The animated comedy Archer explores the raunchy exploits of sterling Archer, who is known

from Berlin to Bangkok as the world's most dangerous spy.

The show is violent, smuddy, and packed with profanity, wordplay, and callbacks.

Now in its 13th season, it's a workplace comedy where the workplace is full of guns,

sex, and the occasional mad scientist.

I'm Stephen Thompson.

I'm Glenn Weldon, and today we're talking about Archer on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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So Archer premiered all the way back in 2009 when it revolved around a spy agency run by

Mallory Archer, played by the incomparable and irreplaceable Jessica Walter.

It's worth noting that Walter died in March 2021, but completed voice recording for season

12, so this is the first season without her.

Her son Sterling, voiced by H. John Benjamin, is a hot shot spy with a drinking problem

and a cavalier attitude that maximizes mayhem.

His on-again off-again love interest is badass Super Spy Lana Kane, voiced by Ayesha Tyler.

She once dated on-again off-again accountant Cyril Figgus, voiced by Chris Parnell.

The one-time head of HR is Pam Poovie, voiced by Amber Nash.

Pam starts out as the office gossip, but we certain moon that she, among many other pursuits,

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