Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social
Host of NPR's Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. Founder and worker-owner of Maximum Fun. Four-time professional actor.
“Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”
“Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”
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Bullseye's Jesse Thorn on Surviving in the Podcasting Industry
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I basically spent 25 years making @bullseye.maximumfun.org so that Incould get onto @onthemedia.bsky.social . I can finally die in peace.
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The Republican-controlled Utah state legislature put a moratorium on health care for trans kids, and ordered an exhaustive review of the evidence. Two and a half years later, the 1000-page report said, in short, care for trans kids is safe and effective.
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Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
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December 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Republican-controlled Utah state legislature put a moratorium on health care for trans kids, and ordered an exhaustive review of the evidence. Two and a half years later, the 1000-page report said, in short, care for trans kids is safe and effective.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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I haven't been in the pediatric trans healthcare system since 2019 and I can barely look at these headlines without wanting to puke.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
December 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I haven't been in the pediatric trans healthcare system since 2019 and I can barely look at these headlines without wanting to puke.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
Sarah McBride isn’t a firebrand. She’s spent her time in Congress relentlessly focusing on her constituents, not on national issues. But she is also the only congressperson who can speak directly to the lived experience of a trans person. And I am so grateful she is there to say things like this.
@mcbride.house.gov is right. It’s hard enough being a kid — and politicians don’t need to make it harder.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sarah McBride isn’t a firebrand. She’s spent her time in Congress relentlessly focusing on her constituents, not on national issues. But she is also the only congressperson who can speak directly to the lived experience of a trans person. And I am so grateful she is there to say things like this.
Gender-affirming care for youth is just simple medical care. It isn’t political, it’s not radical. It is small-c conservative care that is what is recommended by doctors to protect the health and lives of kids and teenagers. Please protect trans kids.
December 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Gender-affirming care for youth is just simple medical care. It isn’t political, it’s not radical. It is small-c conservative care that is what is recommended by doctors to protect the health and lives of kids and teenagers. Please protect trans kids.
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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Friendly reminder that if you experience any adverse consequences using a bathroom in Texas while transgender, and you want to talk to a journalist, hit me up
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Friendly reminder that if you experience any adverse consequences using a bathroom in Texas while transgender, and you want to talk to a journalist, hit me up
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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Sometimes you gotta send the email
December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sometimes you gotta send the email
AND IN CONCLUSION THE OIL LASTED EIGHT DAYS. A HAPPY HANUKKAH TO ALL.
Trump: "The only time anybody could see those planes was when those bomb chutes open up, because it becomes totally un-stealth. You're going in, you go like this. As soon as it goes like this, for some reason the plane is totally visible. Not good. I watched it happening. I watched it go bing bing"
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
AND IN CONCLUSION THE OIL LASTED EIGHT DAYS. A HAPPY HANUKKAH TO ALL.
This is a huge but tenuous victory. Please keep fighting! Our kids need you.
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From the transgender community on Reddit: Northern Calif.’s Sutter reverses decision on gender-affirming care for kids
Explore this post and more from the transgender community
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December 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This is a huge but tenuous victory. Please keep fighting! Our kids need you.
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I wrote the liner essay for the new @criterion.bsky.social 4K edition of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure! The film I’ve watched a hundred times, the artwork that’s most affected my life. So proud and grateful.
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote the liner essay for the new @criterion.bsky.social 4K edition of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure! The film I’ve watched a hundred times, the artwork that’s most affected my life. So proud and grateful.
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If you are a SanFran-Oaklandish person, or know someone who is, please know that JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN returns to @sfsketchfest.bsky.social in January, and you can by tickets here please: bit.ly/JJHOSF26
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SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival presents 3 weeks of non-stop live sketch, improv, stand-up, podcasts, reunions, and more!
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December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you are a SanFran-Oaklandish person, or know someone who is, please know that JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN returns to @sfsketchfest.bsky.social in January, and you can by tickets here please: bit.ly/JJHOSF26
Addiction is such a horror and I so admire anyone working to maintain their sobriety 💗.
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Addiction is such a horror and I so admire anyone working to maintain their sobriety 💗.
What are the greatest live action Christmas specials? I love the Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. I just watched a great Judy Garland special from 1963. What else can’t be missed?
December 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
What are the greatest live action Christmas specials? I love the Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. I just watched a great Judy Garland special from 1963. What else can’t be missed?
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I said roughly ten percent of the things I could have said about Rob Reiner.
Remembering Rob Reiner, who made movies for people who love them
The movies Reiner directed, from A Few Good Men to The Princess Bride, weren't just good — they were people's favorites, the types of films people come back to again and again.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I said roughly ten percent of the things I could have said about Rob Reiner.
Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez literally have every award, they wrote the songs for Coco and Frozen. But when we invited them on @bullseye.maximumfun.org , they wanted to sing a song they wrote for Kermit the Frog that no one had heard before. Everyone was 😭.
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Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez share an unreleased Kermit the Frog Song - Bullseye
YouTube video by Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
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December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez literally have every award, they wrote the songs for Coco and Frozen. But when we invited them on @bullseye.maximumfun.org , they wanted to sing a song they wrote for Kermit the Frog that no one had heard before. Everyone was 😭.
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The feds have been subpoenaing hospitals that provide care for trans kids, asking for ALL their records, including confidential patient records. Hospitals have (mostly) been complying. We parents are scared of being prosecuted, but also because they're MAKING A LIST.
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The state is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver's licenses to help.
A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won’t say what they’re using the list fo...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The feds have been subpoenaing hospitals that provide care for trans kids, asking for ALL their records, including confidential patient records. Hospitals have (mostly) been complying. We parents are scared of being prosecuted, but also because they're MAKING A LIST.
www.kut.org/politics/202...
www.kut.org/politics/202...
POV: you are the bailiff on @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
POV: you are the bailiff on @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social
They are literally making a list.
December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
They are literally making a list.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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1. Another anti-trans bill has now been added to the congressional calendar this week.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.
Dan Crenshaw's Trans Youth Medicaid Ban Added To This Week's Congressional Calendar
The bill from Republican Dan Crenshaw was announced to come on the same day as Marjorie Taylor Greene's felony trans youth healthcare ban.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
1. Another anti-trans bill has now been added to the congressional calendar this week.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.