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It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters . In this episode, Jordan, Jesse, Go! hosts Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris sit down with Stop Podcasting Yourself hosts Dave Shumka and Graham Clark to talk about the best films of 2008, abandoned bits, and how they keep things fresh on a long-running show. If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join . Edited and Produced by Jordan Kauwling for Maximum Fun. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjjgo

“The regular world still has something special for someone who is weird.” In this episode of Why This Film?, I'm joined by comedian, broadcaster, and Maximum Fun founder Jesse Thorn to explore Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the feature film debut of Tim Burton and one of the most unique comedies of the 1980s. Released in 1985, Pee-wee's Big Adventure follows Pee-wee Herman, played by Paul Reubens, as he embarks on a cross-country journey to recover his stolen bicycle. What begins as a simple quest unfolds into a surreal road movie through a hyper-stylized version of America filled with bikers, truck drivers, cowboys, movie sets, roadside attraction dinosaurs, and unforgettable characters (any Large Marge fans out there?). Jesse Thorn brings his perspective as both a lifelong Pee-wee fan and a comedy writer to the conversation. He helps unpack how Paul built one of the most unusual personas ever to reach mainstream audiences. Jesse wrote the essay for Criterion's release of the film. We discuss: Jesse's experience with the character Pee-wee Herman and the man Paul Reubens. How Tim Burton's first feature film established aesthetics that would define his career The film's blend of genres The morality, sexuality, and ambiguity of Pee-wee Why Pee-wee's Big Adventure deserves its place in the Criterion Collection Whether you grew up quoting the movie or are discovering Pee-wee Herman for the first time, this conversation explores how a film that feels completely ridiculous is also surprisingly precise. You can find more from Jesse Thorn below: Maximum Fun Pee-wee's Big Adventure: Why Don't You Take a Picture by Jesse Thorn Follow Jesse Thorn - Instagram Send us Fan Mail Hollywood ManeStays - Not a pin, not a clip. Just Better. Support the show Follow the Podcast: Instagram YouTube

Allan and Jesse Thorn (Bullseye, Jordan,Jesse,Go!, Judge John Hodgeman) enjoy an urban wander around historic Lincoln Heights. They discuss legendary walker Charles Lummis, the San Francisco comedy scene of the early aughts, and Jesse’s path to becoming America’s Radio Sweetheart. Be sure to become a member of the MaxFun family by going to MaxFun.com/join Link in the bio! Jesse Thorn on Instagram @Jessethornveryfamous Jesse Thorn on Twitter @JesseThorn Bullseye is on Twitter @Bullseye Bullseye is on Insta @BullseyeWithJesseThorn JJGO is on Insta @JordanJesseGoPod JJGO is on Twitter @JordanJesseGo You can buy Jesse’s partner Theresa Thorn’s book - It Feels Good To Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity - HERE ​​ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250302953/itfeelsgoodtobeyourself/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwalk

