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."

  • Why MF Doom's 'Operation: Doomsday' is one of the greatest albums of all time

  • Paul Williams

  • Tavi Gevinson

  • Connie Chung

  • Food writer and chef J. Kenji López-Alt

  • "Weird Al" Yankovic

  • James Adomian

  • DeMar DeRozan

  • The Bullseye Halloween Spooktacular: R.L. Stine, Andy Daly, and Elvira

  • Music producer Nicolay on the Prince song that changed his life

  • Rapper MAVI on his latest album 'Shadowbox'

  • Jordan Morris

  • Barry Sonnenfeld

  • Remembering Sérgio Mendes

  • Herb Alpert

  • André 3000

  • Small talk with Jessica St. Clair and Casey Wilson

  • Eve

  • Wendy and Lisa

  • The history of the Bronx with writer Ian Frazier

  • Tyrese Gibson

  • Cartoonist Lynda Barry

  • Jon Hamm

  • ScarLip

  • John Cena

  • Chef René Redzepi on the dish he wishes he made

  • Common & Pete Rock

  • Dan Aykroyd

  • Jazz and soul vocalist Bilal

  • Megan Stalter

  • Paul Scheer – Live at LAist

  • Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington and Syd Butler

  • System of a Down's Serj Tankian

  • Molly Gordon

  • Comedian Ms. Pat

  • Tanya Tucker

  • Kaitlin Olson

  • Choreographer Twyla Tharp

  • Michael Stipe

  • Ray Suarez on his new book 'We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century'

  • Walton Goggins

  • A History of Queerness in Cinema with Alonso Duralde

  • Maya Erskine

  • Remembering Steve Albini

  • Shonda Rhimes

  • Richard Thompson

  • Billy Dee Williams

  • Primer: What is Japanese City Pop?

  • Ed Ruscha

  • Tig Notaro

  • Miranda July

  • Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker

  • Lisa Ann Walter on the craziest day of her career

  • Cole Escola

  • Isabella Rossellini

  • Raffi

  • Actor & Director Steve Buscemi

  • DJ Quik

  • Video game creator Keita Takahashi

  • Alison Brie

  • Paula Pell

  • Jazz musician Shabaka Hutchings

  • R&B singer SiR on his latest record 'Heavy'

  • Jenny Slate

  • John Malkovich

  • Hey, What's Your Job?

  • Peter Dinklage

  • Kali Reis

  • Bill Bradley

  • Against Me's Laura Jane Grace

  • Bob Edwards

  • Singer-songwriter Corb Lund

  • Photographer Catherine Opie

  • Why Biz Markie embodied hip-hop

  • Seth Meyers

  • Chloë Sevigny

  • Meshell Ndegeocello

  • Cartoonist Bill Griffith on "Nancy" and "Zippy the Pinhead"

  • Dolph Lundgren

  • Bob Mortimer

  • Trace Lysette

  • Jo Firestone on 'Good Timing,' 'Joe Pera Talks with You' and more

  • Prodigy of Mobb Deep

  • Cory Doctorow on "The Internet Con"

  • Craig Robinson

  • Benny Safdie

  • Paul Dooley

  • Sonia Manzano

  • Remembering Norman Lear

  • 2023's End of Year Stand-Up Comedy Spectacular!

  • Bullseye's Holiday Special 2023: Lil Rel Howery, Henry Selick and more

  • Patrick Stewart

  • Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan

  • Steven Wright

  • Steven Universe's Rebecca Sugar

  • Nile Rodgers

  • Devendra Banhart on the song that changed his life

  • Comedian George Wallace

  • Jillian and Mariko Tamaki

  • Daniel Clowes

  • Will Oldham, aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy, on the song that changed his life

  • Jack Handey

  • Fashion Designer Carla Fernández

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

  • Soul singer Bettye LaVette

  • Ira Glass

  • Blues legend Bobby Rush on the song that changed his life

  • Bob Odenkirk on his new children's book, 'Zilot & Other Important Rhymes'

  • Joe Maddon, World Series winning baseball manager

  • Maria Bamford on her new memoir "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult"

  • All-Star Pitcher Sean Doolittle

  • Sam Richardson

  • Benny the Butcher

  • Master P

  • Bun B

  • Angie Stone

  • CHIKA

  • Jeezy

  • Saba

  • Rakim

  • John Wilson of 'How To' on the movie he wishes he'd made

  • Soul singer Brenton Wood

  • David Byrne

  • The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on the Song that Changed his Life

  • Johnny Knoxville

  • Remembering Paul Reubens

  • Smokey Robinson

  • Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler

  • Boots Riley

  • 'This Fool' creator and star Chris Estrada

  • Christine Baranski

  • Kool & the Gang's Robert "Kool" Bell

  • Khalid

  • Nick Kroll talks Human Resources, Big Mouth and more

  • Podcast 'Think Twice' and the complicated legacy of Michael Jackson

  • Ann-Margret

  • Legendary fashion designer, Dapper Dan

  • Jon Hamm

  • Ana Fabrega, co-creator of 'Los Espookys'

  • Tony Shalhoub on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Monk and more

  • Tre'vell Anderson on 'We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film'

  • Michaela Watkins on You Hurt My Feelings, SNL and more

  • Eric Andre

  • Hua Hsu on his Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Stay True

  • Pianist and Cosmic Jazz Legend, Lonnie Liston Smith

  • Mary Steenburgen

  • Bridget Everett talks "Somebody Somewhere"

