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NPR's Tilda Wilson adapted the Pop Culture Happy Hour segment "What's Making Us Happy" into a digital page. April 18, 2023 In Showing Up, Michelle Williams plays a sculptor preparing to exhibit her work in a small art gallery, even as family and friends complicate her life and steal her focus. NPR's Tilda Wilson adapted the Pop Culture Happy Hour segment "What's Making Us Happy" into a digital page. But why not share another favorite old show? Tomorrow is Election Day, so Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon guide us through the state of political comedy. We thought this one deserved a second look before we bid this chapter of the Marvel Universe farewell. Fitzgerald says the story Beyonce is telling this time, that of a woman wronged, is universal, but the way she's delivered it is a crystal-clear representation of the black female experience. Can You Feel The Love (For 'Rocketman') Tonight? This week, we talk about the charming romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, which has been lauded as groundbreaking for its all Asian and Asian-American cast. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. He gets divorced because one of the prompts is what is it like to get divorced? Broker episode of Hell Gate podcast The Tony Awards and Remembering Anthony Bourdain. April 14, 2023 The new horror comedy Renfield is about Count Dracula's long-suffering servant. Writer Danielle Henderson joins the gang for a discussion of the HBO comedy Silicon Valley. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson discuss things we were terribly wrong about at first glance but grew to love including Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Buffy, and even Shakespeare. The Giant Foam Finger: If Serena Williams Loses, Is It Still The U.S. Open? Then they'll discuss Marvel's Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. I was going to talk about Bend It Like Beckham. Ryan Gosling stars as Armstrong, and it's directed by Damien Chazelle. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon dig into the Academy Awards with a discussion of the ten Best Picture nominees including 127 Hours, The Social Network, True Grit, Winter's Bone, The Kids Are All Right and more. But was it a high scoring game? You can find Ice Merchants on YouTube or also on The New Yorker's screener site. Copyright 2023 NPR. What's the function of film ratings--and do they actually work? Jeopardy! Guests: Librarian Margaret H. Willison and Sarah D. Bunting, the East Coast Editor of Previously.TV. James Corden was back as the host, and it was a big night for the musical Hadestown and the Irish play The Ferryman. The gang talks about wild cards--performers and creators who are sometimes delightful and sometimes a disappointment. Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Girls' Edition, Women's Edition. He will not not do something no matter what it is. Or as Archie's dad on Riverdale. Simmons is the enormously powerful man behind Def Jam. Widows is not your average heist movie director Steve McQueen and co-screenwriter Gillian Fylnn have created something far more interesting. Plus, we talk to him about a very difficult time in his life and working through the trauma of racial profiling. There's marriage, and then there's love marriage. Guests: Writer Chris Klimek and Daisy Rosario of NPR Member Station WAMU. After a few words about Joan Rivers, the gang delves into a conversation about apologies, sincerity, authenticity, free speech and PR. And don't forget Diana Ross, who wished herself a happy birthday a month and a half early. But it shouldn't have. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. First, a trip back to 2010 when the gang discussed some of their favorite and least favorite holiday pop culture artifacts. Harry Belafonte in a scene from the 1959 film Odds Against Tomorrow. But she wrote really beautifully this week about her experience as a caregiver and spouse after her husband had a stroke early in the COVID outbreak. Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Art Of The Memoir And What We'll Have On The Side. NPR's Tilda Wilson adapted the Pop Culture Happy Hour segment "What's Making Us Happy" into a digital page. ), Small Batch: Stranger Things Creators The Duffer Brothers, All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro talks with Matt and Ross Duffer, the creators of the Netflix summer hit Stranger Things. This year's VMAs featured Rihanna, Beyonce, Britney Spears, and several minutes of Kanye West doing whatever he wants all vying for social-media dominance in the hours, days and weeks ahead. Pop Culture Happy Hour: Resolutions For An Overloaded 2012. In a strange way, it is beautiful. Carell And Chalamet Shine In 'Beautiful Boy'. TAV ART PROJECT TRILOGY: PROCESS. This week, the panel discusses Netflix's new wrestling comedy GLOW with NPR's Code Switch Kat Chow. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the gang gather to discuss the Grammys and specifically the so-called upsets that saw independent music darlings Esperanza Spalding and Arcade Fire take home awards over the likes of Justin Bieber and Eminem. Then, pop culture to enjoy at the end of a rotten day. The comedy came out last summer and it's currently streaming on Hulu and available to rent on demand. Taipei, Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) T'ai-pei, Pinyin Taibei, special (province-level) municipality (chih-hsia shih, or zhizia shi) and seat of government of Taiwan (Republic of China). Live At The Sixth & I: Takeaways From 2014 And Pop Culture Firsts. My personal favorite is Ice Merchants by Joo Gonzalez. What are YOUR pop culture firsts? Trey Graham returns to PCHH for a discussion of the best bad movies. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. And there's a whole story of how her career was essentially sabotaged as a result of that conflict that I found incredibly compelling. Sondra Locke became famous partly because she sued Clint Eastwood, who had been her longtime partner, but Sondra Locke was also a gifted actor and director. The big summer action movie is one of the things we've been missing this year, and now, we've got one. From 'Mork and Mindy' to 'Modern Family,' they'll cite examples of fully fleshed out characters, as well as women relegated as props to their on-screen husbands. Will television be as violent? This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Bob Mondello discuss Disney's film adaptation of the Broadway musical Into The Woods. Making a Murderer, True Crime, and Remembering Alan Rickman. Except, of course, for a spectacular fall. It's a very, very special Pop Culture Happy hour, and we're not just saying that. Then they'll discuss cover art. Unfortunatley the Oscars Omnibus will arrive late in your podcast feeds. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping And Comedies About Music. Also, traumatic parental costuming decisions and why the holiday has become less scary for kids. It finds Harley crossing paths with characters played by Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, and a very bad villain played by Ewan McGregor. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Barrie Hardymon chats with J.K. Rowling about the new Cormoran Strike mystery novel Career of Evil. Jane Austen's Emma tells the story of a young woman who knows what's right for everyone else and knows very little about herself. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham preview this fall's upcoming movies from Ides of March and Contagion to I Don't Know How She Does It and more. Plus Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, Lady Gaga and more. Guest: New York Times editor Aisha Harris. The Fine Brushstrokes Of 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire'. We recommend some calming pieces of pop culture. Film critics Bob Mondello and Chris Klimek join Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon for a discussion of the new Coen brothers film Hail, Caesar! The film provides the backstory for the team that will become the Birds of Prey, and it develops the character of Harley beyond her relationship with the Joker. Because wow. Posthumust-We? ** Date: Tuesday June 24, 2014 Time: 7:30pm Location: NPR Headquarters, 1111 N Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20002 Tickets go on sale Monday June 2, 2014 at 12:00pm EST at, A Visit to Book Expo and Pop Culture When We're Grieving. Sometimes, sports fandom comes naturally: We grew up immersed in it, or we get swept up in local fervor. Parasite won the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and it's South Korea's entry into this year's Oscars race. Close watchers of smart television know Michaela Coel from Chewing Gum, the acclaimed comedy series she created and starred in. As the show progresses, you have to kind of watch in order, because there's threads that move along. The Pop Culture Happy Hour team is recovering from our west coast tour, so we decided to bring you one of our favorite episodes of the year: Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now: We didn't want to throw away our shot at talking about Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed musical Hamilton. version called Love & Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen. And she plays a good cop who is paired up with a bad lady cop from Scotland Yard. Nerd Culture And The Return Of Regrettable TV. Guests: Weekend Edition Editor Barrie Hardymon and Librarian Margaret Willison. Kristen Wiig played Lola Bunny. Now, The Goldfinch has been adapted into a movie starring Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Nicole Kidman, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Finn Wolfhard and Sarah Paulsen. Small Batch: The March Madness Of Friends On Opposite Sides. Food media has become one of the many arenas in which debates about inclusivity and justice have taken center stage in recent months. Autumn Leaves, Cumberbatches, And More Fall Amusements. We recap the highlights of this year's Grammy Awards, including a sweep by Bruno Mars and memorable performances from Kendrick Lamar and Kesha. Guest: Bim Adewunmi, senior culture writer at Buzzfeed and co-host of the Thirst Aid Kit podcast. 236 talking about this. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Mike Katzif to discuss their travels to Austin for the SXSW music and film festival What bands were discovered? This week, we played fantasy barista, listened to some robot tunes, and then finally went outside to stare at some pretty clouds. But it's also fun. Guests: Code Switch's Leah Donnella and Weekend Edition Books Editor Barrie Hardymon. And ten years later, it's time to celebrate. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. But 25 years later, it's still popular in endless reruns and on Netflix. The panel discusses Netflix's new wrestling comedy GLOW with NPR's Code Switch Kat Chow. We've got sitcoms, we've got Molly Ringwald you just never know where things might go. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Bob Mondello discuss the wrestling drama Foxcatcher. They share their thoughts on Lifetime's 'Liz and Dick,' starring Lindsay Lohan, and talk about what makes a good biopic. It's also co-created by the creator of the game themselves. The Giant Foam Finger: What's Your Walk-Up Music? Pop Culture Happy Hour: BOO! The New England Patriots won with a huge fourth-quarter push, and also featured a high-flying halftime show from Lady Gaga, who mixed traditional Americana with doing her own thing. The show also starred Aaron Paul as Cranston's punching-bag of partner-in-crime, Jesse Pinkman. This week we discuss Marvel's space action-comedy Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. Margaret H. Willison and Daisy Rosario join the panel for a discussion of the return of Gilmore Girls that's now streaming on Netflix. And since Linda is just back the TCA tour, they'll discuss if there is too much television. