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Catching Up to the Year
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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.
Episodes
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- Catching Up to the Year · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 1091Penn takes in some movies and continues to ponder life after his back procedure, The Committee, running for judge and other thoughts on the election, a unique way to scout magic…
- Susan Huckle - The Earth Is Flat?! · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 1090Author Susan Huckle joins the show to discuss her book, The Earth Is Flat?! And Other Things My Mother Taught Me: How a Childhood in the Evangelical Church Became an Adulthood in…
- Kari Coleman · 1 h 21 min · Season 2 Episode 1089Kari Coleman, co-writer with Penn on his new play and longtime collaborator, joins the show to talk her previous career as a fire eater and fake psychic, current experiences as…
- The Veins Take It Back · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 1088Penn's stress test went better than expected so it's on to bad legs, a gift from Piff the Magic Dragon, Matt starts a new magical and musical gig in Las Vegas, the most polite…
- The Supreme Want · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1087A surprisingly casual and familiar visit to the ER, Penn's average conversations, thoughts on the Billy Joel documentary, Springsteen's easy interviews, the weirdest lyrics ever…
- Analysis Is Not a Recipe · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 1086A bizarre coincidence on stage at the big Penn & Teller show, Matt performs in Chicago and dives deep into Penn's performing style while developing The Tricksters, tackling…
- A Three Hour Tour · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 1085Penn is back from touring the UK with Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe and now in L.A. where he discovered he hates workshops but loves vegan cream cheese. A new failure, airport…
- High Penn · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 1084Inspired by listener suggestions in a previous episode, Penn held a Zoom hangout and loose question and answer session with Patreon Members of the Congregation last month…
- Piff & Pop · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 1083In this bank episode recorded last month, Piff the Magic Dragon joins the show to reflect on the epic pre-tour performances of Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe at the Magic Castle. What…
- You From Jersey? · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 1082Penn's spine has inspired his performance, final rehearsals for Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe inspire a discussion on the pros and cons of theatricality in magic, how Bruce…
- Just Happy About Everything · 1 h 47 min · Season 2 Episode 1081Penn is joined by guest host Sarah Lowe as he remembers David Fair of Half Japanese through stories, memories, and music. Plus, the history of 50 Skidillion Watts of Power in the…
- It’s Amazing to See the Power of Kindness · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 1080Penn shares memories and reflects on the life, career, and immeasurable generosity of spirit of Juan Tamariz, plus the easiest book Penn has ever written, thoughts on Penn &…
- I Won’t Laugh at You for Being Stupid · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 1079Penn explores why he never got into politics, Matt saw the Backstreet Boys at the Sphere, zines, postcard club, and an inadvertent lollygag, the right way to eat pretzels and…
- Are You in the Right Window? · 1 h 9 min · Season 2 Episode 1078Penn's new pain relief comes with unexpected results, Matt visits an 88 year old magic festival and is also an improv god, Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe rehearsals roll on, how Penn…
- Distracted by Pain and a Sticky Microphone · 1 h 10 minPenn contemplates a sedan chair, Matt recounts an embarrassing moment with Olivia Newton-John and saw two very different Las Vegas magic shows, Penn should have gone to Hawaii to…
- If There’s One Thing That Defines the Pursuit of Happiness... · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 1076Penn gets a nice mention from The Flying Karamazov Brothers and continues to discover the unexpected joys of performing seated on a stool, Matt performs magic for different…
- Just Gravity and Age · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 1075Penn recaps his week of cancelled travel, adjusting to performing seated again, and TV star medical treatment. Plus, judging a book by its cover, stories of both Matt Donnelly…
- Rock Jumps Won’t Kill You Until One of Them Does · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 1074Penn hurt his back but it's nothing compared to jumping in high heeled cowboy boots, Matt headlines a comedy show with magic, chandelier girls, Penn goes from Lou Reed to Bob…
- You’re Asking if There’s an Adult? · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 1073Penn is busy rehearsing and preparing to travel the UK in a van with Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe, Penn and Matt have very different experiences with Stephen Colbert, foisting the…
- Oops, This Deck of Cards Really Is Shuffled! · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1072Penn is at his best when things don't go to plan, Matt follows the Penn Jillette school of thought on magic preparation - with results as expected live on stage, some new…
- Scorpions and Spiders · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 1071Matt has some fun ideas to surprise Penn, a brand new opener at the big Penn & Teller Show, Sean Connery went face to glass with an arachnid, Penn hits UK morning talk shows to…
- Triangular Triscuits and Other Snacks · 1 h 21 min · Season 2 Episode 1070Penn & Teller hit up Jimmy Fallon in the midst of the Knicks championship run and perform to sold out crowds in Toronto, Bob Dylan on growing older and Penn on the definition of…
- Carr Hagerman - Out Of The Blue · 1 h 45 min · Season 2 Episode 1069Penn's friend of more than 50 years, Carr Hagerman, shares his deeply personal story of being falsely accused. From the initial allegations and arrest, through a very public…
- You Don’t Add Cars to a Moving Train · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 1068Penn's search for more Spanish language learning leads to a world of undercover cops and fake family histories, a cleansing trip to McDonalds, the horse won the race, Zoom…
- A Y’all and a Wicked · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 1067Penn takes a new view on plastics, TV algorithm suggestions, Matt gets asked a confusing question following his show at The Magician's Room, thoughts on the most requested magic…
- I Can't Take It! · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 1066Searching for late night vegan food in Atlantic City, Penn's upcoming, new book, the saga of merch at Matt the Mind Noodler's magic shows, Penn's excited about a new music…
- Same As Downtown, Father · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1065Penn's experience as a dishwasher comes in handy with current events, Matt cruises around Alaska and reflects on his time as a cruise ship magician, a letter from a Member of the…
- Hollywood, Which Is Really Fort Lauderdale · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1064Penn visits Dr. Theater in Florida and has to take the long way home, a novel solution to Matt's resting grumpy face, a memorable interaction with a Member of the Congregation…
- What’s the French Word for Squirrel? · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 1063A dancing, foreign, audience volunteer attempts a Battle of Dreams, Penn & Teller's amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, Matt and Reddi Rich both have very different…
- Robert Corn-Revere - Created by Geniuses So It Can Be Run by Idiots · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 1062First Amendment attorney Bob Corn-Revere returns to the show for a wide ranging conversation on his work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, the Supreme…
- The Big Whoop · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 1061Jim Turner, Mark Fite, and Dave (Gruber) Allen (a.k.a. Big Bugs, Corky, and Gustav) from the cast of The Big Whoop join Penn and the gang for an in depth discussion on making the…
- And He Chooses To Go “Woo-Hoo!” · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 1060Penn buys a new car, rolling coal, more of Penn's thoughts on THC, movies on the plane, and lots more.
