abstract
| - Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, or P&T:B.S!, is a Showtime program hosted by comedians and stage magicians Penn Jillette and Teller. In the footsteps of great men like Harry Houdini and The Amazing James Randi they go about debunking popular misconceptions, exposing liars (Motherfuckers) and faulty science (Bullshit). They do this by interviewing proponents of different views in the field they are debunking, adding facetious and mocking voice-overs to whichever side they disagree with and introducing the people who make money from it as assholes. As well, they occasionally throw in some decidedly unscientific experiments, or point out official policies, rules, and methodologies of various organizations that blow holes in what those organizations preach. Both Penn and Teller are radical libertarians and they never fail to use the show to advocate their viewpoint, however they freely admit their own personal bias and insist that the viewer is to make their own decision based on the information presented.
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