Bullseye With Jesse Thorn

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

Werner Herzog is an acclaimed (and prolific) film writer and director, known for narrative films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God as well as documentaries like Grizzly Man. His newest release is a 3D film about the oldest known cave paintings, called The Cave of Forgotten Dreams.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Want to know what's good in the US of A this month? Jordan Morris has the scoop.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Phil Rosenthal is the creator of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran for nine seasons on US television. He's also the subject of a new documentary about the challenges of translating the show for a Russian audience.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy