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 downlo ...
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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.
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Bill Maher rewrites the rules of podcasting the way he did in television in this series of one on one, hour long conversations with a wide variety of unexpected guests in the undisclosed location called Club Random. There’s a whole big world out there that isn’t about politics and Bill and his guests talk about all of it.
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The Pod 20, hosted by multi-award winning presenter, Graham Mack, is a weekly show featuring guest podcasters talking about their podcast, what they’ve been up to, what they’ve been listening to... and the top 20 podcasts according to Podcast Radio! Graham says, “The rocket that first took man to the moon didn’t launch until someone counted backwards for a bit.” Clever guy. The Podcast Radio chart is compiled using download information and listener recommendations (https://www.thepodcastradi ...
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194 - Lou Reed - Transformer with Penn Jillette
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** “Transformer” is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, which includes Lou Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, and pr…
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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!
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Video: Jordan Peterson | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Jordan Peterson returns to Club Random. Jordan and Bill Maher go deep on Jordan’s new online educational platform the Peterson Academy, health and pain, obesity and medication, diet and mental health, the limits of medicine, why preventative medicine isn’t more prevalent, the decline of the dull universities, what makes a great teacher, how the rec…
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195 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (The “Beano” Album”)
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers served as a rite of passage for guitar players who would go on to be a part of other major bands. Eric Clapton was one of those legendary members who passed through the band. Joe Bonamassa and Wayne Fe…
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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!
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Video: Henry Winkler | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Bill Maher and Henry Winkler on life from the Fonz to Barry to Henry’s recent memoir. Why Bill don’t write a memoir, Bill invites Henry to Vegas, but Henry wonders if his wife would approve, Israel, Gaza and the right to defend yourself vs. the human cost of war, longevity in show business, Henry's escape from being typecast as "The Fonz" and his a…
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196 - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era - 1965-1968 - Lenny Kaye & Morty Coyle
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Nuggets was a compilation of some of the earliest psychedelic and garage rock from the late 1960s. Before he joined Patti Smith as her guitarist, Lenny Kaye was a music critic in the New York scene and collected these Artyfacts from th…
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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.
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Video: Best of Club Random | Club Random with Bill Maher
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It's a special holiday look back at some of the BEST OF CLUB RANDOM, as we go allll the way back to the beginning of the show to highlight iconic guests and LOL moments, including some weird, wild stuff! Follow Club Random on IG: @ClubRandomPodcast Follow Bill on IG: @BillMaher Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're liste…
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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 & Telle…
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album “Murmur” contained the blueprint for much of what music would sound like in the coming years. Josh and this week’s guest, Adam Pally, discuss tracks like “Radio Free Europe” and “Talk About The Passion”, break…
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Video: Quentin Tarantino | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Quentin Tarantino is BACK for his second sit down with Bill Maher. They discuss Quentin’s pipe, how growing up exposed to '70s movies and TV shaped them, Bill’s love of Quentin’s awesome book, the evolution of cinema, Quentin critiques Deliverance, the difference between sophisticated movies and those designed for children, Tarantino's thoughts on …
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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?)
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198 - Little Walter - The Best Of Little Walter - James Adomian
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Best of Little Walter is a foundational piece of blues rock that inspired artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton. Little Walter revolutionized live harmonica playing (both in style and technologically). Com…
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199 - The Strokes - Is This It - Paul Scheer
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** The Strokes' first full-length album, Is This It, was a pivotal moment in the sound of guitar rock in a new millennium. Comedian & Actor Paul Scheer makes his debut on The 500 to talk about his connection to the New York-based band, th…
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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…
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Video: Terry Crews | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Bill Maher and Terry Crews on religion, extremism, Terry’s Hollywood journey, Terry being on the receiving of that famous Me Too moment, the aftermath, and the support from his wife, Terry’s strict Pentecostal upbringing that prohibited dancing, watching movies, or listening to secular music, Terry’s battle with a certain type of addiction and the …
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200 - AC/DC - Highway To Hell - Bill Burr
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Bill Burr makes his first appearance in over four years on The 500 to talk about who he considers to be the greatest rock band of all-time, AC/DC. One of their top albums that stands the test of time is Highway To Hell. Their sixth stu…
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Filming is wrapped on Season 11 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Penn, Matt, and Reddi Rich are back in studio! Food and drink orders as character traits, Olympics updates, TV and book recommendations, and Penn takes his dog for a walk and ends up meeting the neighbors.
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Video: Bobby Lee | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Bobby Lee and Bill Maher on comedic process, being terrified of repeating jokes in the same show, Bobby being shocked at the barbershop, the Hawk Tuah girl has zero idea of who Bill and Bobby are, Bobby’s youthful experimentation, Bobby’s favorite director and how Bill has seen none of his movies, Bobby’s past addictions, Bobby’s anxiety about tryi…
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201 - Nine Inch Nails - The Downard Spiral - Sean Patton
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Sean Patton’s first appearance on The 500 centers around what some consider Nine Inch Nails’ masterpiece, The Downward Spiral. The title foreshadowed what Trent Reznor’s life would become after the release of Nine Inch Nails’ second fu…
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Part 2 of Penn, Matt, and Reddi's hangout and Q&A with Patreon backers on Zoom. Record heat in Vegas, advice on taking up new careers and hobbies later in life, Penn's thoughts on street performing, hitchhiking and the loss of person to person contact, how Matt got hired on Fool Us, and lots more. Please note: this bank episode was recorded on July…
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Video: Haliey Welch | Club Random with Bill Maher
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Bill and Haliey Welch on the journey from Hawk Tuah to Haliey, Haliey’s wild ride, Bill gives Haliey advice about show business staying power, the similarities between Haliey’s rise and the Kardashians, how schools fail kids, Haliey’s love of country music, why Haliey was raised by her grandma, the differences between rural Tennessee and the rest o…
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202 -Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme - Wendy Liebman
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***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Simon & Garfunkel were a highly regarded folk act distinguished by their intuitive harmonies and Paul Simon's articulate songwriting. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is largely characterized by sharp contrasts from song to song. Com…
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