Meet The Guest Who Rendered Howard Stern Speechless!!!

Meet Oz Pearlman, not to be confused with daytime television’s version of Dr Evil, more widely known as medical hack Dr. Oz. No, unlike the malpractitioner, and his daily doses of disinformation spread across network airwaves, Oz Pearlman is the real fucking deal. A former Merril Lynch employee who has been obsessed with magic and long-distance running from a young age. After leaving the comforts of the financial industry to pursue a full-time career in the entertainment biz, his big break ultimately came during an appearance on “America’s Got Talent.” That’s where Pearlman met former AGT Judge and radio icon Howard Stern for the first time. Stern was Oz’s lone supporter on the show’s panel. But, as Americans have been known to do, they also voted for the more unqualified candidate to win that title. Since placing 3rd on TV’s equivalent to a Ringling Brother’s scouting combine, Pearlman has shifted his performances from a more traditional magician’s sleight-of-hand act to his new love and specialty, mentalism.

For a bit of background, on Oz Pearlman’s Stern Show appearance from this past week, back in 2014, Valerie Harper, battling terminal brain cancer, secretly shared a word with Howard Stern. Something that no one besides the two of them would ever know. Stern, a lifelong fan of magicians, wanted to expose psychics, clairvoyants, fortune tellers, and other scam artists claiming to talk to the dead as phonies. He got the idea from legendary illusionist Harry Houdini. He had also shared his own specific word with his wife. A word that no one was ever able to correctly guess after the magician unsuccessfully escaped his own death. Since Harper’s passing in 2019, many so-called ghost whisperers have tried and failed to uncover Harper’s final gift to the Stern World. So the wizard known as Oz thought he would stop by the Sirius Studios and give Howard a peak behind the curtain, showing off the newfound gifts he’s received since his AGT days.

Now, for anyone questioning if Oz Pearlman is a legit mind-reader, my official response is, “Well, sort of.” You see, Pearlman does have a genius-level IQ and uses his superior intelligence in several ways. Mostly, calculating verbal and nonverbal cues given off by a particular subject to make extraordinarily educated guesses with jaw-dropping accuracy. As with most sleight-of-hand entertainers, he distracts his marks while his brain computes the odds of potential outcomes. To prove that Oz is more than a simple “Mind reader,” he often volunteers with the mindless, including YouTube’s thoughtless influencer, Jake Paul. Although the young Paul is a promoting savant in the boxing game. The social Media Star may does look an awful lot like the Cowardly Lion, but his wishlist is far more Scarecrow-esque. So when Oz decided to show off his wizard-like talents to Paul before his recently choreographed main event with Iron Pills Mike Tyson. Let’s just say that Compared to Pearlman’s undisputed mental champ capabilities, he may consider his bouts with this boxing duo an undercard on his list of prior mentalism accomplishments.

Oz has gained popularity by bringing his unique skill set to the big leagues through promotional work with NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB athletes. These pro-sports collaborations have provided Pearlman with a wealth of social media content. Publicity from his viral moments alone has gotten the attention of the nation’s top company CEOs. The industry’s fat cats pay Oz comfortably to understand the inner workings of their biggest competition’s mindset going into intense negotiations. But the dough he is raking in on these big-paying corporate gigs is even more astounding. It’s those performances in front of tech employees that just might even be the most profitable outmaneuvers of his entire career. Imagine taking home 10 years’ worth of his old Merrill-Lynch salary for only an hour’s work. If that isn’t “If….I only had his brain!”… type stuff, I don’t know what is? I must say, this guy truly fascinates me. Just the simple fact he’s won the New Jersey Marathon 4 times and never once mentioned it on Stern, says an awful lot about his character. Usually, if a long-distance runner even signs up for an organized race, they shoehorn it into every conversation as if boring you with their “jogging journey” were court-mandated.

In today’s Palate Cleanser, we find that hard work often does pay off.