Bullseye With Jesse Thorn

Jackie Kashian is an LA-based stand up who hosts her own podcast, The Dork Forest. Here's her set from MaxFunCon 2011, a gathering of people who wish to be more awesome.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Filmmaker and actor Simon Pegg talks about nerds' epic climb up the social ladder — from schoolyard runts to mainstream successes. His new memoir is called Nerd Do Well.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Michael Rapaport has an extensive list of credits as an actor, but he visits us to talk about his directorial debut. He took on the task of following the travails of his favorite hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest. His new documentary, Beats, Rhymes, and Life illustrates the storied history of Tribe and is in theaters in NYC and LA on July 8th.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Stand up comedy from Prescott Tolk, from our live show in Chicago earlier this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When we last spoke to Weird Al, he was working on his top-secret new album. Now he's returned to talk about "Alpocalypse" and the process of parodying other artists.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Glenn O'Brien is the author of How To Be A Man, and the Style Guy columnist for GQ. He also created and hosted TV Party, the seminal new wave television show, and edited Interview magazine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Writer and filmmaker Rudolph Herzog explores the jokes employed by the oppressed and the oppressors of Germany's Third Reich in his new book, Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler's Germany.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jon Ronson is a journalist, filmmaker and humorist who has written Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and has just published his newest book, The Psychopath Test.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Scot Armstrong is a screenwriter and comedian who has co-written Old School, Road Trip, and Starsky and Hutch among others. His newest writing project was tackling The Hangover Part II with Todd Phillips.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, writer and actor. His new book is called This Is A Book.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Our friends Nathan Rabin and Josh Modell from The AV Club drop by to expound upon their pop culture picks for right now, including The Lonely Island and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Season 5 on DVD.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mike Royce and Ray Romano are the co-creators of the TNT comedic drama "Men of a Certain Age", which follows three friends through the struggles of middle age. They've previously worked together on the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond".Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hip hop blogger Noz is back to talk about his favorite songs this month — listen up to hear about DJ Quik, Fat Trel, E-40 and more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Prodigy is a Grammy Award-winning rapper and member of the seminal hip-hop group Mobb Deep. His new autobiography is "My Infamous Life."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Sarah Vowell is an author and humorist whose newest book, Unfriendly Fishes, is about the annexation of Hawaii.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy