Hey, it's Jesse. Congratulations on making it through 2018.

Maybe this is a good time to think about the stuff that helped you through the year. Like,

maybe public radio? I mean, not to be self-serving, but I know that for me,

I'm always grateful that I can reach for the dial or reach for my phone and call up programming

that is reasonable and smart and entertaining and fundamentally decent. I really care about that.

That's why I support my local public radio station. And I hope that you'll do the same thing

by giving now at the end of the year. You are supporting all the stuff that your local public

radio station does. Sure, news and information programming that you rely on, but also coverage

of the arts and culture. And there I am, obviously, talking about this show.

If you appreciate all the stuff that your member station does for you, now is the time to show them.

It keeps the station rolling. It keeps shows like bulls eye rolling. And it is incredibly important

to the bottom line at NPR at your station and here at our show. You can support your local station

right now. It's very easy. Here's how. Go to donate.npr.org slash bulls eye. That's donate.npr.org slash bulls eye.

And thanks. Let's get things started. Bulls eye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org

and is distributed by NPR.

It's bulls eye. I'm Jesse Thorn. I know that every week you come to us for interviews with smart

fascinating people making great stuff. This week it's something completely different. It's our

annual end of the year best stand-up comedy special. We're going to play you a little bit from some of

our very favorite stand-ups from 2018. What does that mean? You'll hear from Louis Anderson, Emily Heller,

Gina Yasheray, Joe Firestone, Nori Davis, and a bunch more. You've got so many greats. I can't wait

for you to hear them. You're going to love it. All of it coming up on Bulls Eye. Let's go.

It's Bulls Eye. I'm Jesse Thorn. First up on our annual comedy special, Gina Yasheray. She's a

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