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1 h 31
Bob Newhart and the directors of Mister Rogers & Me
Jesse talks to Benjamin and Christopher Wagner about America’s most beloved broadcaster --Mister Fred Rogers -- and they all hold back tears. Plus, Jesse sits down with another bel…
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1 h 07
David Wain / Jordan Ranks America / AV Club Recommendations
This week David Wain makes the successful leap from cultiest-of-cult comedy to the mainstream multiplex – and keeps things super funny. Correspondant Jordan Morris ranks all of the…
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1 h 13
Daniel Handler / The Sklar Brothers / Nico Muhly
Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love to pen the novel “Why We Broke Up” -- the twist? He writes the girl's side of the story. The Sklar Brothers talk about their n…
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1 h 00
Michael Rapaport, Werner Herzog, AV Club Recommendations, Kasper Hauser News
Actor Michael Rapaport profiles his favorite hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest, and ends up documenting their deep-rooted friendships and conflicts. Filmmaker Werner Herzog looks…
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59 min
Tim and Eric / Roz Chast
Tim and Eric are known for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. They also promoted Shrek 3 without permission from the movie studio. Now, they've made a billion dollar movie of th…
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58 min
Jenna Fischer / Jack Handey
Jenna Fischer talks about her first acting gig in LA, auditioning for The Office, and what all the actors are doing on their computers when they're in the background of a shot. The…
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59 min
Aisha Tyler / David Hormsby / Jordan Ranks America
Aisha Tyler talks about what pushed her into performance. She's on the animated FX show Archer. David Hornsby talks about building comedic stories from his real life relationships.…
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59 min
Chris Gethard / Lawrence Weschler
Jesse interviews comedian Chris Gethard about booking P. Diddy at a tiny theater in New York. Lawrence Weschler talks about why CGI faces will never look quite right, and why human…
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58 min
Downton Abbey, Chris Lilley, Dan Deacon, AV Club Picks
The first episode of Bullseye! Jesse interviews the cast of Downton Abbey, a costume drama on PBS Masterpiece that is NOT BORING AT ALL. He'll also talk to Chris Lilley, the Austra…
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59 min
2011 Comedy Special
Once a year the small staff here at The Sound of Young America compiles the best comedy we've heard from the past year. Our selections may not be poignant, they may not contribute…
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59 min
Food Show with Jonathan Gold and Ed Levine
Why not do a food episode? A conversation with the LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold, who is the authority not just on Los Angeles food, but on Los Angeles in general. Plus Ed Levine talks…
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59 min
The Sound of Young America's 2011 Holiday Special
Every year, dozens of public radio specials flood the marketplace. Only one has the slightly skewed, slightly sweet vision of The Sound of Young America. Interviews with Christmas…
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59 min
Carrie Fisher / Errol Morris
Tabloid tales! Carrie Fisher talks about growing up behind the shadow of her celebrity parents, and electroshock treatments in her new book Shockoholic. Plus, Errol Morris obsesses…
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59 min
Nile Rodgers / AV Club
Nile Rodgers is a legendary record producer and a member of the band Chic. If you don't know the band you certainly know their hits "Le Freak" and "Good Times", among many others.…
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59 min
The Judge John Hodgman Special
When Jesse is not hosting this program, he serves as the baliff for the honorable Judge John Hodgman. This week we'll be presenting three of that program's FINEST cases on The Soun…
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59 min
Jonathan Ames / Glenn O'Brien / Jordan Ranks America
Two conversations exploring different kinds of New York men this week, plus rankings from a man all his own -- Jordan Morris. First, Glenn O'Brien, GQ's Style Guy, meditates on wha…
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59 min
Patrick Warburton / Jackson Publick
Patrick Warburton talks about how he came up with the “Puddy” voice, his career playing lovably dumb characters, and how he got to voice characters for TWO Disney theme park rides.…
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59 min
Kate Beaton / Gahan Wilson / Rob Baedeker's Chemistry Lecture
Kate Beaton is the woman behind Hark! A Vagrant, a web comic that applies Beaton's distinctive wit to subjects often drawn from history and literature. Plus, legendary cartoonist G…
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59 min
Jeanne Darst / Marc Maron / Jordan Ranks America
This week, two nudging the bruises that make creativity come out. Jeanne Darst talks about her new memoir on growing up in a literary family that spent more time drinking than writ…