Cannonball is a segment that gives us a chance to take a closer look at albums that should be considered classics, to find out what makes them great. Author Nathan Rabin makes a case for why Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D deserves to be added to the canon of classic albums. Nathan is a writer – he’s covered pop culture for AV Club and The Dissolve, among others. His latest book is an dive into Weird Al – The Weird Accordion to Al: Every “Weird Al” Yankovic Album Obsessively Analyzed. The 500 page expanded edition leaves no stone left unturned in the Weird Al oeuvre. Rabin stops by to obsessively analyze this classic Weird Al album – including songs like: “Eat It,” “Mr. Popeil” and “King of Suede.” Plus, how Weird Al inadvertently might have created horrorcore with the track “Nature Trail to Hell.”

Bullseye producer Kevin Ferguson chats with the actor about how fans still resonate with the character, his childhood and what it was like playing historical rival Thomas Edison to Ethan Hawke’s Tesla in their latest film.

Journalist Marilyn Chase joins Bullseye this week to talk about her new book, Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa, which celebrates the life and work of the legendary artist. She talks about Ruth’s early life and influences, her experiences while in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II, and her lasting artistic legacy. All that on the next Bullseye!

When comedian and actor Ramy Youssef had the chance to make a TV show, he knew he wanted to write what he knew: his family, his childhood, his hometown. Hulu’s Ramy follows the life of a young Arab Muslim man living in New Jersey – much like Youssef’s personal experience. At different times, Ramy wonders what to do about his career, his love life and his family life. All stuff that’s pretty typical for a millennial of his age. One of the things that makes the show Ramy unique is how it talks about faith. It’s a show that explores complex themes in an engaging way. And it’s as compelling as it is funny. Recently, Ramy was nominated for three Emmys. Jordan Morris, in for Jesse, talks with Ramy Youssef about the Emmy-nominated show, and his own journey through faith. Plus, how self-deprecating humor has helped him collaborate with actors when working on the show.

Baseball week at Bullseye continues with a conversation with sports writer and author Eric Nusbaum. His new book “Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between,” is all about the complicated history behind Dodger Stadium. When the team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in the mid-twentieth century the construction of a new stadium displaced hundreds of Mexican American families. The lifelong Dodgers fan talks to us about reckoning with this reality, the history of the team and his love of the game. Plus, he’ll reveal more about the lives of the community members who had their lives turned upside down. That’s on the next Bullseye.

This week, we’re talking baseball! Our guest is Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City. He’s here to talk about the importance of Black Americans in shaping modern American baseball, the talent and legacy of the Negro Leagues players, and how he’s celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues. All that and more on this week’s Bullseye!

We lost an incredible comic legend this summer: Carl Reiner. Carl’s career in comedy spanned seven decades. He got his start during World War II. Carl did it all – he went on to perform on stage, radio, TV and movies. Alongside Sid Caesar, he performed on the pioneering Your Show of Shows. Carl created the Dick Van Dyke Show, one of the greatest TV shows of all time. He co-wrote and directed Steve Martin’s The Jerk. Mel Brooks was his collaborator and best friend. The two of them would hang out together pretty much every day. We’re taking a moment to remember Carl Reiner. He was also a prolific writer with more than two dozen book titles to his name. When we spoke in 2017 he had recently released a memoir, Too Busy to Die. Carl was nice enough to invite us to his home for the interview to talk about his time in the army, his legacy and his relationship with Mel Brooks.

This week, we return to our interview from last year with the great Amy Sherman Palladino. She’s the creator of the hit television show “The Gilmore Girls” as well as the critically-acclaimed series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Her signature writing style is beautifully verbose with characters often expressing themselves with clever “blink and you’ll miss them” – style zingers that reward those willing to pay extra attention to the dialogue. Her work on Maisel includes all of the above as well as ensuring that everything down to the set decoration is accurate to the era she’s depicting. Amy chats with Bullseye about making the decision to leave behind ballet to pursue television writing, pushing forward creatively despite setbacks and the impact her parents had on her career choices. Plus, we make some room to talk about bringing 1960s New York to life.