Bullseye
Latest Episodes
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Kurt Andersen, Chris Fairbanks and Ari Graynor
Released 08.28.12
Guest host Jordan Morris sits down with Kurt Andersen to talk about creative procrastination, why a new generation is happily digging into its parents record collection, and Andersen's new book True Believers.
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Black Dynamite, The Explorers Club and Rachel Dratch
Released 08.20.12
Black Dynamite's Michael Jai White and Carl Jones talk about their favorite blaxploitation films of the 70s.
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Bob Newhart and the Directors of Mr. Rogers & Me
Released 08.13.12
Jesse talks to Ben and Christopher Wagner about America’s most beloved broadcaster -- Mister Fred Rogers -- and they all hold back tears.
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Redd Kross and Matt Braunger
Released 08.06.12
Jordan Morris sits in for Jesse and talks to the influential punk band Redd Kross about their own influences -- from Deep Purple to Ziggy Stardust -- and then asks where they disappeared to for almost a decade.
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Michael Ian Black & Tom Bissell, author of Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation
Released 07.30.12
Michael Ian Black talks about his memoir: "You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations".
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RJ Smith profiles James Brown, comedy from Cameron Esposito
Released 07.24.12
James Brown wasn't just the Minister of the New New Heavy Super Funk and the Godfather of Soul. He was the hardest working man in show business, and a complex character to boot.
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Lisa Kudrow, Eric Andre and American Pickers' Danielle Colby
Released 07.16.12
Lisa Kudrow -- the “dumb” one from Friends -- talks about her career in brain science, and her current Showtime show Web Therapy.
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Robert Glasper and Pendleton Ward
Released 07.09.12
Robert Glasper transforms the 90s grunge hit Smells Like Teen Spirit into something surprisingly beautiful. Jesse talks to Pendleton Ward about his animated show Adventure Time.
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Mark Adams, Dave Hill, Jordan Ranks America
Released 07.02.12
Mark Adams – a magazine editor who had never even slept in a tent as an adult– treks through the Andes tracing the journey of Hiram Bingham.
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Elvis Mitchell, of Montreal's Kevin Barnes and My Brother, My Brother and Me
Released 06.26.12
Elvis Mitchell on how he made a career writing about movies, and why he was arrested on the Canadian border with Cuban cigars and 15 thousand in cash.
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Scott Aukerman, Mark Duplass, David Rees
Released 06.18.12
Mark Duplass is involved in half a dozen projects. But he isn't worried about spreading himself too thin.
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Ice-T, Greta Gerwig and Aaron Freeman
Released 06.11.12
In his new movie, Ice-T interviews Snoop, Rakim, and a bunch of other famous rappers. Plus, Ice reveals whether he wrote raps for Mr.
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Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers and Nico Muhly
Released 06.04.12
Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love to pen the novel “Why We Broke Up” -- the twist?
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Kurt Braunohler and Walter Mosley
Released 05.29.12
Comedian Kurt Braunohler explains his improvised anti-game show, where among other things, comedians are challenged to verbally shame puppies.
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R.A. Dickey, pitcher for the New York Mets
Released 05.22.12
Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey talks about fighting his way through 10 years as a marginal pro baseball player before giving himself over to the uncontrollable but devastating knuckleball.Then we travel back to the early 60s, on the streets of San Francisco, wh...
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Morgan Webb, Craig Finn
Released 05.14.12
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady talks about the unpredictable and emotional music of the punk band The Replacements, and how one their songs changed his life.
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Chris Gethard & Lawrence Weschler
Released 05.08.12
Jesse interviews comedian Chris Gethard about booking P. Diddy at a tiny theater in New York. Lawrence Weschler talks about why CGI faces will never look quite right, and why humans are addicted to narrative.
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Michael Ian Black and Tom Bissell
Released 05.01.12
Michael Ian Black talks about his memoir: "You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations".
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Tony Hale and Nicholas Stoller
Released 04.22.12
The actor Tony Hale talks about his early commercial work, his faith, and who to call when you need to learn a few new swear words ...
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Rachel Dratch and the creators of Eagleheart
Released 04.16.12
Comic actress Rachel Dratch walks into a bar, meets a guy and six months later she's pregnant. It's all in her new memoir.
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Jazz pianist Robert Glasper and animator Pendleton Ward
Released 04.09.12
An interview with jazz pianist Robert Glasper, who transforms the 90s grunge hit Smells Like Teen Spirit into something surprisingly beautiful.
