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Jonathan Majors

28 Feb 2023

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Jonathan Majors has been acting professionally for about seven years now. He's done theater, TV, and starred in movies. In that short amount of time, ...

Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins

24 Feb 2023

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Roger Deakins got his start as a director of photography in 1977 on the pulpy British drama Cruel Passion. He's since gone on to collaborate with seve...

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

21 Feb 2023

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Jason Woliner has directed episodes of Parks and Recreation, Nathan for You and The Last Man on Earth. In 2020, he directed his first ever major motio...

Todd Rundgren on the song that changed his life

17 Feb 2023

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Todd Rundgren: the bedroom pop icon, soft rock sensation, producer extraordinaire! The legend himself joins Bullseye to tell us about the song that ch...

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

14 Feb 2023

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Michael Showalter is a founding member of the sketch comedy group The State. He's in part responsible for other cult comedy favorites like Wet Hot Ame...

Remembering David Crosby

10 Feb 2023

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Music legend David Crosby passed away last month after a long illness. He was 81. Crosby's work paved the way for the folk rock movement. He was a fou...

Remembering Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters

07 Feb 2023

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At the close of 2022, American music lost a treasure: Anita Pointer died at age 74. Alongside her sisters June, Bonnie, and Ruth, she was a founding m...

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

03 Feb 2023

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Hailing from Charlotte, NC, young rapper Mavi is one to watch. He created his first album, "Let the Sun Talk", during his freshman year at Howard Univ...

John Larroquette

31 Jan 2023

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John Larroquette is an actor with almost 50 years of experience. The trajectory of his career is an especially interesting one. His first acting gig w...

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

27 Jan 2023

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The first issue of Love And Rockets came out in 1982. It was co-created by brothers Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez. They started off by self-publi...

Graphic Novelist Kate Beaton

24 Jan 2023

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Kate Beaton is a Canadian comics artist. She's the author of the award-winning comics series Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops, which each earned s...

Tom Hanks

17 Jan 2023

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Tom Hanks is an actor that needs no introduction. He made his film debut in the 80's and has since cemented himself as a cultural icon. Films like Cas...

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

13 Jan 2023

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In 2011, filmmaker Mark Cousins released his award-winning documentary, The Story of Film: An Odyssey . It's a film that's true to its title. Through ...

Kumail Nanjiani on 'Welcome to Chippendales' and more

10 Jan 2023

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Kumail Nanjiani has come a long way since he's joined us over the years. He got his big break as an actor in 2014, when he starred on the hit show Sil...

Buddy Guy on "The Song That Changed My Life"

06 Jan 2023

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When we asked legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy about the song that changed his life, Guy took us back to his childhood in Louisiana, to the first t...

Julio Torres on SNL, Los Espookys and more

03 Jan 2023

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Julio Torres is a powerhouse. He's a comedian, actor and former writer for Saturday Night Live where his sketches brought a touch of magic to the show...

Bay Area Rap Legend, E-40

30 Dec 2022

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When it comes to Bay Area hip-hop, E-40 is one of the greatest of all time. He's hip-hop's king of slang and a stylist without peer. When he joined Bu...

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

27 Dec 2022

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British actor Lesley Manville is truly a master of her craft. You might know her work with the brilliant director Mike Leigh. She starred in some of h...

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

20 Dec 2022

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The Bullseye Holiday Spectacular is here! We are revisiting some of our favorite holiday interviews with different guests from over the years. First, ...

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

13 Dec 2022

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Normally, when you tune into Bullseye, you'll hear interviews with different pop culture creators. This week, we're breaking the format a bit. That's ...

The Song That Changed My Life: Rainn Wilson

09 Dec 2022

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The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite creators in show business about the music that m...

Charlotte Nicdao of Mythic Quest

06 Dec 2022

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Charlotte Nicdao stars as Poppy on the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest. It's a workplace comedy about a video game company, but it's not really about vi...

Aya Cash on the song that changed her life

02 Dec 2022

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Actor Aya Cash joins us on Bullseye for the latest installment of The Song That Changed My Life. It's a segment where creators we know and love talk a...

Vanessa Ramos on Netflix's 'Blockbuster'

29 Nov 2022

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Vanessa Ramos is a television writer. She's written for shows like Superstore, Bordertown, Crashing and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Her latest show is called ...

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

25 Nov 2022

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Occasionally, we like to ask some of our favorite creators about a work of art they wish they'd created. This time, our guest is Guy Branum. When we a...

