Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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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The Bullseye Holiday Special with Jennifer Hudson, Judy Greer and more!

We're celebrating the holidays this week in a big, exciting way. It's the Bullseye Holiday Special! We've got Jennifer Hudson, Judy Greer, Zach Cherry, Tower of Power and Jesse's mom! So much holiday cheer it'll make you flip out. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

1 h 27 min
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Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom is a comedian and songwriter. She created and starred in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The spring of 2020 was a tough time for a lot of us. It took Bloom a few years to process all that, and now we have the result: Death, Let Me Do My Special on Netflix. Bloom joins us to talk about her special. We get into what it was like to see the world grieve the loss of his writing partner, Adam Schlesingler, so publicly. Plus, we talk about Bobi, a dog who lived to be over thirty years old! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

41 min
3 DÉC.

Ken Burns

Ken Burns is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. He's dedicated much of his life to covering the story of America through his works: The Civil War, Country Music, Jackie Robinson, just to name a few. His recent work ventures outside of The United States to record one of the greatest minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. Ken Burns comes to Bullseye to discuss the renaissance man, quilts, and so much more. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

37 min
26 NOV.

Tom Hanks

Come to the table and join us, as we celebrate "Hanksgiving." That's right, our guest this week is Tom Hanks! He joins the show to talk about the limits of charm, shares driving etiquette tips and his shift from comedy acting to working in drama. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

58 min
22 NOV.

Why MF DOOM's 'Operation: Doomsday' is one of the greatest albums of all time

Canonball is a segment that takes a closer look at albums that should be considered classics. This time, MC Skiz Fernando joins Bullseye to discuss the game changing album Operation: Doomsday by MF DOOM. Skiz just released a book that records the life and death of the hip-hop legend. It's called The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast. Skiz stops by to key us into the classic album, including songs like: "Tick Tick" and "Rhymes Like Dimes." Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

17 min
19 NOV.

Paul Williams

Paul Williams has lived an extraordinary life. He's a songwriter who's written songs performed by Three Dog Night, Tiny Tim, The Carpenters, and David Bowie. On the latest episode of Bullseye we get into it all: Falling out of airplanes. Dressing as an Orangutan from Planet of the Apes on Carson. The simple genius of Kermit the Frog's Rainbow Connection, which was surprisingly complicated to write. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

49 min
15 NOV.

Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson is a very talented actor and writer. She was just fifteen years old when she founded the fashion magazine Rookie, a smash success that is still beloved today. She returns to the show to talk about some of her new projects, what impacts social media has had on her career and how she dealt with the pressure of being called a wunderkind. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

31 min
12 NOV.

Connie Chung

Connie Chung is a TV legend. She is an Emmy-winning newscaster and interviewer, and the first Asian American to host a major network news show. She chronicles her life and career in her new book Connie: A Memoir. Connie joins Bullseye to talk all about her memoir, what she misses the most about reporting the news, and the wonder of the modern standing desk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

46 min

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Jesse is brilliant!

19 nov.

Linus the Golden

Jesse has remarkable guests, asks prescient questions. Jesse can make people I don’t even know be interesting and compelling. Bring more Oscar! Pretty Pipeliner (retired! 66)
The feeling of home

1 nov.

Matt Delbridge

For periods of my life, Bullseye has been the narration that grounds me. The interviews are beyond thoughtful and dive into authentic human experiences in a way that unlocks the invisible strings that connect us all to each other. The love of creating and the craft of living an inquisitive life is universal regardless of medium or aesthetic and Jesse takes the conversation there every time. Looking for a way to bring the listeners into the inner life of the subject. Sometimes it’s the most banal things that unlock insights but Jesse quietly steers the conversation to the fertile spaces that leave an impression. I am from the Bay Area originally and Jesse captures the intangible energy of that place. Whether it’s joy, heartbreak, or a shared passion, it all cooks together in a delicious and generous dish prepared for us all. Whenever I’m home sick, I find myself listening to Bullseye so I’m never too far from that feeling.
almost no women...STOP saying LIKE!

2 nov.

cmdm

i guess he hasn’t heard that women make up HALF the population...guess it would take up too much time to find ‘em...also, he can make comedians sound so boring and NOT FUNNY! wow…
Top notch!

2 oct.

radthomas

Jesse has such thoughtful and respectful conversations with amazing guests, and the best part, he lets us in on it! Thanks, Jesse.

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."