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Ask Me Another

Penn Jillette: Fool Us Once

Ask Me Another

NPR

Comedy, Leisure, Society & Culture

4.55K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Ask Me Another is in Phoenix, Arizona with Penn Jillette! He pulls back the curtain on his distaste for magic and his working relationship with Teller. This episode originally aired on April 28, 2017.

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0:31.1

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0:32.4

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0:41.0

Hey. on NPR One or wherever you get your podcast. Hey, we recorded this episode with Penn Gillette in Phoenix, Arizona.

0:45.1

It was a great show, and you're going to hear Puzzle Guru Archung make a controversial call

0:50.7

that sent one contest in packing.

0:52.8

But keep listening at the end of the show to hear arts explanation of his decision.

0:59.0

Warning, this podcast uses some unsavory language.

1:03.0

Please be advised.

1:04.5

Hey, Jonathan.

1:05.3

Yeah.

1:05.6

We're on the road in Phoenix.

1:06.6

I know.

1:07.1

So you know what that means.

1:08.1

Yeah.

1:09.0

Time zone quiz.

1:10.4

Very exciting.

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