Our dream TV workplaces

我们的梦想电视办公场所

Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026-08-10

22 分钟
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We spend the majority of our adult lives at work. We also see so many depictions of working life on TV. So where’s the fictional place we’d like to work? We’ll talk about Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones, The Muppet Show and The West Wing. If you want more workplace shenanigans, check out these episodes: ‘Widow’s Bay’ is an island in the scream The final course at ‘The Bear’ was both sweet and savory ‘The Paper’ is an ‘Office’ spinoff where journalism takes the lede  Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:Letterboxd / FacebookOur weekly newsletterSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • I've been doing this show for about 16 years, and I sort of feel like I've already worked at The Muppet Show.

  • So I don't know that that would really be a new horizon for me.

  • Yeah.

  • Honestly, though, it's not that bad.

  • That's true.

  • Growing up, we all saw workplaces on TV, and whether we knew it or not,

  • they were teaching us what our lives would look like for most of the time, right?

  • How and where we would be spending most of our waking lives.

  • But, of course, not all workplaces on TV looked the same or felt the same.

  • So we were wondering, here's the topic, what fictional TV workplace would you like to work in, and why?

  • I'm Glenn Weldon, and joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour are my co-host, Linda Holmes.

  • Hey, Linda.

  • Hello, Glenn.

  • And Stephen Thompson.

  • Hey, Stephen.