Bob Newhart and Benjamin and Christofer Wagner of "Mister Rogers and Me"

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2012

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Jesse talks to Benjamin and Christofer Wagner about America's most beloved broadcaster --Mister Fred Rogers — and they all hold back tears. Plus, Jesse sits down with another beloved, cardigan-wearing American: Bob Newhart! And did you know God calls into sports talk radio programs? Bullseye features another chapter of God's memoir, as written by comedy scribe David Javerbaum.

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0:00.0	Hey gang, the 2012 Max Fund Drive is in full swing. If you listen to this program every week,
0:06.6	please step up and help support it. We really are supported by your donations. Go to maximumfund.org slash donate. Thank you.
0:20.0	I'm Jesse Thorn. When MTV news producer Ben Wagner turned 30, he went to NAND Tucket and met
0:25.6	someone very special. Was standing watching the sunset and from the edge of the
0:30.5	dune heard, is the birthday boy here and turned? There he is. It was Mr. Rogers. What did he talk
0:37.6	about with the world's kindest man? How did it change his life? Stick around. It's bullseye.
0:43.6	Oh man, oh man, it's a good show this week. I'll talk to Ben and Christopher Wagner about America's
0:56.7	most beloved broadcast of Mr. Fred Waffles and we will all hold back tears. Plus I'll sit down with
1:04.0	another beloved cardigan American, Mr. Bob Newhart. Yes, the Bob Newhart. And did you know that God
1:12.5	calls into sports talk radio programs? We'll feature another chapter of God's memoir,
1:17.6	as written by comedy scribe David Javelin. All that and more this week on Bullseye. Let's go.
1:31.5	Every week on Bullseye we like to check in with some of our favorite culture critics to get some
1:35.6	picks for stuff that is worth your time. This week it's video games and it is an honor to be a
1:42.1	joined by a comedian and video game journalist Heather and Campbell and a video game podcaster and
1:49.1	comedian Kumail Nanjiani. Guys, welcome to Bullseye. Hi. Thanks for having us. Oh, of course,
1:54.4	it is a delight to have you. I am going to start with you Heather and this game called Uncharted
2:01.4	Golden Abyss for the PS Vito, which is a new portable video game system from PlayStation.
2:09.9	Yeah, it's a return to the adventures of Nathan Drake, who is a Indiana Jones-esque
2:16.4	adventurer. And by Indiana Jones-esque adventurer, I played one of these. He is a direct knockoff
2:22.3	of Indiana Jones. Yes, he is he is no jacket and no hat and is essentially the same guy. Yeah,
2:27.4	I don't think he has a whip either. He doesn't have a whip, but he is very handsome
2:32.5	and he's very quippy, very similar. Yeah. And I think his games would have been a better fourth
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