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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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
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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
8 NOV

Food writer and chef J. Kenji López-Alt

J. Kenji López-Alt is a food writer and chef. He wrote the books The Food Lab and The Wok: Recipes and Techniques. The holidays are coming up – if you're looking for some new recipes to try, some of our favorites at Bullseye include López-Alt's roasted potatoes, chocolate chip cookies and standing prime rib. Making your own mayonnaise the López-Alt way only takes two minutes! A version of this interview originally aired in March of 2022. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

27 min
5 NOV

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic is the undisputed king of parody music. He's been recording music for over four decades and sold millions of records. Al just turned sixty-five, and we're celebrating with a look back at our conversation with the music icon! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

44 min
1 NOV

James Adomian

James Adomian is a comedian with a foot in two worlds. He's a stand-up comedian and impressionist who's performed on the Late Late Show, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many more. He's got a brand new stand-up special out now called James Adomian: Path of Most Resistance. He joins us to talk about the new special and even does a few impressions. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

37 min
29 OCT

DeMar DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan is a basketball player for the Sacramento Kings. He's a six time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist. DeRozan just released a memoir: Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm. He joins us to talk about some tough subjects covered in the book like his struggle with depression. He also gets into what it was like to be named dropped in one of the hottest songs of summer – Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Jesse Thorn

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Jesse is brilliant!

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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."