is it Caitlin? No, my friends, I wrote down. No, check that out right there. How does he do it?

[B]

Wow. How did he know? That was.

[D]

That was pretty impressive actually.

[B]

Yep.

[C]

Hey, I did tell you to set expectations.

[B]

You know what? He's got a sense of humor. Because you know what? If it would have been Caitlin, boy, I'd have been in trouble if.

[C]

If it was. You know what I would have done if it was Caitlin. Hey, let's replay it. You say yes. Was it Caitlin?

[B]

Yes.

[C]

Boom. Hey, thank you very much. Tear up the paper. We're not even looking at what that says right now.

[A]

I do have one question.

[B]

Oh, okay. All right, Ryan. Ryan wants to get in the game now.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

All right. So I've been watching magic for quite some time.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I grew up watching Penn and Teller. I grew up watching Blaine. I was very fascinated by. My dad, actually did magic. He used to get the whole magic kits, the cards. He would do card tricks. So I always was very intrigued by my magic.

[C]

Right.

[A]

So like when you were being in your early years, when you were growing into the magic space, we'll call it.

[C]

Yeah. Ryan, I've seen the show before. Would it surprise you, Harry, or Tyrus entirely, if I were to say maybe that he has a reputation for asking long questions?

[B]

I expect no less from a mentalist at this point. Yes.

[C]

Let me just answer your question, if that's okay. The answer is blue.

[A]

How the did you do that? Excuse my.

[B]

Yeah, you got an F bomb problem, Caviar.

[C]

It's also. Caviar is like.

[B]

It's becoming a really good nickname. Yeah, it really is.

[C]

I wasn't trying to be rude either.

[A]

They hate me. America hates me.

[D]

They don't hate you.

[B]

They don't hate you. These people know you.

[A]

Like they're going to say, he just said he's blue because he's. He's a blue.

[B]

Damn. Look, you do have a sanctuary city or bus, but I mean, we don't judge here. It's not what it's about.

[D]

It's not what it's about.

[C]

Right. It's not about being rude. It's about saving time. And here's the thing, Ryan. Along the course of this episode, we got a glimpse into what your time is worth. If you're not willing to pick up 500 bucks, I don't want to waste your time or my time. And it's easily worth $500. So I'll just tell you right now, the answer's blue.

[A]

Yes, you're right.

[B]

Brian, is it. Is it difficult for you to open up? Are you triggered? Because we have a safe space chair right there that you can go sit in and rock. It does look difficult off camera answering.

[A]

That without an attorney, so.

[B]

Okay. Well, bro, you absolutely phenomenal. And when. What does your typical year look like for you in terms of your. Your travel? My work in work. And. And if people are watching this and they're like, hey, I. I want this guy at my funeral. Christmas party.

[C]

Funeral. Yeah.

[B]

Funeral. Yeah.

[C]

It's like, if your lizard dies, you.

[B]

Need to make it disappear.

[C]

Liven it up a little bit.

[B]

Maybe not. I don't. I don't know if it would be. You know what? Who's to say? Maybe that would be the greatest funeral ever. I know everyone's crying and upset she's dead. Yeah.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I'm thinking of a name. And everyone's thinking of the same name, so that's an easy night for him.

[A]

Harry's stupid lizard.

[B]

Sure. Whether it's seeing the person you're thinking of, did they recently pass.

[C]

I'm sensing some sadness. Yeah.

[D]

You guys, I noticed you had two Rubik's cubes.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Is that for anything? Or do you. Or were you just, like.

[B]

Are you going through his stuff?

[C]

It was just.

[D]

Yeah, I just was peeking around.

[B]

Ah.

[C]

They're my emotional, you know, comfort. You've got an emotional lizard. I've got emotional Rubik's cubes.

[B]

No, seriously, what do you use a Rubik cubes for? Is it seriously just for you?

[C]

Yeah. We could do a demonstration if you want to.

[B]

If you got time. That'd be cool. Harry's stalking you. Sure.

