Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

A look into how People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (P.E.T.A.) plays on our compassion for other living things while laying a trap to turn the tables on us. It's enough to make a vegetarian eat meat!

Hucksters are tapping into our hysteria over our personal safety to make big bucks. We're being told that, in order to keep us safe, we need everything from anti-terrorism gas masks to paper toilet seat covers.

Romantic love-- a fantasy akin to believing in Santa Claus. Here's the truth: love is a chemical reaction and, like all drugs, it wears off after a while! We'll look into the myth of monogamy, and the industry that preys on those looking for love.

America spends $20 billion a year on drug enforcement, but the illegal drug industry is thriving. Should we even be waging this war, when alcohol is legal and pushed every night on network TV? By criminalizing drugs non-violent citizens become criminals.

Season 2. Dissecting the practice of recycling; its environmental impact.

Season 2. Examining the ongoing cultural-political war on "dirty" words.

From yoga to crystals and herbs, New Age crap is everywhere. We'll expose the bullshit of Tarot Cards and pursue an unbelievable orgasm while holding a tantric pretzel pose in Hawaii. Breathe deep... and repeat after me... Bullshit!

Season 2. Dissecting our quest for youth from Botox to plastic surgery.

Yes, even in death there is much to laugh about. But beware: the bullshit in life doesn't stop after you die. Your loved ones will have to endure the many scams of the funeral industry before they put you in the ground.

Alcoholics Anonymous has freed thousands from the grip of alcohol addiction. Bullshit! There's no proof that AA or any other 12-Step program is any more effective than going cold turkey. And there's a debate raging whether alcoholism is even a disease!

Did Noah build an ark big enough to hold all those animals? Did Moses part the Red Sea? Did Jesus even exist? We'll take on the most sacred of sacred cows to show that the Bible is about as factual as the National Enquirer.

Exercise schmexerise. It's genetics that determine your body type. Join us for a look into the bullshit that makes up the exercise industry, from sleazy salesmen using deceiving tactics to get you to buy a gym membership, to expensive supplements.

Hypnosis combines an element of truth with a generous helping of bullshit. We'll go under the "spell" to separate the truth from the lies. The bottom line: you never give up control, but you will give up your money to a smooth-talking hypnotist.