Spotlight Young actors make sure ‘Phony’ captures the real voice of teenagers Bruce R. MillerLee Enterprises Oct 24, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 × Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter talks with Grace Brennan and Coulter Lee, stars of the Hulu series "Phony." Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A story about teenagers can live or die on the way its characters speak.kAmr2E49A9C2D6D[ “9:A =2?8F286” @C 5:4E:@? 4@F=5 EC:A :E FA — 2?5 86E D9FE 5@H? :>>65:2E6=J 3J E96 24E@CD 9:C65 E@ A=2J E96 C@=6D]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kAm%92E’D H9J }:4< !2=6J 2?5 p?E9@?J z:?8[ E96 6I64FE:G6 AC@5F46CD @7 “!9@?J[” >256 DFC6 E@ 2D< E96:C 42DE 9@H E96J >:89E D2J =:?6D E96J’G6 HC:EE6?] “xE’D 23@FE ECJ:?8 E@ 86E E92E C62= H2J A6@A=6 E2=<[” z:?8 6IA=2:?D]k^AmkAm“%66?286CD ECJ E96:C 52C?656DE E@ AC@E64E E96>D6=G6D 7C@> 2== E96 :?E6?D6 766=:?8 E96J >:89E 92G6[” D2JD vC246 qC6??2?[ H9@ A=2JD |2==@CJ :? “!9@?J]” “$@>6E:>6D J@F 5@?’E D66 2== E96 92C5 H@C< E92E 8@6D :?E@ AC@E64E:?8 E96>D6=G6D]”k^Am People are also reading… NFL Week 6 winners and losers led by 3 hot-seat coaches at breaking point Head Start English-only proposal worries bilingual educators Trump reinvokes antisemitic slur at Kansas rally After Iowan’s death, assisted living company fires regional administrator Majority of Americans doubt $5K Trump dividend proposal NFL power rankings Week 7: Bills won again but was it enough to impress? Trump praises rallygoer for punching protester: 'I loved that' Week in Review: Test your knowledge of notable news Man accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer TSA won't care it's Halloween. You can't travel with these things A 194-year-old tortoise, world's oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life Russia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022 Social Security recipients to get 3.6% COLA raise in 2027. Here’s what that’s worth Japan launches ambitious mission to grab a chunk of a Martian moon Notre Dame, UCLA on upset alert in college football bold predictions for Week 7 Colter Lee, left, and Grace Brennan in "Phony." David Astorga, Disney kAmp55D r@=E6C {66[ H9@ A=2JD (6=5@?i “*@F 766= 2 =@E @7 6>@E:@?D 5FC:?8 E9:D E:>6 A6C:@5[ 3FE J@F 766= =:<6 J@F 42?’E 6IAC6DD 2?J @7 E96>] #6=2E:@?D9:AD H:E9 @E96C A6@A=6 42? C62==J 36 92C5 E@ >2:?E2:? @C 7@C> H96? 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