Penn Jillette Juggles Magic, Movies and Writing

Michael Krasny

Feb 3, 2015 at

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Magician Penn Jillette has been the vocal half of duo Penn & Teller for more than 40 years. Jillette joins us to talk about his life as a magician, his new crowd-funded movie “Directors Cut” and his strong atheist and libertarian views.

More: SF Sketchfest presents a tribute to Penn & Teller on Feb. 3

Guests:

Penn Jillette, magician, juggler, actor and author

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