Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
NPR
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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Apr 10, 2011 • 6min
Comedy: The Remington County Folk Festival and Electronics Expo with SuperEgo
SuperEgo presents a few words from our current sponsor: The Remington County Folk Festival (and Electronics Expo...?).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 7, 2011 • 30min
John Darnielle
John Darnielle began making music as the frontman of folk rock band The Mountain Goats in 1991. The band subsequently has gained a cult following and Darnielle has been hailed as one of rock's best lyricists. The Mountain Goats' newest release is All Eternals Deck.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 4, 2011 • 25min
Carl Newman
Carl Newman is the main songwriter and vocalist of indie rock band The New Pornographers, and also performs as a solo act under the moniker A.C. Newman. The New Pornographers' most recent release is the album "Together".Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 25, 2011 • 44min
Dan Charnas
Dan Charnas, a former record company executive, radio host and journalist has authored a history of the business side of hip-hop called The Big Payback.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 22, 2011 • 13min
Noz's Rap Picks
Noz, of the hip-hop blog Cocaine Blunts, shares some of his favorite new tracks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 20, 2011 • 4min
Comedy: Craig Rowin
Craig Rowin has a proposition for all you millionaires out there.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 10, 2011 • 59min
Greg Mottola
Greg Mottola is the director behind Superbad and Adventureland, and has also directed episodes of Arrested Development and Undeclared. His new film Paul is out March 18th, and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 8, 2011 • 41min
Bill Hader
Bill Hader is an actor and cast member on Saturday Night Live, where he's been known for his great impressions as well as beloved recurring characters like Stefon and Vinny Vedecci. He's also been in several of the most successful comedies of the past few years, including Superbad, Tropic Thunder and Knocked Up. You can see him in a new alien-comedy movie with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost called Paul.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 6, 2011 • 5min
Phil Collins: The Song That Changed My Life
Phil Collins chose She Loves You by The Beatles as the song that changed his life for our ongoing series.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2011 • 49min
Scott Thompson
An actor and comedian best known for his work in the Canadian sketch group The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson recently released his first graphic novel based on one of his characters, Danny Husk.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
