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.
Episodes
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Oct 8, 2025 • 1h 1min
You Did a Talking Horse Movie?
Penn was still sick this week, so he watched a ton of TV and had a surprising experience at the emergency room. Plus, Matt is back out performing magic at sea, Penn reminisces about playing an animated flea opposite Bobcat Goldthwait, how voice acting has changed, The Sopranos, and more.
Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 19min
Live at Scoopfest 2025
Penn, Matt, Goudeau, Reddi, Paul, and Jacob are back live at The Orleans for Scoopfest 2025! Recapping Penn's trips to the UK and Spain, Piff & Pop's Magic Shoppe is announced, getting lost, Canada t-shirts, dressing room portraits, a novel way to learn English, and lots more.
Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 11min
Program Prevention Department
In this bank episode recorded prior to Penn’s trip to England, Penn finally gets the chance to retell the story of Penn & Teller’s Phobophilia: The Love of Fear. Plus, Penn’s experiment against boredom, Lenny Bruce at The Palladium, Battle of Dreams outtakes, and lots more.
Sep 17, 2025 • 1h 19min
Why Make That Choice?
Penn wonders who’s at his house, a bummed out night in L.A., in depth thoughts on The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere, and lots more.
Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 28min
Paul Provenza - The Right to Die Old
Penn and Matt sit down in Los Angeles with good friend and filmmaker Paul Provenza for an in-depth chat on the 20th anniversary of The Aristocrats, the state of comedy today, remembering Gilbert Gottfried, and lots more.
Sep 3, 2025 • 48min
Fifty Years, Part Two
Part two of Penn and Matt’s conversation recorded live at the Magic Castle with Handsome Jack, Randy Pitchford, and Piff the Magic Dragon. A full breakdown of Penn & Teller's return to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the correct spelling of Shoppe, juggling yet more objects that were definitely not meant to be juggled, passing the hat, and lots more.
Aug 27, 2025 • 1h 12min
Fifty Years, Part One
Penn and Matt are joined live at the Magic Castle by special guests Handsome Jack, Randy Pitchford, and Piff the Magic Dragon for a full recap of Penn & Teller’s performance at Radio City Music Hall, including a surprise from Pilobolus, a backstage first in 50 years of performing, old hits vs. new hits, Piff’s experiences playing Radio City and the London Palladium, and lots more.
Aug 21, 2025 • 1h 12min
A Bucket of Darkness
Reddi Rich shares some conversations from his life that lead to a deeper and meaningful conversation with Penn and Matt on suicidal ideation, what it means to make permanent decisions based on temporary situations, and protecting people from themselves. Then it’s Oil Can time! Penn’s work life balance, Penn & Teller hiding in plain sight onstage, oil filled pedals and steam filled organs, and more.
Aug 13, 2025 • 1h 6min
Monkeyvision
Penn’s vision journey continues with a simian twist, Matt the Mind Noodler and Penn & Teller have very different experiences at Magic Live, Penn opens a time capsule, and lots more.
Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 14min
Better or Worse?
Penn has some big news that can only be shared one way. Plus, Penn & Teller at San Diego Comic Con, Matt's road trip to Arizona, Americans in Scotland, chess strategy, Penn as Houdini's time traveling brother, an interesting Cameo request, and lots more.
