549: Penn Jillette | Presto!

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4.7 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2016

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Penn Jillette (@pennjillette) is the vocal half of comic magician duo Penn & Teller and author of Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales. The Cheat Sheet: The role of flow (or autopilot) in high-level performing. Why Penn & Teller are constantly pushed and driven to innovate. Why it's important to question the things we want to believe the most. How tough love should play into the creative process when you're collaborating with someone you respect. Does moderation deserve respect? And so much more... Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Avoid trips to the post office with Stamps.com -- The Art of Charm listeners get a postal scale and $55 of postage for free here! Whether you're a lady or a gent, you don't need to know what MicroModal fabric is to enjoy the comfort of MeUndies; you just need to wear them -- support this show (and yourself) with MeUndies here for 20% off! Hate grocery shopping but you love to cook? Blue Apron delivers recipes and farm fresh ingredients to you. As an Art of Charm listener, you get your first two meals free here! Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/penn-jillette-presto-episode-549/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0	I did not want to be rich. I did not want to be famous. I wanted to come up with weird ideas with
0:07.3	Teller and do them for an audience. I know people in Vegas for a fact. I know them personally whose
0:13.5	goal is to be famous. That goal is nonsense to me.
0:21.0	Welcome to the Art of Charm. I'm Jordan Harbinger. Today we're talking with Penn Gillette,
0:25.2	the talking half of Penn and Teller and one of the best shows in Vegas and some of the best
0:29.8	magicians and illusionists of our time. You should listen to this episode if you want an inside
0:34.4	look at a world-class performers creative process. The role of flow or autopilot in high-level
0:39.9	performances and why Penn and Teller are constantly pushed and driven to innovate to stay at the top
0:45.3	and continually push the envelope on what's considered truly great. Last but not least,
0:49.8	why it's important to question the things we actually want to believe the most. By the way,
0:54.2	this one is a little explicit because it's Penn. So be aware and enjoy this amazing episode
0:59.3	with Penn Gillette. And by the way, if you're new to the show, we'd love to send you some top
1:03.1	episodes and the AOC toolbox where we discuss things like body language, nonverbal communication,
1:08.1	persuasion, networking, negotiation, mentorship, and everything else we teach here at the Art of Charm.
1:13.5	In the US, just text charmed to 3-3-4-4. That's CHAR-MED-233-4-4-4. Everywhere else, go to theartofcharm.com.
1:22.7	Also at theartofcharm.com slash podcast, you can find the full show notes for this and all
1:26.6	previous episodes. All right, here's Penn Gillette. So thanks for doing this. I know we got some
1:33.8	mutual friends and Sam Harris and Michael Schermer who helped make this happen for us, which is great.
1:38.2	I am very thankful to have this coming on. I feel like I have to ask this first. I know I'm
1:42.8	going to regret asking this, but did you really drop your cock in a blow dryer? Yes, I did. It's
1:47.6	the greatest story I've ever told. And it's told in detail in my book, God knows. I tell my whole story
1:56.2	of dropping by cock in a blow dryer. But yes, I have. You know what I always say about atheism is if
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