Penn Jillette

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2,353 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 14 Jan

Penn Jillette’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I have a perfect relationship with my mother and father, both dead now, but a perfect relationship with them.

My sister, I had the most loving family you could have.

The church that I went to was wonderful, full of tremendous people.

The pastor that, when I was in youth group,

was a fabulous man.

Intelligent and kind and open.

And I just believe, maybe psychologically, I got so much love that I didn't have the craving.

You know what I mean?

Okay, I get that.

I think a lot of people find a great deal of comfort in God, in religion.

Sure.

And I never...

I never felt the need for that comfort.

I don't know how to say this in a way that isn't unpleasant.

I don't mean it unpleasant.

I just mean that throughout my life, the number of religious people who've treated me badly has been, you know, single digits.

And the number of believers who have treated me well have been thousands.

You know, I used to get a little angry.

You know, Hitchens and Dawkins and I would sit around and, you know...

Dawkins and Hitchens would whip out their death threats in their hate mail, like whipping out their dicks, you know?

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