Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
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Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture. Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney's, which called it "the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world."
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Jul 11, 2011 • 40min
Simon Pegg
Filmmaker and actor Simon Pegg talks about nerds' epic climb up the social ladder — from schoolyard runts to mainstream successes. His new memoir is called Nerd Do Well.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 5, 2011 • 35min
Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport has an extensive list of credits as an actor, but he visits us to talk about his directorial debut. He took on the task of following the travails of his favorite hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest. His new documentary, Beats, Rhymes, and Life illustrates the storied history of Tribe and is in theaters in NYC and LA on July 8th.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 27, 2011 • 13min
Comedy: Prescott Tolk
Stand up comedy from Prescott Tolk, from our live show in Chicago earlier this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 25, 2011 • 23min
Weird Al Returns
When we last spoke to Weird Al, he was working on his top-secret new album. Now he's returned to talk about "Alpocalypse" and the process of parodying other artists.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 16, 2011 • 30min
Glenn O'Brien - The Style Guy
Glenn O'Brien is the author of How To Be A Man, and the Style Guy columnist for GQ. He also created and hosted TV Party, the seminal new wave television show, and edited Interview magazine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 10, 2011 • 31min
Rudolph Herzog
Writer and filmmaker Rudolph Herzog explores the jokes employed by the oppressed and the oppressors of Germany's Third Reich in his new book, Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler's Germany.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 6, 2011 • 30min
Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is a journalist, filmmaker and humorist who has written Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and has just published his newest book, The Psychopath Test.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 2, 2011 • 28min
Scot Armstrong
Scot Armstrong is a screenwriter and comedian who has co-written Old School, Road Trip, and Starsky and Hutch among others. His newest writing project was tackling The Hangover Part II with Todd Phillips.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 27, 2011 • 32min
Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, writer and actor. His new book is called This Is A Book.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 26, 2011 • 15min
AV Club Picks - May 2011
Our friends Nathan Rabin and Josh Modell from The AV Club drop by to expound upon their pop culture picks for right now, including The Lonely Island and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Season 5 on DVD.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
