The Diplomat: Episode 2: St. Paul's

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🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Join Baroness Ayesha Hazarika as she chats with creator Debora Cahn and executive producer and episode director Alex Graves about filming at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral and the power of "flooding the zone." Then, the reputable Rufus Sewell, who plays Hal Wyler, reveals the challenges of his complex character and his electric dynamic with Keri Russell, who plays Ambassador Kate Wyler. Former US Embassy Security Officer Karen Lass shares insider tips on ambassador safety and embassy life. Spoilers Ahead! If you have not seen The Diplomat season 2, episode 2: St. Paul’s, then go stream it now on Netflix and come back to us! Don’t miss our next episode, dropping on November 4th. Featuring conversations with David Gyasi (British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison), Rory Kinnear (Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge), creator Debora Cahn, executive producer Janice Williams, and former chief of staff at Downing Street, Jonathan Powell. The Diplomat: The Official Podcast is Produced by Netflix in association with Novel Audio.

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0:00.0	You think you're gonna get a pass now?
0:05.0	Because now I know what it's like to be in the big chair?
0:08.0	Before I was just your ass monkey, but now I'm man enough to see it's the cost of doing business.
0:15.0	Don't ever say those words to me again.
0:19.0	So no perspective from the other side of the desk.
0:22.6	The perspective is you did things that got your staff killed, and now I did too.
0:30.8	Welcome to The Diplomat, the official podcast that follows each episode of season two in this high-stakes drama.
0:38.3	I'm your host Aisha Hazarika, and I'm here to guide you through the storylines in season 2,
0:44.3	peeling them back layer by layer and speaking to many of the brilliant creatives involved in the diplomat.
0:53.3	If you're here, then I'm assuming that you have seen brilliant creatives involved in the diplomat.
0:55.0	If you're here, then I'm assuming that you have seen episode two of season two on Netflix,
1:02.0	titled St Paul's. Now, if you haven't, stop what you're doing, go ahead and watch it and we will regroup when you're ready.
1:10.0	Coming up, I meet with Shores. Go ahead and watch it and we will regroup when you're ready.
1:25.6	Coming up, I meet with showrunner Deborah Kahn, an episode director and one of the series executive producers, Alex Graves, to discuss cathedrals, funerals and spy heists.
1:31.9	I'll also catch up with a wonderful Rufus Sewell, aka Hal Weiler,
1:37.1	Kate's husband, former ambassador and perpetually exasperating advisor.
1:43.7	She's developed an idea that was just what he was like, and he has always argued. It's not me. It is the role.
1:47.0	I'll also be in conversation with Regional Security Officer Karen Lass. As an RSO, it's
1:56.0	Karen's job to keep her ambassador and the embassy safe. She's also well acquainted with the struggles.
2:02.6	What to do when your ambassador wants to go for a walk in public?
2:06.6	And it's not as easy as you might think.
2:10.6	You know, you'll get a call from somebody and usually it's the bodyguard lead going,
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