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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Feb 28, 2011 • 50min
Weird Al Yankovic
Weird Al Yankovic is the undisputed king of parody music and the all-time bestselling accordionist. His new children's book is When I Grow Up. His new album is due this summer.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 16, 2011 • 59min
Live from SF Sketchfest
Comedy from Baron Vaughn and Kasper Hauser plus interviews with Bobcat Goldthwait and Steve Dildarian and music from John Vanderslice from our live show at the San Francisco Sketchfest comedy festival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 13, 2011 • 44min
A Thousand Clowns
Jesse's live conversation at the Cinefamily in Los Angeles with Barry Gordon, the then-15-year-old star of the film A Thousand Clowns. Released in 1965 and now out-of-print, A Thousand Clowns co-stars Jason Robards as Murray, a comedy writer who struggles to come to terms with growing up – something he must do if he wants to stop child protective services from taking away his adopted son Nick.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 10, 2011 • 29min
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett is best known as a talk show host who spoke with (and listened to) some of America's most celebrated entertainers. With a playful yet sophisticated wit, he hosted The Dick Cavett Show, which aired on ABC and on PBS from the late 60s to the early 80s. He currently writes an opinion blog for the New York Times. In his newest book, Talk Show, he tells some of his best stories about his time as an interviewer and host.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 7, 2011 • 42min
Bill Carter: The War for Late Night
Bill Carter is the author of two books about the politics and people of late night television, and a media reporter for the New York Times. His most recent book is The War for Late Night, a thoughtful and exciting behind-the-scenes look at the Sturm und Drang of the late night wars over Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and The Tonight Show.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
