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10.22.2008 Jonathan Coulton, PWRFL Power & Rhett Miller Live on The Sound of Young America

PRI’s The Sound of Young America hosted some amazing guests live at Bumbershoot, including Jonathan Coulton, PWRFL Power and Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s. In addition to the entire podcast available here, you can download individual songs from these music performances on Jesse Thorn’s blog. Cool!

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10.10.2008 Greg Behrendt & Tig Notaro on The Sound of Young America

Jesse Thorn of PRI’s The Sound of Young America chatted with comedian / author / talk show host Greg Behrendt and comedian / actress Tig Notaro, live at Bumbershoot. Read about it on The Sound of Young America blog or listen to the podcast.

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10.06.2008 Janeane Garofalo on The Sound of Young America

Jesse Thorn of PRI’s The Sound of Young America chatted with comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo, live at Bumbershoot. Listen to the podcast.

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09.22.2008 Chip Kidd on The Sound of Young America

Jesse Thorn of PRI’s The Sound of Young America chatted with world renowned graphic designer and comic novelist Chip Kidd, live at Bumbershoot. Listen to the podcast.

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09.18.2008 Human Giant on The Sound of Young America

Jesse Thorn of PRI’s The Sound of Young America chatted with the comedians behind Human Giant, live at Bumbershoot. Listen to the podcast.

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08.15.2008 A Rabbit Helps You Plan Your Bumbershoot Comedy Pass

The Resilient Rabbit has some helpful advice (part 1 and part 2) to aid you in successfully utilizing your Bumbershoot comedy pass. Also, the picture of the rabbit is adorable.

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08.05.2008 Sound of Young America's Jesse Thorn talks to ZWire

Radio host Jesse Thorn chats with ZWire about getting out of his comfort zone behind a radio microphone and preparing for this year’s Bumbershoot.

Thorn: It’s nearly impossible to do solo comedy on the radio, but it’s much scarier to do it by yourself in front of a crowd.

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