This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson explore the rebooted DC comics universe by sampling issues of the newly relaunched series. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the moms and wives that make sitcoms run. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. Like what is it like to get addicted to drugs, or sleep with a celebrity, or experience road rage? Hugo and Karolina worry about a ski jumper, and funeral planning looms. We know you're tired. The gang takes a look at Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning comedy, starring Rachel Brosnahan as a '50s housewife-turned-comedian. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson chat about the Super Bowl. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. Philip Pullman To Follow-Up 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy. Last year's Oscars were wildly unpredictable. But Enough About Aaron Rodgers. Then they'll dive into a summer movie preview, discussing the big ones, the less big ones, the ones we expect to love, the ones we kind of dread, and many, many sequels to come. hide caption. It's an epic tale of grief, abandonment, friendship, drugs, and a stolen painting of a goldfinch. Are you a Boggle person or a Scrabble person? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. **POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR LIVE AT COMIC-CON**Date: Thursday July 24, 2014Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Location: San Diego Comic-Con, Room 32AB(Check the official Comic-Con schedule for updates. The humor is so specific. NPR Politics Podcast alum Sam Sanders joins the panel for The LEGO Batman Movie. I watch it on the app Boomerang. 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?" And, ahead of Valentine's Day, they'll talk about romance in pop culture and what they find actually romantic. The movies and the mob have made a winning combination for decades. In the movie Late Night, Mindy Kaling plays Molly Patel, a woman who gets her big break in the writers' room of late night host Katherine Newbury. I was surprised that it did. Can you take photos during live concerts? First, the panel runs with the vulture theme and discuss pop culture artifacts they continue to pick over. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Barrie Hardymon discuss pop-culture punching bags. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back. It was based off an Australian TV series, and this version stars Andy Daly as Forrest MacNeil, who is this, like overly enthusiastic and pretty dim critic who sets out to review basically all aspects of life. As a New Yorker, I feel like there are a lot of things that I'm just uninformed about, and one of those things is brokers and broker fees. Copyright 2023 NPR. and Entertainment About Entertainment. And it's more than willing to scramble history in the service of a good story. And if you're not watching it, you're missing out on a lot of high-quality scheming. And, as always, we run through What's Making Us Happy this week. Finally, they'll offer a multitude of recommendations for new and longtime romance readers. Once upon a time, a man named John Wick retired from his successful career as an assassin. It's a wide ranging conversation, covering everything from fiction to graphic novels to celebrity memoirs. Comedy Central's very funny new show The Other Two is about the older siblings of a newly minted YouTube star. His career spanned many decades, giving award-winning performances, where he dazzled regardless of the genre. We Recommend: I think I recommended the If Books Could Kill podcast episode about Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus in this space a while ago, but that's not going to stop me from recommending their episode on Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I am not ashamed to say that Jonathan Rhys Meyers in this movie is an incredibly beautiful man, and I will take a love interest if he looks like that. Since 2010, Thompson has been a fixture on the NPR roundtable podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, which he created and developed with NPR correspondent Linda Holmes. They'll discuss how pop culture is passed down from generation to generation and share some favorite examples of entertainment that can be enjoyed by both the young and old, together. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang pause to consider the pranks they're not crazy about on April Fool's Day, Then the archetypes we want to see next, the genres we embrace, and as always what's making us happy this week. Now, there's an HBO Max (I guess just MAX now?) Then they'll suggest some things to do when you're stuck at home, from picking up a new hobby like knitting to catching up on Veronica Mars. Will Smith And Martin Lawrence Reunite In 'Bad Boys For Life'. This time, Ralph travels to the Internet which gives the movie a lot of material to work with. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. The musicals Tootsie and Oklahoma! Next, they declare an "earworm warm" and take a close look at the commercial jingle. And in the new movie The High Note, Tracee Ellis Ross plays the fictional legendary singer Grace Davis. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Margaret H. Willison discuss the new Netflix superhero series Daredevil. Pop Culture Solutions To Quarantine Problems. And if you're looking for one place to start, we want to point you toward Slate's Black Film Canon. Today we open up the vault to finally bring you a segment we recorded back in 2016 with our pal Audie Cornish. Culture Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week. 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. A Hit Novel Comes To The Screen With 'Normal People'. Then, we bring you a conversation we recently had in Los Angeles with Master of None actress and writer Lena Waithe. This week's show takes a look at an emerging awards contender in the acting categories: I, Tonya, the semi-mockumentary retelling of the life of Tonya Harding, controversial figure skater. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR Code Switch's Gene Demby. Linda Holmes talked with Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon about pop culture finales from television shows like Six Feet Under, Community, M.A.S.H., Buffy the Vampire Slayer and LOST to books like Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and comics like Calvin And Hobbes, Sandman and Y: The Last Man. Transmissions from Deep Ellum, a Snarky Puppy podcast. Then, a few things that we are thankful for this Thanksgiving, be it YouTube, Aquaman or receiving gifts. A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is directed by Marielle Heller, who most recently made the Melissa McCarthy film Can You Ever Forgive Me? And did Stephen Thompson's first live concert suggest he would one day be a musical tastemaker? Solo: A Star Wars Story and What's Making Us Happy. Then, they chat about Fleabag, a dark British comedy currently streaming on Amazon. Rhimes decided to step out of her comfort zone for a year, sparking major changes in her personal and professional life. