Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
by NPR
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- 🇵🇭PH · Society & Culture#723K to 10K
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American Football
Sep 1, 2026
42m 21s
Geena Davis
Aug 28, 2026
47m 31s
Rakim
Aug 25, 2026
50m 40s
Dale Dickey on her Emmy nominated performance in 'Widow's Bay'
Aug 21, 2026
40m 58s
Stavros Halkias
Aug 18, 2026
40m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/1/26 |  American Football | We’re talking with Mike Kinsella and Steve Holmes of the emo band American Football. The band just released their fourth full length album, simply titled: American Football (LP4). Mike and Steve join us to chat about their early years playing music together in high school, how they eventually came to cut a record in college, and reveal what happened to the house pictured on the cover of their debut album.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 42m 21s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 |  Geena Davis | Geena Davis is a genuine legend in show business: Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, A League of Their Own and many more. For over two decades, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has gathered data on representation of not just women but of all marginalized groups and how they're being represented in entertainment media. She gets into her work with the institute, her acting career and how she almost became an Olympic archer. A version of this interview originally aired in May of 2016. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 47m 31s | ||||||
| 8/25/26 |  Rakim | Rakim changed the rap game forever. He’s one half of the groundbreaking hip-hop duo, Eric B. and Rakim. And a legendary solo rapper in his own right. Rakim joined us on the show back in 2023. That year marked 50 years of hip-hop. He talked with us about how he met Eric B, shared stories about his late friend and fellow emcee, Biz Markie and much more. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 50m 40s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 |  Dale Dickey on her Emmy nominated performance in 'Widow's Bay' | The character actor Dale Dickey has a career that spans nearly four decades and more than 150 roles. When she's on screen you know you're in for a treat. Dale's now in her mid-60's, and she's just been nominated for her first Emmy for her performance in Apple TV's Widow's Bay. She joins us on Bullseye to talk about the Emmy-nominated show. Plus, we get into the time she played Shrek... at various kids parties in the greater Los Angeles area. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 40m 58s | ||||||
| 8/18/26 |  Stavros Halkias | Comedian, podcaster and actor Stavros Halkias joins us on the latest episode! He chats with us about starring in the new Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony, when he discovered a passion for joke telling, his distinct look and much more!See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 40m 40s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 |  I Wish I Made That: Kurt Andersen, author of 'The Breakup' | I Wish I Made That is a segment where we invite some of our favorite creative folks to dive deep into a piece of culture. We are joined by writer Kurt Andersen. Andersen is a longtime writer and editor, as well as co-founder the magazine Spy and former host of the public radio show Studio 360. The thing he wished he had made? The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. The book chronicled the counterculture movement of the '60s. It did not make Kurt more of a hippie than he already was, but it did make him want to be a writer. Kurt's latest novel The Breakup will be out August 18th, pre-order now.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 15m 56s | ||||||
| 8/11/26 |  Isaiah Rashad | Isaiah Rashad, our guest, dropped his third album this past Spring. The record is called It’s Been Awful, and doesn’t take long into listening to it to tell that despite the obstacles life has dealt him – Isaiah’s thriving and maybe making his best work yet? Isaiah joins us to talk about the new album, his favorite Prince song, parenthood and much more!See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 8/9/26 |  Bonus: Bullseye's 'Put You On' with Derek Guy | Did you know that folks that support Bullseye directly get access to a bonus podcast? Put You On is the show where Jesse and a guest answer recommendation questions from our audience members on just about anything: books, movies, cooking! We've had people like Linda Holmes, Alonso Duralde and more. This month we were joined by Derek Guy – the famous Menswear Guy from social media. We're presenting a bit from that episode in the feed. You can listen to this full episode and see what we've been working on by clicking here. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 12m 42s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 |  Podcaster and writer Sean Clements on 'The Dink' | Sean Clements is a writer for the big and small screen. His latest project is a feature film called The Dink. It's a movie about pickleball starring Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson. The movie was inspired by some of Sean's experiences with the sport – which he was very skeptical about at first as a pretty serious tennis player. We also get into his work as co-host of the comedy podcast Hollywood Handbook and what it's like to make celebrities uncomfortable on that show. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 40m 02s | ||||||
