Aisha Harris

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching, listening and reading

Friday, October 01, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's a profile of Will Smith in GQ, cooking videos from Sohla El-Waylly and The Turnout by Megan Abbott.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, September 17, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Run the World, the card game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and coverage of the Theranos trial.

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New Movies And TV Shows To Watch At Home This Fall

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Our critics collected the most anticipated TV shows and movies coming to your screens over the next few months, and with our new tool you can search by release date, genre and where you can watch it.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, September 10, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The Other Two, LuLaRich and a collection of movies starring Josephine Baker.

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Who Can Make Social Commentary Using Horror? The 'Candyman' (Well, Jordan Peele) Can

Friday, August 27, 2021

He has a hook for a hand. He's covered in bees. And we first met him in 1992. The supernatural killer in "Candyman" left a huge impact on Jordan Peele, who has now co-written and co-produced a sequel.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, August 27, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Enlightened, "Vax That Thang Up."

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What Made Aaliyah So Special Is More Complicated Than It Seems

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

At 14, she stood out for her cool and "mature" demeanor. But at the heart of that persona was a youth lost too soon.

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Watch Party Preview: 'The White Lotus' with NPR's Aisha Harris

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Aisha Harris, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, joins us for a preview of our upcoming 'Watch Party' for the HBO series 'The White Lotus.'

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, July 30, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Schmigadoon!, Sean Bankhead's choreography, and the name change for the Cleveland baseball team.

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A New Season Begins For The Much-Loved Sitcom 'Ted Lasso'

Friday, July 23, 2021

Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso begins its second season on Friday. Does it live up to Season One's hype?

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, July 16, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more.

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NPR Pop Culture Critic Tells Us All About 'Zola'

Sunday, July 04, 2021

The movie Zola opens this weekend. It was inspired by an epic, viral Twitter thread from 2015.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, July 02, 2021

In our weekly roundup of shows, movies, books and music that brought us joy, Pop Culture Happy Hour recommends: Sex/Life, the Jean Smart renaissance and Arooj Aftab's album Vulture Prince.

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'Zola' Takes A Twitter Thread And Turns It Into A Fever Dream On Film

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and stylish comedy of errors on-screen.

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What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Friday, June 25, 2021

Every Friday, Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts and guests share the shows, movies, books and music that brought them joy. This week: Sexy Beasts, Launchpad shorts, a Hunchback history and Mythic Quest.

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Farewell To 'Pose,' Which Fused Grief And Joy, Right Up To The Finale

Sunday, June 06, 2021

Over the course of its run, Pose found a way to bring viewers both realness and hope. As the series finale approaches, the significance of its choices is sharper than ever.

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CDC Loosens Mask Guidance For Vaccinated People, A Major Shift In Pandemic Life

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically rolled back mask guidance for fully vaccinated people Thursday, making a major shift in the U.S.'s emergence out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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'Girls5eva' Is Just Catchy Enough

Thursday, May 06, 2021

The Peacock comedy series about a has-been fictional girl group from the '90s has great, big performances and a lot of nostalgia.

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Amazon's New Anthology Series 'Them' Explores Terror In America

Monday, April 26, 2021

The Amazon series Them mixes the trauma of racism with the supernatural terrors of horror. Some critics say the series is part of a larger Hollywood trend that exploits the pain of a Black family.

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2021 Oscars: Tyler Perry Accepts The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Viola Davis presented the award to the filmmaker at the Academy Awards on Sunday — she worked with Perry on the 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail.

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