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This year's Emmy nominations are out, and it was a good year for familiar favorites, like hacks, the bear, Abbott Elementary, The Last of Us, and the White Lotus.

But some newcomers got some love as well, shows like adolescence, the studio, the penguin,

paradise, really, paradise? And of course, the pit.

The ceremonies in September and the Emmy race has officially begun. Will Gene Smart, outsmart,

Iowa Debrie again? Will Uzo Aduba win for a show that has already been canceled? Willisle-willed

TV veteran Noah Wiley win his first ever Emmy? I'm Glenn Weldon,

and we're unpacking this year's Emmy nominations on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today are my fellow co-hosts, first Linda Holmes. Hey, Linda. Hello, Glenn. Also with

this is Aisha Harris, Aisha. Hey, Glenn. All right, there's a lot to cover, so let's get right to it.

We're going to stick to the major categories, beginning with outstanding drama series. First up, Severance, the Apple TV

Plus series about employees of a sinister corporation who have undergone a process that

separates their work life from their home life. That is the most nominated series this year with

27 nominations. Next up is the Pitt, the Max Hospital Show that follows Noah Wiley and other doctors and nurses over the course of one long shift in a Pittsburgh emergency room.

Then we got the White Lotus, the HBO anthology series, this time about a resort in Thailand with a cast including Walton Goggins, Parker Posey, and Carrie Coon.

Next up is The Last of Us. The HBO series is a fungus-based twist. and with a cast including Walton Goggins, Parker Posey, and Carrie Coon.

Next up is The Last of Us.

The HBO series is a fungus-based twist on the zombie apocalypse.

It tells a young girl, played by Bella Ramsey, who is mysteriously immune to the fungal infection,

and her gruff taciturn protector-turned father figure, played by Pedro Pascal.

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