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===2010s=== [[File:James Randi with Skull Cane 2014.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Randi with skull cane, 2014]] Randi began a series of conferences known as "The Amazing Meeting" (TAM) which quickly became the largest gathering of [[Skepticism|skeptics]] in the world, drawing audiences from Asia, Europe, South America, and the UK. It also attracted a large percentage of younger attendees.<ref name="wZWUl">{{Cite web|url=http://www.amazingmeeting.com/TAM2012/about/|title=The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012: About|access-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305073423/http://www.amazingmeeting.com/TAM2012/about/|archive-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="XZLKX">{{Cite journal|last=Frazier|first=Kendrick|author-link=Kendrick Frazier|date=March 2015|title=Organized Skepticism: Four Decades ... and Today|url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/organized_skepticism_four_decades_..._and_today|journal=Skeptical Inquirer|volume=39|issue=2|access-date=October 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003140636/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/organized_skepticism_four_decades_..._and_today |archive-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> Randi was regularly featured on many [[podcast]]s, including The Skeptics Society's official podcast ''[[Skepticality]]''<ref name="skepticality10">{{cite podcast |url=http://www.skepticality.com/the-james-randi-educational-foundation/ |title=#10 The James Randi Educational Foundation |website=[[Skepticality]]|publisher=[[The Skeptics Society]]|location=Altadena, CA|date=June 28, 2005|author1=Robynn "Swoopy" McCarthy|author2=Derek Colanduno|access-date=November 27, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082512/http://www.skepticality.com/the-james-randi-educational-foundation/|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="skepticality67a">{{cite podcast|url=http://www.skepticality.com/xmas-2007/|title=#67a Xmas 2007|website=Skepticality|publisher=The Skeptics Society|location=Altadena, CA|date=December 22, 2007|author1=Robynn "Swoopy" McCarthy|author2=Derek Colanduno|access-date=November 27, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708084226/http://www.skepticality.com/xmas-2007/|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> and the [[Center for Inquiry]]'s official podcast ''[[Point of Inquiry]]''.<ref name="Point of Inquiry">{{cite web|url=http://www.pointofinquiry.org/|title=Point of Inquiry|access-date=June 30, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060702003307/http://www.pointofinquiry.org/|archive-date=July 2, 2006}}</ref> From September 2006 onwards, he occasionally contributed to ''[[The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe]]'' podcast with a column called "Randi Speaks".<ref name="sg2u">{{cite web|url=http://theskepticsguide.org/|title=The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe|access-date=October 29, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107095620/http://www.theskepticsguide.org/|archive-date=November 7, 2006}}</ref> In addition, ''The Amazing Show'' was a podcast in which Randi shared various anecdotes in an interview format.<ref name="AmazingShow">{{cite web|url=http://itricks.com/randishow/|title=The Amazing Show starring James Randi|publisher=itricks.com|access-date=January 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201190118/http://itricks.com/randishow/|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Part2Filmworks released ''[[An Honest Liar]]'', a feature film documentary, written by Tyler Measom and Greg O'Toole, and directed and produced by Measom and Justin Weinstein.<ref name="YahooMovies">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/film/an-honest-liar|title=An Honest Liar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906043033/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/film/an-honest-liar|archive-date=September 6, 2014|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> The film, which was funded through [[Kickstarter]],<ref name="Kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story|title=An Honest Liar: The Amazing Randi Story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726065651/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/220588101/an-honest-liar-the-amazing-randi-story|archive-date=July 26, 2014|work=[[Kickstarter]]|access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> focuses on Randi's life, his investigations, and his relationship with longtime partner José Alvarez (born Deyvi Orangel Peña Arteaga), to whom he was married in 2013.<ref name="YahooMovies" /> The film was screened at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]],<ref name="sjlxI">{{cite web|last=Barsanti|first=Chris|date=April 25, 2014|url=https://www.popmatters.com/181139-tribeca-film-festival-2014-an-honest-liar-in-order-of-disappearance-2495666434.html|title=Tribeca Film Festival 2014: 'An Honest Liar' + 'In Order of Disappearance'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428140850/http://www.popmatters.com/review/181139-tribeca-film-festival-2014-an-honest-liar-in-order-of-disappearance/|archive-date=April 28, 2014|work=PopMatters|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> at Toronto's Hot Docs film festival,<ref name="mxGKP">{{cite web|last=Teplitsky|first=Ariel|date=May 1, 2014|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/05/01/worth_a_look_an_honest_liar.html|title=Worth a look: An Honest Liar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233145/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/05/01/worth_a_look_an_honest_liar.html|archive-date=September 29, 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> and at the June 2014 [[AFI Docs Festival]] in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]], and Washington, D.C., where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature. It also received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rooney|first=David|date=June 30, 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/an-honest-liar-provincetown-review-715950/|title='An Honest Liar': Provincetown Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906092258/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/an-honest-liar-provincetown-review-715950|archive-date=September 6, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_honest_liar|title=An Honest Liar (2014)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906043834/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_honest_liar/|archive-date=September 6, 2014|url-status=live|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> The film was featured on the PBS ''[[Independent Lens]]'' series, shown in the U.S. and Canada, on March 28, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/03/28/torontos-james-the-amazing-randi-profiled-in-an-honest-liar.html|title=Toronto's James (The Amazing) Randi profiled in ''An Honest Liar''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929233146/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/03/28/torontos-james-the-amazing-randi-profiled-in-an-honest-liar.html|archive-date=September 29, 2017|url-status=live|work=[[Toronto Star]]|first=Bill|last=Brioux|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> In December 2014, Randi flew to Australia to take part in "An Evening with James Randi" tour, organized by Think Inc. This tour included a screening of ''An Honest Liar'' followed by a "fireside chat" with Randi on stage. Cities visited were Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. MC in Adelaide was [[Paul Willis (science communicator)|Dr. Paul Willis]] with [[Richard Saunders (skeptic)|Richard Saunders]] interviewing Randi. MC in Perth was Jake Farr-Wharton with Richard Saunders interviewing Randi. MC for Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney was Richard Saunders with [[Lawrence Leung]] interviewing Randi.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Evening With James Randi, Think Inc.| date=December 2, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1VjbjWpAU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Th1VjbjWpAU| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=Think Inc.|access-date=November 12, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2017, Randi appeared in animated form on the website Holy Koolaid, in which he discussed the challenge of finding the balance between connecting sincerely with his audience and at the same time tricking/fooling them with an artful ruse, and indicated that this is a balance with which many magicians struggle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.holykoolaid.com/the-magician-james-randi-on-the-importance-of-skepticism/|title=Magician James Randi on the Importance of Skepticism|date=September 2, 2017|work=Holy Koolaid|access-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902092404/http://www.holykoolaid.com/magic-and-skepticism-james-randi/|archive-date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>
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