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

Hoppers

In Disney and Pixar’s delightful new film Hoppers, a young woman (Piper Curda) learns a be... more

Yesterday

18 MINS

18:00

Yesterday


#299

The Bride! and What's Making Us Happy

The Bride! goes way beyond a simple tale of literature’s most famous reanimated corpses. D... more

06 Mar 2026

23 MINS

23:38

06 Mar 2026


#298

Love Story

John F. Kennedy Jr. was an object of public fixation his entire life, and he’s now the sub... more

04 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:48

04 Mar 2026


#297

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

The new comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins stars Tracy Morgan as a disgrace... more

03 Mar 2026

15 MINS

15:41

03 Mar 2026


#296

Industry

HBO’s addictive drama Industry has never been afraid to wade in the muck, and the fourth s... more

02 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:42

02 Mar 2026


#295

Scream 7 and What's Making Us Happy

The OG Scream Queen Neve Campbell returns. Scream 7 re-centers the franchise back on Sidne... more

27 Feb 2026

22 MINS

22:43

27 Feb 2026


#294

Our Favorite Movies On Tubi

The streaming service Tubi has become a repository for a wild assortment of movies, TV sho... more

26 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:30

26 Feb 2026


#293

The Traitors

The Peacock reality show The Traitors has become weekly appointment television, as the alw... more

25 Feb 2026

25 MINS

25:26

25 Feb 2026


#292

Paradise

In Hulu's twisty drama series Paradise, Sterling K. Brown plays a Secret Service agent cau... more

23 Feb 2026

19 MINS

19:27

23 Feb 2026


#291

Winter Olympics and What’s Making Us Happy

The Winter Olympics are well underway, and we’ve got thoughts from an avid Olympics watche... more

20 Feb 2026

19 MINS

19:06

20 Feb 2026


#290

America’s Next Top Model

America’s Next Top Model has been rewatched in the years since its 2003 premiere, and its ... more

19 Feb 2026

27 MINS

27:11

19 Feb 2026


#289

How To Get To Heaven From Belfast

Netflix’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is the new series from the creator of the belo... more

17 Feb 2026

15 MINS

15:52

17 Feb 2026


#288

Pillion

In Pillion, a.k.a. the “gay BDSM biker movie,” a meek young man named Colin (Harry Melling... more

16 Feb 2026

17 MINS

17:07

16 Feb 2026


#287

“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


#286

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


#285

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


#284

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


#283

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


#282

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


#281

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