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Bob Newhart and Benjamin and Christofer Wagner of "Mister Rogers and Me"
Released 04.03.12
Jesse talks to Benjamin and Christofer Wagner about America’s most beloved broadcaster --Mister Fred Rogers -- and they all hold back tears.
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Moshe Kasher, Lateef the Truthspeaker, and the directors of Undefeated
Released 03.26.12
The comedian Moshe Kasher talks about his amazing new memoir, rapper Lateef the Truthspeaker reveals how jazz scat changed his life, and Jesse talks to the directors of Undefeated -- it's a sports documentary, it won an Oscar, and Mike Pesca says it's bet...
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Swamp Dogg, John Mulaney, Comic Book Picks and Kasper Hauser
Released 03.20.12
Unsung soul maverick Swamp Dogg reflects on his long and storied recording career, with hits ranging from R&B, to psychedelic to country.
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Baratunde Thurston, Stuff You Should Know, Mark Frauenfelder
Released 03.13.12
Author and comedian Baratunde Thurston talks about how to be black, whether it's in high school at Sidwell Friends, in college at Harvard, or while working at The Onion.
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Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Andrew Noz and God on Noah
Released 03.06.12
Actor Jeffrey Tambor talks about his portrayal of Jesse's favorite television character -- Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show.
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Key & Peele, The AV Club and My Brother, My Brother and Me
Released 02.28.12
Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele talk about their comedy beginnings on MADtv; impersonating everyone from presidents, to weather men, to gang members on their new Comedy Central show; and a card game that Jordan Peele designed himself! Plus, Jes...
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David Wain, The AV Club, and Jordan Ranks America
Released 02.21.12
This week David Wain makes the successful leap from cultiest-of-cult comedy to the mainstream multiplex – and keeps things super funny.
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Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers, Nico Muhly, Mark Frauenfelder
Released 02.14.12
Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love to pen the novel “Why We Broke Up” -- the twist?
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Michael Rapaport, Werner Herzog, AV Club Recommendations, Kasper Hauser News
Released 02.06.12
Actor Michael Rapaport profiles his favorite hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest, and ends up documenting their deep-rooted friendships and conflicts.
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Tim and Eric, Roz Chast, Noz on Rap and God's Favorite Things
Released 01.31.12
Tim and Eric are known for the surreal and uncomfortable comedy in their sketch show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
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Jenna Fischer, Jack Handey, Video Game Picks and Kasper Hauser
Released 01.24.12
Jenna Fischer talks about her totally-made-up-sounding first acting gig in LA, auditioning for The Office, and what all the actors are doing on their computers when they're in the background of a shot.
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Aisha Tyler, David Hornsby, Jordan Ranks America, The AV Club
Released 01.17.12
Aisha Tyler funnels her childhood outsider-y experiences toward comedy and performance. She's on the animated FX show Archer.
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Chris Gethard, Lawrence Weschler, Andrew Noz and More
Released 01.10.12
Jesse interviews comedian Chris Gethard about booking P. Diddy at a tiny theater in New York. Lawrence Weschler talks about why CGI faces will never look quite right, and why humans are addicted to narrative.
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Mini Episode! Lawrence Weschler on The Museum of Jurassic Technolog
Released 01.09.12
In a supplement to this week's interview, Lawrence Weschler talks with Jesse about The Museum of Jurassic Technology.
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Downton Abbey, Chris Lilley, Dan Deacon, AV Club Picks
Released 01.03.12
The first episode of Bullseye! Jesse interviews the cast of Downton Abbey, a costume drama on PBS Masterpiece that is NOT BORING AT ALL.
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2011 Comedy Special
Released 12.22.11
Once a year the small staff here at The Sound of Young America compiles the best comedy we've heard from the past year. Our selections may not be poignant, they may not contribute to a broader understanding of our world, but hey, at least they're fu...
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Ed Levine from Serious Eats
Released 12.16.11
Ed Levine is the founder and editor of the blog Serious Eats, a forum for sharing "food enthusiasm." He's written regularly about NY food and the iconic American foods and their place in our society.
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Comedy: Rob Baedeker's CSA Box
Released 12.14.11
Our contributor Rob Baedeker's new kick is his organic farm, and he shares the letter from his CSA box with us.
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Food Writer Jonathan Gold
Released 12.11.11
Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold talks to us about how he manages the day to day eating, the best pastrami sandwich, overcoming food fears and more.
