Aparna Nancherla & Clams Casino

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Though most people find it difficult to find anything funny about depression and anxiety, comedian Aparna Nancherla. has used her own struggles with mood disorders to inspire her comedy. A rising star in the comedy world, Nancherla bravely reveals her struggles with depression in a way that makes the experience both relatable and hilarious. Clams Casino joined Jesse to talk about the influences that lead to his unique sound, and some of the ways he paid his dues coming up in the world of hip-hop production. They also discuss his new album, 32 Levels, and how he developed his relationship with rapper Lil' B. The two of them have long been collaborators, including on the new album, but didn't really get to know each other until making of the new record. Clams Casino's new album is called 32 Levels. Jesse checks in on the classic movie you should see before going swimming this summer.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:08.8	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:14.5	Like a lot of Twitter users, comedian Aparna Nancherla sometimes gets pretty harsh reactions
0:20.6	to what she tweets.
0:22.5	And sometimes she wants to know who's saying this stuff.
0:27.1	That is until she actually looks.
0:30.2	Like one time someone wrote me something really mean and then I went to their page and
0:34.1	he was like, proud father of two and he was like with his daughters and I was like,
0:39.2	so sad that this like, you know, world's number one dad took the time to be like, you suck.
0:46.4	It's Bullseye.
0:53.5	Coming up, I'll talk to Aparna Nancherla about the competing forces of anxiety and depression
0:59.3	and how they may not actually be competing anymore, at least in her head.
1:03.9	I guess they've been like two solo acts in my head and they're finally like, you know, we should do something together.
1:09.5	She and I will discuss her new comedy album, just putting it out there.
1:16.1	Then later, I'll talk with Clams Casino, his first solo album, 32 Levels, is coming out this month.
1:22.5	We'll talk about his unique take on hip-hop production and how it wasn't always easy.
1:27.1	You get the right people to listen.
1:29.1	I would say probably one out of, I don't know how many would respond one out of 10, one out of 20, you know, it's always different
1:36.1	but it's definitely just a numbers game and just trying to get as many emails addresses as I could.
1:42.9	And I'll tell you about my love affair with a rubber shark.
1:47.3	That's all coming up on Bullseye.
1:49.9	Let's go.
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