Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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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Every guest on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

825 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Billy Idol

   Billy Idol on the song that changed his life · Nov 2022

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   Bobby Moynihan

   Bobby Moynihan · 2 episodes

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   Boots Riley

   Boots Riley · 4 episodes

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   Brenton Wood

   Soul singer Brenton Wood · Aug 2023

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   Casey Wilson
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   Chris Gethard

   Comedian Chris Gethard on the time he got Diddy to play the UCB theater · 2 episodes

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   Claudia O'Doherty

   Claudia O'Doherty · May 2022

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   Corb Lund

   Singer-songwriter Corb Lund · Mar 2024

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   Corin Tucker

   Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker & Filmmaker Lance Bangs · 2 episodes

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    Craig Finn

    The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on the Song that Changed his Life · Aug 2023

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    Cristela Alonzo

    Cristela Alonzo & Stretch Armstrong · Feb 2017

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    Dave Holmes
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    Denzel Curry

    Denzel Curry · Jan 2025

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    Dev Hynes

    Dev Hynes of Blood Orange · Sep 2019

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    Devendra Banhart

    Devendra Banhart on the song that changed his life · Nov 2023

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    Ego Nwodim

    Ego Nwodim · Jun 2025

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    Emily Gordon
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    Esperanza Spalding
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    Freddie Gibbs

    Freddie Gibbs, Grammy nominated rapper · 2 episodes

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    Gilbert Gottfried

    Gilbert Gottfried and Maggie Betts · Oct 2017

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    Gillian Jacobs

    Gillian Jacobs & Jonathan Gold · Mar 2016

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    Glynn Turman

    Glynn Turman · 2 episodes

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    Griffin Dunne

    Remembering Joan Didion with Griffin Dunne · Jan 2022

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    Harvey Guillén
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    Herb Alpert

    Herb Alpert · Oct 2024

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    Jason Sudeikis

    Jason Sudeikis, Paul F. Tompkins & Sarah Vowell · Feb 2016

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    Jeff Hiller

    Jeff Hiller on 'Somebody Somewhere' · Jan 2025

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    Jinkx Monsoon

    Jinkx Monsoon · 2 episodes

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    Jo Firestone

    Jo Firestone on 'Good Timing,' 'Joe Pera Talks with You' and more · 2 episodes

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    Jonathan Majors

    Jonathan Majors · 2 episodes

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    Judith Light
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    Julio Torres

    Julio Torres on SNL, Los Espookys and more · 2 episodes

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    Justin Simien

    Justin Simien, creator of "Dear White People" · Aug 2019

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    Kamasi Washington

    Kamasi Washington · 2 episodes

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    NBA Hall Of Famer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · 2 episodes

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    Karyn Kusama

    Karyn Kusama, Director of "Destroyer" · Jan 2019

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    Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle MacLachlan · Aug 2020

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    Laurie Metcalf

    Laurie Metcalf · 3 episodes

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    Liz Phair

    Singer-Songwriter Liz Phair on her New Album "Soberish" · Jul 2021

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    Lucy Dacus

    Lucy Dacus · Mar 2025

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