Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2013

⏱️ 65 minutes

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[r] Stephen Tobolowsky is a veteran character actor. Now he's an author, too, but his book isn't about Hollywood stuff. It's about normal stuff from his life like getting held up at the grocery store, or spending Christmas tripping on acid. Plus, comedian Demetri Martin shares one of his favorite hobbies, we hear some all-time rock picks from music critics at The Low Times, and Jesse talks about how soul-singer Solomon Burke can seriously tear the house down. This episode originally aired in 2012.

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0:00.0	This is Eric Glass.
0:01.5	On This American Life, we like stories that surprise you.
0:04.2	For instance, imagine finding a new hobby and realizing...
0:07.2	To do this hobby right, according to the ways of the masters,
0:11.7	there's a pretty good chance that you're going to have to bend the law to get the materials that you need.
0:16.6	If not, break it.
0:17.5	Yeah.
0:18.2	To break international laws.
0:20.7	Your life stories, really good ones.
0:23.0	This American Life.
0:24.2	Hey, I'm Carl from Champaign, Illinois.
0:26.6	Hey, I'm Dan from Arkansas.
0:29.0	I'm Joy from St. Louis.
0:30.7	Bullseye with Jesse Thorne is produced independently
0:32.9	and supported by listeners like you and me.
0:36.1	You should support the show like I did.
0:37.8	Just visit maximumfund.org slash donate.
0:41.9	I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:43.3	You know Stephen Tobolowski as an actor,
0:46.5	but his real life is even better.
0:49.6	The truth will always trump clever.
0:53.2	True is always better than a clever fiction.
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