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Mimi Pond, nat Faxon, and Werner Herzog . . . Bullseye

By Matt Martin

Published July 18, 2014 at 6:38 AM PDT

Mimi Pond was an art school dropout in 1970s Oakland, and she was trying to figure out what to be. She walked into a diner and asked for a job application. Instead of a resume, the manager asked her to tell him a joke. She got the job. Her new graphic novel and fictionalized memoir, Over Easy, is based on her time waiting tables at said diner. Hear Mimi Pond, actor Nat Faxon, and filmmaker Werner Herzog on this week's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn. Sunday at 3pm.

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Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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