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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   Marc Summers

   Marc Summers on the Craziest Day of His Entire Career · Mar 2023

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   Elvis Mitchell

   Elvis Mitchell, of Montreal's Kevin Barnes and My Brother, My Brother and Me · Jun 2012

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   Armando Iannucci

   Armando Iannucci & Sharon Horgan · Oct 2016

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   Ron Carter

   Jazz legend Ron Carter · 2 episodes

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   Tony Gilroy

   Andor creator Tony Gilroy · Apr 2025

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   Christina Ricci

   Christina Ricci · 2 episodes

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   Patton Oswalt

   Patton Oswalt on the Craziest Day of his Entire Career · 3 episodes

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   James Acaster

   Comedian James Acaster · Sep 2022

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   Atsuko Okatsuka

   Atsuko Okatsuka · 2 episodes

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    Kate Berlant

    Kate Berlant and John Early · Jun 2022

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    Rosie Perez

    Rosie Perez · Nov 2019

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    Nicole Holofcener

    Oscar nominated filmmaker Nicole Holofcener · 3 episodes

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    Robert Eggers

    "The Lighthouse" Director Robert Eggers · Nov 2019

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    Bonnie Raitt

    Bonnie Raitt · 2 episodes

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    Sam Jay

    Sam Jay · Jul 2022

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    Mike O'Brien

    A.P. Bio creator Mike O'Brien · Apr 2019

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    Sam Richardson

    Sam Richardson · 3 episodes

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    Peter Dinklage

    Peter Dinklage · Mar 2024

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    Nicole Byer

    Nicole Byer · 2 episodes

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    Jennifer Hudson

    The Bullseye Holiday Special with Jennifer Hudson, Judy Greer and more! · Dec 2024

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    Hasan Minhaj

    Hasan Minhaj & Sharon Horgan · 2 episodes

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    Alan Ruck

    Alan Ruck on playing Connor Roy in HBO's Succession · May 2023

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    Danny Elfman

    Danny Elfman · Aug 2022

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    Robert Smigel

    Robert Smigel & Gillian Jacobs · May 2018

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    Richard Kind

    Richard Kind · Jul 2025

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    John Waters

    John Waters: I Wish I Made Pasolini's 'Salò' · 3 episodes

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    Christopher Lloyd

    Christopher Lloyd · 2 episodes

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    Serj Tankian

    System of a Down's Serj Tankian · Jul 2024

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    Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci · 2 episodes

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    George Wallace

    George Wallace · 2 episodes

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    Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins, Funk Legend · Sep 2020

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    Hari Kondabolu
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    Lewis Black

    Lewis Black & Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer · Aug 2013

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    John Leguizamo

    Actor and playwright John Leguizamo · 2 episodes

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    Giancarlo Esposito

    Giancarlo Esposito: Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad and Do The Right Thing · Jun 2020

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    Sarah Snook

    Sarah Snook on playing Shiv in HBO's "Succession" · 3 episodes

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    Chris Fairbanks
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    George Lopez

    George Lopez · Mar 2025

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    Andy Kindler
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    Barry Sonnenfeld

    Bonus: Bullseye Bests with Barry Sonnenfeld · 2 episodes

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