  • Stanley Tucci

  • Alan Ruck on playing Connor Roy in HBO's Succession

  • Shonda Rhimes

  • Rapper G Perico

  • John Cale

  • Dominique Fishback on 'Swarm'

  • Elijah Wood

  • Dougie Poole on the song that changed his life

  • Delroy Lindo

  • Robin Thede Talks "A Black Lady Sketch Show"

  • Sarah Snook on playing Shiv in HBO's "Succession"

  • Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka

  • Anna Deavere Smith

  • Marc Summers on the Craziest Day of His Entire Career

  • Marc Maron

  • Margaret Cho on the Craziest Day of Her Entire Career

  • Cheech Marin

  • Christina Ricci

  • Eugene Levy

  • Little Brother

  • 'Party Down' co-creators, Rob Thomas and John Enbom

  • Bonnie Raitt

  • Jonathan Majors

  • Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins

  • Director Jason Woliner on 'Paul T. Goldman' and 'Borat' Sequel

  • Todd Rundgren on the song that changed his life

  • Michael Showalter on 'Spoiler Alert,' 'Wet Hot American Summer' and more

  • Remembering David Crosby

  • Remembering Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters

  • Rapper Mavi on his new album "Laughing So Hard It Hurts"

  • John Larroquette

  • Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez on 40 years of 'Love and Rockets' comics

  • Graphic Novelist Kate Beaton

  • Tom Hanks

  • Filmmaker Mark Cousins on the The Story of Film: A New Generation

  • Kumail Nanjiani on 'Welcome to Chippendales' and more

  • Buddy Guy on "The Song That Changed My Life"

  • Julio Torres on SNL, Los Espookys and more

  • Bay Area Rap Legend, E-40

  • Lesley Manville from 'The Crown,' 'Another Year,' and more

  • Bullseye's 2022 Holiday Special: Rob Halford, Micky Dolenz, Sy Smith and more

  • 2022's End of Year Stand-Up Comedy Spectacular!

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Rainn Wilson

  • Charlotte Nicdao of Mythic Quest

  • Aya Cash on the song that changed her life

  • Vanessa Ramos on Netflix's 'Blockbuster'

  • I Wish I Made That: Guy Branum on "Lady Bird"

  • Violinist, singer and songwriter Sudan Archives

  • Shea Serrano

  • NBA Hall Of Famer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • Bashir Salahuddin on Sherman's Showcase and South Side

  • Bruce McCulloch

  • Billy Idol on the song that changed his life

  • "Weird Al" Yankovic

  • The Bullseye Halloween Spectacular: R.L. Stine, Monét X Change and Ana Fabrega

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Lil' Mike and Funny Bone

  • Steve-O

  • Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott

  • John David Washington on Ballers, BlacKkKlansman and more

  • Hua Hsu on his new book 'Stay True'

  • Bonnie Raitt

  • Michael R. Jackson, creator of 'A Strange Loop'

  • Billy Eichner on writing and starring in Bros

  • 'This Fool' star and creator Chris Estrada

  • Bobby Moynihan

  • Loudon Wainwright

  • Christine Baranski

  • Cristin Milioti

  • Comedian James Acaster

  • Bonnie Hunt

  • Adam Conover on 'The G Word' and 'Adam Ruins Everything'

  • Danny Elfman

  • Patton Oswalt on the Craziest Day of his Entire Career

  • Christina Ricci

  • Nicole Byer

  • Matt Berry

  • 'Bob's Burgers' creator Loren Bouchard

  • D'Arcy Carden

  • Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham

  • John Turturro on Do The Right Thing, Gloria Bell and More

  • Stranger Things' David Harbour on the Craziest Day of His Entire Career

  • Isabella Rossellini

  • Dianna E. Anderson on exploring non-binary identity

  • Howard Bryant on baseball legend Rickey Henderson

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Lisa Loeb

  • Sam Jay

  • Joel Kim Booster on stand up, growing up adopted and more

  • Elizabeth Ito, creator of City of Ghosts

  • Kate Berlant and John Early

  • Robin Thede on 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'

  • Why Nicolas Cage is one of the most fascinating actors working today

  • Mandy Moore

  • Ryan O'Connell on Netflix's 'Special'

  • Bill Hader on 'Barry,' 'SNL' and more

  • Dan Charnas on his new book 'Dilla Time'

  • Adam Scott

  • Claudia O'Doherty

  • Michael Stipe

  • Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

  • Three Busy Debras

  • Remembering Gilbert Gottfried

  • Legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter

  • Alan Alda

  • Paul Feig on "Minx," "Welcome to Flatch" and making gin

  • Molly Shannon

  • Courtney B. Vance

  • Chloë Sevigny

  • Ben Schwartz on playing Sonic the Hedgehog, Jean-Ralphio and more

  • Actor and playwright John Leguizamo

  • Chuck Klosterman

  • Author Mary Roach on 'Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law'

  • Steven Van Zandt

  • Amy Schumer

  • Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt

  • Nick Kroll

  • Jeff Weiss on the life and death of Drakeo the Ruler

  • Greg Daniels on 'The Simpsons,' 'King of The Hill,' 'Space Force' and more

  • K-Pop singer Eric Nam on the John Legend song that changed his life

  • Brian Cox

  • Remembering Syl Johnson

  • Alana Haim

  • Remembering Betty Davis

  • Christopher Walken

  • Alan Tudyk on the Craziest Day of His Entire Career

  • Big Boi & Sleepy Brown

  • Charlie Day

  • Kristen Bell

  • John Bradley

  • Remembering Louie Anderson

  • I Wish I Made That: John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats

