The brilliant and idiosyncratic new HBO series Fantas has a simple plot

Julio Torres searches New York City for an earring he lost at a club.

In the execution though, that quest gets transformed into something epic and surreal and

queer in every sense of the word.

He keeps bumping into random New Yorkers whose stories we then see play out in a series of sketch like vignettes.

They're played by some very familiar faces and voices like Emma Stone, Boen-Yang, and Tilda Swinton.

I'm Glenn Weldon, and today we're talking about Fantas

on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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Joining me today is Isabella Gomez Sarmiento.

She's a producer on NPR's Culture Desk and Book of the Day podcast.

Hey Isabella.

Howdy, thank you for having me.

Howdy.

Also with us is entertainment host culture commentator and glad media consultant Ryan Mitchell.

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