Aisha Harris

The first season of Beef was a huge hit for Netflix and won a bunch of Emmys.

It starred Ali Wong and Steven Yeun and followed a road rage incident with devastating consequences.

Now it's back for season two.

And this time there's an all new cast and an all new Beef.

It involves two couples, Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, face off against Charles Mountain and Kaylee Spanning.

Just like in the first season, their feud reveals way bigger underlying issues for each of the parties involved.

To put it mildly, everyone's a mess, and it's a surreal journey to behold.

I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about beef on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is one of the hosts of NPR's Code Switch podcast, Gene Demby.

Welcome back, Gene.

No, they don't.

Great to have you here.

Also with us is Walter Chow.

He is a writer, critic, and film instructor at the University of Colorado.

Welcome back to you too, Walter.

It's so great to have you both here.

So much to talk about because so much happens this season, which feels like compared to last season, it's like, whoa.

But yeah, Beef season two stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a married couple, Josh and Lindsay.

He's the general manager of a Montecito country club, and she's an interior designer.

Now, their relationship is hanging by a thread, and one evening they have this nasty drag-out fight at home that teeters on the edge of turning violent.