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson are joined by NPR Code Switch team members Kat Chow and Gene Demby. It's a book called You Will Find Your People, and it's all about how to make adult friendships. version called Love & Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen. And it's already earned Taylor Swift some of the best reviews of her career. Chris Evans? Lakeith Stanfield stars as Cassius Green, a telemarketer whose world spirals into chaos. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns, along with Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson to chat about Pixar and 'Cars 2' (taking a rare break from superheroes). The new Starz half-hour drama tells the story of two young women who learn a lot about their mother when they go home to deal with the consequences of her death. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week. (Note: This episode original aired on July 22, 2011. Divergent, Hurt Feelings, and a Visit From Jesse Thorn. Because wow. It stars Regina King as an ex-cop in Tulsa Oklahoma who's not-so-secretly the masked vigilante Sister Night. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and special guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the two-hour season opener of 'Mad Men.' While our panel recovers from our New York field trip, we bring you three great conversations. Where will you find rock bands going up against jazz pianists, superheroes, and scheming women in beautiful dresses? You'll hear bells in our winter holiday episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour, along with lots of other stuff, as NPR's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang explore some Christmas specials, some not-particularly-Christmas-y movies that show up this time of year anyway, and -- as always -- the things that are making us happy this week. Plus, what's making us happy this week. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. (Support your local station at donate.npr.org/happy). The movie stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. We talk about what we are excited to watch and what we think we survive cancellation. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and Chris Klimek discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron, covering everything from the fighting, exploding, and if Thor is really necessary. U.S. Capitol Riot Arrest Database for Ohio, The River Speaks: An Oral History of the Little Miami River, COVID-19 Policy for the Kettering Building (WYSO World Headquarters), there's an HBO Max (I guess just MAX now?) And now, inevitably, she's the subject of a podcast. Today, we're sharing an edited version of that conversation. Ronan plays Jo, the free-spirited March sister. Guest: Code Switch's Gene Demby. Also they discuss the Tony Awards and Super 8 and Things Making Us Happy This Week. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk pop culture dogs. In 2000, director M. Night Shyamalan presented Unbreakable, the story of two men whose epic tales of good and evil collided. The Netflix plan to take over television has extended to dating shows for a while. They share their favorite drinking songs and discuss what role the alcoholic beverage plays in a character's development. Director Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic Madeleine L'Engle novel is devoid of cynicism, filled with beautiful images and deeply moving. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Matt Thompson talk about Godzilla. Why are some people drawn to events like the Super Bowl or Olympics, while others don't see the appeal of being "temporarily, adjacently victorious?" Leading into Free Comic Book Day, they'll discuss how the role of the brick and mortar store has changed in the face of online competition and what we may lose, culturally, without physical spaces to purchase pop culture products. Then, the gang shares some of their picks for pop culture serotonin: music, movies, and comedy albums that will boost your mood. Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard. **Pop Culture Happy Hour Live at the Sixth & I** Date: Tuesday, December 9th Time: 7pm Location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 29th at 12pm EST. New York Times editor Aisha Harris joins us for a recap. Then a discussion about the phenomenon of "pop culture overload," and, as always, What's Making Us Happy. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about secondary characters and spin-offs. First, panelist Glen Weldon explores hard science fiction. Plus, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer talks to Neil Gaiman about his new book Norse Mythology. The ending might not land on you. There has already been a Hulu take on the true-crime story of Candy Montgomery, who famously killed a friend of hers with an ax. Then, it's time for a quiz all about disguises. So from time to time, we pause just to single out some of the people whose work we're appreciating. They do business with the town. They're there to retrieve the remains of a fellow soldier, who died on the battlefield. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about Breaking Bad, touch on how acclaimed works become punchlines, and get a little choked-up as we do a little housekeeping. Quick jolts of energy to brighten up even the worst days. All Things Considered's film critic Bob Mondello joins the panel for the annual Oscars omnibus. And it's more than willing to scramble history in the service of a good story. Guest: KJZZ Senior Producer and Daniel Day-Lewis super fan Sarah Ventre. Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Newsletter, John Mulaney's 'Baby J' turns the spotlight on himself, 'Succession' season 4, episode 6: 'Living+', In 'Are You There, God?' April 15, 2023 The first half of Season 3 hasn't been nearly as rich as earlier seasons. