Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Hosted by Jesse Thorn · NPR
4.7from 2,766 ratings
- 1,221
- Episodes
- 232
- Transcribed
- 2,766
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2009
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About 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."
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2009
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
232 of 1,221 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mary Gauthier on the song that changed her life
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Mountain Goats
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
NBA All-Star Metta Sandiford-Artest
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Mary Gauthier on the song that changed her life
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I would say beyond comprehension or analysis. It's a knowing that transcends reason. To interpret Calvary To gamble away all When I hear the song Strange Fire now, age 64, 36 years sober, I smile because that song is a gift. It was such an important part of my recovery and my growing up. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
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- Mary Gauthier
- John Darnielle
- Metta Sandiford-Artest
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- John Carroll Lynch
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 1,505,782
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 2,620 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 146 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Bullseye with Jesse Thorn?
Jesse Thorn host the show. Published by NPR.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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