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In the comedic spy thriller Argyll, a reclusive author gets sucked into a web of danger and intrigue

when her books mirror the inner workings of a rogue spy agency.

Argyll is full of globetrotting action with more twists than you can count in a cat named

Alfie in a bubble backpack.

I'm Glenn Weldon.

And I'm Stephen Thompson.

Today we are talking about Argyll on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining us today is NPR producer J.C.

Hey, J.C.

Hello, hello.

And also with us is co-host of Slate's Icy Y-M-I podcast

and former PCHH producer Candice Lamb, hey Candice?

Hi.

It is a pleasure to have you both.

So Argyll is the latest film from Matthew Vaughn, who directed Kickass and the Kingsman movies,

and it's loosely tied to the Kingsman cinematic universe.

The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard as an anxious recluse named Ellie Conway, who's written a series of best-selling

spy thrillers about a handsome secret agent named Argyll. But as she's wrapping up

the latest installment, she's set upon by a small army of killer spies and protected

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