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Apr 2025
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Watercooler TV is back

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The Pitt, The White Lotus, and Severance have people talking about TV again. A writer from The Pitt and Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk explain why.


This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Miles Bryan, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.


Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast

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A scene from the medical drama The Pitt. Photograph by Warrick Page/Max via HBO.

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