[D]

I just. Yeah, I just noticed.

[B]

I think you have a fan for life in Harry and Ryan. Has to rethink some things.

[C]

Well, I've been enjoying you guys, too.

[B]

He prides himself on being a mental giant. And he just got humbled.

[C]

Sure.

[B]

He's looking at that and just he keeps looking at that paper like he wants it to change.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Like he's like, oh, it's his auntie.

[A]

It's just like, I could have thought of any word.

[B]

You could have. And apparently. But that's not. But are we surprised because who made him his little. His little. His neck thing for when he came on Grandmama? Grandma.

[D]

It was like Pompey Paw or something like that.

[B]

Yeah. What is Nana, Right? Yes.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

So, Grandma. You spent a lot of time with Grandma.

[D]

I mean, that's nice. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. So there's nothing wrong with being believe your grandparents favorite kid.

[A]

You didn't see anything like before the show.

[B]

How would he see anything unless maybe you kissing a picture before you walked in of your grandparents going to work, Grandmama. Or is it Nana? It's Nana, right? Yes, it's Nana. Yeah.

[C]

See?

[B]

So obviously it's very important to you. So instead of trying to. Which we talked about in the beginning of this show, Ryan is about being positive and accepting and you are trying to diminish. This man obviously has a tremendous skill. You don't understand it. It's above you. It's above all of us at this point. This we're. Harry's fine with it. I'm good with it. Why are you so upset?

[C]

I loved it.

[B]

That doesn't look like a loved it. Do you see a loved it face?

[A]

It's pure, like disbelief, how good you are.

[D]

Oh, yeah, it's impressive.

[A]

That's kind of.

[B]

Did you come in here today thinking, oh, man, I'm the guy. He's gonna ruin it.

[C]

He's gonna.

[B]

Everything he guesses did you have. Because I specifically said there will be none of that.

[A]

Usually that's tires.

[B]

Harry will pick up on that. Yeah. If anyone's gonna ruin a parade, it's me because it's my parade. So I'm sorry, please continue with the Rubik's Cube. If Ryan could just settle down, that would be great.

[C]

I've just been thinking, you know, because a minute ago you asked me what is it year look like?

[B]

Yeah. What is it like?

[C]

I think for. Let's just say our line of work.

[B]

Because entertainment's entertainment.

[C]

Right? Right. It's so varied, isn't it?

[B]

It's hard to predict what your life's.

[C]

Gonna look like in 18 months or something. But I'm doing maybe 70 to 100 events a year. Wow. And all of my events are corporate events for the most part. I just did a run of shows at a casino outside of Las Vegas and that was a good time. But I really get brought into conferences, sales meeting, all those kind of things. And that all happens through my website, christofffox. But you were asking about a tip here. C H R A S T O P H E F O X dot com.

[B]

Nice.

[C]

You were asking about a typical kind of thing. And the word typical doesn't really describe my world right now. You know, I could have a week where I'm so happy to be at home with my family. And I could have a week where just this last week I was on the road. I Had five different events in six days.

[B]

Yep.

[C]

That was. I'll just tell you the cities just to give you a sense of what that looks like. Las Vegas. Salt Lake City, Utah. Albany, N.Y. emporia, which is right near Kansas City. Atlanta. And then I finally went back home. And actually, even before that, I've been on the road for, like, gosh, two and a half weeks. Just night after night. I didn't go home. I didn't have a night at home for about two and a half weeks. And those were all just different events. So you take it as it comes. Right? You never really know what life's gonna throw at you. But trying to make the most of this lifetime, I think I'm like all of you, you know?

[B]

Yeah, that's very cool.

