This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See’s Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon ponder a question that seems to come up over and over again: Is culture really worse than it’s ever been? And if it isn’t, why do people keep saying it is? Also, a gift guide and a little more guidance on this weekend’s live event at NPR headquarters. All that, plus What’s Making Us Happy this week.