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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Podcast Transcripts

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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.

Spoken has transcripts of 1,035 Bullseye with Jesse Thorn episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 20, 2026.

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Latest Bullseye with Jesse Thorn transcripts

Bullseye Halloween Special with John Carroll Lynch and Capturing Bigfoot’s Marq Evans

October 20, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

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SPEAKER_2 (0:16)

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of maximumfun.org and is distributed by NPR.

Jesse Thorn (0:25)

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