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Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider'; 'The Problem with Apu'; '90s TV reboots
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Episode 18197
Listen • 25:26
Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider'; 'The Problem with Apu'; '90s TV reboots

Zhao takes stories and events from her untrained actors’ real lives and writes them into a fictionalized script; Hari Kondabolu’s documentary, “The Problem with Apu,” gets a response from "The Simpsons"; “Will & Grace” and “Roseanne” are hits again, but how strong is the appetite for reunion shows?

Brady Jandreau in Sony Pictures Classics' THE RIDER
Brady Jandreau in Sony Pictures Classics' THE RIDER
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Zhao takes stories and events from her untrained actors’ real lives and writes them into a fictionalized script; Hari Kondabolu’s documentary, “The Problem with Apu,” gets a response from "The Simpsons"; “Will & Grace” and “Roseanne” are hits again, but how strong is the appetite for reunion shows?

'The Rider' depicts a realistic cowboy experience rarely seen on screen
Listen • 11:45
Writer-director Chloe Zhao uses real-life rancher Brady Jandreu to play a character who's recovering from a traumatic brain injury after being thrown from a bronco.
Hari Kondabolu on 'The Problem with Apu' and why he's still a 'Simpsons' fan
Listen • 11:29
"The Simpsons" indirectly responded to Kondabolu and his documentary on a recent episode, which has re-ignited the debate over the representation of South Asians.