Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers and Nico Muhly

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2012

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love to pen the novel "Why We Broke Up" — the twist? He writes the girl's side of the story. The Sklar Brothers talk about their new comedy album – from performing as identical twins to broadening their sports-nerd base. Plus Jesse suggests the Canadian TV show The Newsoom and American composer Nico Muhly shares the song that changed his life. [originally aired February 2012]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm D.W. from Houston.
0:01.7	Hi, I'm Kristen from San Francisco.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm Graham from Vancouver, Canada.
0:08.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is produced independently and supported by listeners like you and me.
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0:19.0	Yes.
0:20.7	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:22.4	There's something really to be said, and I say this as someone who fell into this category.
0:29.2	For being a sissy heterosexual in high school, it can really work out for you.
0:36.4	Well, I mean, I think your scene is non-threatening by females.
0:42.5	And as long as you're in an environment where you're not seen as threatening by males,
0:46.4	you can really thrive.
0:48.8	It depends on your ability to sort of make the pivot, so to speak.
0:54.0	You mean the pivot from friendship to romance?
0:57.2	Yeah. Well, you just got a pounce.
1:04.3	And then, you know, you can't pounce so much that you get a reputation as a pouncer.
1:09.2	You just got a pounce enough.
1:11.1	Me and Daniel Handler, Romantics at Hard, this week on Bullseye.
1:22.3	On this week's show, Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love,
1:26.2	to pin the novel why we broke up.
1:28.5	The twist, he writes from the girl's perspective, and the squad brothers
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