Benedict Cumberbatch, Morgan Webb, Craig Finn

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2012

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady talks about the unpredictable and emotional music of the punk band The Replacements, and how one their songs changed his life. Video game journalist and TV host Morgan Webb talks semiotics, video games, and who REALLY makes up the gaming community. The actor Benedict Cumberbatch talks about putting his spin on one of pop culture's most ubiquitous heroes, Sherlock Holmes. And Jason Kottke suggests you check out the documentary Senna — about the Brazilian Formula One driver, and two mini-documentaries about HAM.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Kong from Champagne, Illinois.
0:02.5	Hey, I'm Dan from Arkansas.
0:04.9	I'm Joy from St. Louis.
0:06.5	Bullseye with Jesse Thorne is produced independently and supported by listeners like you and me.
0:12.0	You should support the show like I did.
0:13.7	Just visit MaximumFun.org slash donate.
0:17.2	I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:18.5	Craig Finn is the frontman for the band The Hold Steady.
0:21.0	He's also got a new solo album out.
0:23.4	When he was 12, he bought Let It Be.
0:25.7	No, not the Beatles album.
0:27.4	He was a punk album by the replacements.
0:29.7	And it contained what was soon to be Craig Finn's favorite song of all time.
0:34.7	Putting the needle down and hearing the first song, I will dare is that.
0:38.7	It was, you know, shambling and romantic.
0:42.7	I mean, the whole album stands out to me just how drunken and obnoxious and belligerent
0:48.5	they could be, but then just really vulnerable and sensitive too.
0:51.7	It's Bullseye.
0:52.7	This week on the show, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady talks about the unpredictable and
1:03.7	emotional music of the punk band The Replacements and how one of their songs changed his life.
1:09.7	Video game journalist and TV host Morgan Webb talks semiotics video games and who really
1:14.7	makes up the game of community.
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