'Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk Talks 'Summer in Argyle' Audible With Son Nate Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk might be returning to our screens later this month for the final season of Better Call Saul but before he does, the beloved performer is teaming up with his writer-actor son, Nate Odenkirk for their new Audible Original Summer in Argyle, a murder mystery scripted podcast set in the fictional small town of Ohio in 2013 during a hot dog eating contest. Following the untimely death of a high schooler amid the annual event, Summer in Argyle is brimming with razor-sharp writing and high-caliber soundscapes thanks to a superstar cast including Odenkirk's Mr. Show co-creator David Cross, as well as comedians Paul F. Tompkins, Tim Robinson and Brian Posehn.
Transporting listeners through a zany eight-episode tale narrated by Bob as town narrator Jeremy Zax, Summer in Argyle evokes a listening experience unlike any other and a project the father-son duo was excited to work on together. In an exclusive with PopCulture.com, Bob admits writing the series with his son was "really a joy" to collaborate on and one he looks back at fondly during their time amid the pandemic. "Summer in Argyle is pretty crazy and unhinged... and that allows a lot of freedom when you know that you don't have a network executive sitting there going, 'Wait a second, I've never heard of that!' or, 'That doesn't make sense,' which a lot of comedy doesn't make sense. That's why it's comedy. But we just had such total freedom," Bob said.