- Pretty Full Bucket · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 1059It's another milestone week as Penn, Matt, and Reddi are back in the studio for the first time since Penn's ankle injury and Penn is up on his feet and walking around. Physical…
- Medical Advice at the Oscars · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 1058A full recap of Penn’s trip to the Academy Awards complete with plenty of wheelchair awkwardness, Matt spent the week back on the road with the Jokers of Magic Tour and has some…
- Feathers Can Just Be On the Ground · 60 min · Season 2 Episode 1057Penn gets ready to head off to the Academy Awards, Matt gets ready to head back out on the road with the Jokers of Magic Tour, a very special 71st birthday tribute to Penn…
- Don't Worry · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 1056Penn and his wheelchair lost at the SAG Awards but still came back with lots of stories, filming Vegas in Northridge, David Copperfield announces his retirement on Penn's…
- I Can Stand Up to Pee Now! · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 1055It’s a big week as Penn is out of his cast and into a boot, and ready to head off to L.A. for awards shows and filming, Matt did some corporate improv training, walk around…
- But I Think It’s Just the Audience Mocking Me · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 1054Penn is still adjusting to life with a broken ankle and preparing to head off to Los Angeles for awards shows in a wheelchair, and Matt is returning to dry land and back…
- I Don’t Know If It’s a Good Idea, But I’m Doing It! · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 1053Penn is strapped into a wheelchair and back performing in the big Penn & Teller show, cigarette advertising campaigns that haven’t aged well, solving the problem of awkward phone…
- For Some Reason, Always Around · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 1052Penn is still recovering from his broken ankle, and Members of the Congregation are writing in to help him get higher. Plus, Matt’s back out to sea performing magic, Penn &…
- Euphoria Just Ain’t On the Horizon · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 1051Penn continues healing from his broken ankle with the… help(?) of new drugs, thoughts on Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis,” Matt prepares to return to cruise ship life and…
- Nine Screws and a Plate · 47 min · Season 1050 Episode 2Penn is recording from bed while he recovers from his broken ankle and Matt is snowed in dealing with weather cancellations on tour. But none of that can stop the Preaching Love!…
- See You Next Eye Surgery · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 1049Penn flew to Los Angeles for cataract surgery and is now glasses-free! Matt discovers The Language of the Dead, Reddi Rich vs. The Caveman, a New Year's Eve challenge from Spain…
- Mark Malkoff - Love Johnny Carson (part 2) · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1048The conversation continues with Mark Malkoff and his book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend. More banned guests, guest hosts…
- Mark Malkoff - Love Johnny Carson (part 1) · 1 h 16 min · Season 2 Episode 1047Author Mark Malkoff is on the show to talk his new book, Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend, and all things Johnny Carson. Penn…
- Better Than Nothing · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 1046A plan to re-rename the Kennedy Center, Penn gets humiliated, Matt becomes The Man of the Hour, another premiere of Marty Supreme, Matt tries his hand at youth soccer coaching…
- You’re Both Pretty · 1 h 27 min · Season 2 Episode 1045Penn headed to Los Angeles for the premiere of Marty Supreme and he’s got the stories to prove it. Five days off, office chair attire, the self-proclaimed biggest Penn & Teller…
- Fake Leather But Real Blood · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 1044Matt had an experience at customer service the last day of his cruise (but not the kind you think), Penn got dressed for the premiere of Marty Supreme in L.A., the future of The…
- The Preposition Trilogy · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 1043Jazz demon Mike Jones joins Penn, Matt, and Reddi via Zoom to talk his podcast, The Stereo Image (thestereoimage.com), and upcoming live trio recordings at Vic's Las Vegas on…
- Really Creepy, Really Useless, and Really Close · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 1042Penn recounts a surprising audience interaction re-reading his journal, new and old tricks for Piff and Pop's Magic Shoppe, Penn and Matt's thoughts on gambling, bits with Reddi…