  • W. Kamau Bell on 'We Need to Talk About Cosby'

  • Edi Patterson of The Righteous Gemstones

  • Alfred Molina

  • Remembering Joan Didion with Griffin Dunne

  • Glynn Turman

  • Winston Duke

  • John Cameron Mitchell

  • Sarah Snook

  • Benedict Cumberbatch

  • 2021's End of Year Comedy Special

  • Bullseye's 2021 Holiday Spectacular: Ronnie Spector, Sy Smith and Jane Lynch

  • Yeardley Smith on the Craziest Day of her Entire Career

  • Maxo Kream

  • Hiam Abbass on Gaza mon Amour, Succession and more

  • Director Mike Mills

  • Joe Pera of "Joe Pera Talks With You"

  • Paul Reubens

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Aimee Mann

  • Drew Magary, author of 'The Night The Lights Went Out'

  • They Might Be Giants

  • Sébastien Lifshitz, director of 'Little Girl'

  • Dam-Funk on the Giorgio Moroder song that changed his life

  • Susan Orlean, author of 'On Animals'

  • Tamron Hall

  • Jo Firestone on 'Good Timing,' 'Joe Pera Talks with You' and more

  • The Bullseye Halloween Spectacular: Jamie Lee Curtis, Elvira and Harvey Guillén

  • John Carpenter

  • Sonia Manzano on playing "Sesame Street's" Maria and creating "Alma's Way"

  • Mac McCaughan: Superchunk, solo records, Merge Records

  • Photographer Gusmano Cesaretti, and graffiti artist Chaz Bojórquez

  • Mark Mothersbaugh: The Craziest Day of My Entire Career

  • G Perico

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Buddy Guy

  • Jessica St. Clair and Dan O'Brien

  • I Wish I'd Made That: Nick Offerman

  • Remembering Michael K. Williams

  • David Byrne

  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

  • Rostam on the Paul Simon song that changed his life

  • Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham

  • Uzo Aduba: In Treatment, Orange is the New Black and more

  • Bonus: Remembering Zumbi, of Zion I

  • Sam Richardson

  • Aidy Bryant on Shrill, Saturday Night Live, and more

  • Jonathan Majors

  • Alice Waters, chef and activist

  • Kamasi Washington

  • Busy Philipps

  • Tom Scharpling

  • Andrew McCarthy

  • Singer-Songwriter Liz Phair on her New Album "Soberish"

  • Remembering Gift of Gab

  • Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

  • John Waters: I Wish I Made Pasolini's 'Salò'

  • Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger

  • Wendy and Lisa

  • Canonball: Writer Aaron Carnes on third-wave ska

  • NBA Hall Of Famer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • Will Forte: MacGruber, SNL and more

  • Antonio Banderas on "Pain and Glory," "Mambo Kings" and more

  • Ryan O'Connell on Netflix's 'Special'

  • City of Ghosts creator Elizabeth Ito

  • Comedian Chris Gethard on the time he got Diddy to play the UCB theater

  • Rick Steves

  • Desus Nice and The Kid Mero

  • Writer and Cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt

  • That time writer Jonathan Ames broke his nose in a boxing match

  • Sons of Kemet's Shabaka Hutchings

  • Jason Schreier on the rise and fall of gaming's biggest studios

  • Ann Dowd

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Doc Severinsen

  • Archivist and filmmaker Rick Prelinger

  • William Jackson Harper

  • Documentary Filmmaker Ric Burns

  • Director Raoul Peck

  • Remembering Jessica Walter

  • Nicole Byer

  • David Mitchell and Robert Webb

  • Killer Mike

  • Adam McKay

  • Jon King of Gang of Four

  • Christopher Lloyd

  • Riz Ahmed

  • Kim Deal of The Breeders

  • Delroy Lindo, star of 'Da 5 Bloods'

  • Poet Nikki Giovanni

  • E-40, rap legend

  • Kathryn Hahn

  • Comedian Kate Willett on the Craziest Day of her Entire Career

  • Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart: Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea and more

  • Terrace Martin

  • Errol Morris

  • Christian Jacobs of The Aquabats

  • Holly Hunter

  • Justin and Dr. Sydnee McElroy of the Sawbones podcast

  • Actor Steven Yeun: Walking Dead, Burning and more

  • 'All Creatures Great And Small' showrunner Ben Vanstone

  • Ted Danson

  • John Wilson of "How to with John Wilson"

  • Fran Lebowitz

  • Natalie Palamides, creator and star of "Nate: A One Man Show"

  • Isiah Whitlock Jr.

  • Robert Glasper, Grammy-winning R&B artist

  • Freddie Gibbs, Grammy nominated rapper

  • Michael Ian Black

  • Glynn Turman: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, marrying Aretha Franklin and more

  • End of Year 2020 Comedy Special

  • Why Bjork's "Post" is one of the greatest albums of all time

  • Dick Van Dyke

  • Bullseye's 2020 Holiday Spectacular!

  • Cartoonist and Author Adrian Tomine

  • Roman Mars of 99% Invisible

  • Phil Elverum of The Microphones, Mount Eerie

  • Ani DiFranco

  • Carrie Coon on 'The Leftovers,' 'Fargo' and 'The Nest'

  • David Cross

  • David Letterman

  • A$AP Ferg

  • Rob Halford of Judas Priest

  • Against Me's Laura Jane Grace on her new album, Stay Alive

  • Cristin Milioti On 'Palm Springs,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' '30 Rock' And More

  • Boo! It's our Bullseye Halloween Special! Elvira Mistress, Andy Daly And More!

