Penn & Teller would never lie to you. OK … that’s a lie. But what they do is more than that. Despite the title of their upcoming Discovery series (Penn & Teller: Tell A Lie, due in October), Penn & Teller are modern masters of deception.
For performance purposes, Adam reads the part of Teller on occasion.
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On stage, Teller, half of the magician team of Penn & Teller, rarely says a word. But now he’s talking, explaining how magicians harness scientific research on deception to trick audiences into falling for their illusions. And their work, in turn, makes them interesting to brain researchers.
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/05/147980272/teller-talks-magicians-use-science-to-trick-you
Marc sits down with the very vocal half of Penn and Teller, Penn Jillette. They discuss the importance of filth, circus freaks, street juggling, good parenting, and the overlap between Penn’s atheism and libertarianism. Plus, Marc envisions going off the grid.
http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_231_-_penn_jillette