Bullseye With Jesse Thorn

Rob Halford of Judas Priest and the directors of Until the Light Takes Us, about Norweigan black metal, join us for a brutal metal holiday special.

Donald Glover is a writer, comedian and actor. He was a writer for NBC's 30 Rock, and now acts on NBC's Community. His sketch group, Derrick Comedy, has a new feature film called Mystery Team.

Mark Duplass is an actor and filmmaker. He stars in the new FX comedy The League, and with his brother Jay has written, directed and starred in several acclaimed films, including The Puffy Chair and Baghead.

Jordan Morris ranks America in his own inimitable way.

Alex Patsavas has been been filling up your portable music device with the non-mainstream/indie rock music you love without you even knowing it.She's mostly known for being the music supervisor for notable television series like The O.C, Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl & Mad Men. She talks about her most recent venture as music supervisor for the popular teen film The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Ian MacKaye is a punk rock legend. His bands have included Minor Threat, Fugazi and most recently The Evens. He joined us live on stage in Washington DC.

Scott Schuman is the proprietor of the street photography blog The Sartorialist. His new book is a collection of the best of his photos.

Nick Hornby is the author of numerous novels; his most recent is called Juliet, Naked. He also wrote the film An Education.

Music from our recent East Coast trip from Andrew WK, Nellie McKay and The Spinto Band.

Live comedy from our shows in Philadelphia and New York City.

Charles Burns is a cartoonist and illustrator whose best-known work is the graphic novel Black Hole. We spoke with him at the Philly Improv Theater in Philadelphia.

Dr. Robert Hicks is the director of the Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia. It's a museum of medical history - and oddities of the human body.

Rik Cordero helped revolutionize hip-hop videos with clips for artists like Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, The Roots and Nas. He's also the director of the feature film Inside A Change.

Scott Adsit is a veteran of Chicago's Second City and plays Pete on NBC's 30 Rock. We'll also talk about how Scott's involvement in the series Moral Orel almost caused a rift in his family. This episode taped live at WNYC's Jerome L. Green Performance Space.

Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are the stars of the Canadian documentary-style sitcom The Trailer Park Boys. For years, the show has tracked their charming inability to make anything of themselves.