Emmy Nominee Squid Game
Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR
4.5 • 10.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The show has been renewed for a second season, and it's earned 14 total Emmy nominations. |
| 0:26.0 | It's already won four creative arts Emmys, and at tonight's primetime Emmys, Squid Game |
| 0:30.7 | could make history as the first ever non-English series to win in the outstanding drama category. |
| 0:36.9 | So we thought now would be a good time to revisit our conversation about the show. |
| 0:40.9 | I'm Stephen Thompson, and in this encore episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR, we |
| 0:45.6 | are talking about Squid Game. |
| 0:48.7 | Joining us is Culture Writer and panelist on the CBC's Pop Chat Amille Niazi. |
| 0:52.8 | Welcome Amille. |
| 0:53.8 | Hi, thanks for having me. |
| 0:54.8 | It's great to have you here. |
| 0:56.3 | Also with us is J-Ha Kim. |
| 0:58.2 | She's a syndicated columnist whose work runs in the Chicago Tribune. |
| 1:01.4 | Welcome J-Ha. |
| 1:02.4 | Hi, Stephen. |
| 1:03.4 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:04.4 | It's a thrill to have you both. |
| 1:05.6 | I'm really excited to have this conversation. |
| 1:08.9 | So Netflix's metrics for success are opaque, but it's safe to say that Squid Game is hugely |
| 1:15.2 | successful. |
| 1:16.2 | It dropped a few weeks ago. |
| 1:17.8 | It's already number one in Netflix's rankings in 90 different countries. |
| 1:22.5 | The show itself is written and directed by the filmmaker Huang Deng Huk, and it's got |
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