Paul Simon vs. Bruce Springsteen, violent vs. non-violent revolution, & Sam Harris vs. Ezra Klein, with Rounders & Oceans Thirteen writer Brian Koppelman.
The expectation of failure, nurturing your curiosity, the dangers of good reviews, & a particularly monstrous compliment. with Billions executive producer Brian Koppelman.
Writing for Home Entertainment Center, CatDog, Jimmy Neutron, SpongeBob SquarePants, Love Tapes, & Pilobolus. Special fan service, & Billy the Mime's mobile art galleries.
Comedian & HBO's Crashing guest Jessica Kirson reveals what it's like to grow up with therapists for parents. Comedy heroes, fasting as political protest, & lesbians overtaking the town.
We join EZ already in progress at the New York City Marathon. The Prince of Wales' 70th Birthday, The Bob Dylan Living Concordance, & Stephen Fry's Penn impersonation.
The classic comedy of Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Saturday Night Live, & The Tonight Show, as seen through the eyes of Robert Klein, originator of the HBO comedy special. Drugs, angering Chuck Berry, & boating with Rodney Dangerfield.
Penn discovers a new magical power, mechanical slot machine hype, & writing to a crazy person. Live from Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social Scoopfest 2018.
Penn meets pollster Frank Luntz after ruining his life. Neil Degrasse Tyson goes to the movies. Penn's family hated Titanic & loved Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
The Brink: President Reagan & the Nuclear War Scare of 1983 author Marc Ambinder reveals what's wrong with our nuclear defense system, & what we could do to fix it.
A little extra time with Director's Cut star, Missi Pyle, before her Vegas departure. Penn loves Mark Rylance, natural breast warmth, & Portland, Oregon. The politics of the judiciary, not so much.
Is Universal Studios the Rolling Stones of amusement parks? Penn attempts innovation at an Ethiopian restaurant, & the International Rowing Championship Riot.
The second half of our visit with Dr. Joel Fuhrman. What his diet is all about, why we care, & his new book, Fast Food Genocide. If this is your first episode, what are you doing? It says "part II" right there in the title. Go back one.
(Prerecorded June 10, 2018.)
Dr. Joel Fuhrman returns with his new book, Fast Food Genocide, helps Penn prepare for his water fast with Dr. Klaper, & reveals his secrets to eating healthy on the road.
(Prerecorded June 10, 2018.)
Reddi-Rich tries to hate David Blaine & fails. Matt has a great Hill Bill show in New Jersey. Geek vs. Magic, the morality of hurting yourself on stage, & the greatest magic trick of all time.
Penn goes to Red State director Kevin Smith's home to do his Smodcast. Penn & Teller vs. Jay & Silent Bob, Kevin vs. vegetables, & the Wonderful World of Pinker.
Penn cracks his head three times in three days. Reddi-Rich was kicked in the kidney & saw people die. How to get out of a fight, Ringo's drum set, & a new opening for the Penn & Teller show.
Tom Arnold's quest for Trump videos, Penn & Teller slot machine stories, the Jerry Lewis estate auction, The Happiness Curve, & 36 Arguments For The Existence Of God.
Jonesy stops by with a copy of his new bebop duet with Penn, The Show Before The Show. Being bitter, supporting Aerosmith, breaking Moxie's bike, & Jonesy's version of the Green Mill story.
Watching buskers at the Fremont Street Experience, playing at the jazz club, another Google-translated review of The Show Before The Show, & a funky pigeon.
Penn & Jonesy's album The Show Before The Show is released on JonesJazz.com. Learning new skills late in life, improving intonation after 40, & Matt discloses nothing about some new shows in Vegas.
Piff fills in as guest host while Penn & Teller's Fool Us! production begins. Replacing Mr. Piffles, being paid in cash, solving apartheid, & we finally figure out the problem with Hitler.
The finale of the Blah Blah Blog Game, Celebrity Apprentice stories, DJ Tiësto vs Paris Hilton, & The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island. (Recorded at Cleopatra's Barge in Caesar's Palace.)
Penn visits The Adam Carolla Show at Cleopatra's Barge in Caesar's Palace. The Danny Hillis spoonbending story, the Blah Blah Blog Game, & guys you cannot hang out with.
A joke that's already in the PSS back catalog, an old story that's most definitely not in the PSS back catalog, the Goldwater Rule, Michael Wolff's Fire & Fury, & fishing shows.
Julieanna & CrayRay continue the discussion of their new book, Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, 2nd Edition. Fear of a new diet, macro confusion, the asymmetry of the caloric equation, & bad metaphors.
Woody has questions for Penn & more tricks for you to try at home, or at work, or at the gym, but definitely not while driving to work, unless you're in a fully autonomous car & you aren't subject to laws requiring your hands on the steering wheel regardless. Also, you'll need a deck of cards.
Paul Simon vs. Bruce Springsteen, violent vs. non-violent revolution, & Sam Harris vs. Ezra Klein, with Rounders & Oceans Thirteen writer Brian Koppelman.
The expectation of failure, nurturing your curiosity, the dangers of good reviews, & a particularly monstrous compliment. with Billions executive producer Brian Koppelman.