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Rutledge Wood hosts the Netflix game show Floor Is Lava, which is shot in an old IKEA warehouse in Burbank, Calif. Adam Rose/Netflix hide caption

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Saucy, Slimy, Super-Secret: Behind The Scenes With 'Floor Is Lava' Star ... Lava

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Arabella (Michaela Coel) attends a support meeting with other survivors of sexual assault on HBO's I May Destroy You. Coel, the show's creator, writer, director and star, based the series on a personal experience. HBO hide caption

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'I May Destroy You' Let Michaela Coel Explore Dangerous Areas In A Safe Place

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Shay Rudolph, Momona Tamada, Malia Baker, and Sophie Grace star in the Netflix series, The Baby-Sitters Club. Kailey Schwerman/Netflix hide caption

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Alex Trebek Is Here To Tell You, 'The Answer Is ...'

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Ghost of Tsushima gives players a gorgeous world to explore, but the game's story is dragged down by flat characters. Sony Entertainment/Sucker Punch hide caption

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Inspired by the classic kids game, Netflix's Floor Is Lava asks contestants to navigate obstacles in a room filled with, you guessed it, lava. Patrick Wymore/Netflix hide caption

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Colin Jost, here in 2018, first joined Saturday Night Live as a writer 15 years ago. "It's a world that I love so much," he says of the show. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Colin Jost Of 'SNL' Knows You're Laughing At His 'Very Punchable Face'

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Grant Imahara arrives at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in September 2013. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP hide caption

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'Mythbusters' Star Grant Imahara, Electrical Engineer And Robotics Wiz, Dies At 49

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Naya Rivera at the 2019 Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption

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'Glee' Actor Naya Rivera's Death Ruled Accidental Drowning

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"I was getting to fulfill a number of romantic notions in my inner child," Matthew Rhys says of playing the title role in the new HBO series Perry Mason. HBO hide caption

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In 'Perry Mason,' Matthew Rhys Lives Out His Boyhood Noir Fantasies

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Tracee Ellis Ross stars as Grace Davis in The High Note. Glen WIlson/Focus Features hide caption

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A top writer for Fox News' Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson's commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Fresh Scrutiny For Fox's Tucker Carlson As Top Writer Quits Over Bigoted Posts

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In the Hulu series, Taste the Nation, Padma Lakshmi showcases the different immigrant and indigenous communities that contributed to American cuisine. Dominic Valente/Hulu hide caption

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Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi began collecting cookbooks and recipes in her teens. In the new Hulu series, Taste the Nation, she travels the country to learn how foods from different cultures contributed to American cuisine. Dominic Valente/Hulu hide caption

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Padma Lakshmi, Model, Actor And TV Host, Says Above All, She's A Writer

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Michaela Coel writes, directs and stars in I May Destroy You on HBO. Laura Radford/HBO hide caption

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Summer Pop Culture Recs, Plus A Visit With Kirk Franklin

It's summer without a lot of the usual summer fun because, you know, pandemic. But we've got music and TV recommendations to keep you company. Joining Sam are All Things Considered co-host Audie Cornish and Code Switch co-host Gene Demby to chat about their TV picks — Netflix's Bojack Horseman and HBO's I May Destroy You — and to play a special summer songs version of Who Said That. Then, Sam chats with gospel musician, songwriter and author Kirk Franklin about how his music and faith are a balm for these turbulent times.

Summer Pop Culture Recs, Plus A Visit With Kirk Franklin

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