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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May 23, 2011 • 41min
Men of a Certain Age: Mike Royce and Ray Romano
Mike Royce and Ray Romano are the co-creators of the TNT comedic drama "Men of a Certain Age", which follows three friends through the struggles of middle age. They've previously worked together on the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond".Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 20, 2011 • 11min
Noz's Rap Picks, May 2011
Hip hop blogger Noz is back to talk about his favorite songs this month — listen up to hear about DJ Quik, Fat Trel, E-40 and more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 16, 2011 • 44min
Prodigy of Mobb Deep
Prodigy is a Grammy Award-winning rapper and member of the seminal hip-hop group Mobb Deep. His new autobiography is "My Infamous Life."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 10, 2011 • 29min
Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell is an author and humorist whose newest book, Unfriendly Fishes, is about the annexation of Hawaii.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 6, 2011 • 20min
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog is an acclaimed (and prolific) film writer and director, known for narrative films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God as well as documentaries like Grizzly Man. His newest release is a 3D film about the oldest known cave paintings, called The Cave of Forgotten Dreams.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 4, 2011 • 3min
Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, May 2011
Want to know what's good in the US of A this month? Jordan Morris has the scoop.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 2, 2011 • 35min
Phil Rosenthal
Phil Rosenthal is the creator of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran for nine seasons on US television. He's also the subject of a new documentary about the challenges of translating the show for a Russian audience.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 25, 2011 • 58min
Live in Chicago with Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, wrestler-comedian Colt Cabana, singer Robbie Fulks and standup comic Cameron Esposito join Jesse in this live show recorded at Chicago's Second City.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 15, 2011 • 14min
AV Club Picks: April 2011
We're joined by Keith Phipps, the AV Club's editor and Scott Tobias, the AV Club's film editor to discuss their pop culture picks for April 2011.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 13, 2011 • 20min
Das Racist
Das Racist is a Brooklyn hip hop trio known for tracks like "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" and "hahahaha jk?" They've referred to their particular approach to hip hop as "deconstructualist," combining humor, nonsequiturs, and culture theory. Their album Relax will be released later this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
