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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly round-table. From NPR.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly round-table. Features “Monkey See” blogger Linda Holmes and an occasionally rowdy cast of characters. From NPR

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  • It’s A Sin

    It’s A Sin chronicles the AIDS epidemic as experienced by a group of friends in London in the early 1980s. They come from different backgrounds, and deal with the dawning realization that a virus is …

    Listen — 18:02

  • Nomadland and What’s Making Us Happy

    The new film Nomadland is about a woman named Fern who’s lost her husband, her home and her entire community: a company town that collapsed when the company did. She’s played by Frances McDormand, …

    Listen — 22:48

  • To All The Boys: Always And Forever

    In 2018, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before was a breakout hit for Netflix. Based on Jenny Han’s novel, it followed Lara Jean Covey through the adventure of falling in love with one Peter Kavinsky. A …

    Listen — 13:49

  • Shark Tank

    On Shark Tank, a group of wealthy investors like Mark Cuban and “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner listen to pitches from people who have invented something. Might be an app, might be a toy, might be a …

    Listen — 22:52

  • Supernova

    In Supernova, Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play a gay couple coming to terms with the fact that Tucci’s character is experiencing early onset dementia. They take one last trip together around the …

    Listen — 12:01

  • Desus And Mero On Politics, Fame And Life In The Pandemic

    A special bonus episode from NPR’s It’s Been A Minute With Sam Sanders. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero went from calling up “anyone in their phone book” in the early days of their podcast Bodega Boys, …

    Listen — 29:46

  • Judas And The Black Messiah And What’s Making Us Happy

    Fred Hampton, the charismatic chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter, was just 21 years old when he was killed during a police raid in 1969. In Judas And The Black Messiah, he’s …

    Listen — 27:01

  • 2020 Best Books: Music Books

    Every year, NPR brings together some of the best books in a searchable, explorable guide called the Book Concierge. It can help you find exactly the read you’re looking for. Today we’re talking …

    Listen — 12:32

  • Superstore

    For six seasons, the NBC comedy Superstore has told the story of a fictional big-box store in St. Louis. Until the last handful of episodes, the show starred America Ferrera, and found humor in …

    Listen — 17:08