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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Bonus! Heat Rocks: Anil Dash on Prince's 1999

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Hey Bullseye fans! We have a special bonus treat for y'all today. We're gonna give you a look at Heat Rocks, the brand new music podcast here at Maximum Fun. It's an interview show that dissects classic, canonical urban and soul albums and the people who love them. This time, join writer Oliver Wang and music director Morgan Supervisor Morgan Rhodes as they interview tech blogger (and avid Prince fan) about the Purple One's all-time classic "1999." You can find out more about Heat Rocks at heatrockspod.com or just search "heat rocks" in your favorite podcast app.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey Bullseye listeners, it's Jesse.

0:10.4

This is a very special episode because it's not exactly a Bullseye episode.

0:14.5

It's actually a sneak peek at a new show we've got here at Max Fun called Heat Rocks.

0:19.9

Heat Rocks is hosted by my friend Oliver Wang who you've heard on this show before, both

0:24.9

as a panelist on our show Pop Rocket.

0:27.8

I used to come on and give a recommendation every once in a while.

0:31.0

And recently, for his book about Filipino American DJ culture called Legions of Boom,

0:37.4

he reviews records for NPR and the village voice and other outlets and he's also an

0:43.2

academic at Cal State Wombiage.

0:45.6

His co-host Morgan is a really brilliant music director.

0:48.8

She's the person who picks the music that goes into TV shows and movies like Selma,

0:54.9

and dear white people and queen sugar.

0:58.0

These two are really brilliant and amazing, in my opinion.

1:01.2

And on every episode of the show, they invite a musician or a critic or a thinker to talk

1:07.9

about one totally amazing record, one canonical record from the history of Soul Hip Hop, R&B,

1:16.8

Jazz and Dance Music.

1:18.9

On this episode, you're about to hear, they talk to Anil Dash.

1:22.9

Anil is an old friend of mine.

1:24.8

He's a tech CEO.

1:26.6

He was one of the first bloggers.

1:29.6

He's a social justice activist in the tech community and he may literally be the most

1:36.4

intense Prince Nerd in the world.

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