Violinist, singer and songwriter Sudan Archives

22 Nov 2022

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Sudan Archives has been making music for all her life. She grew up in Ohio, where she played violin in church and school bands. When she got her high ...

Shea Serrano

18 Nov 2022

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Journalist and author Shea Serrano has covered basketball and pop culture for ESPN, XXL, Grantland, the Ringer and more. His first book, The Rap Yearb...

NBA Hall Of Famer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

15 Nov 2022

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players of all time: an NBA Hall of Famer, six-time MVP, 19-time All-Star, the master of the sky...

Bashir Salahuddin on Sherman's Showcase and South Side

11 Nov 2022

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Bashir Salahuddin is a comedy actor and writer. Alongside his friend and longtime collaborator Diallo Riddle, he co-created the shows South Side and S...

Bruce McCulloch

08 Nov 2022

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Bruce McCulloch is one of the founding members of the legendary Canadian sketch comedy team The Kids in the Hall. He starred in the eponymous TV show ...

Billy Idol on the song that changed his life

04 Nov 2022

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The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they ...

"Weird Al" Yankovic

01 Nov 2022

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"Weird Al" Yankovic is the undisputed king of parody music. He's been recording music for over 40 years and sold millions of records. He's got an icon...

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

25 Oct 2022

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We're celebrating the season with our annual Bullseye Halloween Spectacular. We kick things off with an in-depth, funny conversation with R.L. Stine, ...

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

21 Oct 2022

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The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives a chance for musicians and artists to tell us about the song that made them who they are. This w...

Steve-O

18 Oct 2022

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For over twenty years, Steve-O has performed on Jackass in all its iterations. He's done stunts on the original TV show, the movies and the spinoffs. ...

Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott

14 Oct 2022

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Tom Scott is a rapper from New Zealand's underground hip-hop scene. He's been rapping for over a decade now. He grew up in Auckland – the biggest ci...

John David Washington on Ballers, BlacKkKlansman and more

11 Oct 2022

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Before John David Washington was an actor, he was lacing up the pads every week for a career in professional football. It seems fitting, then, that wh...

Hua Hsu on his new book 'Stay True'

07 Oct 2022

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Hua Hsu is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He's written profiles and reviews of artists like Bjork, bell hooks, and Sandra Oh. He's also a professo...

Bonnie Raitt

04 Oct 2022

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Bonnie Raitt is a legend. Now in her 70's she's still touring, still shredding and still writing songs. She's been recording music for over 50 years a...

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

30 Sep 2022

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Michael R. Jackson is the creator of A Strange Loop. The groundbreaking show won the honor for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the most rec...

Billy Eichner on writing and starring in Bros

27 Sep 2022

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Billy Eichner was already a working comedian when he rose to fame as the host of Billy on the Street - a bonkers game show where he runs up and down t...

'This Fool' star and creator Chris Estrada

23 Sep 2022

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Chris Estrada is a stand-up comedian and co-creator of the new TV comedy, This Fool. Estrada also stars as the show's main character: Julio. Julio liv...

Bobby Moynihan

20 Sep 2022

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Bobby Moynihan first appeared on SNL in 2008, and starred on the show for nearly a decade. He did a few impressions, but his strength was portraying o...

Loudon Wainwright

16 Sep 2022

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Loudon Wainwright III is a singer and songwriter. He began his folk career in the late 60s, and released his self-titled debut in 1970. He's occasiona...

Christine Baranski

13 Sep 2022

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Christine Baranski is an actor with an impressive resume. She went to Juilliard, performed on Broadway in shows like The Real Thing, Rumors, and House...

Cristin Milioti

09 Sep 2022

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Cristin Milioti is an actor who's been in a lot of stuff lately. She's in the HBO show Made for Love , the new Peacock series The Resort and she's app...

Comedian James Acaster

06 Sep 2022

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James Acaster is a standup comic from London. On stage, his comedy is observational, a little absurd and animated, but also really cutting. His most r...

Bonnie Hunt

30 Aug 2022

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Bonnie Hunt has done it all. And she is extremely good at, well, all of it. She's a comedian, an actor, a TV host, a writer and a director. Her first ...

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

26 Aug 2022

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It's easy to forget how even the smallest roles of the government can affect our lives in profound ways. The G Word is a comedy-documentary series tha...

Danny Elfman

23 Aug 2022

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Danny Elfman has made some of the most iconic, recognizable music over the last half a century. He fronted Oingo Boingo in the early 80s. He scored hi...