  • Electronic musician, Tom Fec of Tobacco and Black Moth Super Rainbow

  • Padma Lakshmi: spices, Top Chef, and Taste the Nation

  • Comedian Kyle Kinane

  • Actor Richard Jenkins on 'Kajillionaire' and 'The Last Shift'

  • Author Hari Kunzru on his latest book, 'Red Pill'

  • Comedian Eddie Pepitone

  • Happy 100th birthday, Roger Angell

  • Catherine O'Hara, star of Schitt's Creek

  • Noah Hawley, creator of TV's 'Fargo'

  • Musician Frank Turner

  • Bonus: Simon Rich reads from 'Hits & Misses'

  • Pavement's Stephen Malkmus

  • Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, PEN15 creators and stars

  • The Isley Brothers' Ernie Isley

  • Bootsy Collins, Funk Legend

  • Author Jeff VanderMeer

  • Alex Winter on reviving "Bill & Ted" and returning to acting

  • Why "Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D" is one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • Kyle MacLachlan

  • The Life and Work of Ruth Asawa

  • Comedian Ramy Youssef On Emmy-nominated 'Ramy'

  • Sports writer and "Stealing Home" author Eric Nusbaum

  • Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro League Baseball Museum

  • Remembering Carl Reiner

  • 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino

  • Julia Sweeney on "SNL," "Work in Progress," "Shrill"

  • Director Kelly Reichardt on her new film, First Cow

  • Katori Hall, playwright and creator of "P-Valley"

  • Norm Lewis on "Da 5 Bloods," Broadway and more!

  • Sarah Snook on playing Shiv in HBO's "Succession"

  • Matt Berry on "What We Do in the Shadows," "Toast of London" and more

  • Hardcore Punk band Trash Talk

  • Rose Byrne on "Irresistible," "Bridesmaids" and more

  • Mary Randolph Carter on "The Joy of Junk"

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda on "Freestyle Love Supreme," "Hamilton" and more

  • Cartoonist & Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang

  • Rob McElhenney: Always Sunny, Mythic Quest, more!

  • Indigo Girls

  • Giancarlo Esposito: Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad and Do The Right Thing

  • Daveed Diggs: Hamilton, Clipping, Blindspotting and more

  • Doug Jones: The Craziest Day of My Career

  • Elisabeth Moss

  • Remembering Coyle and Sharpe, groundbreaking comedy duo

  • Tina Fey and Robert Carlock

  • Adult Swim's 'Three Busy Debras'

  • Comedian Eugene Mirman

  • Comedian Nikki Glaser

  • Christoph Waltz

  • Remembering Bill Withers

  • Cartoonist Ben Katchor

  • Ed Helms

  • ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons

  • Alan Yang on Tigertail, Master of None and more

  • Producer and DJ Cut Chemist on the song that changed his life

  • NBA All-Star Metta World Peace

  • Comedian Tom Papa

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor

  • Boots Riley: The Coup, Sorry to Bother You, and more

  • David Simon

  • Jason Segel

  • Annette Bening

  • Will Forte

  • Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter

  • Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

  • Cartoonist Lynda Barry, MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow

  • Maria Bamford

  • Zach Woods, from 'Silicon Valley,' 'The Office,' 'Avenue 5' and more

  • Ben Schwartz on playing Sonic the Hedgehog, Jean-Ralphio, and more

  • Huey Lewis on the song that changed his life

  • Steve Buscemi

  • Remembering Jim Lehrer

  • Randy Newman: legendary songwriter, Oscar nominee, more

  • Joe Pera of "Joe Pera Talks With You"

  • Director Greta Gerwig on 'Little Women'

  • Bonus: Remembering Monty Python's Terry Jones

  • Susan Orlean, author of "The Library Book"

  • Tony Shalhoub

  • Choreographer Twyla Tharp talks dancing, aging, stirs the pot

  • Rob Huebel, Star of Medical Police

  • In Fabric's Marianne Jean-Baptiste

  • Tanya Tucker: Country legend, Grammy nominee

  • Remembering cartoonist Gahan Wilson

  • Remembering Caroll Spinney, the voice and spirit of Big Bird

  • End of Year Stand-Up Comedy Special 2019!

  • Holiday Special! Feat. the Monkees' Micky Dolenz, McElroy Brothers and more!

  • "The Kingmaker" filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on interviewing Imelda Marcos

  • Rebecca Sugar

  • Kathryn Hahn

  • Watchmen's Tim Blake Nelson

  • Chef Alice Waters

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda

  • Tim Heidecker: The Craziest Day of My Career

  • Rosie Perez

  • Will and Grace's Megan Mullally

  • Forest Whitaker

  • Antonio Banderas

  • "The Lighthouse" Director Robert Eggers

  • Soprano Renée Fleming

  • Comedian Josh Gondelman

  • NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez

  • Satirist and director Chris Morris on "The Day Shall Come"

  • The Righteous Gemstones' Edi Patterson

  • John Leguizamo

  • Clipping's Daveed Diggs: noise rap, Hamilton & Sesame Street

  • Taylor McFerrin

  • Peter Sarsgaard

  • Tobacco

  • Freddie Gibbs

  • Comedian and writer Joel Kim Booster

  • Dev Hynes of Blood Orange

  • Comedian Matt Braunger

  • Jay Leno

  • Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch

  • David Oyelowo, from 'Don't Let Go,' 'Selma,' and more

  • I Wish I'd Made That: Nick Offerman

  • Julio Torres on 'My Favorite Shapes,' 'SNL,' and 'Los Espookys'