[C]

Well, think about this. Maybe this will get into the Rubik's Cubes a little bit. What are the odds that we would all be here right now? If you think about just the twists and turns of life that brought this random group of people right here, right now together, you think about every unique individual right now who's listening in. Just the way the world kind of brings all different kinds of people together in these certain moments. If you really think about it, the odds of all of us being here together are like, zero. Because if any one of us had made a different choice in our lives somewhere along the way, choice about where to work, where to live, who to be around, then we would probably not quite be here in the same collection of people. You know what I'm saying? I think the Rubik's Cube kind of can represent this idea. It's a 3x3 Rubik's Cube, Harry. Believe it or not, there's over 43 quintillion different possible combinations for a Rubik's Cube. You can fact check me.

[B]

Hold on, hold on. What does quintillion mean, Harry?

[D]

It's right. It goes quintillion, flobbity jillion.

[C]

Yeah, that's right. Actually, you're teaching me something. I didn't know that part. More than million, billion, trillion, quadrillion, 43 quintillion. It's amazing. It's, like, astronomical. The odds of any one combination on a cube are, like, as close to zero as you can get.

[B]

So basically, it's like a fingerprint.

[C]

That's a good way to put it. Oh, wow. Yes. So if you just randomly start to mix that up, You're creating a brand new combination, statistically, a combination that's never existed in the history of humanity, believe it or Not. So that's gonna be your cube. Just for now, this is gonna be my cube right here.

[B]

My cube.

[C]

Yeah. And you're not trying to solve it, right? This is totally random.

[B]

No, he's literally trying to keep going.

[C]

Yeah. If you want. Hey, how about you pause there and I give you the choice? It's totally up to you. Do you want to pause there? Do you want to give it one more turn? Two more turns? Whatever you choose to do totally changes the direction of where we're going.

[D]

I just did one little one.

[C]

Beautiful. Can I see that again? This is yours. This is mine. And the idea here is the odds of this combination. 43 quintillion to one. The odds of us being here right now. This exact combination of people, the four of us, I would say, like, as close to zero as you can get. I want to see if we can see if it was. I can. Whoa, whoa. Speaking in tongues. I want to see if we can say it was meant to be. Because, after all, we are here, aren't we? So check this out. If we kind of start to compare those cubes and look for maybe, like, patterns.

[B]

You son of a.

[C]

Do you see how those two sides right there.

[B]

Damn.

[C]

Match?

[B]

Huh? Damn.

[C]

And if we keep going. Oh, my God. Those two sides right there. Maybe as well.

[B]

Okay. All right. All right.

[C]

I don't want to play anymore.

[B]

Okay. I don't want to play anymore. I want to go home. He's the devil.

[C]

He's the devil.

[B]

He said.

[C]

Wow. This is like. Wow. He's like the one who should not be named.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

He's like.

[B]

He's quoting Harry Potter. You're in his head.

[D]

Oh, my God. Gosh.

[C]

5.

[B]

Ryan, are you okay?

[A]

How the hell.

[C]

I don't even. This is like, all six.

[A]

I've been sitting right here.

[C]

He didn't.

[B]

He didn't. Ryan was looking. Ryan was looking.

[A]

I was. I was not skeptical.

[B]

Ryan's intelligence has been besmirched today. He's just.

[D]

One more turn.

[B]

It's your. I. I specifically put up two.

[A]

You should have.

[B]

I put up two. You didn't. You didn't. Weren't. I was giving you signs from home base.

[C]

Well, maybe. Maybe there's a little continuation here we could do if you want to try.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Harry, sure.

[C]

Harry, I'm going to ask you not to say anything out loud. I want you just to process what I'm asking you to do as best as you can understand it.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I'm not insulting your intelligence, by the way. I'm just going to ask you to.

[B]

Do something's a little weird.

[C]

Harry. I'm going to ask you to turn the cube behind your chair, if you're able to. But just like this. Take a look at how I'm doing it first. First, let me know that you can see this. Yeah, right. It's kind of like at your fingertips, which I know is kind of weird because it's not like you're doing anything. You're just turning the cube behind your back. Does that make sense? You understand what I'm asking you to do? Great. So you can hold your hands behind your back like you're ready to just take that cube and you can just begin to just turn that right there. Yeah. Behind your back.

