Penn & Teller: BS!

2003 • Showtime
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Episoade Sezonul 1 (13)

1 Talking to the Dead
24.01.03
A 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."
2 Alien Abduction
07.02.03
This 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.
3 Environmental Hysteria
18.04.03
Penn and 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.
4 Alternative Medicine
31.01.03
A 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.
5 Feng Shui/Bottled Water
07.03.03
Penn and 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.
6 Creationism
14.03.03
This episode features a look into a Georgia school board debate.
7 Ouija Boards/Near Death Experiences
11.04.03
There'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.
8 Sex, Sex, Sex
28.02.03
This show checks out penis and breast enlargement products, techniques and myths. Also aph-rodisiacs: do they work? Expect some graphic and jaw-dropping visuals.
9 Self Helpless
21.03.03
Motivational speakers, books, videos, relationship seminars, do they really help? We'll take a look. Also, the popular motivational activity of firewalking is debunked.
10 Eat This!
04.04.03
Penn and 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.
11 Second Hand Smoke/Baby Bullshit
21.02.03
We'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.
12 ESP
28.03.03
We'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.
13 End of the World
14.02.03
A 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.

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The Emmy® Nominated program fearlessly exposes dubious practices across America, Penn & Teller uncover the truth behind all kinds of so-called miracles. From anti-aging to talking to the dead, they tackle it all with their trademark wit and humor -- taking on the people who take Americans for a ride.

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