Books for the Fall and Our Favorite Detectives. Get the latest from WBGO right to your inbox: music, articles, events, discounts and more. Our panel is on vacation, but that doesn't mean there's no show: in October, host Linda Holmes chatted with The Daily Show's new host Trevor Noah about comedy, diversity, decor, visiting South Africa, and lots more. They'll also talk about sense of place in music. I had a great time watching The Flop House cover Battlefield Earth in a stream of a recent live show. The humor is so specific. We've got glasses! Hey All You Cool Cats And Kittens: Talking 'Tiger King'. We're going back 20 years to talk about some of the movies of 1999, including Drop Dead Gorgeous, Office Space, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Late Night Beyond the Jimmys: 'Patriot Act' and 'Busy Tonight'. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang descends into madness in host Linda Holmes' absence. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for a discussion about the ups and downs of NBC's new musical drama Smash. They'll also discuss how shows can have a second life after cancellation, through syndication, video streaming or by jumping to another network. She's written for kids and adults, and has faced controversy. Copyright 2023 NPR. He will not not do something no matter what it is. A New 'Aladdin' Gets Caught In Its Own History. It's a behind the scenes look at the making of the 1975 cult hit film Dolemite. Then the panel takes a few moments to remember some of the people who passed away recently, including Carrie Fisher, George Michael, and Debbie Reynolds. You know what? In 2008, he and Bob Boilen created the NPR Music video series Tiny Desk Concerts, in which musicians perform at Boilen's desk. And then his ex-wife pops up from time to time and is really angry with him. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Glen Weldon sits down with Doctor Who superfan Petra Mayer to talk about Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Clara's role as a companion, and their expectations for the Christmas special. He has a co-host named A.J. Using archival footage and new interviews, Morgan Neville's film explores what how Rogers' unusual children's show came to be and what his legacy is for tens of millions of kids who are now tens of millions of grownups. 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. 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. Weekend Edition Books Editor Barrie Hardymon joins the crew this week. Also Mira Nair's work and how important they were in breaking boundaries for female directors, and female directors of color. Kristen Wiig played Lola Bunny. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing 'House of Cards' and Pop Culture Punching Bags. The gang discusses Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, Phantom Thread. But that means it's a good time to revisit one of our favorite past episodes. Game of Thrones just wrapped its penultimate season, so we sit down for a spoiler-packed discussion with our pals Gene Demby, Barrie Hardymon, and Tasha Robinson. They talked about writing, about bodies, about the closeness people feel with her when they've read her work. Then Linda interviews Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, the creators of Welcome to Night Vale. They'll discuss what the show did particularly well, including being meta how a comedy show on NBC about a comedy show on NBC worked. hide caption. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and producer Jess Gitner talk about sense of place on the occasion of NPR moving to its new headquarters. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. (Support your local station at donate.npr.org/happy). Priya Kansara stars as Ria Khan in Polite Society. Ben Schwartz voices the Hedgehog, Jim Carrey is the evil Dr. Robotnik, and James Marsden is also in there somewhere. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. I think these shows are so interesting and they're so maddening because one of the things Karina Longworth is very good at she has kind of an interest in the connection between what is happening in movies and what is happening in the wider world. The 2019 Grammys Were Better Than We Expected. Then, they'll discuss the songs that change their lives. What's making me happy this week is a book by Julie Murphy called If the Shoe Fits. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, are joined by PCHH newbie Katie Presley. And while the show features other characters like their mothers and friends, it's mostly a study of Marianne and Connell and how their relationship shifts. Plus, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week. (A shorter version of this interview aired on All Things Considered on August 19, 2016.). 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. I keep reaching for this book, because as I keep reading more and more advice columns, I just see how consistently asking about making friends as an adult comes up. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Tanya Ballard Brown talk about buddy movies. Should they exist? 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. Not every day can be Friday, not every bit of weather can be sunny and not every plate can have cookies on it. Guests: Code Switch's Kat Chow and Gene Demby. Pop Culture Happy Hour is NPR's pop-culture roundtable podcast. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Audie Cornish talk about the new action comedy Spy. (And in case you're counting, this is technically our 199th episode. Wild Cards and the Return of the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz. They'll wrap up the best of summer entertainment and discuss what television shows and movies they're looking forward to this fall. Linda Holmes chat with Josh Gondelman, and stand-up comedian and writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. This book is a collection of letters and answers, and I really like reading them back to back, I honestly do. Then, the gang talks about some examples of things they like outside the usual realms of tastes. It uses unconventional techniques to place the journalist's story within Rogers' land of make believe. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson talk about the life and career of Robin Williams. The gang also shares some embarrassing stories from the PCHH blooper vault. In this Pop Culture Happy Hour extra, Linda Holmes and Barrie Hardymon take a few minutes to discuss the twists and turns of David Fincher's film Gone Girl. Also, favorite Canadian pop culture. Earthquakes, criminals, zoo animals. All in all, a fairly contended week on the PCHH floor. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Guest: Code Switch's Gene Demby. And star Taron Egerton doesn't just lip-sync he actually sings. All that, plus All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. What do shows do to reinvigorate themselves and last a long time? It is in many ways a typical rise-and-fall, dangers of fame kind of rock star biopic. Trey Graham returns to PCHH for a discussion of the best bad movies. And the two of them just kick so much butt across Hong Kong, it's really goofy. Also, Linda concocts a quiz on holiday television. Then they'll talk about imperfect fits. We've each brought clips of some of our favorite regrettable shows, and our fellow panelists will have to see if they can guess the source. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the fall TV season. 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?' Teresa Xie is a reporter who specializes in media and culture writing. Then it's onto foreign language pop culture. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and Chris Klimek talk about Guardians of the Galaxy. hide caption. Then a discussion of who is Hollywood's so called "A-List." And she plays a good cop who is paired up with a bad lady cop from Scotland Yard. Blinded by the Light is another film that Gurinder Chadha has made. Baumbach both wrote and directed the film, which is now streaming on Netflix. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. Stephen Thompson and our pals at NPR Music road-test the songs the songs of the summer. hide caption. Wet Hot American Summer And Mission: Impossible. Plus, What's Making Us Happy. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Making Music Funny. 'Emma.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy. Forty seasons in, Survivor is midway through a season where former winners are playing against each other. Stephen Colbert's Return And Great Talk-Show Guests. Every once in a while, we decide to defend the seemingly indefensible pieces of pop culture that everyone loves to hate. Set in the Star Wars universe soon after the fall of the Galactic Empire, it follows a be-helmeted, be-armored bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal. First, a trip back to 2010 when the gang discussed some of their favorite and least favorite holiday pop culture artifacts. I think this show is going another route. The gang will also discuss some of their favorite childhood toys that they love and miss. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week. there's an HBO Max (I guess just MAX now?) I watch it on the app Boomerang. The BFG and The Great British Baking Show. What's warm and fuzzy, emotionally manipulative, and desperate for attention almost every hour of every day? The panel tries to stump each other with clips from the weirdest TV they could find. They'll discuss how the show is changing as they move into the late Sixties and why they love Peggy. Then round of Regrettable Television Pop Quiz, and a talk about the Fourth of July and what it actually does mean to us. I re-watched it, it's on Disney+, and it just made me so happy. Code Switch's Gene Demby joins the panel for a discussion of the state of the sequel and why we decided not to go deep on Independence Day: Resurgence. Film critic Chris Klimek joins us to talk Atomic Blonde, a stylish and visceral spy thriller set in 1989 Berlin. Roxane Gay latest book is the memoir Hunger. The fourth season premiers today. Then they'll discuss the appeal of bloopers and outtakes. What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing The show was created by Mike McMahan, who worked on Rick And Morty, and it tells the story of some of the least powerful officers on Starfleet's least important starship, the U.S.S. And then his ex-wife pops up from time to time and is really angry with him. The Netflix series Unbelievable brings together a group of actresses including Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, Dale Dickey and Danielle MacDonald. Then they'll return to one of our favorite segments, people we're pulling for. Explore New Lands, Fight Ancient Monsters And Cook A Lot: 'Breath Of The Wild'. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon make good use of the bleep button and talk profanity in pop culture. They will also predict the biggest box office hits and bombs. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about upcoming summer films. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week. Then, they revisit some of the things they covered earlier in 2016big blockbusters and box office flips, TV shows that might survive cancellation, and a Broadway phenomenon that continues to dominate the culture. The new film, starring Emma Stone as Billie Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs, the players facing off in one of the most famous tennis matches in history. I really enjoy Jennifer Aniston out of the usual milieu that she's in. Then they'll discuss first impressions: what lines, sounds, and scenes set the tone and outline what a television show, movie, or album are all about. of the All-Books Edition of Pop Culture Happy Hour, again led by our extra special panel. 'Hamilton': Look Around, Look Around, It's On Disney+. 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. 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. And it's also just an interesting commentary on white masculinity in so many different ways. Then, a few things that we are thankful for this Thanksgiving, be it YouTube, Aquaman or receiving gifts. And in the new movie The High Note, Tracee Ellis Ross plays the fictional legendary singer Grace Davis. ), and lots and lots more. It's an hour that starts as standup and morphs into something else entirely. And that's what makes it compelling. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham and guests Barrie Hardymon and Mike Katzif for a lengthy, winding discussion about the iconic road movie from classics like Easy Rider, Thelma and Louise, It Happened One Night and Planes Trains and Automobiles, to newer films such as Jeff Who Lives At Home, Broken Flowers, Away We Go, Almost Famous, Little Miss Sunshine, Stardust and so many more. But first, the backstory Live From The Bell House: Silly Quizzes For Special Guests. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.
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