  • Justin Simien, creator of "Dear White People"

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and 'Gilmore Girls'

  • The Egyptian Lover, hip-hop pioneer

  • Eugene Levy from "Schitt's Creek," "American Pie" and more

  • Psychedelic bedroom pop musician Cuco

  • Jeff Goldblum

  • Lesley Manville from 'Mum,' 'Another Year,' and more

  • E-40, Bay Area rap legend

  • Filmmaker Aviva Kempner

  • Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, authors of 'The MVP Machine'

  • Chuck Klosterman

  • Author and journalist Jeff Chang

  • Comic and actor J.B. Smoove

  • Ahmed Gallab from the band Sinkane

  • Tales of the City's Garcia

  • Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle

  • Edie Falco

  • Linda Holmes, pop culture critic and author of 'Evvie Drake Starts Over'

  • Joe Talbot, director of 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'

  • Filmmaker and actor Sara Driver

  • H. Jon Benjamin

  • Wallace Shawn

  • Filmmaker and writer John Waters

  • Comedian Kulap Vilaysack on her 'Origin Story'

  • Game of Thrones' John Bradley

  • Kathe Kollwitz, a founding member of feminist art collective The Guerilla Girls

  • Veep's Timothy Simons looks back on seven years of Jonah Ryan

  • The Last Poets

  • Tuca & Bertie Creator Lisa Hanawalt

  • The Tick creator Ben Edlund

  • Saturday Night Live's Paula Pell

  • David Crosby

  • Wanda Sykes

  • Cartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty on "MacDoodle Street" and more

  • A.P. Bio creator Mike O'Brien

  • Open Mike Eagle

  • Laurie Metcalf

  • Was 1999 the Best Movie Year Ever?

  • Avantdale Bowling Club

  • Mike Leigh

  • Apollo 11 Director Todd Douglas Miller

  • Khalid

  • Pavement's Stephen Malkmus on the song that changed his life

  • PEN15's Maya Erskine & Anna Konkle

  • Norsemen creators Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen

  • John Turturro

  • Comic and Daily Show Correspondent Roy Wood Jr.

  • Bill Hader on Barry, Saturday Night Live and more

  • Jena Friedman, comedian & host of Adult Swim's Soft Focus

  • Actor Stephen Root on Barry, Office Space and more

  • Bonus: Katie Nguyen & Roseblood Live!

  • Simpsons writer, Fast food reviewer Bill Oakley

  • Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker & Filmmaker Lance Bangs

  • Oscar nominated filmmaker Nicole Holofcener

  • Director Debra Granik of "Leave No Trace" and "Winter's Bone"

  • Artist Barbara Kruger

  • Composer and Producer Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Childish Gambino)

  • Adam McKay on Vice, Second City and more

  • Killer Mike on his new show Trigger Warning, Run the Jewels and more

  • John David Washington of "BlacKkKlansman" and "Ballers"

  • Tituss Burgess of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

  • Carol Kane from "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

  • Jez Butterworth

  • Tony Shalhoub of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and more

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz

  • Elvis Costello

  • Karyn Kusama, Director of "Destroyer"

  • Chris and Bridey Elliott on "Clara's Ghost"

  • Hasan Minhaj & Sharon Horgan

  • End of year stand-up comedy special 2018!

  • Bullseye Holiday Specatcular! Monkees, McElroys and more!

  • Jason Mitchell & Karina Longworth

  • Remembering Ricky Jay

  • Billy Eichner & Ali Wong

  • Tim Blake Nelson & Mary Randolph Carter

  • Maura Tierney & Michael Kupperman

  • Kamasi Washington & Simon Rich

  • Steven Yeun & Sawbones

  • Eric Idle & Blood Orange's Dev Hynes

  • Susan Orlean & Gregory Porter

  • Sarah Jessica Parker & Chris Gethard

  • Tenacious D & José James

  • Swamp Dogg & Joel Kim Booster

  • Nicole Holofcener & Lodge 49

  • Amy Sedaris & Paul Reiser

  • Boz Scaggs and Maeve Higgins

  • Guy Branum & Emily Lordi

  • W Kamau Bell & Mike Pesca

  • Megan Mullally & Tracee Ellis Ross

  • Jonathan Gold & Beth Ditto

  • Randy Newman

  • Debra Granik & Johan Miranda

  • Bo Burnham and Won't You Be My Neighbor's Morgan Neville

  • Heat Rocks Special! Jay Smooth, Meshell Ndegeocello, & Vernon Reid

  • Bonus! Bubble's Jordan Morris & Nick Adams

  • George Clinton & Cristela Alonzo

  • Boots Riley

  • Alia Shawkat & Mackenzie Crook

  • Pamela Adlon & James Acaster

  • Metta World Peace & Cut Chemist

  • H. Jon Benjamin & Sara Driver

  • Geena Davis & Jack Handey

  • Robert Smigel & Gillian Jacobs

  • Neko Case & Thao Nguyen

  • Roy Wood Jr. & Peter Serafinowicz

  • Special: The Wire!

