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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   John David Washington

   John David Washington on Ballers, BlacKkKlansman and more · 2 episodes

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   Judy Chicago

   Judy Chicago · Jul 2026

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   Kate Beaton

   Graphic Novelist Kate Beaton · Jan 2023

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   Kulap Vilaysack

   Comedian Kulap Vilaysack on her 'Origin Story' · Jun 2019

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   Lauren Greenfield

   "The Kingmaker" filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on interviewing Imelda Marcos · Dec 2019

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   Meshell Ndegeocello

   Meshell Ndegeocello · 2 episodes

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   Michael R. Jackson

   Michael R. Jackson, creator of 'A Strange Loop' · Sep 2022

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   Rick Steves

   Rick Steves · Jun 2021

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   Russell Simmons

   Russell Simmons & Carl Wilson · Sep 2015

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    Sonia Manzano

    Sonia Manzano · 3 episodes

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    Tom Scott

    Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott · Oct 2022

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    Will Smith

    'Slow Horses' creator Will Smith · Oct 2025

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    Aaron Carnes

    Canonball: Writer Aaron Carnes on third-wave ska · Jun 2021

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    Aaron Freeman
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    Ahmed Gallab

    Ahmed Gallab from the band Sinkane · Jul 2019

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    Aidan Gillen
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    Airto Moreira
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    Akiva Schaffer

    Akiva Schaffer on 'The Naked Gun' reboot , The Lonely Island and more · Aug 2025

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    Al Jardine

    The Beach Boys' Al Jardine · Aug 2025

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    Alan Tudyk

    Alan Tudyk on the Craziest Day of His Entire Career · Feb 2022

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    Alexander Payne
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    Alonso Duralde

    A History of Queerness in Cinema with Alonso Duralde · Jun 2024

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    Alysa Nahmias

    'Cookie Queens' documentary filmmaker Alysa Nahmias · Sep 2026

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    American Football

    American Football · Sep 2026

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    Angelo Moore

    Fishbone's Angelo Moore & Chris Dowd · Aug 2025

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    Angie Stone

    Angie Stone · Sep 2023

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    Ani DiFranco

    Ani DiFranco · 2 episodes

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    Ann Dowd

    Ann Dowd · May 2021

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    Antonio Banderas

    Antonio Banderas · 3 episodes

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    Arooj Aftab

    Arooj Aftab · Aug 2025

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    Aviva Kempner

    Filmmaker Aviva Kempner · Jul 2019

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    Aya Cash

    Aya Cash on the song that changed her life · Dec 2022

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    Barbara Kruger

    Artist Barbara Kruger · Feb 2019

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    Barney Frank

    Barney Frank & Mission of Burma · Dec 2015

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    Ben Edlund

    The Tick creator Ben Edlund · May 2019

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    Ben Katchor

    Cartoonist Ben Katchor · Apr 2020

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    Ben Lindbergh

    Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, authors of 'The MVP Machine' · Jul 2019

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    Ben Vanstone

    'All Creatures Great And Small' showrunner Ben Vanstone · Feb 2021

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    Ben Vereen

    Ben Vereen · Jun 2026

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    Benjamin Nugent
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