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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour


Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Length:
300 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Get obsessed with us. Five days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture aficionados. The Happy Hour team leaves room at the table for exploring a range of reactions and opinions on every bit of the pop universe. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, they take it all with a shot of cheer.Make your happy hour even happier with Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus! Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/happyhour
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 300 episodes

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Does The Sympathizer worthily adapt its acclaimed book?

It's rare to find a series with such an impeccable pedigree as HBO's The Sympathizer. I...

17 minutes
May 23, 2024

Does IF capture the magic of its Pixar inspiration?

In the new movie IF, a 12-year-old girl (Cailey Fleming) discovers she can see other pe...

14 minutes
May 22, 2024

The sexy sex is back in Bridgerton's new season

The Netflix series Bridgerton is back, as gossipy and over-the-top as ever. Penelope F...

21 minutes
May 20, 2024

Back To Black And What's Making Us Happy

The new music biopic Back to Black chronicles the life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehou...

24 minutes
May 17, 2024

Babes gives us a funny (and gross) portrait of parenthood

The new movie Babes stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau as longtime best friends who...

16 minutes
May 16, 2024

Looking to the past and future of Black Twitter

For years, Black Twitter was the watering hole. It was where we could pop off jokes abo...

22 minutes
May 15, 2024

I Saw the TV Glow is weird and transfixing

I Saw the TV Glow is a strange and pleasantly unsettling new film from writer and direc...

23 minutes
May 14, 2024

Sink your teeth into Interview with the Vampire

If you're familiar with Interview with the Vampire — because you read the Anne Rice nov...

15 minutes
May 13, 2024

Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes And What's Making Us Happy

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes follows Noa (Owen Teague), an extraordinary chimpanze...

23 minutes
May 10, 2024

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar Beef

2024 seems destined to go down as the Year of Pop Culture Grievances. Megan vs. Nicki. ...

21 minutes
May 09, 2024