  • Edie Falco and Hunter Pence

  • Eugene Levy, Kay Cannon & Alexander Payne

  • Andrew W.K. & Bill Hader

  • Padma Lakshmi & Laurie Kilmartin

  • Forest Whitaker & Armando Iannucci

  • Rachel Bloom & One Day at a Time

  • David Oyelowo & Heather Graham

  • The Breeders' Kim Deal & Raoul Peck

  • Laurie Metcalf, Kristen Anderson Lopez & Robert Lopez

  • David Wain & Belle and Sebastian

  • "Corporate" & Mimi Pond

  • The Big Sick, Allison Janney & Michel Gondry

  • Another Period & The Egyptian Lover

  • Rian Johnson & The Go! Team

  • Errol Morris & Tune-Yards

  • Terry Crews, Jessica St. Clair & Lennon Parham

  • End of Year Comedy Special!

  • The Bullseye Holiday Spectacular!

  • Judd Apatow & Romesh Ranganathan

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  • Margaret Cho & Lisa Hanawalt

  • Greta Gerwig & Pixar's Lee Unkrich

  • Bonus! Heat Rocks: Anil Dash on Prince's 1999

  • Amy Sedaris & Paul Reiser

  • John Hodgman & Tig Notaro

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  • Halloween Special with Elvira, Andy Daly & more!

  • Gilbert Gottfried and Maggie Betts

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  • Ani DiFranco & Game of Thrones' Aidan Gillen

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  • Bonus: Tavi Gevinson

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  • Chris Gethard, George Saunders, & DJ Jazzy Jeff

  • Werner Herzog & Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum

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  • Guy Branum

  • Baseball Special with Tabitha Soren & Sean Doolittle

  • My Brother, My Brother and Me & Gina Prince-Bythewood

  • Paul Shaffer, Javaka Steptoe & Louis Theroux

  • Sam Richardson & Syd of The Internet

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  • Desus & Mero, Walter Murch

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  • Bullseye's Judge John Hodgman Special

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  • End of year best comedy special

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  • Sarah Jessica Parker & Dwayne Kennedy

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  • Willem Dafoe, Paul Schrader & David Crosby

  • Patton Oswalt & Fresh Off The Boat

  • Norman Lear & Riz Ahmed

  • Armando Iannucci & Sharon Horgan

  • Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher, Jeff Garlin

  • Kaitlin Olson and Jeff Chang

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  • Nick Kroll and John Mulaney & Airto Moreira

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  • Lynda Barry & Pop Culture Happy Hour

  • Nikki Glaser and Dave Holmes

  • Chuck Klosterman & W. Kamau Bell

  • Keegan-Michael Key & Tituss Burgess

  • Danny McBride & Miroslav Vitous

  • Aparna Nancherla & Clams Casino

  • Mary Roach & William Bell

  • Lisa Hanawalt & Wyatt Cenac

  • Rachel Bloom & Esperanza Spalding

  • John C. Reilly & Shamir

  • Rashida Jones, Ramiro Gomez & Lawrence Weschler

  • Joe Bataan & Ali Wong

  • DJ Quik

  • Maria Bamford & Wanda Sykes

  • Margaret Cho & Whit Stillman

  • Geena Davis & Louis CK

  • Mike Judge & Sharon Horgan

  • Nick Hornby & Luis Guzmán

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  • Thao Nguyen & Lance Bangs

  • Bob Odenkirk & Rickey Vincent

  • Dick Van Dyke

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  • Gillian Jacobs & Jonathan Gold

  • Jason Sudeikis, Paul F. Tompkins & Sarah Vowell

  • Dwayne Kennedy & Noel Fielding

  • Todd Glass & Raffi

  • Ray Suarez & Dan Deacon

  • Roger Angell & Aya Cash

  • Joel Hodgson & Dr Robert Hicks

  • Kaitlin Olson & Jeff Chang

  • Neko Case & Herb Alpert

  • Best Comedy of 2015 Special

  • Barney Frank & Mission of Burma

  • Rob Halford & Ronnie Spector

  • David Cross, Tavi Gevinson & Pharoahe Monch

  • John Cleese & Dee Dee Penny

  • Live with William H. Macy, Brian Huskey & Matt Walsh

  • Allison Janney & Ishmael Butler

  • Ethan Hawke & Michaela Watkins

  • Margaret Atwood and Matt Braunger

  • Elvis Costello & Elizabeth Banks

  • Brad Bird & Ernie Isley

  • Tig Notaro & John Darnielle

  • Constance Wu & Ron Nyswaner

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  • Bill Withers & Joe Randazzo

  • Jesse Eisenberg & Brian Regan

  • Andy Daly & Jean Grae

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor & Allison Jones

  • 'Playing House' Creators & Hari Kondabolu

  • Keegan-Michael Key & Tituss Burgess

  • Wet Hot American Summer's David Wain & Michael Showalter

  • What Happened, Miss Simone? & Oliver Wang

  • Shamir & Pete Rock

  • Judy Greer & Ishmael Butler

  • Penelope Spheeris & Bhi Bhiman

  • Spike Lee & the Creators of 'High Maintenance'

  • Rene Russo & Dan Gilroy of 'Nightcrawler'

  • John Oliver & Larry Wilmore

  • Judy Greer & Richard Ayoade

  • Best Comedy of 2013 Special

  • Mel Brooks & Aimee Mann

  • 2013 Holiday Special

  • Jack Black and Bun B

  • Henry Bushkin Talks Johnny Carson

  • Big Boi and Catherine O'Hara

  • Brett Gurewitz and Jimmy Pardo

  • Tom Bissell and Greg Sestero Talk About "The Room"

