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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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Haunted Hotel
Episode Date: September 22, 2025From one of the minds behind Rick and Morty, Netflix’s new animated comedy Haunted Hotel is the perfect mix of fun and creepy to kick off spooky seaso...
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Him And What’s Making Us Happy
Episode Date: September 19, 2025In the new horror film HIM, Tyriq Withers stars as a young football player who has a chance to be trained by his idol, played by Marlon Wayans. As the...
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Fall Guide
Episode Date: September 18, 2025The fall of 2025 is shaping up to have something for everyone with a fresh Knives Out mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s take on Frankenstein, and a new Em...
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
Episode Date: September 16, 2025The TV series The Summer I Turned Pretty features a messy love triangle, plenty of drama, and a LOT of Taylor Swift songs. The show has become a word-...
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2025 Emmys Recap
Episode Date: September 15, 2025This year’s Emmy Awards saw big wins for Adolescence, The Studio, and The Pitt. The telecast was also packed with a couple of surprise wins, a show of...
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The Long Walk And What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: September 12, 2025The new film The Long Walk is Stephen King meets The Hunger Games. It takes place in a dystopian America in which one young man from each state compet...
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Great Movies With Silly Plots
Episode Date: September 11, 2025Have you ever found yourself completely caught up in a film only to find, after the lights come up, that the story didn’t make any sense, yet you love...
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Watch This: Twinless
Episode Date: September 9, 2025Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney star as unlikely friends in the new movie Twinless. They meet in a support group for people who have lost their twin a...
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The Conjuring: Last Rites And What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: September 5, 2025The Conjuring: Last Rites winds down the story of the demon-hunting couple loosely based on Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera...
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Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend
Episode Date: September 4, 2025Sabrina Carpenter is following her breakout album Short n’ Sweet with a new collection of cheeky earworms called Man’s Best Friend, which includes the...
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The Thursday Murder Club
Episode Date: September 3, 2025Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club is a cozy British mystery set at a posh retirement community. The movie stars Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Ben...
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Caught Stealing
Episode Date: September 2, 2025Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz and Bad Bunny star in Caught Stealing, the new grungy, throwback film from Darren Aronofsky. Butler plays Hank, a sad sack...
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The Roses And What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: August 29, 2025First a novel and a 1989 hit film, the story of The Roses has been told before. This time around, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a couple...
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Songs For When Your Flight Is Delayed
Episode Date: August 27, 2025If you travel by plane with any regularity, you've been there: stuck in an airport because your flight is delayed. So we thought it best to give your...
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Watch This: Long Story Short
Episode Date: August 26, 2025Long Story Short is a very funny and surprisingly moving new Netflix animated comedy series from the folks behind BoJack Horseman and Tuca & Bertie. T...
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Lurker And What's Making Us Happy
Episode Date: August 22, 2025Fame does strange things to people. In the new film Lurker, Théodore Pellerin plays a young retail clerk making his way into the inner circle of a pop...