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Hey gang, it's Jesse. Before we get into this next bullseye interview, I wanted to give you a

heads up on something really exciting. We are ringing in 25 years of bullseye all through this fall.

25 years. I started this show in my dorm room when I was 19. What does that mean? Well,

we will have a whole month of special shows new and old this autumn. And for another,

on October 9th, I am going to be interviewing 25 people in a row, live and streaming. So you can

watch that on the Bullseye YouTube channel.

We're also going on the road, bringing you three very special anniversary live shows.

Thursday, October 16th, will be at LAist in Pasadena, California. I will be joined by Roy Wood

Jr. and Jason Manzoukis. We will have music from Rebecca Sugar,

the creator of Stephen Universe, and comedy from the great Aparnanancharla. Saturday, November 1st,

will be at the Cumbua Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California. I will be talking with Adam Scott,

Boots Riley, and Glenn Washington. We will have comedy from Scott Simpson.

Finally, on Saturday, November 15th, we'll head to the pit in New York City, the pit theater.

My guests, Chad Aubemrod from Radio Lab, H. John Benjamin from Archer and Bob's Burgers,

comedy from Josh Gondelman, music from songwriters, Kristen Anderson Lopez, and Bobby Lopez,

the latter of whom is an actual egot. It is going to be an extravaganza in all three cities.

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