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt And Derivatives In Pop Culture. Showrunner Damon Lindelof has set the show within a big, weird world that keeps getting bigger and weirder, even as it seeks to comment on some very contemporary, real-world issues. Started out eating rats, and now they're here. In 'On The Record,' Black Women's Voices Get A Needed Spotlight. Pop Culture Happy Hour: A PSA About Not Dating That Ethan Hawke Guy. While summer is a time of spectacles and sequels, there is always time for love. Within the last couple weeks we've had a couple of really fantastic records by singer songwriters making soothing, thoughtful, really interesting and compelling and beautiful music that seems very soft on the surface, but digs deep the closer you listen. Then they'll discuss Neal Shusterman's young adult novel Challenger Deep, which recently won a National Book Award. I would also say one of the things the show does really well is not trying to humanize young immigrants what it's doing is celebrating them and showing the ways that immigrants enrich our culture and the beauty and warmth and love and great flavors of it. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang is still taking time off. All that plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. It's a cooking show of young immigrants, and it is just so wonderful. And there's a lot to unpack. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes talks with Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham about all different kinds of aliens how they differ, how dangerous they are, and what we're really talking about when we talk about them. So today, we're discussing and revealing with abandon. In this episode of the Giant Foam Finger, Stephen Thompson and Gene Demby tackle the many metaphors at the heart of the retired quarterback's public persona. Pop Culture Happy Hour: Step Right Up For The Oscar Spectacular! The panel runs down their 15 favorite TV shows, movies, books, video games, and trends of 2017. The games, the nerd necessities, the things that didn't even fit under the tree and, of course, the things we begged and pleaded for. 'Cats' Is The Dirty Litter Box Of The Soul. A Wrinkle In Time and What's Making Us Happy. Teresa Russell is an actress from that time who was doing a lot of very sexy movies. Librarian Margaret Willison joins the gang for a discussion of Popstar, the new movie from the Lonely Island comedy group. It ended in 2013, after six seasons. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about how the recently concluded TV season went what was picked up, what was cancelled and who knew Revenge would turn out to last so long? I would also say one of the things the show does really well is not trying to humanize young immigrants what it's doing is celebrating them and showing the ways that immigrants enrich our culture and the beauty and warmth and love and great flavors of it. Die Hard turned 30 this year. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes gathers with Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for the first show of 2012. And listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Now, she's back in Birds of Prey. Late Night Beyond the Jimmys: 'Patriot Act' and 'Busy Tonight'. Television critic Alan Sepinwall joins us for a discussion of the new FX series Legion, which is based on an obscure X-Men character and adapted by Fargo's Noah Hawley. I don't play video games anymore, but back in the day, I was a heavy videogame person. Recently, we invited one of our great pals, actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani, to join us for a quiz looking back at 2010. Pop Culture Happy Hour: In Which It's Time To Go Back To School, Kids. 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Small Batch: Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird. by this effort to grapple with a recent New York Times op-ed. ), The State of the Sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, and a Quiz. Guy Branum and Sam Sanders Talk Changing The Culture Of Comedy. The PCHH gang couldn't tape a show this week, so instead we bring you two interviews. Small Batch: The X-Files Returns With Kumail Nanjiani. The Fate of the Furious, Plus Clapbacks and Feuds. I recently listened to an episode of the Hellgate podcast, and they basically interviewed a broker. They'll talk about it's extraordinary silliness, its employment of stereotypes, and that unforgettable theme music. More recommendations from the Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter. (A shorter version of this conversation aired on All Things Considered on August 1st, 2016.). Plus, a conversation we recently had in Chicago with comedian and writer W. Kamau Bell. Pop Culture Happy Hour: Schmemmys, Rediscoveries, And Unusual Justice. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Tom Holland's Peter Parker deals with the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame by not dealing with it he takes a class trip to Europe, attempting to leave his great power, and his great responsibility, behind. Stephen and Linda also discuss TWoP's role in the PCHH origin story. From Black Panther, to Crazy Rich Asians, to the viral moments you might have missed, we are rounding up our fifteen favorites of the year. Glen Weldon and Barrie Hardymon chat with Morning Edition Host David Greene about the shortlists for this year's National Book Awards. Pop Culture Summer Stories And 'Playing House'. And if you're not watching it, you're missing out on a lot of high-quality scheming. Host Linda Holmes talks to the mother-daughter team about working together, the challenges of making an indie rom-com, and building worlds through beautiful homes. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. April 19, 2023 Keri Russell plays a new ambassador to the UK in The Diplomat, a Netflix series that finds suspense and excitement in problem-solving and good work and a very complex marriage. Pop Culture Happy Hour: Homebound Culture And Quitting To Win.

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