Sinopsis
Bullseye from NPR is your curated guide to culture. Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. 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." (Formerly known as The Sound of Young America.)
Episodios
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Daryl Hall
04/02/2011 Duración: 31minDaryl Hall is a singer, songwriter and producer. He's best known as the lead singer and co-founder of Hall & Oates, who have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. His current project is a monthly web video series of his collaborations with other musicians, called "Live from Daryl's House".
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The Song That Changed My Life: Chuck Brown
02/02/2011 Duración: 03minChuck Brown is known as "The Godfather of Go-Go", a genre of very danceable funk music that he helped originate in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s. His newest release is a 3-disc set called "We Got This". He spoke to us about a song that changed his life.
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Mavis Staples
31/01/2011 Duración: 44minMavis Staples is a legendary R&B and gospel singer. She began singing as part of a family gospel group formed by her father called The Staple Singers. Her newest album, produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, is called You Are Not Alone.
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Comedy: Cream and Jordan Ranks America
28/01/2011 Duración: 06minFirst, "Ragtag", a sketch from LA-based comedy group Cream; then a monthly wrap-up of what's up and what's down with Jordan Morris for "Jordan Ranks America".
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Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of "Portlandia"
23/01/2011 Duración: 28minFred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are the stars of a new TV show on IFC called "Portlandia", an affectionate skewering of the young people's bohemian paradise that is Portland, Oregon.
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Comedy: Superego
18/01/2011 Duración: 04minHeartlines, the late night call-in request show — "turn on your heartlight and send out a heartline."
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David Rakoff
10/01/2011 Duración: 25minDavid Rakoff is an essayist, journalist, and a regular contributor to This American Life. His latest book is a collection of essays called Half Empty, on taking down optimism and championing pessimism.
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Comedy: Maria Bamford at Laugh Night
05/01/2011 Duración: 11minA standup set from one of our comedy heroes, Maria Bamford. Recorded at our last Laugh Night, a benefit for Art Share in Los Angeles.
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Lynda Barry
03/01/2011 Duración: 20minLynda Barry is a legend of alternative comics. Her strip Ernie Pook's Comeek earner her a reputation as sweet, funny and fearless. Her two most recent books are about how to create art and writing.
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Best Comedy of 2010
27/12/2010 Duración: 59minOur special highlighting the best comedy of the year, including Kyle Kinane, Paul F. Tompkins, Karen Kilgariff, Kasper Hauser, Hannibal Burress, The State, Nick Thune, Aziz Ansari, Mike Phirman and more.
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Holiday Special 2010
15/12/2010 Duración: 01h06minA holiday extravaganza! In addition to some of our favorite holiday songs, interviews from Ronnie Spector of legendary 60s girl group The Ronettes, Fred Schneider of The B-52s and The Superions, and The AV Club Holiday Gift Guide with Tasha Robinson and Kyle Ryan.
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Greg Fitzsimmons
03/12/2010 Duración: 27minGreg Fitzsimmons is a standup comedian. His memoir is Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons.
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Alex Blagg Jacks Your Strat
02/12/2010 Duración: 06minWeb guru Alex Blagg of ABajillionHits.biz jacks your strat with a powerblast of social media marketing know-how and online insight.
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Jordan Ranks America: November 2010
01/12/2010 Duración: 02minJordan Morris ranks America from the bottom to the top.