{"id":904269,"date":"2026-11-03T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/904269\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:00:10","slug":"the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-is-30-rock-solid-pop-culture-happy-hour-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/904269\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins\u2019 is (30) Rock-solid : Pop Culture Happy Hour : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793700010_325_.webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x1688+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2Faf%2F2afbe91348d7b50e5ba9a4d9c605%2F13b956f1-23f1-4ed3-8549-c605a24d790e.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Morgan in season two of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. \" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Morgan in season two of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.<\/p>\n<p>                    Scott Gries\/NBC<\/p>\n<p>                hide caption\n            <\/p>\n<p>              toggle caption<br \/>\n                i<\/p>\n<p>        Scott Gries\/NBC<\/p>\n<p>The comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins stars Tracy Morgan as a disgraced former football star and Daniel Radcliffe as a documentary filmmaker who team up to make a movie. The NBC\/Peacock mockumentary sitcom also stars Erika Alexander and Bobby Moynihan, with creators that come from shows like 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Girls5eva \u2013 and the joke density bears that out. 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This show&#8217;s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">plus.npr.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Radcliffe and Tracy Morgan in season two of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. 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