Opinions are like podcasts: everybody's got one. Pretty good reference to the film, if you ask me. We're diving in to Buddy Van Horn's 1988 finale to the Dirty Harry series, THE DEAD POOL, with podcasting's #2 expert on late '80s San Francisco, Jesse Thorn! He's also the host of NPR's Bullseye and the podcast Jordan Jesse Go, and the founder of Maximum Fun, now a worker-owned cooperative. We get into the San Francisco of the movies, the unaddressed trauma all around Harry Callahan, and talk with Jesse about the process of transitioning his podcast network to a co-op. Real proud of this one, gang. Please check it out! Topics include: whale watching, an appreciation of Blaine Capatch, working with people who've worked with Mr. Eastwood, Liam Neeson's silly accent, Denmark, Jim Carrey, spoilers for MICHAEL CLAYTON, relatedly Jake gets in trouble for still not having seen ANDOR, ventriloquist dummy and SFPD officer Brendan O'Smarty, DARKMAN, celebrity death pools, Deadpool (the Ryan Reynolds one), THE POPE'S EXORCIST, Jesse's decision to transition the Maximum Fun podcast network to an employee-owned cooperative, and the 2011 GQ profile of Rick Ross . Follow Jesse Thorn: https://twitter.com/JesseThorn Donate to Al Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.org/ https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) call up special guest judges Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie), Sophie Lane (@sophielanemusic), and Jesse Thorn (@jessethorn) to help us decide the WINNER of Munch Madness 2023! Which one of our returning champs will be the first to ever win the title twice? Will Bread continue its winning streak, or will Pasta take home the dough? Who will GRAIN supreme in this heavyweight gluten smackdown? You can follow this show on social media and help vote for tiebreakers @NoBadFoodPod! Help us reach our $50/month goal on Patreon! patreon.com/nobadfoodpod Check out The Depot! www.depotmtl.org Follow Julian on the Cursed Bird app! twitter.com/jkamckenzie Go stream Medicine! https://open.spotify.com/album/2cLaDzclsJJoIuknXxY5OQ Check out Something At The Bottom Of The Lake! https://www.instagram.com/somethingatthebottomofthelake/ Listen to Bullseye! https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/ Listen to Jordan Jesse Go! https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/jordan-jesse-go/ Listen to Judge John Hodgman! https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/judge-john-hodgman/ Check out Jesse's vintage store Put This On! https://putthisonshop.com/ Want to be on the show? Tell us why! https://forms.gle/w2bfwcKSgDqJ2Dmy6 MERCH! podcavern.myspreadshop.ca Our logo is by David Flamm! Check out his work (and buy something from his shop!) at http://www.davidflammart.com/ Our theme music is "It Takes A Little Time" by Zack Ingles! You can (and should!) buy his music here: https://zackingles.bandcamp.com/ www.podcavern.com

The one and only Jesse Thorn (Maximum Fun, JJGO, Bullseye) takes a spin today! Jesse shares his thoughts on the little things (e.g., Rit Dye) that make Famous Folks' humanity shine through. And of course we talk about his celebrated interview with Randy himself a few years back. This is a situation akin to Married With Children's "Meet the Man Who Met Andy Griffith", and boy is Dan glad he didn't think of that reference while he had Jesse on the line. Jesse makes a compelling case for music inherently being not funny, but I'm sure yours is the exception, gentle listener. We bounce through a lot of songs - Simon Smith, My Life is Good....., before finally settling on God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind). Jesse's take on it is surprisingly optimistic. Then the WHEEL responds with a classic, and Dan drops some Morrissey on your butt. Today's songs: God's Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0TvfqmWf4M I Love L.A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgIuT4DfZAk Morrissey - Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp6NjeAXUXs And check out Jesse's Randy interview at https://maximumfun.org/episodes/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/the-legendary-randy-newman/ Thanks Jesse, this was a real thrill.

