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In the drama series Paradise, Sterling K. Rown is a Secret Service agent caught up in a web

of intrigue after the president of the United States is assassinated with no suspect in sight.

The president is played by James Marsden, because of course he is, but at the end of the first

episode, we learn this show is about way more than the murder of the head of state. I'm Glenn Weldon.

And I'm Ayesha Harris, and today we're talking about Paradise on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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Joining us today is Ronald Young Jr.

He's the host of Pop Culture Debate Club from Lemonada and the BBC.

Welcome back, Ronald.

Hello, Aisha.

Hello, Glenn.

It's great to have you here.

I feel like this conversation is going to be at least as fun as watching this weird kind of silly show is.

Paradise was created by Dan Fulgemann, who created the hit show This Is Us, which also starred Sterling K. Brown.

And it also had a big reveal in its first episode, so that's kind of his thing.

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