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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Penn, Matt, and Reddi join members of the congregation on Zoom for another live Q&A! A possible love connection at the Penn & Teller show, ventriloquist conventions, points you agree with by people you don't, combatting procrastination, Matt contemplates taking up singing in Yorkshire, Penn remembers Richard Simmons, and more.…
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203 - Michael Jackson - Bad - Donnell Rawlings
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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!*** Following the colossal success of 1982’s Thriller, it took five years for Michael Jackson to release his highly anticipated follow-up, 1987’s Bad. He once again collaborated with producer Quincy Jones as he did for Thriller and 1979’s …
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Jandro is back on the show with bizarre Spanish movie titles and his recent experience as an award-winning film director. Plus, the gang all reminisce about the smallest crowds they’ve ever performed for, Penn looks back at making The Aristocrats, and more memories of Martin Mull.
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