Simon Amstell, Brian K Vaughn & Jordan Ranks America

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2012

⏱️ 66 minutes

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An interview with the delightful stand-up comic Simon Amstell. On TV, he prods at the powers-that-be and has even caused a few walk-offs. But despite the escapades, Amstell spends much of his time on stage and off looking inward, at himself. The self-doubt got so deep, he went on a shamanic quest to South America to find answers. Plus, Brian K Vaughn on his new comic book series SAGA. It's a new space fantasy with a deep mythology.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Jay from San Diego. I'm Chase from Seattle. I'm Jamie from New York City
0:05.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorne is produced independently and supported by listeners like you and me. You should support the show like I did
0:11.2	It's easy to visit maximumfund.org slash donate
0:15.9	I'm Jesse Thorne Simon Amstell fought that hosting a TV show would solve all of his problems
0:20.8	So he worked really hard to make that happen and so when I was on television and still sad and lonely
0:27.2	There was this feeling like what has this journey been about what what have I been doing and so if you are
0:34.0	Giving up so much of yourself in order for this work that you are doing which is not bringing all the satisfaction that I thought it would
0:42.6	Then I need to be making different decisions. It's Bullseye
0:47.4	This week my interview with the delightful stand-up comic Simon Amstell on TV
0:59.2	He's prodded at the powers that be he's even caused a few walkoffs if you can't say these things on television
1:05.2	You know where can you say them but despite the escapades Amstell spends much of his time on stage and off
1:11.7	Looking inward and himself his self-doubt got so deep that he went on a shamanic quest to South America to find answers
1:19.7	really
1:20.6	Plus Brian K Vaughn on his comic book series Saga. He's not even 10 issues in but he's already created a deep rich new world
1:29.2	Usually, you know when you're introduced to a comic. It's not issue number one or this fresh start
1:33.7	You get amazing spider-man number two fifty one or something and you're sort of tossed headlong into this fully formed universe
1:41.3	I was just so fascinated by it. Plus Jordan Morris tells us what's up and what's down in our universe a good old U.S.
1:49.4	Evac all this week on Bullseye. Let's go
2:02.4	Every week on Bullseye we invite culture critics onto our show to point us towards stuff that's worth our time
2:07.9	Right now I'm joined by Jason Kotkey on his website Kotkey dot org
2:12.4	He scours the web for things that are strange
2:15.1	Surprising and above all fascinating. It's gonna share a few of his newest fines. Thanks for being here Jason
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