I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still

watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,

soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,

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chicago this is nerd at i'm gretta johnson we did it we made to the weekend. Give yourselves a little pat on the back. Coming up in today's show, we will hear from Michael Grayeyes. He's an actor in the Peacock Show, Rutherford Falls, and he's going to talk about what makes it so good. This is a smart show, a really, really smart show. Like, I think, I think humor is awareness, but this show always

surprises me with how deep it is. But first, it's our chat about the week that was. Our guests this

week are the co-hosts of New York Magazine's The Cut podcast, Jasmine Aguilera and BA Parker.

Jasmine, hey. Hi. Parker, welcome. Hi, thanks for having us.

Thank you.

I have to apologize because there's a garbage truck stalled in front of my apartment.

I don't.

I hear that.

I do.

I want to apologize. It is not your fault, Parker. For New York City as a whole.

I bet that's driving you insane. And I'm sorry to hear it, but I think we should just charge ahead.

Okay. So this was, I think it's fair to say, a very interesting week. We found out we're not going to get to President Biden's goal of 70% of the American population, receiving at least one vaccine by the 4th of July. The New York City Democratic mayoral primary is too close to call, but we know Andrew Yang isn't going to make it. Netflix has a new reality dating show where

all the contestants have prosthetics that make them look like cast members of cats. I like you,

Finn. But we are not going to talk about any of that stuff. I think we should start instead with

Britney Spears. She spoke at a court hearing this week about her conservatorship. This is something

we've talked about on this show before. Essentially, the pop stars personal and professional life

have been under the control of her estranged father since 2008. At the hearing, she spoke publicly

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