[B]

Just turn it.

[C]

Beautiful. And look, whenever Tyrus says now, that's when I want you to stop and hold out the cube in front of you. It's not up to me. You're doing a wonderful job, by the way. Just keep it up, Tyrus. Whenever you say now.

[B]

Sure. I'm just having a water break.

[C]

One second. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

This is. What is this? Chipped ice. Phenomenal.

[C]

Now hold the cube out just like that.

[A]

Oh, what the hell? What the hell?

[B]

Oh, my gosh. Dear God, make me a bird so.

[D]

I can fly far away.

[B]

Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far.

[D]

Right.

[B]

Wow.

[D]

I couldn't do this if I had.

[A]

Like three years, but I'm saying you.

[B]

Grabbed me 42 quintillion zillion.

[C]

Right. Flobbity jillion or whatever he said earlier.

[B]

Oh, wow. Wow.

[D]

This is like. This is like high level sorcery. This is like, oh, man.

[A]

God.

[D]

I've literally never seen one of these completed.

[C]

Really?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

He's more impressed that it's complete.

[B]

I. Listen, I grew up with the, the Rubik's Cube and we even had the little chain thing and we had the pyramid. Yeah, yeah. It's so hard. The worst thing is that when you start pulling stickers off to get where you need to go, that's the sad part. That's when you've. You've lost it.

[C]

That's what I used to do all the time.

[B]

Pull a piece out and put it in. But then there's always that one guy who just be able to do it. And listen, you can literally tell somebody that you solved a Rubik's Cube behind your back in three moves because you could edit it where it's just you going, ta da. And you're a genius. Like he, he literally helped you solve a lifetime thing you had never Been able to solve Rubik's Cube. It was done today.

[C]

You guys rock.

[A]

That was incredible.

[C]

Thank you.

[B]

You're an incredible dude, man. And humble. Nice and cool.

[A]

Very nice guy.

[C]

Thank you very much.

[D]

I mean, it's like, I don't normally take. We're not allowed to take mental health days, but I think I might take one.

[C]

Take a couple. It's okay with me.

[B]

I think you 1000% are allowed to take a mental health day here at Fox. I just want to say that. That that was breaking news, that that was fake news. So. Because. And Ryan is just. Do. Do you think Ryan, you could have beat the Rubik's Cube?

[A]

No.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

He didn't even. You know what? You know what? It takes a man to admit when he's best.

[A]

I could do a whole side of a Rubik's Cube. Yeah, that's it.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I can't do more than that. That was.

[B]

I think if you could have dropped a pin in the room, it would have happened. These guys aren't going to be okay. And we're going to give him a few minutes. And, hey, maybe Dr. Drew's around. He could talk to you guys. But. Yeah, but, man. Hey, thank you so much for coming on today. Please come back. Absolutely. And again, we will put the stuff up there where people can. Can reach out and boogie because it's an amazing thing. And forget all that, man. You're just fun. You're a nice guy. And I think that makes it even more fun because a lot of people would have easily made fun of Ryan and his reaction and his. Because he was so. He was so like, oh, this is what it is. So. But, well, just. Thank you so much, man.

[C]

Can I share one thing on that note?

[B]

Yes, absolutely.

[C]

You know, it's funny that you share what you just heard at the end, because it's like, yes, sort of. You can do the tricks, whatever. But at the end of the day, is it about the ability to make someone amazed or impressed or laughed? Or is it about the ability to just make someone feel good for a few moments? And I'll tell you what, whenever I walk into an event, if there's one thing the event planner wants, it's not that the audience is impressed or amazed. Right. But it's. It's that they have fun, they have a good time, they let go, that they're relaxed and in the moment, and that goes a long way. I don't care what you do. I don't care, you know, what your craft or skill is. Your. Your age. Race, gender, religion, money. Everyone wants to sort of feel good. If you can do that, man, you could do anything.

[B]

And I think that's where we'll. We'll leave it. Thanks, man. Now, this has been a very special planetaries.