  • Bill Hader, June Diane Raphael and The Internet

  • Elizabeth Gilbert, Gillian Jacobs and Fred Armisen

  • Bill Withers

  • Nick Offerman and The Birthday Boys

  • Nicole Holofcener, Jane Espenson, Brad Bell

  • Junot Diaz and Carrie Fisher

  • Stephen Merchant, Co-creator of The Office

  • Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

  • The Influence Of Bob And Ray With David Pollock

  • Jon Mooallem & Elmore Leonard

  • Prodigy of Mobb Deep

  • Lewis Black & Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer

  • Kumail Nanjiani & Lake Bell

  • Fred Willard & David Gordon Green

  • Comedy group Kasper Hauser & David Rakoff

  • Rick Moranis and Booker T. Jones

  • Nathan Rabin and Benjamin Nugent, author of American Nerd

  • The Directors of "Doin' It In The Park" and Mary Roach

  • Lemmy and Jackson Publick

  • Paul Feig and Ophira Eisenberg

  • Charlie Wilson from The Gap Band

  • "Weird Al" Yankovic and Geoffrey Nunberg

  • Christopher Guest & Dan Kennedy

  • Nile Rodgers

  • Mel Brooks and The Source Family

  • Huey Lewis and Phone Phreaking with Phil Lapsley

  • Simon Amstell and Brian K. Vaughan

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Armando Iannucci and Billy Bragg

  • Shane Carruth (Upstream Color) and Rodney Ascher (Room 237)

  • Big Boi from OutKast and Catherine O'Hara

  • Lily Tomlin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Davy Rothbart

  • NBC's Must See TV with Warren Littlefield, former NBC executive

  • Simon Rich and Bill Burr

  • Moshe Kasher and Lateef the Truthspeaker

  • Aisha Tyler and Bilal

  • Andrew Rannells, Jim Lehrer, Thao Nguyen

  • Boots Riley, Roman Mars and Steve Agee – Recorded at SF Sketchfest!

  • Maria Bamford and George Saunders

  • W. Kamau Bell, Mike Birbiglia and Eleni Mandell

  • Nick Kroll and Billy Eichner

  • Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman and H. Jon Benjamin

  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Errol Morris and Craig Finn

  • Aimee Mann & Seth Godin

  • The 2012 Comedy Special

  • Bonus Episode! Dick Cavett and Dave Hill at MaxFunCon East

  • Holiday Special with Jonathan Coulton, John Roderick & The Polyphonic Spree

  • Dolly Parton & Judd Apatow

  • Simon Amstell, Brian K Vaughn & Jordan Ranks America

  • RJ Smith profiles James Brown, comedy from Cameron Esposito

  • Tavi Gevinson, Retta & Michael Ian Black

  • Writer Fran Lebowitz

  • Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

  • Ice-T, Greta Gerwig and Aaron Freeman

  • Key & Peele, Pop Culture Quandaries with My Brother, My Brother and Me

  • Vijay Iyer, Demetri Martin & Dave Hill

  • Liam Lynch and Geoff Nunberg on the "A-word"

  • Syl Johnson, Gillian Flynn and Matt Berninger from The National

  • Rob Delaney, Nellie McKay and Jordan Ranks America

  • Wayne White, Antibalas, Brent Weinbach

  • R.A. Dickey, pitcher for the New York Mets

  • W. Kamau Bell, Mike Birbiglia, Eleni Mandell

  • Kurt Andersen, Chris Fairbanks and Ari Graynor

  • Black Dynamite, The Explorers Club and Rachel Dratch

  • Bob Newhart and the Directors of Mr. Rogers & Me

  • Redd Kross and Matt Braunger

  • Michael Ian Black & Tom Bissell, author of Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation

  • RJ Smith profiles James Brown, comedy from Cameron Esposito

  • Lisa Kudrow, Eric Andre and American Pickers' Danielle Colby

  • Robert Glasper and Pendleton Ward

  • Mark Adams, Dave Hill, Jordan Ranks America

  • Elvis Mitchell, of Montreal's Kevin Barnes and My Brother, My Brother and Me

  • Scott Aukerman, Mark Duplass, David Rees

  • Ice-T, Greta Gerwig and Aaron Freeman

  • Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers and Nico Muhly

  • Kurt Braunohler and Walter Mosley

  • R.A. Dickey, pitcher for the New York Mets

  • Benedict Cumberbatch, Morgan Webb, Craig Finn

  • Chris Gethard & Lawrence Weschler

  • Michael Ian Black and Tom Bissell

  • Tony Hale and Nicholas Stoller

  • Rachel Dratch and the creators of Eagleheart

  • Jazz pianist Robert Glasper and animator Pendleton Ward

  • Bob Newhart and Benjamin and Christofer Wagner of "Mister Rogers and Me"

  • Moshe Kasher, Lateef the Truthspeaker, and the directors of Undefeated

  • Swamp Dogg, John Mulaney, Comic Book Picks and Kasper Hauser

  • Baratunde Thurston, Stuff You Should Know, Mark Frauenfelder

  • Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Andrew Noz and God on Noah

  • Key & Peele, The AV Club and My Brother, My Brother and Me

  • David Wain, The AV Club, and Jordan Ranks America

  • Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers, Nico Muhly, Mark Frauenfelder