Jesse Thorn ( @JesseThorn) is the owner of the podcast network, Maximum Fun and host of the podcasts, Bullseye, Jordan, Jesse, Go! and The Turnaround. The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn Interviewing with Aaron Lammer To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST TRANSCRIPT: ZAK: It's The Best Advice Show where every weekday, someone I like offers one morsel of advice. Ideally, something you can start practicing today. On this episode, I'm gonna talk interviewing with one of my favorite interviewers. JESSE: I'm Jesse Thorn and I'm owner of the podcast network, Maximum Fun and also among other things the host of the NPR show, Bullseye. ZAK: Jesse' gonna talk about interviewing an iconic interviewer on his podcast about interviewing. And for those of you keeping tracking at home, this is my second interview with an interviewer about interviewing. The first one was with Longform podcast host, Aaron Lammer. There's a link to that in the show notes. Ok, here's Jesse talking about an essential piece of interview advice you can try at home, even if you don't have a talk show. JESSE: Like, the thing that I think about all the time that I learned from...I did a show called The Turnaround where I interviewed famous interviewers and I just did it because I never went to journalism school or had a mentor or anything. I just was like, doing my college radio show until I was 40. And, we sort of were surprised that Larry King said yes to coming on the show. Like, basically, we just made a list of every famous we could think of, sent out one email to each of them and saw who said yes. Cause it was a low-budget show. ZAK: But you had for people that haven't heard it, you had Ira Glass, Brook Gladstone, Larry King, did you get Terry Gross? JESSE: Yeah, that was the first time I talked to Terry Gross and I was very gratified. I'm a huge fan. But Larry King I was not a huge fan of, may his rest in peace. I wasn't against him or anything, I just never had cable tv as a kid so I never saw him, you know? And I never listened to overnight talk radio. But, I went into his house and he had this big house in Beverly Hills. ZAK: Did someone answer the door or was it him? JESSE: Yes, his assistant just a really sweet, obviously, intensely competent man. His assistant offered me a bottle of water and I was like, what is this gonna be like? And he sat us down in Larry King's trophy room which was like, the trophies were like structural to the room. There were so many trophies and prizes and pictures of him with Hank Aaron or whatever and he came in and he just Larry King right away. The moment he walked in the room, I understood why he was Larry King. Cause you're like, oh, this guy is the most engaged person ever. He locked eyes on me. He was completely present with me and the question that he said he was really proud of when I asked him about this, he said, one time a pilot came on my show... LARRY: And I said when you're going down the runway do you know it's gonna take off? And he said I never think about it. Yes, it will take off but it may not stay up. An engine could go. Birds can fly into the plane. But if I'm going 160 MPH down that runway, it has to take off. Now it may take off for five feet and crash but it will lift off the ground. But he never thinks about it. JESSE: And to me, that's like the perfect question because Larry King doesn't care that it makes him look dumb or makes him look like he doe

In Episode 61 of The Big Event, Jesse Thorn, host of NPR's "Bullseye," owner of the Maximum Fun podcasting network and San Francisco native, comes to the archive podcasting studio. We also invited his dad, protester, activist and frequent Chronicle article subject Lee Thorn. Jesse talks about his foundational San Francisco years at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, building his podcast network and why he still reps the Bay Area hard - even though he lives in Los Angeles. Lee Thorn and Kevin Fagan talk about Lee's activism, including a trip they took to Laos to install the internet in a remote village. And we learn how art and service intersect with the father and son. Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judge John Hodgman sat down with Bailiff Jesse Thorn for NPR's Bullseye to discuss his newest book Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches. The interview won't air for another few days but we are delighted to share an extended version with our JJHo listeners now. We hope you enjoy it! You can catch Bullseye With Jesse Thorn every week on MaximumFun.org , or wherever you download podcasts. Vacationland is available in stores now. Visit bit.ly/painfulbeaches for more information. --- Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Become a member to unlock special bonus episodes and more. Memberships start at just $5 a month. Just tap here !

This week we have a bonus Pop Rocket episode for all of you Rocketeers! Jesse Thorn, our boss and creator of Pop Rocket, interviewed Guy for Pop Rocket's sister show Bullseye with Jesse Thorn about his new truTV show Talk Show the Game Show . Although the Bullseye interview won't air for a couple of weeks, Jesse wanted to release this episode to you, our beloved listeners, as a thank you for your continued support. As I'm sure you know by now, it is the MaxFun Drive, the 2 weeks out of the year where we ask you, our listeners, to give back in whatever way possible. You can go to the MaxFun website to donate at whatever level you can. You can also pick up some awesome thank you gifts, among which is the INCREDIBLE Pop Rocket enamel pin designed by Megan Lynn Kott . We really can't make this show without you and we so appreciate anything that you can give. Make sure to make some noise about your contribution to Maximum Fun by using the hashtag #MaxFunDrive. You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org

