Penn's Sunday School

Penn's Sunday School

Join us as Penn Jillette, Matt Donnelly, and YOU discuss the news of the week. We'll examine religious news, talk about monkeys, and anything else that seems funny or makes us mad. We'll also take your suggestions for things you feel like talking about. We run a live video stream from Show Creators Studios for people with the time and inclination to watch people sitting and talking. The live show starts Sundays at noon Vegas time, at www.twitch.tv/reddirich, & is usually available for download from your favorite podcast aggregator by 9 am Monday morning.

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Penn's Sunday School
A Juxtaposition Butt Joint

Penn, Matt, and Reddi are joined once again by Michael Goudeau and the unstable internet connection in his laundry room for another Zoom Q&A with Patreon backers! Goudeau's holiday decor challenge, the music in Penn's head, The Residents, Penn's holiday and New Year's traditions, the concept of legacy, and more.

Please note: this bank episode was recorded on December 15, 2024.

01:00:47
Jan 29, 2025 12:45 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
I Was On Broadway!

Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich are reunited once again with Michael Goudeau as they take listener questions on Zoom prior to Penn & Teller's tour of Australia. Real time reactions from the Royal Variety Performance, what would you do with $2 million?, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Penn's visual memory, and more.

00:54:31
Jan 22, 2025 1:12 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Dropping a Balm

Penn, Matt, Reddi Rich, and Michael Goudeau take questions from Members of the Congregation on Zoom! How the recent election has impacted both performers and audiences in Vegas and beyond, female pioneers in comedy, Dylan & The Dead, Penn's favorite thing about Iceland, and more!

00:54:42
Jan 15, 2025 2:32 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
The Skinny Dip

Penn is very excited about a question from congregation mail, Matt recaps his experience onboard the ship for the Conjurer's Cruise, an update from Reddi Rich on job opportunities for the gang in Svalbard, Penn & Teller's 50th Anniversary Tour adds a stop at Radio City Music Hall this summer, and more!

Please note: this bank episode was recorded on December 8, 2024.

00:58:37
Jan 8, 2025 1:41 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
You Say Biopic, I Say Miniseries

Penn's thoughts after seeing A Complete Unknown. Plus, the big 2024 entertainment recap - hear what movies, music, TV shows, books, and more Penn enjoyed this year!

Penn's suggestions for an introduction to Sun Ra: UFO, Space is the Place, Rocket No. 9, Nuclear War

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01:12:53
Jan 1, 2025 7:55 AM
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Penn's Sunday School
Click.

Penn's new book FELONY JUGGLER is available for pre-order! Plus, Penn gets sick, makes an incredible discovery watching sniper movies and embarrasses himself at the doctor, and Matt finally catches his TV doppleganger.

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01:03:59
Dec 25, 2024 11:3 AM
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Penn's Sunday School
A Simple Sucking of the Teeth

Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich are back on Zoom with members of the congregation for another live Q&A. King Charles makes small talk with Penn, Glenn's origin story with Penn & Teller, Reddi's top ten live performances, and musings on Yoko Ono, Lenny Bruce, The Three Stooges, Samuel Beckett, and more.

00:57:56
Dec 18, 2024 3:51 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
We're Renting Those Boxer Shorts, Don't Get Blood On Them!

Reddi Rich discovered a superpower while continuing to follow AURORA on tour, Matt is still sailing the Caribbean performing magic and being surprised by Handsome Jack, and Penn recaps performing for a King and having a series of existential moments on a film set (with a bonus assist from Patreon members of the congregation on Zoom!)

00:57:51
Dec 11, 2024 1:8 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Ten Percent of the Audience Left

Matt is back performing at sea and saw either the best or worst ending to a magic trick ever, Penn is back from England and got a chance to reminisce about an old friend, and Reddi Rich is following a Norwegian around the country and can't recommend it highly enough.

00:52:18
Dec 4, 2024 6:53 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
There's Money In That Too

Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich are back on Zoom for another exclusive Patreon Q&A! Matt's fellow cruise ship performer and former Fool Us contestant Naathan Phan jumps on to attempt to prove once and for all he is in fact Scottish, two very different questions provoke a deep dive into Penn's feelings on celebrity and the complex nature of relationships, an atheist's take on grief, and more.

00:55:16
Nov 27, 2024 4:24 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Then After You're Done Boiling a Bill and Putting KY on It...

Penn, Matt, and Reddi join the congregation once again from various points around the globe for a Patreon exclusive Zoom Q&A! Separating theme from culture, how Fool Us managed to create a sense of community instead of competition, Penn & Teller's appearance on Babylon 5 (written by Neil Gaiman), the one trick Penn wishes someone would steal from him, and more!

00:57:57
Nov 20, 2024 3:32 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
I'll Move For Squirrels

Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich are back for another Patreon exclusive Zoom hangout with special guest Michael Goudeau! Goudeau updates everyone on his new life in the woods and his new cake-spinning routine, the gang's thoughts on the election, Penn's missing photo mosaic artwork, and more.

