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With so many of us now working at home or on a hybrid schedule, the line between our employment and our personal lives has been blurring. What does work/life balance mean when the boundaries keep shifting? What does our nostalgia for pre-pandemic workplace comedies like The Office say about who we are and who we used to be? And is the dystopian drama series Severance a warning, or a kind of wish fulfillment? Guests: Dr. Pamela Rutledge, Director of the Media Psychology Research Center, Fielding Graduate University Katie Glasser, production intern For more about host Brian Lowery, go to knowwhatyousee.com.
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