Margaret takes over hosting duties this week in a special supersized episode of Pop Rocket! She's joined by author Jade Chang, LA Weekly film critic April Wolfe, and host of Pop Rocket’s sister show Bullseye, Jesse Thorn to talk about documentaries! Plus, Margaret talks to Jade about her new book, The Wangs vs. The World. Jesse talks about the Golden State Warriors, April has a few words to say on The Handmaiden, and Margaret reviews the Anthony Weiner documentary. With Margaret Wappler and guests, Jesse Thorn , Jade Chang , and April Wolfe Produced by Christian Dueñas for MaximumFun.org

Show: Bullseye Guests: Ricky Jay Guests: G. Bruce Boyer New to Bullseye? Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes or with your favorite podcatcher to make sure you automatically get the newest episode every week. Photo: Jesse Thorn Ricky Jay on the mystery of Matthias Buchinger, calligraphy and practicing magic with an injured hand. Ricky Jay is a man with a particular set of skills. He is a magician, a master of sleight-of-hand, a historian, a writer, an actor and a collector of the odd and the unusual. He is also easily recognized for his performances in television and movies, including the films Magnolia, Boogie Nights and The Prestige. Jay is also an avid collector of rare books and manuscripts often associated with magic, gambling, fraud, confidence games and unusual entertainers. His passion for unusual performers led him to write his latest book on a peculiar 18th century German man, Matthias Buchinger, who despite being born with no hands and legs, was an extremely skilled performer and calligrapher. Now, Jay sits down with Jesse to talk about his discovery of Matthias Buchinger, his own theories about Buchinger's life and works, and why suffering an injury to his hand led him to an even greater appreciation of Buchinger's skill. Matthias Buchinger: The Great German Living is available now from Siglio Press. A corresponding show is currently on exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It's called “Wordplay: Matthias Buchinger’s Drawings from the Collection of Ricky Jay”. Segment begins at 2’20” Comedy: Brandie Posey on the Unique Challenges of the Millenial Brandie Posey, co-host of Maximum Fun's podcast Lady to Lady, recently released her debut stand-up album, Opinion Cave. In this excerpt, she talks about the weird place millenials occupy in our culture (and how it feels to be one). Posey's album is available now via Bandcamp. Segment begins at 32’20” Photo: Rose Callahan G. Bruce Boyer on the difference between fashion and style, why he hates uniforms and the most essential menswear item G. Bruce Boyer has made the art of style his life’s work, but you shouldn't assume he's a fashionista. Instead, he's spent decades exploring and writing about what it takes to develop a sensibility around menswear. A former fashion editor for GQ and Esquire, he has also authored, co-authored and contributed to several books on fashion including Elegance - A Guide to Quality in Menswear and Rebel Style: Cinematic Heroes of the 1950s. His latest book is entitled, True Style: The History and Principles of of Classic Menswear. Boyer sat down with us to talk about the difference between fashion and style, why he's excited by the downfall of uniform dressing and the best piece to begin a men's wardrobe. Segment begins at 36’30” Photo: Liam Daniel The Outshot: Attack the Block Jesse gets past his aversion for “horror” and takes on the British sci-fi film Attack the Block, starring a pre-Star Wars John Boyega. Segment begins at 62’50" http://maximumfun.org/bullseye/bullseye-jesse-thorn-ricky-jay-brandie-posey-bruce-boyer

This week Myke is joined by Jesse Thorn and they discuss his podcast network Maximum Fun and how it is funded and supported by the listeners. Guest Starring: Jesse Thorn Links and Show Notes: This week Myke is joined by Jesse Thorn and they discuss his podcast network Maximum Fun and how it is funded and supported by the listeners. Links for this episode: Maximum Fun | Home of Bullseye, Jordan Jesse GO!, and things that are awesome. Why is MaximumFun.org Listener-Supported? - Why is MaximumFun.org Listener-Supported? - Jesse Thorn: Tumbler Put This On MaxFunCon You Look Nice Today at MaxFunCon 2009 on Vimeo The Atlantic Ocean Comedy & Music Festival OneThirtySeven Sponsored by Squarespace