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

My parents never had a drink of alcohol in their life.

Wow.

Nor have I. Wow.

Never a puff of marijuana.

This really sober, from the outside looking rather dour kind of Christian.

What's the word, patrician?

Is that the right word, right?

And so I was, you know, I was raised Christian and took it very seriously and read the Bible and said, you know, I just don't dig this.

I just thought it was immoral.

And I also thought it was... Can you break that down a little bit?

Because I've had my own experiences, so I'm curious how... The way women, the way different races, and the way humanity is treated in the Bible is offensive to me.

And anti-human.

I mean, once you... I don't know whether to quote the Bible or Bob Dylan, but God said to Abraham, kill me a son.

Abe said, man, you must be putting me on.

God said, no.

Abe said, what?

God said, you can do what you want, but the next time you see me coming, you better run.

I mean, the idea that some supposedly benevolent being would have someone...

kill their son in order to demonstrate their fealty is bothersome.

And it also didn't make sense.

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