RJ Smith profiles James Brown, comedy from Cameron Esposito

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2012

⏱️ 57 minutes

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James Brown wasn't just the Minister of the New New Heavy Super Funk and the Godfather of Soul. He was the hardest working man in show business, and a complex character to boot. RJ Smith profiles the legend of popular music in an extensive biography, The One: The Life and Music of James Brown. Plus, comedian Cameron Esposito muses on her childhood appearance.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Holly from Massachusetts.
0:02.0	I'm James from Salt Lake City.
0:03.6	I'm Jason R. Wallace from America's Georgia,
0:06.4	and these United States.
0:07.9	Bulls eye with Jesse Thorn is produced independently
0:10.3	and supported by listeners like you and me.
0:12.2	You should support the show like I did.
0:13.9	Just visit MaximumFong.org slash donate.
0:18.1	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:19.5	James Brown wasn't just the godfather of Saul,
0:22.0	and he wasn't just the minister of the new new super heavy fuck.
0:26.4	He was also the hardest working man in show business,
0:30.1	and a man with a few surprising friends.
0:33.2	I think why he connected with Nixon,
0:36.0	and at times with a Republican party, most of all,
0:39.9	is because he was an individualist.
0:42.7	He tied in with that bootstrap mentality of doing for yourself.
0:46.7	You can't trust anybody else,
0:48.6	and I can succeed on my own with his philosophy.
0:51.5	It's Bulls Eye.
0:57.3	This week, biographer R.J. Smith profiles Mr. Dynamite,
1:03.2	the amazing Mr. Please Please Himself,
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