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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Cristin Milioti On 'Palm Springs,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' '30 Rock' And More

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

These days it might seem like we're in a bit of a time-loop. Days feel like months. Months feel like an eternity. That's probably what makes Hulu's Palm Springs the perfect movie for this time. It's a romantic comedy about two people who are forced to repeat the same day. The film stars Andy Samberg as Nyles, and Cristin Milioti, as Sarah. It's a funny and unique movie about relationships and depression. Linda Holmes, the host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, talked with Cristin Milioti recently about the complex portrayal of Sarah in Palm Springs. They try their best to discuss the movie's themes without spoiling too much of the plot. Linda also chats with Cristin about her roles on shows like How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Fargo, and the Tony Award winning Broadway show Once.

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0:00.0

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.

0:10.3

It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Ford.

0:22.0

In few been having trouble keeping track of time, kind of feels like every day just blends

0:27.3

in with all the others lately.

0:29.8

We just lost a lot of the markers we used to rely on.

0:33.2

You know that, days feel like months, months feel like an eternity.

0:36.6

That's probably what makes Hulu's Palm Springs the perfect movie for this time.

0:42.2

It's a film about two people who are forced to repeat the same day.

0:47.0

The film stars Andy Sandberg as Niles and our guest this week, Kristen Milyati, as Sarah.

0:53.8

Palm Springs is a romantic comedy and it's a movie about a time loop, not unlike Groundhog

0:59.4

Day or Russian Doll.

1:01.4

It's a movie that's almost self-aware.

1:03.7

Yeah, Niles says it's one of those time loop situations.

1:08.2

But Palm Springs is more than just a clever premise.

1:11.7

It's a funny and unique film about relationships, about depression, about what it means to

1:17.8

be alive.

1:19.3

Linda Holmes, the host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, talked with Kristen Milyati recently

1:24.2

about the complex portrayal of Sarah in Palm Springs.

1:28.4

So as you'll hear about her roles on shows like How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock and the

1:32.7

Tony Award-winning Broadway show Once.

1:35.9

But first, here's a scene from near the beginning of Palm Springs.

1:39.5

Sarah has just met Niles.

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