Ramy Youssef's new animated comedy series, #1 Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian American Muslim family living in New Jersey, after 9/11, trying to blend in and doing everything they can to avoid being seen as a threat. Youssef spoke with Terry Gross about the series and his own experience during that time. Also, Danny McBride talks with Tonya Mosley about his HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, about a wildly dysfunctional family of televangelists fighting for power, influence, and their father's approval.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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On the Code Switch podcast, 40 years ago, the Philadelphia Police Department carried out a bombing that destroyed a Black neighborhood on live TV. And yet the deadly events of that day have been largely forgotten.
There is now a historic marker because a group of middle school children were assigned to look at police brutality in their community. Listen to the Code Switch podcast from the NPR network.
From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Today, Rami Youssef. His new animated comedy series, Number One Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian-American Muslim family living in New Jersey after 9-11, trying to blend in and doing everything they can to avoid being seen as a threat. At the heart of the story is a middle schooler dealing with a double dose of paranoia.
Is Courtney the popular girl talking about me behind my back and are the phones tapped? You know, and usually people just have to deal with the Courtney part.
Also, Danny McBride talks about his HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, about a wildly dysfunctional family of televangelists fighting for power, influence, and their father's approval. We get into what keeps drawing him to these hilariously flawed, emotionally stunted characters, and he shares the surprising inspiration behind the signature swagger his characters always seem to carry.
George Jefferson, he honestly is like one of my favorite characters when I was a kid. Like, I just thought he was so funny and how mean he was and funny he was and that little bit of a swagger he had.
That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.
On the Code Switch podcast, 40 years ago, the Philadelphia Police Department carried out a bombing that destroyed a black neighborhood on live TV. And yet the deadly events of that day have been largely forgotten.
There is now a historic marker because a group of middle school children were assigned to look at police brutality in their community. Listen to the Code Switch podcast from the NPR Network.
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