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'Fleishman Is In Trouble' as his marriage uncouples

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'Fleishman Is In Trouble' as his marriage uncouples

The smartly written Hulu series Fleishman Is In Trouble stars Jesse Eisenberg as an Upper East Side doctor who finds himself divorced at 41. When his ex-wife, played by Claire Danes, leaves him with their two kids and disappears, he loses control of the new life he's made for himself. The show is based on the best-selling novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who adapted the series herself.

'Fleishman Is In Trouble' as his marriage uncouples

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'White Lotus' creator Mike White finds wide success after 25 years in the margins

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'White Lotus' creator Mike White finds wide success after 25 years in the margins

As the second season of HBO's The White Lotus comes to a close, creator Mike White reflects on how it examines the dark side of sex, and how at its heart is a mix of Laverne & Shirley and Survivor.

'White Lotus' creator Mike White finds wide success after 25 years in the margins

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'Sort Of' is back and still great

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'Sort Of' is back and still great

The HBO Max series Sort Of follows Sabi, played by Bilal Baig, a gender-fluid millennial in Toronto trying to figure their life out. They're the child of Pakistani parents, they've got a loser boyfriend, they work at a queer bookstore/bar and they're a nanny to a troubled professional couple with a couple of troubled kids. It's a slyly innovative show that makes for a great Saturday afternoon binge. The series recently returned for a second season, so we thought it would be a good time to revisit our conversation about the first season.

'Sort Of' is back and still great

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For Colored Nerds: Why Brittany wants to be a bad Black mom
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For Colored Nerds: Why Brittany wants to be a bad Black mom

Recently, host Brittany Luse has found herself curious about motherhood. As she's thought about the kind of mom she might be, she looked for models in film and TV – and found that there's little room for mothers, and Black moms in particular, to be anything but excellent. From Brittany's previous podcast, For Colored Nerds, a discussion with Eric Eddings about motherhood and misbehaving, and why less than perfect is more than enough.

For Colored Nerds: Why Brittany wants to be a bad Black mom

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Trevor Noah steps away from 'The Daily Show', embarks on new standup tour

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Trevor Noah is stepping down as host of The Daily Show after seven years. We'll listen back to portions of two 2016 interviews with Noah, whose newest standup comedy special just premiered on Netflix.

Trevor Noah steps away from 'The Daily Show', embarks on new standup tour

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Is 'Wednesday' creepy, kooky, mysterious or ooky enough?

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Is 'Wednesday' creepy, kooky, mysterious or ooky enough?

The Netflix series Wednesday breaks the beloved Addams Family character Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) out of her home environment and into the gloomy, gothy Nevermore Academy. It's the alma mater of parents Gomez (Luis Guzmán) and Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones). As Wednesday navigates her new environment she's drawn into the investigation of a series of grisly murders. The show was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville) with Tim Burton directing half of the episodes

Is 'Wednesday' creepy, kooky, mysterious or ooky enough?

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Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'
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Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'

There's nothing like the holidays for family drama. And in today's episode, Brittany Luse sits down with two actors who portray a classic brother-against-brother dynamic in the Pulitzer-winning play Topdog/Underdog, which recently returned to Broadway. Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II talk sibling rivalries, the American dream and why their two-man show is not just an exploration of race.

Sibling rivalry takes the stage on Broadway; plus Randall Park's latest 'Blockbuster'

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Were you raised by Ricki Lake?

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Were you raised by Ricki Lake?

The Pop Culture Happy Hour team is off today, so we're bringing you an excerpt of the podcast Raised By Ricki. If you were a fan of Ricki Lake's talk show back in the '90s, this is the podcast for you. Ricki is back, and each week she's breaking down all the historic moments from her hit talk show with her co-host Kalen Allen. Part re-watch podcast, part cultural retrospective, Raised by Ricki features conversations with John Waters, Andy Cohen, Sally Jessy Raphael, and many more. In this excerpt, Ricki sits down with writer and podcast host Tracy Clayton. Tracy watched Ricki Lake every day after school, and talks about what makes the show so unforgettable, the importance of seeing Black representation on-screen, and how Ricki influenced her own career in media.

Were you raised by Ricki Lake?

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Our Picks For TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Weekend

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Our Picks For TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Weekend

As people across the U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy their long holiday weekend, Consider This provides listeners with a list of TV shows and movies to binge over the holiday weekend.

Our Picks For TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Weekend

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Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Italy in May. Next year's contest will be the first ever in which viewers from non-participating countries can cast their vote. Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images hide caption

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Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote

Eurovision organizers announced a set of new changes that give more power to voters and let more viewers vote.

Latinos in Hollywood

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Latinos in Hollywood

The Pop Culture Happy Hour team is off today, so we're bringing you a story from Mandalit del Barco's radio series about Latinos in Hollywood. Latinos have been a part of Hollywood since the days of silent movies, but they continue to be underrepresented in front of and behind the camera. For example, there aren't many Latina actresses in leading movie roles-- fewer than two percent, according to USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. And those who do make it also multitask as directors, producers, and activists.

Latinos in Hollywood

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Screening Ourselves: The art and archive of feeling unseen on screen

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Screening Ourselves: The art and archive of feeling unseen on screen

The debates over on-screen representation and filmmaking's blind spots predate digital outrage. The new podcast Screening Ourselves digs into three Hollywood classics, The Godfather, The Color Purple and Basic Instinct, and how they each portrayed, and ignited, historically misrepresented groups.

Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver in the '90s Power Rangers show, has died

Jason David Frank, pictured waving to the crowd during the 2013 DragonCon parade through downtown Atlanta, has died. The 49-year-old played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children's series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers." Jonathan Phillips/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP hide caption

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Jason David Frank, who played Tommy Oliver in the '90s Power Rangers show, has died

The 49-year-old actor's manager asked for privacy for his family and friends. His character was first seen as a villain before becoming inducted as the Green Ranger.

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' wars
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Revisiting 'The Color Purple' wars

In the final chapter of our special documentary series Screening Ourselves, host Aisha Harris recounts the debates ignited by Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple. The 1985 film is remembered as a fan-favorite centering Black women's lives, but the acclaimed adaptation of Alice Walker's novel was received quite differently among female viewers and male viewers.

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' wars

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