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It's Been a Minute

"Everything's Fine" With Sarah Cooper

It's Been a Minute

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Society & Culture, News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.79.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

With 2020 progressing the way it has, comedian Sarah Cooper wants you to know that Everything's Fine in her new comedy special. Sam talks to Sarah Cooper about her journey from going viral on TikTok lip-syncing to President Donald Trump, to starring in her own Netflix special. Then, Sam chats with Linda Holmes and Aisha Harris, hosts of the NPR Podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, about their favorite politics and election pop culture picks.

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0:00.0

I mean, I'm basically lip-syncing President Donald Trump.

0:03.9

And it's weird that he's president, and so you know what's even

0:09.4

weirder than that? I got my big break lip-syncing him.

0:12.9

Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders. It's been a minute.

0:19.2

This week on the show, a political-ish episode.

0:23.0

It is impossible to ignore the election, which is just days away from now.

0:27.7

Even though sometimes we want to ignore the election for our sanity.

0:31.6

So, no one all that. This episode, our conversations will be on the theme of politics,

0:37.6

but they are not at all depressing or anxiety-inducing. I promise.

0:43.0

First up, Sarah Cooper. She was a breakout star on TikTok and Twitter this year,

0:47.7

because of these really hilarious videos she'd make.

0:51.0

Lip-syncing to the words of President Donald Trump.

0:54.0

It made her so famous that she is now out with her own Netflix special.

0:57.6

This story is about Sarah Cooper, who is a morning news anchor from the

1:01.8

spring of 2017 to the fall of 2020. At her peak, Cooper had a heart rating of 54

1:09.6

and a 27-oddian share. She will tell us all about it.

1:13.8

After that, we'll chat with some friends over at Pop Culture Happy Hour about things to watch on TV,

1:19.2

to watch on election day, perhaps, that are about politics, but not about this election.

1:25.6

Alright, let's get to it. First up, Sarah Cooper. Her new Netflix special is called

1:29.7

Everything Is Fine. And I gotta say, I've never seen anything like it before.

1:34.0

Sarah tells me why she wanted to play a newscaster on the edge in this special.

1:39.4

But first, we talk about those Trump-lipsync videos. And what point she's trying to make with them?

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