Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Get obsessed with us. Four 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

Get obsessed with us. Four 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

 

#300

Summer Guide And What's Making Us Happy

There was Barbenheimer Summer, then Brat Summer, what will this year bring? Maybe it's the... more

Yesterday

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28:31

Yesterday


#299

Conclave

Pope Francis' death not only led to an outpouring of remembrances. It also unleashed a new... more

23 Apr 2025

22 MINS

22:21

23 Apr 2025


#298

The Wedding Banquet

The lovely rom-com The Wedding Banquet has a stellar all-star cast, including Kelly Marie ... more

22 Apr 2025

18 MINS

18:16

22 Apr 2025


#297

New TV Comedies You Don't Want To Miss

We cover a lot of TV on this show, but we don't get to everything. Today we're recommendin... more

21 Apr 2025

14 MINS

14:52

21 Apr 2025


#296

Sinners And What's Making Us Happy

The very scary movie Sinners finds Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who open a 1930... more

18 Apr 2025

25 MINS

25:36

18 Apr 2025


#295

Your Friends And Neighbors

In the Apple TV+ series Your Friends and Neighbors, a very rich guy reacts to becoming a b... more

16 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:01

16 Apr 2025


#294

Doctor Who

The last season of the venerable British science fiction series Doctor Who brought a lot o... more

15 Apr 2025

25 MINS

25:39

15 Apr 2025


#293

Warfare

The new film Warfare dispenses with a lot of things you've come to expect from Hollywood w... more

14 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:35

14 Apr 2025


#292

Drop And What's Making Us Happy

In the bonkers thriller Drop, Meghann Fahy plays a woman whose first date goes off the rai... more

11 Apr 2025

19 MINS

19:49

11 Apr 2025


#291

Pop Culture That Changed Our Minds

At a certain point, most of us settle into a groove with our pop culture consumption. We k... more

10 Apr 2025

22 MINS

22:38

10 Apr 2025


#290

Dying For Sex

The premise might be a tough sell: a young woman attempts to finally own her sexuality fol... more

09 Apr 2025

22 MINS

22:13

09 Apr 2025


#289

The White Lotus

Season three of The White Lotus just wrapped up, but not before serving up a tropical buff... more

07 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:36

07 Apr 2025


#288

A Minecraft Movie And What's Making Us Happy

Based on the best-selling game, A Minecraft Movie stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa in a go... more

04 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:09

04 Apr 2025


#287

Daredevil: Born Again

In Daredevil: Born Again, Charlie Cox returns as everyone's favorite blind-but-with-height... more

02 Apr 2025

15 MINS

15:41

02 Apr 2025


#286

Survival Of The Thickest

The delightful Netflix series Survival of the Thickest is about an up-and-coming stylist w... more

01 Apr 2025

17 MINS

17:10

01 Apr 2025


#285

The Studio

In the very funny new satire The Studio, Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood studio head desperat... more

31 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:00

31 Mar 2025


#284

Death Of A Unicorn And What's Making Us Happy

In Death of a Unicorn, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega star as dad and daughter facing off agai... more

28 Mar 2025

17 MINS

17:13

28 Mar 2025


#283

The Residence

In the new Netflix series The Residence, a dead body shows up in an awkward location: the ... more

26 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:47

26 Mar 2025


#282

Dope Thief

The Apple TV+ series Dope Thief is a great high-stakes crime thriller to stream now. It st... more

25 Mar 2025

16 MINS

16:53

25 Mar 2025


#281

Severance

In season two of Severance (streaming on Apple TV+), we got a blowout finale with answers ... more

24 Mar 2025

21 MINS

21:21

24 Mar 2025