This Fool
Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR
4.5 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:25.0 | The comedy series, this fool has a powerful sense of place. |
| 0:30.0 | And that place is a neighborhood in South... this fool has a powerful sense of place. |
| 0:33.2 | And that place is a neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles where an odd couple of cousins |
| 0:37.7 | named Julio and Louise argue and help each other and try to figure out what's next. |
| 0:43.2 | Both for Louise, who recently got out of prison, |
| 0:45.8 | and for Julio, who began the series |
| 0:47.8 | as a rule following caseworker assigned |
| 0:50.3 | to help get his cousin back on his feet. |
| 0:52.4 | Star and co-creator Chris Estrada, |
| 0:54.8 | who plays Julio, based a lot of the show |
| 0:56.9 | on his stand-up, and the second season has just arrived. |
| 1:00.8 | I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking |
| 1:02.3 | about the Hulu series This Fool on |
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