Linda Holmes

A mayor of a small island town might deal with a lot.

Infrastructure, finances, superstitions about local curses, and, of course, actual local curses.

And I'm Linda Holmes.

And today we're talking about Widows Bay on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining us is NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben.

Welcome back, Danielle.

I am so happy to be on this episode.

Thank you so much.

And we are, of course, so happy to have you.

Widow's Bay focuses on Mayor Tom Loftus, played by Matthew Reese.

Tom confronts the fact that his job as mayor comes with some very special challenges, from an ominous fog to an inn that the locals are afraid to stay in overnight, which causes some difficulties with tourism.

And tourism is Tom's great dream for Widows Bay, especially when he persuades a New York Times travel writer to visit.

Local residents include Patricia, who works for Tom.

She's played by Kate O'Flynn.

There's also Wick, played by the great Stephen Root.

Wick is a fisherman who is certain there is a curse on the island.

There's a lot going on in these 10 episodes, so let's get into it.

Glenn, I'm going to start with you.

I think you were the first person that I knew who was watching and enjoying this show.

How'd you like it?