Natasha Lyonne Brings Crime-of-the-Week Mystery In 'Poker Face'
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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
This gift lands the main character – Charlie Cale, played by Natasha Lyonne – in a sticky situation with a casino manager looking to exploit her talents. It forces Charlie on the run and sparks a murder-solving spree as she travels to new towns in each episode.
We discuss Lyonne's role in "Poker Face," how the show fits into modern streaming dramas, and Lyonne's career spanning more than three decades.
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| 0:00.0 | What's it like? |
| 0:08.8 | Always know the truth. |
| 0:10.6 | There's nothing mystical about it. |
| 0:13.8 | I could just tell. |
| 0:14.8 | When anyone is lying. |
| 0:15.8 | The end. |
| 0:16.8 | That's a clip from the new series Pokerface, where the protagonist, Charlie Kale, has the |
| 0:21.0 | uncanny ability to tell when anyone is lying. |
| 0:24.4 | The talent is a blessing and a curse, and it eventually forces Charlie to flee, crossing |
| 0:28.7 | the country in a blue, plimuth barracuda. |
| 0:31.7 | And in each episode, she winds up in a new town, where invariably there is a new mystery |
| 0:36.3 | to solve. |
| 0:37.3 | I'm David Gura, InfraGen White, and you're listening to the 1A Podcast, where we get |
| 0:41.2 | to the heart of the story. |
| 0:42.4 | Today, we talk Pokerface with Natasha Leon, after the break. |
| 0:51.7 | Let's get into it with the star of Pokerface, Natasha Leon. |
| 0:54.5 | She's also an executive producer of the show, which starts streaming on P-Coc on Thursday. |
| 0:59.2 | Natasha, welcome to the program. |
| 1:00.8 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:02.7 | Let me ask you first of all, just about the format of this show. |
| 1:05.2 | It isn't many ways a throwback, but it's very episodic. |
| 1:08.1 | New characters every episode. |
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