For 'Severance' Star Adam Scott, Work & Life Can't Be Separated

对于“遣散”明星亚当·斯科特(Adam Scott),工作与生活不能分开

Fresh Air

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2025-02-01

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The Apple TV+ drama series Severance is back for its second season. It's a dystopian take on work-life balance — where characters have their personal and professional lives surgically separated. He spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado in 2022 about the making of the series. Also, Justin Chang reviews one of this year's most talked-about Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature, No Other Land. It was directed by a collective of two Palestinian filmmakers and two Israeli filmmakers. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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