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In the Netflix drama The Diplomat, Carrie Russell plays an ambassador who's thrust into an international

incident with massive stakes.

The show combines the tension of homeland

with the administrative drama of the West Wing,

which makes sense, given that the diplomat's creator

and showrunner worked on both of those shows. The show just

returned for a new season so it's the perfect time to revisit our conversation

about the series. I'm Linda Holmes and I'm Stephen Thompson and in this encore episode of

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour we are talking about the diplomat.

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Adrian, do you feel that nip in the air, the smell of pumpkin spice wafting from your local coffee shop?

Yeah, the overwhelming urge to suddenly watch holiday romcoms?

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