

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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Aug 8, 2011 • 11min
Noz's Rap Picks August 2011
Our hip hop contributor Noz of the blog Cocaine Blunts joins us to talk about his favorite tracks of the moment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aug 8, 2011 • 20min
Tig Notaro
Tig Notaro is a veteran stand-up comedian who you might recognize from her Comedy Central special or perhaps her stint as "Officer Tig" on The Sarah Silverman Program. She's just released her debut comedy album, Good One, on Secretly Canadian Records.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aug 8, 2011 • 26min
Bob Mould
This week, guest host Dave Holmes talks to singer songwriter Bob Mould. Mould is one of the original members of seminal 1980s punk band Hüsker Dü, who's since struck out on his own with alternative rock band Sugar and his own solo projects. His new memoir, See A Little Light: The Trail Of Rage And Melody, goes deep into his past, exploring band politics, his sexuality and more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aug 3, 2011 • 1h 7min
MaxFunCon Special
A talk from On the Media's Brooke Gladstone, a conversation between John Hodgman and Toy Story 3's director Lee Unkrich, and comedy from Graham Clark, Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, Josie Long, and Jerry O'Hearn. It's all here from our third annual MaxFunCon, a gathering of creative people who wish to be more awesome.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 28, 2011 • 26min
Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza is a veteran stand up comic, but he's also ventured into documenting the world of comedy at large. He's collected interviews with comedians in his book Satiristas and explored the variations of a very dirty joke when directing the film The Aristocrats. He currently hosts Showtime's The Green Room, which seeks to re-create the feeling of being behind the scenes with some of the most celebrated comedians of our time. The show has just entered its second season.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 25, 2011 • 33min
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is an actor, director and comic — and perhaps best known as Larry David's best friend and manager Jeff Greene on the acclaimed HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show recently kicked off its eighth season.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 21, 2011 • 3min
Comedy: Jordan Ranks America July 2011
It's that time again - Jordan Morris spells it all out for us. From the bottom to the top, it's Jordan Ranks America.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 17, 2011 • 31min
Errol Morris
Errol Morris is an Academy Award-winning director who has documented a wide range of subjects, from warfare in The Fog of War to your everyday eccentrics in Vernon, Florida. His talks about his new film Tabloid, and the power of his non-confrontational interview style.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 15, 2011 • 12min
AV Club Picks July 2011
AV Club editors Kyle Ryan and Tasha Robinson join us to talk about their top picks in July's music, movies, and books.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jul 13, 2011 • 7min
Comedy: Jackie Kashian
Jackie Kashian is an LA-based stand up who hosts her own podcast, The Dork Forest. Here's her set from MaxFunCon 2011, a gathering of people who wish to be more awesome.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy