Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son

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🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The HBO series Somebody Somewhere is about a 40-something woman who returns home to Kansas to care for her dying sister, then stays, but feels like an outsider until she finds a place in the LGBTQ community. We talk Bridget Everett, star of the series, who is also an acclaimed (and bawdy) cabaret singer.

Also, writer Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Karla's Choice. It's a new story about George Smiley, the British spymaster made famous in the books written by Harkaway's late father, John le Carré.

Ken Tucker reviews a new biography of Randy Newman.

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0:30.0	Today, Bridget Everett, she stars in the semi-autobiographical HBO series Somebody Somewhere.
0:36.6	It's about a woman named Sam who returns home to Kansas to care for her dying sister,
0:41.3	then stays, but feels like an outsider until she finds a place in the
0:44.8	LGBTQ community, even though she's straight.
0:48.6	Like her character in the series, Bridget Everett has a very introverted side and a wild extroverted one.
0:56.0	Also writer Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Carla's Choice.
0:59.3	It's a new story about George Smiley, the British spymaster made famous in the books written by
1:03.9	Harcaway's father, John Liquere. And Ken Tucker reviews a new biography of Randy Newman.
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