Lily Tomlin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Davy Rothbart

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2013

⏱️ 93 minutes

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There's no mistaking actress Lily Tomlin. Even when the part is small, she's never lost in the background. In fact she almost steals the show in the new Tina Fey movie. It's called Admission. Jesse talks to Tomlin about her storied career. Then astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson chases the unexplored secrets of the universe and then tells Jesse why he shouldn't be scared of space. Plus, FOUND Magazine's Davy Rothbart is constantly discovering the amazing notes and photos that other people have left behind. He returns to the program to share a few of his latest favorites.

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0:25.7	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:27.0	There's no mistaking, Lily Tomlin.
0:29.3	She's been acting and doing comedy since the 60s.
0:32.1	And even when the part is on the smaller side,
0:34.6	she is never lost in the background.
0:37.4	In fact, she almost steals the show
0:38.9	in the new Tina Fey movie.
0:40.6	It's called admission.
0:41.9	Tomlin plays Faes Mom, a first wave feminist
0:45.2	who chops her own wood, fixes her own bike,
0:47.9	and has a big tattoo of Bella Abzug on her arm.
0:52.0	But if you can believe it,
0:53.8	Tomlin wanted to go even bigger.
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