01:01:14
Nov 13, 2024 5:20 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Painting Targets Around An Arrow

Penn went to vote early and Matt voted just in time to return to cruise ship life. Fake(?) Scotsmen, the return of Matt Donnelly's Tricks & Treats for Halloween, when Penn does something it doesn't count, and flooding in Valencia, Spain brings out the best in people. Plus a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen, and a few great music recommendations from Penn.

01:07:10
Nov 6, 2024 3:45 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
What The Hell Is Going On?

It's been a cinema-filled week for Penn, as he hosted a screening of Night of the Living Dead and saw Saturday Night, and he shares his in-depth thoughts on both. More of Penn's favorite George A. Romero, a rare time saying the first thing that pops into your head actually worked, Saturday Night Live history, a spectacularly failed TV pilot, and more!

01:07:07
Oct 30, 2024 12:51 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
What Rhymes With Hubris?

Penn listened to a song before the podcast and he has some thoughts. Matt is back on dry land for a break between cruises. Both have terrible audience volunteer stories to share, surprising piggyback ride knowledge, Penn reveals the city with the best squirrels in America, and more!

01:18:13
Oct 23, 2024 2:6 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
18 Dicks and a Whole Lot of Pizza

Matt Donnelly Zooms in from aboard the Sun Princess and is adjusting to cruise ship life and performing magic on a moving vessel. Penn's cruise ship experiences, an update from our friends at Sideshow Gelato, Penn & Teller prepare for their 50th anniversary tour in the UK and Australia, and more.

01:05:44
Oct 16, 2024 4:46 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
You can't even not shave properly!

Penn is excited to finally be able to talk about a big upcoming movie role, Reddi Rich took the gang to see Emo Phillips, Matt prepares to head out to sea, and more!

01:14:20
Oct 9, 2024 3:15 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Aftermarket vs. Fake

Penn, Matt, and Reddi join Patreon backers for another exclusive Zoom Q&A! Penn reunites with old friends, catches some new performers, and eats some great vegan food in L.A., advice for learning a musical instrument layer in life, symmetry in human sexuality, the evolution of Penn & Teller’s backstage crew, and more.

00:57:48
Oct 2, 2024 2:2 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
At least an elementary school understanding of botany...

Penn got a new phone and spent an entire day setting it up, Matt's adventures with the neighborhood kids continue with a trip to the movies, stories from the recording studio with Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa, Penn prepares to see Matt The Mind Noodler live at the Magic Castle, and more.

01:14:13
Sep 25, 2024 1:6 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Five Casinos and Five Letters A Week

Penn, Matt, and Reddi record via Zoom from undisclosed locations as Penn recounts a harrowing ear piercing complication and prepares for an electronics shopping spree, Matt recaps his show with Michael Goudeau and Bryan Saint, a special listener update from Jason Garfield, and more!

00:57:51
Sep 18, 2024 2:10 AM
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Penn's Sunday School
I Got A Lot Wrong

Penn, Matt, and Reddi join Patreon backers for another live Zoom Q&A. Penn & Teller's unique history of non-magic TV appearances, performance art and character vs. offstage personality, magic book recommendations for all ages, performing in Spanish, Penn reconsiders his stance on Hawaii, and more!

01:07:59
Sep 10, 2024 2:39 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
The Hip Joint Is Now The Sick Weed

This week, Penn was surprised by impressions and subjected himself to electrocution in the name of physical fitness, and Matt took the neighborhood kids to an outrageously hot five-hour circus. Plus, a Las Vegas candlepin bowling league and more.

01:09:34
Sep 3, 2024 10:12 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Three Fair Questions!

Penn, Matt, and Reddi join Patreon backers on Zoom for another exclusive Q&A! A future classic movie, the closest Penn & Teller ever came to breaking up, Penn's feelings on college now that he's an empty nester, and just how weird Penn's ideas can get now that he's dedicated 50 years to an art form. Plus, Matt discovers yet another way Penn & Teller are better than Houdini.

01:01:38
Aug 28, 2024 9:33 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
I Can Flip The Giraffes!

Penn is now an empty nester, as he ponders an unexpected speaking invitation and comes up a new business opportunity. Plus, Matt wonders if Tibetan monks eat pork rinds (or play the lottery?)

01:14:54
Aug 21, 2024 12:59 PM
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Penn's Sunday School
Not Since I Cloned The Dog

The legend of Penn's pants continues at the expense of a legendary rock star. Then, Piff the Magic Dragon joins the gang to tell the entire story of cloning Mr. Piffles, from a Wendy's in California, to South Korea, to Rochester, New York, to his “IT COST $60,000 TO CLONE MY DOG AND NOW I NEED TO MAKE THE MONEY BACK” North American Tour. Plus, Penn & Teller prices, melisma, and sugar cheese.

01:18:02
Aug 13, 2024 9:44 PM
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