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episode notes
This week, host Ronald Young Jr. speaks with NPR host Linda Holmes. pop culture happy hour Podcaster and author of two novels: Evey Drake starts over and flying solo. In his interview, Linda explains how he started his law career in Minnesota before pivoting to television criticism. She also talks about how NPR came to take her pop culture seriously and how her work as a critic has influenced her writing (and vice versa). ), also talks about how she got better at coming up with titles for her novels.
After the interview, Ronald and co-host Isaac Butler talk about how they deal with criticism of their work.
In an exclusive segment on Slate Plus, Linda talks about her favorite TV shows and one of her main philosophies when it comes to pop culture criticism.
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Podcast produced by Cameron Drews.
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