Holiday Special 2010

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2010

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

A holiday extravaganza! In addition to some of our favorite holiday songs, interviews from Ronnie Spector of legendary 60s girl group The Ronettes, Fred Schneider of The B-52s and The Superions, and The AV Club Holiday Gift Guide with Tasha Robinson and Kyle Ryan.

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0:00.0	The Sound of Young America is supported in part by Ask MetaFilter, thousands of life's
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0:27.4	Coverage of the world of comedy on the Sound of Young America is supported by Humber College,
0:32.4	offering a two-year program dedicated to comedy. Students learn stand-up, improv, acting,
0:38.7	and writing skills and perform in the heart of Toronto. At Humber, we make funny people funnier.
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0:49.1	I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from my house in Los Angeles. It's the Sound of Young America
0:53.9	from MaximumFun.org and PRI, public radio, international.
1:04.2	Welcome to the Sound of Young America Holiday Special. I'm Jesse Thorne.
1:08.2	We've got a full plate of holiday goodies for you, so pack your stockings and roast your
1:15.2	hands. Oh, that good holiday stuff. Coming up on the show, we'll talk with a Christmas legend,
1:23.9	Ronnie Specter. As a member of the Ronets, she recorded some of the greatest Christmas music
1:29.0	ever made. We'll talk with her about that, some of her new music, and about some of the gentlemen
1:34.6	that she flirted with when she was in her prime. John Lennon was like, cacao over me. He took me in
1:40.9	his back room at Teco Records, and I almost had to use a whip to get that guy out of the room.
1:46.3	Plus, we've got the legendary Fred Schneider of the B-52s. His band The Superions have a new
1:51.9	Christmas record, and he has an important holiday announcement for everyone. Give me presents.
1:59.7	That's all coming up on the Sound of Young America Holiday Special. First,
2:03.9	here's the Martian Kids Choir from one of my favorite Christmas films, Santa Claus versus
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