Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Gilbert Gottfried and Maggie Betts


Listen Later

You know Gilbert Gottfried, right? That comedian with the crazy loud voice who tells gross, sometimes kind of tasteless jokes. He was the voice of the Aflac duck at one point, too. There's really two Gilbert Gottfrieds, though - there's that guy, and there's the pretty quiet guy who has a wife and two kids and, you know, picks up paper towels on the way home or whatever. Now, he's talking about all of that. He's the subject of a new documentary, it's called Gilbert. He talks with Jesse about the process of revealing his private side on camera for the first time. Then, a deep discussion about Catholicism, love, and privilege with filmmaker Maggie Betts. Her debut film, Novitiate, tells the story of nuns-in-training in the mid 20th century as their lives and society were in total upheaval.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Bullseye with Jesse ThornBy Jesse Thorn

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

2,557 ratings


More shows like Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

View all
All Songs Considered by NPR

All Songs Considered

3,081 Listeners

NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,149 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,660 Listeners

Jordan, Jesse, GO! by MaximumFun.org

Jordan, Jesse, GO!

3,334 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,156 Listeners

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Pop Culture Happy Hour

10,923 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,888 Listeners

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast by Marc Maron

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

28,835 Listeners

Judge John Hodgman by John Hodgman and Maximum Fun

Judge John Hodgman

7,650 Listeners

The Sporkful by Dan Pashman

The Sporkful

3,885 Listeners

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin by iHeartPodcasts

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

8,139 Listeners

Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway

Song Exploder

5,926 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,642 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,778 Listeners

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso by Lemonada Media

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

1,211 Listeners

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes by Vulture

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

1,435 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

55,990 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,533 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

15,910 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

5,954 Listeners

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out by Mike Birbiglia

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

4,409 Listeners

Sleeping with Celebrities by John Moe

Sleeping with Celebrities

199 Listeners

Wild Card with Rachel Martin by NPR

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

616 Listeners