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 mean, I'm a huge fan of Tiny Tim.

I think Tiny Tim's one of the most important artists.

Sun Ra.

Okay?

People who were deeply neurodiverse.

You put them in show business, in the arts, you've got beautiful, beautiful use of those people.

And I think with the case of Sun Ra, he put himself in the arts for that very reason.

One of the only people I've ever heard of who, when he was drafted into the army, just said, you know, you don't want me.

And they brought him in, and they said after a few days, you know, we really don't.

I've changed completely on this.

I would have answered that the government that governs least governs best.

I was a real libertarian.

And

Before the lockdown, I was obsessed with fairness.

I have lost all interest in fairness.

I don't think fairness matters at all.

I think kindness is what matters.

And I think if you have to trade in fairness for kindness, you can do that.

A practical example is any sort of government assistance.

Let's get student loans.

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