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So if you've been keeping up with HBO's addictive drama industry, you know it's never

been afraid to wade in the muck, financial muck, ethical muck, a man-child aristocrat aptly named

Sir Henry Muck. The most recent season was especially messy as the past of frenemies Harper

and Yasmin erratically converged and diverged,

and the sorted parallels to real-life headlines became pretty much impossible not to notice.

So after that harrowing finale, we're taking it all in and wondering,

what has happened, and where might the show go from here?

I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about industry on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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Joining me today is Waylon Wong.

She's the co-host of NPR's Daily Economics Podcast,

The Indicator from Planet Money.

Hello, Waylon. Welcome back.

Hello. There's a hole in my bucket, Ayesha.

Oh, yes.

All the buckets.

Dear Aeesh, there's a hole in my bucket.

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