Patton Oswalt on the Craziest Day of his Entire Career

19 Aug 2022

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The Craziest Day of My Entire Career is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite people about the weirdest workday they ha...

Christina Ricci

16 Aug 2022

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Christina Ricci talks with Bullseye about the unique, fascinating arc her career has taken. Ricci began as one of the most iconic child actors of the ...

Nicole Byer

12 Aug 2022

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Comedian Nicole Byer is busy, in every sense of the word. She plays the role of headstrong Nicky on NBC's Grand Crew, a show about a group of wine-lov...

Matt Berry

09 Aug 2022

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Matt Berry asks himself a very simple question before choosing which projects he wants to do. Is it funny? That's it. It's probably the reason why the...

'Bob's Burgers' creator Loren Bouchard

05 Aug 2022

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There's something about the animation in Bob's Burgers that makes the show magical. Maybe it's the pacing of the dialogue, the musical sequences or ma...

D'Arcy Carden

02 Aug 2022

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D'Arcy Carden joins Bullseye to talk about her newest project, A League of Their Own. Amazon's newest series is based on the 1992 movie of the same na...

Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham

29 Jul 2022

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Hannah Waddingham's portrayal of Rebecca on Ted Lasso earned her an Emmy award last year and another nomination this year for the second season of the...

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

26 Jul 2022

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John Turturro is an acting legend. He is an actor that many directors like to work with, including both Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers. This year he ...

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

22 Jul 2022

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David Harbour is currently starring on the Netflix blockbuster hit Stranger Things. He plays Police Chief Jim Hopper, initially tasked with searching ...

Isabella Rossellini

19 Jul 2022

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Isabella Rossellini is probably best known as an actor, having acclaimed parts in movies like Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her and Big Night. She was bo...

Dianna E. Anderson on exploring non-binary identity

15 Jul 2022

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Dianna E. Anderson is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their latest book called In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies. As th...

Howard Bryant on baseball legend Rickey Henderson

12 Jul 2022

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Sports writer Howard Bryant talks to Bullseye about the legacy of baseball great Rickey Henderson, and his new book Rickey: The Life and Legend of an ...

The Song That Changed My Life: Lisa Loeb

08 Jul 2022

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Lisa Loeb does it all. She is a Grammy-winning musician, has appeared in movies, hosted cooking and entertainment shows and even has her own line of g...

Sam Jay

05 Jul 2022

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Sam Jay is a stand-up comedian, writer and host of the HBO talk show PAUSE with Sam Jay. Sam talks about PAUSE's unique format, what it was like to st...

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

01 Jul 2022

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Joel Kim Booster is everywhere these days. Fire Island, the romantic comedy he wrote and stars in, debuted last month on Hulu. It's a modern retelling...

Elizabeth Ito, creator of City of Ghosts

28 Jun 2022

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The Netflix series City of Ghosts is a totally unique, fascinating program that tells the story of different places in Los Angeles through interviews ...

Kate Berlant and John Early

24 Jun 2022

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Kate Berlant and John Early have been performing as a comedy duo for over a decade now - their brand of comedy is a little surreal, a little unhinged ...

Robin Thede on 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'

21 Jun 2022

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Robin Thede is the showrunner, creator and star of the Emmy-winning series A Black Lady Sketch Show. The show just wrapped up its third season on HBO....

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

17 Jun 2022

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Keith Phipps is a writer who has worked for the AV Club and the Dissolve. He specializes mainly in pop culture, making him a natural fit for the show....

Mandy Moore

14 Jun 2022

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Mandy Moore first rose to stardom with her hit single Candy in 1999. It made Mandy a teen pop star, following the steps of her peers Britney Spears, N...

Ryan O'Connell on Netflix's 'Special'

10 Jun 2022

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Content warning: This interview contains some explicit language and graphic, frank talk about sex that some listeners might be sensitive to. Ryan O'Co...

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

07 Jun 2022

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Many know Bill Hader from his time on Saturday Night Live. He was kind of an impressions guy — he did a mean Alan Alda. One of his most memorable ch...

Dan Charnas on his new book 'Dilla Time'

03 Jun 2022

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Hip-hop historian Dan Charnas joins Bullseye to discuss his new book Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip Hop Producer Who Reinvente...

Adam Scott

31 May 2022

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Adam Scott is best known for his iconic roles in comedy: Parks And Recreation. Party Down. Step Brothers. The Good Place. His latest is a departure fr...

Claudia O'Doherty

27 May 2022

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Claudia O'Doherty is, as you are about to hear, an extremely funny person. She is from Sydney, Australia. Some of her work includes serving as a write...

