Series from 2003
This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held bel…
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.
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.
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.
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 compound that he and his friends will escape to when the bombs start dropping.
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.
This show checks out penis and breast enlargement products, techniques and myths. Also aphrodisiacs: do they work? Expect some graphic and jaw-dropping visuals.
