In the Breezy comedy series Platonic, Seth Roggan and Rose Byrne play former best friends who reconnect years after a falling out.

As they attempt to rebuild their relationship,

they find themselves in many a silly and occasionally profound situation.

It's a refreshingly low stakes premise and if you're a fan of Rogan and Burn and who among us isn't,

you'll probably dig this. I'm Linda Holmes and I'm Aisha Harris and today we're talking about the

Apple TV Plus series Platonic on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me and Linda today is Ronald Young Jr. He's the host of the film and television review

podcast Leaving the Theater. Welcome back Ronald.

Wohoo. Hello hello. Happy to be here.

Yeah it's great to have you here. Platonic stars Rose Byrne and Seth Roggan as Sylvia and Will, a pair of former besties whose friendship

ended dramatically over a big disagreement.

Now years later, they reenter each other's lives but as very different people.

Sylvia is a retired lawyer and stay-at-home mom who's feeling the pull to return to work

and questioning her life's purpose. Meanwhile, Will is reeling from a recent divorce

while expanding his brewery business.

The show follows their misadventures

as they try to navigate their respective midlife crises

and become friends again.

Potonic was created by the Mary team of Francesca Da Banco and Nicholas Stoller,

who together also created the series Friends from College.

It's streaming on Apple TV Plus.

So Linda, I want to start with you. So the series is called Platonic, which suggests

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