  • Michael Rapaport, Werner Herzog, AV Club Recommendations, Kasper Hauser News

  • Tim and Eric, Roz Chast, Noz on Rap and God's Favorite Things

  • Jenna Fischer, Jack Handey, Video Game Picks and Kasper Hauser

  • Aisha Tyler, David Hornsby, Jordan Ranks America, The AV Club

  • Mini Episode! Lawrence Weschler on The Museum of Jurassic Technolog

  • Chris Gethard, Lawrence Weschler, Andrew Noz and More

  • Downton Abbey, Chris Lilley, Dan Deacon, AV Club Picks

  • 2011 Comedy Special

  • Ed Levine from Serious Eats

  • Comedy: Rob Baedeker's CSA Box

  • Food Writer Jonathan Gold

  • Carrie Fisher

  • AV Club Picks: December 2011

  • Nile Rodgers

  • Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, November 2011

  • Patrick Warburton

  • Comedy: Rob Baedeker's Chemistry Lecture

  • Kate Beaton, Author of Hark! a Vagrant

  • Jeanne Darst, author of Fiction Ruined My Family

  • Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, October 2011

  • Marc Maron

  • Rin Tin Tin with Susan Orlean

  • AV Club Picks: Fall TV

  • Bootsy Collins

  • John Roderick: The Song That Changed My Life

  • Jonathan Coulton & John Flansburgh

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • George R.R. Martin

  • Retromania with Simon Reynolds

  • Nicolas Winding Refn, Director of "Drive"

  • Robert Popper

  • Paul Scheer

  • OK Go's Damian Kulash: The Song That Changed My Life

  • Bruce Campbell

  • Danny Pudi

  • Bruce McCulloch

  • Noz's Rap Picks August 2011

  • Tig Notaro

  • Bob Mould

  • MaxFunCon Special

  • Paul Provenza

  • Jeff Garlin

  • Comedy: Jordan Ranks America July 2011

  • Errol Morris

  • AV Club Picks July 2011

  • Comedy: Jackie Kashian

  • Simon Pegg

  • Michael Rapaport

  • Comedy: Prescott Tolk

  • Weird Al Returns

  • Glenn O'Brien - The Style Guy

  • Rudolph Herzog

  • Jon Ronson

  • Scot Armstrong

  • Demetri Martin

  • AV Club Picks - May 2011

  • Men of a Certain Age: Mike Royce and Ray Romano

  • Noz's Rap Picks, May 2011

  • Prodigy of Mobb Deep

  • Sarah Vowell

  • Werner Herzog

  • Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, May 2011

  • Phil Rosenthal

  • Live in Chicago with Peter Sagal

  • AV Club Picks: April 2011

  • Das Racist

  • Comedy: The Remington County Folk Festival and Electronics Expo with SuperEgo

  • John Darnielle

  • Carl Newman

  • Dan Charnas

  • Noz's Rap Picks

  • Comedy: Craig Rowin

  • Greg Mottola

  • Bill Hader

  • Phil Collins: The Song That Changed My Life

  • Scott Thompson

  • Weird Al Yankovic

  • Live from SF Sketchfest

  • A Thousand Clowns

  • Dick Cavett

  • Bill Carter: The War for Late Night

  • Daryl Hall

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Chuck Brown

  • Mavis Staples

  • Comedy: Cream and Jordan Ranks America

  • Adam Reed

  • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of "Portlandia"

  • Comedy: Superego

  • David Rakoff

  • Comedy: Maria Bamford at Laugh Night

  • Lynda Barry

  • Best Comedy of 2010

  • Holiday Special 2010

  • Greg Fitzsimmons

  • Alex Blagg Jacks Your Strat

  • Jordan Ranks America: November 2010

  • John Brandon

  • The AV Club - December 2010

  • Dr. Dog

  • The National

  • Judd Apatow

  • Live at WNYC: Les Savy Fav

  • Live at WNYC: Amy Sedaris

  • Live at WNYC: A Reading from John Hodgman

  • Live at WNYC: Judah Friedlander

  • Lee Unkrich

  • Chris Morris

  • William Gibson

  • Comedy - Jordan Ranks America 10/10

  • Vocoder

  • Comedy: God's Pottery on Drugs & Alcohol

  • The AV Club: Toronto International Film Festival

  • Kristen Schaal

  • Comedy: Greg Behrendt

  • Bill Burr

  • Bilal

  • Flying Lotus

  • John Waters

  • Jonathan Ames

  • Comedy: Simon Rich: Brain Teasers with Rob Huebel

  • Henry Winkler

  • Donal Logue

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • The AV Club September 2010

  • Elijah Wood

  • Mary Roach

  • Comedy: God and Moses

  • Jon Glaser

  • Comedy: Chelsea Peretti

  • St. Vincent

  • The Song That Changed My Life: Roberta Flack

  • Corb Lund

  • Andrew Noz

  • The AV Club July 2010

  • Comedy: Nick Adams

  • Samantha Bee

  • Jordan Ranks America: July 2010

  • Colson Whitehead

  • Jose James

  • Comedy: My Baby Dreamer

  • Dan Clowes

  • Mark Frauenfelder

  • Comedy: Matt Braunger

  • Devo

  • Hanson

  • W. Kamau Bell

  • Kyle Kinane

  • Nick Thune

  • Comedy: Holly Mills

  • Comedy: Karen Kilgariff's I Want To Win

  • Adam Carolla

  • Comedy: The Batman

  • Walter Mosley

  • Jim Lehrer

  • Comedy: Donald Glover

  • Julie Klausner

  • Wisenheimer

  • Comedy: Jordan Ranks America: May

  • The AV Club

  • The XX

  • Doctor Who

  • Comedy: God's Pottery - Abstinence

  • Andy Richter

  • SxSW: Lemmy

  • SxSW: The Bill Hicks Story

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