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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

The gang discusses a new Western remake starring Denzel Washington, as well as a beloved British TV import starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Plus, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Magnificent Seven' And 'Fleabag'

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Thursday

In 'You're The Worst,' Even The Most Flawed Characters Find Love

Gretchen (Aya Cash) is a self-centered music publicist who falls in love with Jimmy (Chris Geere) in the FXX series You're the Worst. Prashant Gupta/FX hide caption

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In 'You're The Worst,' Even The Most Flawed Characters Find Love

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Producer Stephen Falk and actress Aya Cash discuss their FXX series about two self-centered people who fall in love. The characters are "stand-ins for the dark parts of all of us," Falk says.

In 'You're The Worst,' Even The Most Flawed Characters Find Love

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Old West Gunslinging Meets Futuristic Androids In HBO's 'Westworld'

James Marsden plays a tourist and Evan Rachel Wood is a rancher's daughter in the HBO series Westworld, which premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET. John P. Johnson/HBO hide caption

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Old West Gunslinging Meets Futuristic Androids In HBO's 'Westworld'

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HBO's latest series is a high-tech theme park, whose visitors get to live out their wildest dreams of being in the Old West. Critic John Powers calls Westworld an "unexpectedly resonant show."

Old West Gunslinging Meets Futuristic Androids In HBO's 'Westworld'

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Hip-Hop And Superheroes Inspire 'Luke Cage' Showrunner Cheo Coker

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Hip-Hop And Superheroes Inspire 'Luke Cage' Showrunner Cheo Coker

Cheo Coker was a well-respected journalist chronicling hip-hop and pop before he moved to film and TV. His latest gig is as showrunner on Marvel's highly anticipated black superhero series, Luke Cage.

Hip-Hop And Superheroes Inspire 'Luke Cage' Showrunner Cheo Coker

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Tuesday

Kevin Hart And Amy Schumer: The New King And Queen Of Comedy

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Kevin Hart And Amy Schumer: The New King And Queen Of Comedy

For the first time in a decade, someone other than Jerry Seinfeld tops Forbes' ranking of the highest-paid comedians.

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Friday

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, Comedy And Your Spooky Grandpa

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, Comedy And Your Spooky Grandpa

An assortment of odds and ends, including an Emmys recap, David Greene's interview with comedian Hari Kondabolu, and Petra Mayer's discussion with English writer Alan Moore.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, Comedy And Your Spooky Grandpa

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Thursday

'Transparent' Actor Jeffrey Tambor Says He Found His Dream Role In Maura

Jeffrey Tambor stars as Maura Pfefferman in Amazon's Transparent. The show's third season comes out on Friday. Jennifer Clasen/Amazon Prime Video hide caption

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'Transparent' Actor Jeffrey Tambor Says He Found His Dream Role In Maura

Tambor plays a transgender woman in Amazon show. "It's a perfect role," he says. "... I thought I was gonna do Lear, but I'm gonna do Maura." Transparent's third season comes out on Friday.

'Transparent' Actor Jeffrey Tambor Says He Found His Dream Role In Maura

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'Narcos' Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And Escobar's Son's Grievances

Brazilian actor Wagner Moura plays Pablo Escobar in Netflix's Narcos. Executive producer Eric Newman says Escobar was "very likely a sociopath, and certainly a terrorist." Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix hide caption

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'Narcos' Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And Escobar's Son's Grievances

Fresh Air

Before making Narcos, Eric Newman spent years researching Pablo Escobar's story. He says, "For us ... it was very important to show the most balanced look at the [drug] war we possibly could."

'Narcos' Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And Escobar's Son's Grievances

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Wednesday

Kiefer Sutherland Takes Over The Oval Office As The 'Designated Survivor'

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Kiefer Sutherland Takes Over The Oval Office As The 'Designated Survivor'

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Sutherland plays a Cabinet member who becomes president after an explosion takes out the U.S. Capitol — and everyone above him in the pecking order. Critic John Powers has a review.

Kiefer Sutherland Takes Over The Oval Office As The 'Designated Survivor'

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