Where do I even begin.
Long standing “bad boys” of magic”
I’ve always been a fan of these two. I’m not a fan of libertarianism though but we’ll get to that.
Constantly challenging the establishment, breaking rules and upsetting peers, they are kinda punk about their approach.
Teller, previously a Latin and Greek teacher is easily the most intelligent magician out there and one of the best sleight of hand guys. The silence was developed early on in his career when he was performing frat houses. He found he could control the audience better. “you look stupid heckling a silent act”
Penn is the louder, more abrasive half. Do not let that fool you though. He is very astute.
One of the things I love about them is the irreverence. They clearly love and respect their art but are honest about it.
Penn has written 4 books as far as I know. I have started reading Sock. I don’t have an opinion yet.
They use magic, misdirection, trickery, legerdemain etc in a search for truth. Penn has rejected libertarianism and came under criticism (from, pretty much exclusively, libertarians) for doing so. He is an empiricist first. Gotta respect anyone who can reject an idea they were following when the evidence calls for it.
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