The first season of beef was a huge hit for Netflix and won a bunch of Emmys.

It starred Ali Wong and Stephen Yun and followed a road rage incident with devastating consequences.

Now it's back for season two, and this time there's an all-new cast and an all-new beef.

And it involves two couples.

Oscar Isaac and Carrie Mulligan face off against Charles Mountain and Kaylee Spaney.

Just like in the first season, their feud reveals way bigger underlying issues for each of the parties involved.

To put it mildly, everyone's a mess, and it's a surreal journey to behold.

I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about beef on Pop Quitter Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is one of the hosts of NPR's Code Switch podcast, Gene Demby.

Welcome back, Gene.

In my personal experience, the colors don't affect the quench.

What's good, Joe? No, colors don't affect the quench. What's good job?

No, they don't.

Great to have you here.

Also with us is Walter Chow.

He is a writer, critic, and film instructor at the University of Colorado.

Welcome back to you, too, Walter.

Hey, thank you so much for having me.

It's so great to have you both here.

So much to talk about because so much

happens this season, which feels like compared to last season, it's like, whoa. But yeah,

Beef Season 2 stars Oscar Isaac and Carrie Mulligan as a married couple, Josh and Lindsay. He's

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