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

“Wuthering Heights” and What’s Making Us Happy

In the new film “Wuthering Heights,” Margot Robbie stars as headstrong and horny Cathy, an... more

13 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:14

13 Feb 2026


#299

Best Book to Movie Adaptations

What’s your favorite movie that started life as a book? And what makes for a great book to... more

12 Feb 2026

28 MINS

28:18

12 Feb 2026


#298

The Pop Culture Hill I’ll Die On

We've all got that one argument we're always making: that non-negotiable stance, that immu... more

10 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:56

10 Feb 2026


#297

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show

At the Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny put on an endlessly rewatchable performance. It... more

09 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:38

09 Feb 2026


#296

Charli xcx, The Moment and What’s Making Us Happy

Remember Brat Summer? Charli xcx has turned the aftermath of her mainstream success into a... more

06 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:07

06 Feb 2026


#295

Wonder Man

Marvel’s new Disney+ series Wonder Man is a sensible buddy comedy where Yahya Abdul-Mateen... more

04 Feb 2026

18 MINS

18:19

04 Feb 2026


#294

2026 Sundance Film Festival: Best Movies

We watched a ton of movies and we’re recommending some of the best things we saw at this y... more

03 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:54

03 Feb 2026


#293

2026 Grammys Recap

This year’s Grammy Awards featured historic wins for Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar, perform... more

02 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:46

02 Feb 2026


#292

Send Help and What’s Making Us Happy

In the new comic horror film Send Help, Rachel McAdams finds out the answer to the age-old... more

30 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:25

30 Jan 2026


#291

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek fans are finally getting something they’ve wanted for a long time, and it doesn’... more

29 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:46

29 Jan 2026


#290

The Beauty

The Beauty stars familiar faces from the Ryan Murphy universe, including Evan Peters, as w... more

27 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:24

27 Jan 2026


#289

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

The HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms may be set in the same fantasy world as Game... more

26 Jan 2026

19 MINS

19:19

26 Jan 2026


#288

One Battle After Another and What’s Making Us Happy

One Battle After Another earned 13 Oscar nominations - including best picture, best direct... more

23 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:13

23 Jan 2026


#287

2026 Oscar Nominations

This year’s Oscars nominations are here, and we’re unpacking record-breaking nominations f... more

22 Jan 2026

19 MINS

19:53

22 Jan 2026


#286

Watch This: It Was Just An Accident

The Iranian film It Was Just an Accident enters Oscars season with the wind at its back. I... more

21 Jan 2026

19 MINS

19:20

21 Jan 2026


#285

The Rip

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck share the screen again in new Netflix film, The Rip. Similar to... more

20 Jan 2026

16 MINS

16:32

20 Jan 2026


#284

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and What’s Making Us Happy

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple picks up where 28 Years Later left off – in a world of zom... more

16 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:25

16 Jan 2026


#283

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

The new Netflix series Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials centers on lesser known mystery solvi... more

15 Jan 2026

17 MINS

17:36

15 Jan 2026


#282

Hijack

Idris Elba is in full action hero mode in the Apple TV series Hijack. He stars as a corpor... more

14 Jan 2026

16 MINS

16:44

14 Jan 2026


#281

Our Dream TV Crossovers

There have been many TV crossovers over the years, but it’s a tricky balance to get right ... more

13 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:11

13 Jan 2026