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, we revisit an episode from summer 2012. And the hook is that Erskine and Konkle play versions of themselves as kids, awkwardly surrounded by actual tween actors. Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Long Day's Journey To Mork And Mindy's House. Guests: NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael and music writer Katie Presley. They probably won't end with anyone handing over the wrong envelope. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. The Oscars are Sunday night, and while some of the races have clear front-runners, plenty still seem to be up in the air. Pop Culture Happy Hour: What Are Critics For, And What's Culture Worth? The series is based on a popular series of romance novels by Diana Gabaldon. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and Bob Mondello sit down for the Oscars Omnibus. Linda also has a special, exciting announcement. Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. It includes interviews with a lot of black women about specific worries and conflicted feelings that arise when black women raise allegations against black men. Antiques Roadshow and What's Making Us Happy. Now her daughter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, is joining the family business with her debut film Home Again, which stars Reese Witherspoon. All that plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. And listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Anyone who's surprised at the big weekend the new film Hustlers had at the box office probably shouldn't be. I feel like with shows that can appeal to adults you don't even have to be that nasty, you can just be funny. More recommendations from the Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter. The panel tries to stump each other with clips from the weirdest TV they could find. Should they not exist? Then they consider the movies they can't help watching whenever they show up on television. It's set in the changing Hollywood of 1969, and in many ways, it's a breezy romp through studio backlots and makeup trailers but hanging over every frame is the threat of violence, in the form of a very real historical tragedy the brutal Manson family murders in the Hollywood Hills. Poseurs, Plate-Spinners, And Six Bucks In Pennies (REBROADCAST), This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon tackle the issue of cultural pretenders. They'll discuss what they liked and disliked: the movie's length, its action sequences and Henry Cavill's performance as Superman. And if it isn't, why do people keep saying it is? This week, we remembered Harry Belafonte, looked at Apple Music's new attempt to bring Bach the classics, and got a preview of the upcoming Zelda game. Need A Boost? And the broker is really funny. I'm only about halfway through the book, but I've really been enjoying it. The Giant Foam Finger: What We Talk About When We Talk About Brett Favre. What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing 'Unbelievable' Is A Searing Drama About Violence And Justice. She was a gifted pop singer, gospel singer, R&B singer, and even opera singer. Linda's dog, sure. They'll then use the Sharknado phenomenon as a jumping off point to discuss the concept of so bad it's good. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Mike Katzif discuss Trainwreck, the romantic comedy from Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow. If you thought the end of the series Downton Abbey would be the end of the Crawley family's adventures, a new film has arrived to prove you wrong. When her older sister Lena (Ritu Arya) suddenly gets engaged, Ria becomes determined to sabotage the wedding. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon chat about the reality television show King of the Nerds. Guest Chris Klimek dissects his recent article on why it's so difficult for a new Christmas song to enter the pop culture canon. Apple TV Plus launched a few weeks ago, and its highest profile series was unquestionably The Morning Show. 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. The new film Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Jason Statham. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour Extra, Glen Weldon and Chris Klimek discuss Mad Max: Fury Road, director George Miller's cinematic return to a post-apocalyptic wasteland that boasts a weirdly thriving car culture. Lane is so smart and has written a really great book about it. As with everything we talk about, we didn't want to spoil it for you, so some of its biggest developments went un-analyzed. And just to increase the level of difficulty a little, the whole movie is crafted to look like one continuous shot. But these kids are taking on these challenges in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. It's about a whole lot of things, and it's funny, and it's insightful. 'Hamilton': Look Around, Look Around, It's On Disney+. The show follows the manager of New York's Central Park, who tries to keep the park safe from trash overflows, a demanding public, and city politics. hide caption. Guests: Weekend Edition Editor Barrie Hardymon and Librarian Margaret H. Willison. Today, we dive into our 2018 Fall Movie Preview and talk about as many of them as we can from the big studio flicks to the festival favorites and everything in between. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. Pop Culture Happy Hour: Set Apart From A Sentence By An Exclamation Point. But you also might know him from the original movie version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I think the problem with this show is that it couldn't really find its audience, because it ran on Cartoon Network for kids. And it's a sharp, yet loving exploration of sisterhood though with a bit more fighting and stunts. Actress Judith Light talks to host Linda Holmes her roles as Shelly Pfefferman on Transparent, Angela Bower on Who's The Boss?, and Karen Wolek on One Life To Live. They'll discuss the fine performances from Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. We Did It, You Guys, We Watched 'Love Is Blind'. Finally, they take on listener questions about the Zaxxon rule and more in a Pop Culture Happy Hour FAQ. We asked Ayesha Rascoe and Danielle Kurtzleben from the NPR Politics Podcast to tell us what pop culture they turn to when they need a break. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. Big Mouth, Netflix's animated comedy series about the horrors of puberty, is back for a second season. The group debate youth culture and whether you are too old for a television show, movie or band.
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