Bullseye with Jesse Thorn (formerly known as The Sound of Young America) is a public radio show about things that are awesome. Each week on the show, host Jesse Thorn, "America's Radio Sweetheart," brings you in-depth discussions with personalities from the world of entertainment & the arts. Think of it like Conan O'Brien on public radio, or "Fresh Air," but more fun.

The program is carried on public radio stations around the country, and was the first public radio program west of the Mississippi to podcast. It has received plaudits from publications like Time Magazine (which called it "Pick of the Podcasts") and Salon.com (which wrote "If you've never heard The Sound of Young America, then The Sound of Young America is the greatest radio show you've never heard."). It also was honored by the iTunes editorial staff as a "classic" Best of iTunes selection. Since April 2013, the show has been distributed by National Public Radio.

Contact

by email: jesse@maximumfun.org (NO PRESS MATERIALS)
press releases, etc: press@maximumfun.org (for ALL press releases and mass mailings)
by telephone: 206-984-4FUN
via snail mail: 2404 Wilshire Blvd. 9A, Los Angeles CA 90057
(note that our mailing address has changed as of 05/12)

Internships

If you're interested in working with Bullseye as a student intern, we offer internships year-round at our office in Los Angeles. Students work directly in the production of Bullseye. Please visit our Internships page for more information.

On the Radio

Bullseye is available to public radio stations around the country via NPR. Current affiliates are below.

SiriusXM Public Radio XM Channel 121, Sirius 205

KMXT 100.1 HD2 Kodiak, AK

KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco, CA

KUSP 88.9 FM Santa Cruz, CA

WYBC 1340 AM New Haven, CT

WAMU 88.5 FM Washington, D.C.

WQCS 88.9 HD2 Fort Pierce, FL

WFSU 88.9 FM Tallahassee, FL

WBPI 101.9 FM West Palm Beach, FL

KISU 91.1 FM Pocatello, ID

WFYI 90.1 HD Indianapolis, IN

KPR2 91.5 HD Lawrence, KS

WFPL 89.3 FM Louisville, KY

WDET 101.9 FM Detroit, MI

KSRQ 90.1 FM Thief River Falls, MN

KWMU 90.7 HD St. Louis, MO

WJNY 89.3 FM Netcong, NJ

WNJP 88.5 FM Sussex, NJ

WNJT 88.1 FM Trenton, NJ

KNPR 88.9 HD3 Las Vegas, NV

WNYC 93.9 FM & 820 AM New York, NY

KWGS 89.5 HD Tulsa, OK

WHYY 90.9 FM Philadelphia, PA

WUOT 91.9 HD Knoxville, TN

KEDT 90.3 HD Corpus Christi, TX

KUHF 88.7 FM Houston, TX

WHRV 89.5 HD Norfolk, VA

KCPW 88.3 FM Salt Lake City, UT

KUOW2 94.9 HD Seattle, WA

WAMU 88.5 FM Washington DC