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- S1 E1 - Talking to the DeadJanuary 23, 200326minA look into the practices of popular psychics of today reveals how those who claim to be in con-tact with the dead are actually performing an age-old trick called "cold reading."Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E2 - Alien AbductionFebruary 6, 200330minThis show features three days spent at a UFO convention and a visit to an alien abduction group therapy session. It also explores the psychological explanations, and the influences of pop culture, on the typical abduction story.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E3 - Environmental HysteriaApril 17, 200329minPenn & Teller explore the truth behind fears about global warming, air quality, water quality, acid rain, species extinction, and take a look at Greenpeace's activities.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E4 - Alternative MedicineJanuary 30, 200330minA look at chiropractic medicine, reflexology, magnet therapy, and a trip to an alternative medicine fair that ends in a "sting" operation at a crowded mall.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E5 - Feng Shui/Bottled WaterMarch 6, 200330minPenn & Teller put three Feng Shui home consultants to the test and feature a visit to a Feng Shui hairstylist. The craze of bottled water is a national obsession but tap water is usually safer for you, and often better tasting too. Using a hidden camera, we'll take a look at the obsession.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E6 - CreationismMarch 13, 200326minThis episode features a look into a Georgia school board debate.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E7 - Ouija Boards/Near Death ExperiencesApril 10, 200326minThere's a physiological explanation that debunks it all. We'll switch the letters around on the board and see how the "spirits" like that! The "tunnel of light" and what it really is when coupled with a look at the Oklahoma centrifuge study that created NDE-like results.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E8 - Sex, Sex, SexFebruary 27, 200330minThis show checks out penis and breast enlargement products, techniques and myths. Also aph-rodisiacs: do they work? Expect some graphic and jaw-dropping visuals.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E9 - Self HelplessMarch 20, 200330minMotivational speakers, books, videos, relationship seminars, do they really help? We'll take a look. Also, the popular motivational activity of firewalking is debunked.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E10 - Eat This!April 3, 200326minPenn & Teller will try to prove that many diet products and diet claims are complete nonsense. Also, a look at the obsession with products that claim to be healthier for you such as organic foods, fat free foods, etc.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E11 - Second Hand Smoke/Baby BullshitFebruary 20, 200330minWe'll go to a hearing in NYC, where the dangers of second-hand smoke, and legislating human behavior, is being hotly debated. A look at smart videos, teaching babies to read, the "Baby Whisperer," and the baby product in-dustry that preys on guilt-ridden parents.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E12 - ESPMarch 28, 200326minWe'll attend a class in "remote viewing," a form of ESP that is all the rage. We'll test the teacher and the students to reveal that the "hits" they get are so vague, it's all nonsense.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
- S1 E13 - End of the WorldFebruary 13, 200328minA look at people who claim that "The Sky is Falling". From Nostradamus and his misinterpreted quatrains, the "Left Behind" publishing phenomenon, to various crackpot rapture groups. Also featured: a survivalist who has converted 40 school buses into an elaborate underground com-pound that he and his friends will escape to when the bombs start dropping.Free trial of Paramount+ or buy
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- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Star PriceChip SelbyDavid WechterTim RoganTed SaadScott FirestoneR.L. ShontellKevin BarryScott SchaeferTom Greenhut
- Producers
- Star PriceMark Wolper
- Starring
- Penn JilletteTellerShera Pollins
- Studio
- Showtime
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