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 did.

Bob never slept rough.

I did.

Bob never worked a carnival.

I did.

And so, I was going around doing that.

It was just very romantic, you know?

And I can't use the word.

It's such a hard thing to talk about because if I use the word homeless, it's disrespectful because I had a home I could go to any time.

My parents would give me money.

Oddly, I lived out on the streets and called my mom and dad every day.

You know, I don't know how they did it.

I don't know how they did it, but they were so respectful of what I was to do.

And as I said, they were as far from liberal hip as you could be, but had that deep respect for me.

Wow.

You know, and love for me.

So I started street performing.

You know, I...

I wanted to live this romantic life.

And I was, at the time, a very good juggler.

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