Michael Stipe

24 May 2022

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Michael Stipe is forever cemented in the minds of music fans as the lead singer of R.E.M., one of the biggest rock bands in history. You might also kn...

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

17 May 2022

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Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey will be forever linked together – thanks to one show: The Office. Angela and Jenna were strangers when the show star...

Three Busy Debras

13 May 2022

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In a time where there is a lot going on in the world, it is nice to have a break every once in a while. To find something silly, something weird and s...

Remembering Gilbert Gottfried

10 May 2022

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Gilbert Gottfried died last month. The standup comedian and actor was 67. To millennials of a certain age, he was an iconic voice actor: Iago in Aladd...

Legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter

06 May 2022

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Ron Carter is a legend in the world of jazz. His work as a bassist has appeared on thousands of recordings, and has the world records to prove it. In ...

Alan Alda

03 May 2022

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Alan Alda has been performing for over six decades. He played the iconic role of Hawkeye in M*A*S*H , was Arnold Vinnick on The West Wing and starred ...

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

29 Apr 2022

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Paul Feig created TV shows like Freaks and Geeks, movies like Bridesmaids, Unaccompanied Minors and Spy. He's directed episodes of 30 Rock, The Office...

Molly Shannon

26 Apr 2022

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We welcome a true "Superstar" on the latest episode, the one and only Molly Shannon! She's one of the greatest comic actors ever. Shannon just wrote a...

Courtney B. Vance

22 Apr 2022

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Courtney B. Vance started acting in college. He went to Yale drama school, where he met his future wife Angela Bassett. He starred in the debut perfor...

Chloë Sevigny

19 Apr 2022

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Chloë Sevigny is, in a word: cool. She has an impeccable fashion sense and makes waves in that world. She's an Oscar nominated actor for her role in ...

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

15 Apr 2022

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Parks and Recreation's Jean-Ralphio! Star Wars' BB-8! The voice of Sonic the Hedgehog! We're joined by Ben Schwartz. Ben's big break came in 2010 with...

Actor and playwright John Leguizamo

12 Apr 2022

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John Leguizamo has been in well over 100 movies and TV shows, including the recent Academy Award-winning animated smash Encanto. That is impressive en...

Chuck Klosterman

08 Apr 2022

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Chuck Klosterman writes about culture. Pop culture, more specifically. Rock bands, basketball teams, adult entertainment, Saved by the Bell... you get...

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

05 Apr 2022

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Mary Roach is a science writer who covers very specific branches of research: sex in space, cadaver handling, that sort of thing. Her newest book is c...

Steven Van Zandt

01 Apr 2022

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This weekend on the show: Steven Van Zandt! Of course, you might know him better as Little Steven, a guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, ...

Amy Schumer

29 Mar 2022

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Amy Schumer is, of course, the creator and star of the hit sketch show Inside Amy Schumer. She also wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed romc...

Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt

25 Mar 2022

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J. Kenji López-Alt is a chaf and food writer who has written for the New York Times, Cook's Illustrated, Serious Eats, and more. A lot of his recipes...

Nick Kroll

22 Mar 2022

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For the first chapter of his career, Nick Kroll's comedy centered around big, outsized characters – the more preposterous the better. He created the...

Jeff Weiss on the life and death of Drakeo the Ruler

18 Mar 2022

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On December 18, 2021, the rapper Drakeo the Ruler was murdered backstage at a festival in Los Angeles, his hometown. A group of 40 or so people ambush...

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

15 Mar 2022

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Greg Daniels is a screenwriter, television producer and director. Over the span of more than three decades he's worked on some of the most beloved com...

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

11 Mar 2022

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The Song That Changed My Life gives us a chance to talk with different artists about the music that has inspired them. On the latest installment, we a...

Brian Cox

08 Mar 2022

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You probably know Brian Cox from Succession. He plays patriarch Logan Roy on the show. But Brian has hundreds of credits acting with a career spanning...

Remembering Syl Johnson

04 Mar 2022

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Syl Johnson, the Chicago soul and blues singer, died last month at 85. He was probably best known for his work on Hi Records, the home of Ann Peebles ...

Alana Haim

01 Mar 2022

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Alana Haim has been leading two very distinct careers. First, there's her music - Alana is one third of the Grammy nominated, critically acclaimed roc...

Remembering Betty Davis

25 Feb 2022

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Betty Davis died earlier this month. She was 77. She was the very definition of a cult hero – she never cut a hit record, but her influence is still...