David Byrne’s career is nothing less than extraordinary. He’s the lead singer and frontman of the Talking Heads. But, Byrne is also a solo artist in his own right. The Scottish singer has recorded instrumental electronic albums, pop records and even spoken word. He’s collaborated with Brian Eno, St. Vincent, Philip Glass, Selena and so many more. His talents never run dry. He’s written books and scored soundtracks. He even wrote and directed his own movie back in 1986: it’s called True Stories. American Utopia is his latest project. It started as an album in 2018 then he toured on it with a handful of dates across the US. Byrne parlayed the tour into a full on Broadway production that premiered in 2019. Then, American Utopia’s live show became a movie directed by the one and only Spike Lee. When we talked to Byrne back in 2021, he’d just brought American Utopia back to Broadway. On Bullseye, we talk with Byrne about his time with the Talking Heads. Plus, he gets into American Utopia, his weirdly cool dance moves, and the power behind his art.

The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. Craig Finn is the front man of The Hold Steady. The band is unapologetically heavy and often anthemic, but the themes tend to be richer than the 70s bands that might have inspired them. When we asked Craig Finn about the song that changed his life, he took us back to his childhood in Minnesota — the first time he heard “Slip Slidin’ Away” by the great Paul Simon.

There’s an art to the perfect prank. This week, we’re joined by Johnny Knoxville, an expert prankster. He’s been at the center of the Jackass universe for more than two decades and has performed stunts in all its iterations. The Jackass crew have done things like cover their entire body with bees, gotten tattoos in off-road vehicles – one of Knoxville’s signature stunts involves going into bullpens and getting rammed head on. Now in his 50’s, Knoxville almost died making Jackass Forever last year. A stunt involving a bull resulted in a broken wrist, broken ribs and a concussion that took him a year to recover from. He’s had to face down what his life is without the smashing and crashing. The answer was pranks. His new show is called The Prank Panel. Knoxville reflects on his time making Jackass, and what it’s been like to age into the dangerous world of stunt performing.

Paul Reubens was the man behind one of the country’s most beloved household names. “Pee-wee Herman” was born out of Reubens’ time at The Groundlings in the 1970s. But, his stand-up act grew into something so much bigger. His character became a cult figure, spawning a series of films and television shows in his honor. This week on Bullseye, we’re looking back at the life and work of Paul Reubens by revisiting our conversation with him back in 2014. He stopped by the show to trace the trajectory of his life and career as Pee-Wee Herman. Plus, we get into the last thing Paul would ever work on as Pee-Wee Herman — the Pee-Wee Herman Radio Hour.

There’s no other way to put it, Smokey Robinson is a legend. The Motown great and former frontman of The Miracles is responsible for some of the greatest pop hits of the 20th century – “You’ve really got ahold of me,” “Tears of a clown,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Crusin'” and many others. In 1960, The Miracles released “Shop Around.” The song became a huge success. It became Motown’s first million-selling hit record. Robinson eventually became Motown Records vice president and helped turn the label into a household name. Smokey Robinson is now 83. He’s still recording. He is still writing. Earlier this year, he released Gasms. We’ll talk with the Motown legend about his time with The Miracles, his solo career, his songwriting process and his brand new erotic concept album.