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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, October 2011

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Don't know where to turn, or who to believe? Try our correspondent Jordan Morris, who brings you the best of America every month.

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Dorothy from Redlands, California.

0:02.5

Hey, I'm Jared from Minneapolis.

0:04.3

Hey, this is Robert from Washington, D.C.

0:07.0

The sound of young America is produced independently and supported by listeners like you and me.

0:11.5

You should support the show like I did.

0:13.2

Visit maximumfund.org-slash-donate.

0:16.2

Do it.

0:19.2

You know, the world is a complicated place.

0:22.6

There's so many things.

0:23.9

You wish that there was someone out there who could put them into an orderly list for you.

0:28.8

So you would know what was hot and what was not.

0:32.3

Well, if that was your wish, it's been granted.

0:35.4

Because our regular guest, Jordan Morris, is back with his signature segment, Jordan Ranks America.

0:43.0

New to the list this month, that number five, it's Japanese cat videos.

0:47.6

America consistently beats Japan in most Olympic events,

0:51.4

but their adorable internet kitty videos are light years beyond anything we've produced in the good ol' U.S. of A.

0:58.4

Step up your game, America.

1:01.9

Climbing steadily to number four are women.

1:05.2

You take forever to get ready, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

1:09.9

Cheers to you, women.

1:11.2

Without you, it'd just be a bunch of dudes.

1:16.2

Taking the number three spot this month, it's a medium stroll.

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