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Pop Culture Happy Hour

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

While enjoying your coffee

While enjoying your morning coffee

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Survival Of The Thickest
Death Of A Unicorn And What's Making Us Happy
The Residence
Oscar-Winner Anora Is Now Streaming
Ayo Edebiri's New Movie Opus
Black Bag And What's Making Us Happy
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Favorite SNL Musical Moments
Paradise
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Paddington In Peru
The Substance
2025 Super Bowl
You're Cordially Invited
Companion And What's Making Us Happy
Mo
The Pitt
One Of Them Days
XO, Kitty
American Primeval
The Best One-Hit Wonders
Hot Moms In Film
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Great Movies We Missed
Juror #2
Laid
No Good Deed
Black Doves
The Crow
Sabrina Carpenter's Album Short N' Sweet
When Celebrities Portray Themselves
The Reality TV Shows We'd Actually Win
Bad Monkey
In The Decameron, the Black Death makes for black comedy
Exploding Kittens is a simple card game turned wild cartoon
Fly Me to the Moon and what's making us happy
Despicable Me 4 serves up 90 minutes of bankable mayhem
A Guide To Stephen King
The Movies Of 1999
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Immaculate
Madame Web
Platonic Love In Pop Culture
2024 Oscar Nominations
The Zone Of Interest
Echo
Percy Jackson And The Olympians
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Library
Ferrari
Next Goal Wins
The Gilded Age
Anatomy Of A Fall
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
Dicks: The Musical
The Exorcist: Believer And What's Making Us Happy
Star Wars: Ahsoka
Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS
Jimmy Fallon And Strike Force Five
NewJeans
Archer
Blue Beetle
Strays
The Afterparty And What's Making Us Happy

Perfect for a leisurely stroll in the park

The Studio
Snow White And What's Making Us Happy
Lady Gaga's Mayhem
Best Moments In Live TV
Mickey 17 And What's Making Us Happy
Terrible But Bingeable TV shows
Our 2025 Oscars Recap
Actors Who've Never Been Nominated For An Oscar, But Should Win
The Monkey And What's Making Us Happy
We Fantasy Cast The Traitors
Captain America: Brave New World And What's Making Us Happy
Guide To Great Shows On Network TV
Love Hurts And What's Making Us Happy
2025 Sundance Film Festival: Best Movies
2025 Grammys Recap
Presence
2025 Oscar Nominations
The Brutalist And What's Making Us Happy
Wolf Man And What's Making Us Happy
The Last Showgirl And What's Making Us Happy
Nickel Boys
Squid Game
2025 Pop Culture Predictions
A Complete Unknown and What's Making Us Happy
Babygirl
Nosferatu
Best Movies To Watch On An Airplane
Queer and What's Making Us Happy
It's A Wonderful Life
Nightbitch And What's Making Us Happy
2024 Holiday Movie Guide
Red One And What's Making Us Happy
Say Nothing
Emilia Pérez
Heretic And What's Making Us Happy
Tom Hanks Explains How To Deal With Attention
YouTube Rabbit Holes That Are Great Distractions
Blink Twice And What's Making Us Happy
We're talking songs of the (Brat) summer
Deadpool & Wolverine and what's making us happy
Twisters and what's making us happy
We unpack the 2024 Emmy nominations
MaXXXine and what's making us happy
Monkey Man And What's Making Us Happy
Ripley
Godzilla x Kong, Godzilla Minus One And What's Making Us Happy
3 Body Problem
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV
Road House And What's Making Us Happy
Romantic Comedy Guide: Irish Wish, Anyone But You, Upgraded
Problemista
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Oppenheimer
Drive-Away Dolls And What's Making Us Happy
Jennifer Lopez's This Is Me... Now
True Detective: Night Country
Feud And What's Making Us Happy
Jacqueline Novak's Get On Your Knees And What's Making Us Happy
Origin And What's Making Us Happy
The Brothers Sun And What's Making Us Happy
2024 Pop Culture Resolutions
Great 2023 Movies You May Have Missed
The Iron Claw
All Songs Considered Holiday Extravaganza
Rethinking Killers Of The Flower Moon
Napoleon And What's Making Us Happy
Saltburn
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes And What's Making Us Happy
Rap Sh!t
Priscilla And What's Making Us Happy
The Golden Bachelor
Britney Spears' Memoir The Woman in Me
The Holdovers
Naked Attraction And What's Making Us Happy
Frasier
Killers Of The Flower Moon And What's Making Us Happy
Bad Bunny's Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana
Fair Play And What's Making Us Happy
The Scariest Movie I've Ever Seen
The Changeling
The Creator And What's Making Us Happy
Cassandro
Dumb Money
Sex Education And What's Making Us Happy
Starfield
The Other Black Girl
Fall Guide And What's Making Us Happy
Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 And What's Making Us Happy
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour
TV Guest Stars
Suits And What's Making Us Happy
Two Great Scammer Documentaries
Bottoms And What's Making Us Happy

While commuting on the train

While going for a longer run