| 8/4/26 |  Meshell Ndegeocello | Grammy-winning bassist, producer and singer Meshell Ndegeocello is back on Bullseye! Earlier this year she produced a tribute album dedicated to the late blues guitarist BB King. She joined us to chat about the new record, her early days playing with go-go band Rare Essence, why she loves being a band leader as a bass player, and much more.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 41m 11s | ||||||
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| 7/31/26 |  John Early and Kate Berlant | John Early and Kate Berlant have been performing as a comedy duo for over a decade now – their brand of comedy is a little surreal, a little unhinged and always laugh-at-loud funny. John and Kate joined us on the program a few years ago.They talked with Jesse about their comedy special Would It Kill You to Laugh?, how they balance their creative partnership with their independent work and why Kate should have eaten a tuna melt before sitting down to her NPR interview. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 41m 31s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 |  Rapper Jeezy | Rapper Jeezy helped bring trap music into the mainstream in the early 2000s alongside other pioneering rappers like T.I. and Gucci Mane. These days, Jeezy has his very own Las Vegas residency running throughout July and August at Planet Hollywood. When he joined us back in 2023, he’d just released a memoir called Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe. He chatted with us about the book, the first time he found his love of music, and much more.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 48m 43s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 |  David Wain | David Wain is a comedy legend. Alongside Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Ken Marino and many other heavy hitters, Wain co-founded The State, the massively influential comedy troupe responsible for Wet Hot American Summer. Wain returns to Bullseye to talk about his latest project: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. He talks about writing the screenplay which involved locking himself up with Marino – literally! Plus, how he got Jon Hamm to agree to make a cameo in the film. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 39m 22s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | artsculpture+4 | Judy Chicago | NPRThe Materiality of Judy Chicago | — | Judy Chicagoart+5 | — | 36m 11s | ||
| 7/17/26 | comedylive performance+3 | Guy Branum | NPRBe Fruitful | Silverlake, Los Angeles | Guy BranumJesse Thorn+5 | — | 25m 56s | ||
| 7/14/26 | game showcomedy+3 | Alex HorneGreg Davies | NPRTaskmaster | — | Taskmastercomedians+3 | — | 50m 47s | ||
| 7/10/26 | drag culturetheater+3 | Jinkx Monsoon | RuPaul’s Drag RaceNPR+1 | — | Jinkx Monsoondrag+3 | — | 44m 46s | ||
| 7/7/26 | politicspublic service+4 | Barney Frank | NPRFrank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage | Massachusetts | Barney Frankpolitics+4 | — | 34m 49s | ||
| 7/3/26 | filmviolence+4 | Michael Sarnoski | NPRThe Death of Robin Hood | Ireland | Robin HoodMichael Sarnoski+5 | — | 34m 01s | ||
| 6/30/26 | documentaryAmerican citizenship+3 | Craig Ferguson | Late Late ShowNPR+1 | — | Craig FergusonAmerican On Purpose+5 | — | 47m 04s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Broadwaymusicals+3 | Andrew Rannells | NPRThe Book of Mormon+1 | — | Andrew RannellsThe Book of Mormon+4 | — | 32m 52s | ||
| 6/23/26 | actingtelevision+3 | Allison Janney | CBSShowtime+7 | — | Allison JanneyThe West Wing+5 | — | 23m 20s | ||
| 6/19/26 | horror-comedywriting+4 | Katie Dippold | Apple TVNPR+2 | — | Katie DippoldWidow’s Bay+5 | — | 35m 15s | ||
| 6/16/26 |  Ben Vereen | Ben Vereen is an actor, dancer and singer – a classic triple threat. His work in theatre is legendary: Sweet Charity, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin and countless others. These days you can catch him on The Gray House on Prime Video. Ben joins us to talk about the themes the show shares with his previous work on Roots, and what's changed about his craft after decades of iconic work.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 40m 48s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Irish hip-hoppolitical music+3 | Mo CharaMóglaí Bap+2 | KneecapNPR+1 | — | KneecapIrish hip-hop+3 | — | 36m 33s | ||
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Chart history for Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Peaked at #72 in PH, currently #72 in PH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | — | #72 | #72 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.