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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Trying to keep up with the latest in pop culture? We’ve got you covered. The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast helps you find the best new binge-worthy tv shows, movies, music, and videogames.Join hosts Linda Holmes, Aisha Harris, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon four episodes a week - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture enthusiasts. It’s your fix for reviews, recommendations, and recaps of the pop culture everyone is talking about. From lowbrow reality TV to Oscar-winning movies to the stuff in between, we take it all with a shot of cheer. On the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, we watch everything so that you never miss anything.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
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Our 2026 Oscars Recap
Episode Date: March 16, 2026At the Oscars, One Battle After Another took home six awards including best picture, Michael B. Jordan won for lead actor in Sinners, and the telecast...
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2026 Oscars Guide and What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: March 13, 2026We've watched all the nominees in the major categories for the Oscars including Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Marty Supreme. So we’ve...
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What Makes A Great Cast?
Episode Date: March 12, 2026This year, there's finally an Oscar being awarded for casting. The nominees are the casting directors for Sinners, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle A...
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Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Episode Date: March 11, 2026Harry Styles just released his new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. It’s his fourth solo album since leaving the boy band One Direction,...
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The Bride! and What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: March 6, 2026The Bride! goes way beyond a simple tale of literature’s most famous reanimated corpses. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley and...
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Love Story
Episode Date: March 4, 2026John F. Kennedy Jr. was an object of public fixation his entire life, and he’s now the subject of the FX series Love Story. It focuses on Kennedy’s (P...
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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Episode Date: March 3, 2026The new comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins stars Tracy Morgan as a disgraced former football star and Daniel Radcliffe as a documentary...
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Scream 7 and What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: February 27, 2026The OG Scream Queen Neve Campbell returns. Scream 7 re-centers the franchise back on Sidney Prescott. She has a new life, a family, and lots of baggag...
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Our Favorite Movies On Tubi
Episode Date: February 26, 2026The streaming service Tubi has become a repository for a wild assortment of movies, TV shows, and original properties. They’re all free to watch, prov...
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The Traitors
Episode Date: February 25, 2026The Peacock reality show The Traitors has become weekly appointment television, as the always impeccably dressed Alan Cumming presides over an unfrien...
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Winter Olympics and What’s Making Us Happy
Episode Date: February 20, 2026The Winter Olympics are well underway, and we’ve got thoughts from an avid Olympics watcher and a reporter who’s covering the games in Italy. Whether...
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America’s Next Top Model
Episode Date: February 19, 2026America’s Next Top Model has been rewatched in the years since its 2003 premiere, and its handling of race, body image, and other issues has been loud...
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How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
Episode Date: February 17, 2026Netflix’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is the new series from the creator of the beloved show Derry Girls. It follows three very messy longtime f...
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“Wuthering Heights” and What’s Making Us Happy
Episode Date: February 13, 2026In the new film “Wuthering Heights,” Margot Robbie stars as headstrong and horny Cathy, and Jacob Elordi as brooding and horny Heathcliff. Their love...
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Best Book to Movie Adaptations
Episode Date: February 12, 2026What’s your favorite movie that started life as a book? And what makes for a great book to film adaptation, anyway? We’ve got some examples of beloved...