Penn's Sunday School

Wet shows, Reddi Rich on guitar pedals, auditioning with Robert De Niro, Penn goes to the fair, the musical landscape of Penn & Teller Off-Broadway 40 years ago, and more.

Penn discovers a new app, hangs out with Weird Al, gets interviewed by Jimmy Fallon, says some of the most famous words in sports, and more.

Author Jonathan Rauch is back on the show with his new book, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy, and a wide-ranging, challenging, and thought-provoking conversation with Penn, Matt, and Reddi about the role of Christianity in America, Christian values from an atheist's viewpoint, and lots more.

The show has a spectacular new website at pennssundayschool.com (complete with new merch!) and the crew has no hope of the show actually living up to it. Matt is back from the Jokers of Magic tour and back out to sea unexpectedly, Penn gets pelted at the movies, The Big Whoop premieres in Los Angeles, and more.

Jandro and Piff are back on Zoom for a few listener questions before turning the show back over to Patreon backers for an in-depth Q&A with Penn. Memorable questions and memorable moments onstage, Penn at the airport, bringing Dylan into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and more.

Penn celebrated a milestone birthday this week by reflecting on growing older and telling off a child onstage. Guest host Sarah Lowe is there to pick up the pieces. Bygone personal ad slang (permanent damage OK), Leland Sklar, molasses in a cask, adults talking, and more!

Penn, Matt, and Reddi are joined via Zoom by Jandro and Piff the Magic Dragon for a full behind-the-scenes breakdown of their performance on the season premiere of Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

Penn is back from a five week tour of Australia, Matt is back from a five month contract on a cruise ship, and Reddi Rich is back with a new addition to the studio that Penn can't get enough of. Spanish magicians on the seas and on Fool Us, Matt prepares to hit the road with the Jokers of Magic, Penn wanted big drama and didn't get it, and more.

Penn and Reddi Rich are joined by guest host Sarah Lowe to talk cigarette tanks, Houdini's assistant, the evolutionary purpose of babysitters, Pokeno, an absolutely disgusted bride, and more!

What exactly do people do on a cruise? Matt has wrapped up another stint performing on the high seas, and Penn still has questions. Plus, Penn takes up learning Morse code, thoughts on magic methods being published, Johnny Thompson's international subterfuge,  and more.

Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich join Patreon backers for part 3 of their Zoom Q&A in preparation for Penn & Teller's current tour of Australia. Penn at his bravest, memories from SNL, reflections on the epidemic of loneliness, and finding strength and hope among the current depths of political despair.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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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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.

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!)

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!