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He spoke with Terry Gross about the series, making fun of NPR (lovingly) on &lt;em&gt;Parks&lt;/em&gt;, and being a life-long rule-follower. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, our TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new series and says it's the sweetest show since&lt;em&gt; Ted Lasso&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.freshair.org/freshair"&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/em&gt;'s weekly newsletter for staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and a peek at what's coming next week.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>" class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980"/><meta property="og:title" content="'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show | Fresh Air | Podcast Guru" class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980"/><meta property="og:description" content="<description>Michael Schur wrote for the &lt;em&gt;The Office&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;and created &lt;em&gt;The Good Place&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;and co-created&lt;em&gt; Parks and Recreation&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Brooklyn Nine-Nine. &lt;/em&gt; His new show for Netflix, &lt;em&gt;A Man on the Inside&lt;/em&gt;, features Ted Danson as a widowed retiree who goes undercover in a retirement community. 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He spoke with Terry Gross about the series, making fun of NPR (lovingly) on &lt;em&gt;Parks&lt;/em&gt;, and being a life-long rule-follower. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, our TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new series and says it's the sweetest show since&lt;em&gt; Ted Lasso&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.freshair.org/freshair"&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Fresh Air&lt;/em&gt;'s weekly newsletter for staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and a peek at what's coming next week.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>"/></div><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 podcast-title-container container pt-md pb-md"><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 podcast-title"><a class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980" href="/podcast/fresh-air-214089682"><h3 class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 light">Fresh Air</h3></a><p class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 podcast-artist">NPR</p></div></div></div><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 container pt-lg pb-lg"><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 episode-information"><div class="jsx-1877041120 episode-title-container pb-lg"><h3 class="jsx-1877041120 episode-title mb-sm">'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show</h3><div class="jsx-1877041120 episode-date-and-length"><span class="jsx-1877041120 episode-date mr-md">NOV 21, 2024</span><span class="jsx-1877041120 episode-length">46 MIN</span></div></div><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 episode-player-container"><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 episode-artwork mb-lg"><img src="https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/23/fresh-air_tile_npr-network-01_sq-a6f7c547c8e78b8230edc7fc3c32005de3756e0d.jpg?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA" alt="Fresh Air"/></div><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 episode-right-desktop"><div class="jsx-2470245504 episode-title-container pb-lg"><h3 class="jsx-2470245504 episode-title mb-sm">'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show</h3><div class="jsx-2470245504 episode-date-and-length"><span class="jsx-2470245504 episode-date mr-md">NOV 21, 2024</span><span class="jsx-2470245504 episode-length">46 MIN</span></div></div><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980 button-and-player-container"><div class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980"><button type="button" class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980"><img class="mr-xs" src="/img/icons/play-dark.svg" alt="play" width="24px"/><span class="jsx-4145644783 jsx-2435782980">Play Episode</span></button></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="jsx-1632631828 details-banner pt-lg pb-sm"><div class="jsx-1632631828 container"><h3 class="jsx-1632631828">Description</h3><div class="jsx-1632631828 details mt-md mb-sm">Michael Schur wrote for the <em>The Office</em>,<em> </em>and created <em>The Good Place</em>,<em> </em>and co-created<em> Parks and Recreation</em> and <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine. </em> His new show for Netflix, <em>A Man on the Inside</em>, features Ted Danson as a widowed retiree who goes undercover in a retirement community. 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