Penn Jillette

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

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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · Penn Jillette | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · 14 Jan 2026 podcast

Time, the perception of time slows down.

Absolutely.

Things go to black and white, and you get to a tunnel vision.

And, uh...

There's all sorts of examples of police officers when someone does this.

We always know the examples that go badly, but the examples that go well are more stunning of people that see this and are able to perceive in this amount of time that it's a wallet.

And don't shoot somebody.

There's all these studies that they're able to see stuff that is impossible to see.

Because time has slowed down.

I remember the first time on Letterman, we had a lot of experience doing live performance.

A lot of experience.

But I did not want to do television until I turned 30.

When I turned 30, we'd send that live in Letterman.

And I remember the first time on Letterman, I was scared to death of them.

Because I knew he was really good, but I wasn't sure that I liked what he was doing.

Hey, how you doing?

He shakes your hand.

And he asks if you want a cup of coffee, and then he goes and gets it.

So I was terrified, and he's so fast, and he's so funny.

And Dave, I still think, is the best at that form there's ever been.

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