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‘And Just Like That …’ Is Over Too Soon

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The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.89.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Wesley is joined by another unapologetic fan of the “Sex and the City” reboot, Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Together, they celebrate a show about old friendships and middle age. And blame you for its untimely end.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Wesley here.

0:06.0

Before we get started, I wanted to tell you about a whole new way to listen to this show

0:09.7

and all the other podcasts and audio stories made by my smart, talented colleagues here at the New York Times.

0:15.6

You can now listen to everything we make in the New York Times app.

0:20.1

And it's more than just podcasts. There are narrated

0:22.3

articles, which is a great way to close some of those tabs you've got open. Because if you're like me,

0:27.5

there's like 30 of those things, just like clogging up your browser. You can hit play, take an article

0:33.7

you've been meaning to read on a walk. The app also makes it easy to look at the incredible photography that goes with the episodes. Like, did you hear that Sandra O interview on the interview? They got this video of her doing a little shimmy thing while she wears some kind of amazing pinstripe suit. It's pretty cool. So, here's what you do. Open the New York Times app on your phone, and if you don't already have it, I don't know

0:56.8

what to tell you.

0:57.8

It's time.

0:58.8

Download that sucker.

1:00.5

But okay, open the app, and on the bottom of the screen, you're going to see a pair

1:04.5

of headphones with the word listen below them.

1:07.2

Hit that button, and we're good to go.

1:09.7

You're going to be able to listen to so many things that live in this app.

1:13.7

Okay, that's it.

1:15.6

On to today's episode.

1:27.2

I'm Wesley Morris and this is Cannonball.

1:32.1

Get yourself for Cosmo, because we're going to pour one out for SATC.

1:40.5

By now, you have probably heard the news.

1:44.1

And just like that, the Sex and the City reboot is ending tonight after three seasons.

1:50.0

They kept it under wraps until the last possible minute that this wasn't just the season finale.

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