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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Put You On: a new monthly show from Bullseye

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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We've got a sneak peek of something really special: A brand new series where Jesse and the Bullseye team give tailor-made recommendations to you. Yes, you! For our very first episode we're joined by Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes! 

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0:00.0

Hey, Bals, it's Jesse. It is the Max Fund Drive. That means it is the one time of year that we come to you

0:04.8

and ask for your support to help make bullseye. Now, what do you get in exchange besides from

0:13.0

keeping this show going, which, you know, the way things are going in American government right now

0:19.1

is looking dicier? Well, lots of stuff, but I want to give

0:22.1

you a sneak peek into one of the most exciting things that we will be sharing with supporters of the show.

0:26.6

It is a brand new program called Put You On. Every month, me and the staff of Bullseye and pals

0:34.2

will take questions about pop culture, literature, food, whatever else,

0:39.0

and give you boutique, customized, bespoke recommendations.

0:44.7

Now, this is the first episode.

0:46.4

You're going to hear some of it.

0:47.3

The full episode, along with hours and hours and hours of bonus content,

0:51.5

is available only to members of Maximum Fun. You can become a member by going to

0:56.4

Maximumfund.org slash join Bullseye. Maximumfund.org slash join Bullseye. That will sign you up

1:04.2

to help support the show at just $5 a month. This is going to be a monthly program, folks,

1:09.9

in addition to the hundreds of other

1:11.7

hours of bonus content that you get exclusively. It's going to be a lot of fun. This episode

1:16.7

includes our pal Linda Holmes from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and recommendations about, gosh,

1:23.1

about best books and essays to help understand baseball and a tier ranking of types of necktie

1:30.6

and all kinds of other great stuff. Here's a little bit of that first episode.

1:39.2

All right. We have another question from Terry. What's the best kind of tie? Bolo, bow, skinny, cravat,

1:45.7

ascot, et cetera. I guess this is going to be one that I should take, Kevin. Yeah, this is,

1:52.6

I mean, I have opinions, but they're not meaning. It's tie. It's necktie. It's regular tie.

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