Paul Shaffer, Javaka Steptoe & Louis Theroux

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2017

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Jesse talks with Paul Shaffer, David Letterman's former bandleader and the co-writer of the disco smash "It's Raining Men." They'll talk about his work on SNL and his role in co-founding the Blue Brothers. Plus, how weird it feels when a thing like the Late Show, something you worked on every day for almost half of your life suddenly comes to an end. Then, children's author Javaka Steptoe, talks about his Caldecott winning book "Radiant Child." Plus, British documentarian Louis Theroux on the craziest day of his career, and Jesse has some real talk about John Wick 2: it's the best six bucks he's ever spent. No contest.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:14.0	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:16.7	Paul Schaefer.
0:17.7	You know, he's Paul Schaefer.
0:20.4	He was the stunningly dressed bandleader on David Letterman's late show.
0:24.3	He co-founded the Blues Brothers.
0:26.4	Besides all that, Paul Schaefer is a songwriter too.
0:29.7	I mean, he's not the most successful songwriter, but he did co-write one huge smash monster hit.
0:39.4	The Weather Girls, it's Reigning Men.
0:42.1	Well, I see each of us, you know, Wayne Cochran wrote that last kiss.
0:46.5	Charlie Chaplin wrote Small.
0:49.1	And I, yes, and I wrote the anthem.
0:51.5	Thank you for bringing it up.
0:53.7	I feel like I was reading a newspaper profile of you that mentioned that that was your
0:58.4	cell phone ringtone.
0:59.4	Does it remain your cell phone ringtone?
1:00.4	Yes, it is my ringtone.
1:01.4	So every time I ring it, I make four pennies.
1:04.4	And my accountant is thrilled about it.
1:07.4	Shameless.
1:08.4	It's Bullseye.
1:17.4	Coming up, I'll talk with Paul Schaefer about its rating, man.
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