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'Stop Making Sense (Taylor's Version)' and Your Favorite Concert Films
Monday, October 16, 2023
We celebrate the current concert film renaissance by looking at the best concert films ever released.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Friday, October 06, 2023
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the documentary series How It's Made, the series The Americans and The Underground Railroad, and more.
Sufjan Stevens shows uncharacteristic vulnerability with new album 'Javelin'
Friday, October 06, 2023
Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has been making soulful introspective music for more than 20 years without revealing too much about his own personal life. His latest album, Javelin, is out Friday.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading
Friday, September 29, 2023
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the series Deadloch, a new John Grisham book, an album from Dessa, and a podcast about Vietnam in movies.
Sam Smith: Tiny Desk Concert
Friday, September 29, 2023
The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.
R&B Pillar, Usher, to headline super bowl 58 halftime show
Monday, September 25, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephen Thompson, from NPR Music, about the NFL's announcement that R&B pillar, Usher Raymond, will headline Super Bowl 58's halftime show.
The best '90s thrillers according to NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
Friday, September 22, 2023
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts Stephen Thompson and Linda Holmes give us their picks for the best 90's thrillers.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening
Friday, September 15, 2023
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The audiobooks Mythos and Why We Love Baseball, and the new albums Jaguar II and Blame My Ex.
Speedy Ortiz: Tiny Desk Concert
Thursday, August 31, 2023
The clever rock band delivers a performance 10 years in the making.
Bon Iver wasn't born in a vacuum — it took an 'Epoch' to form
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
DeYarmond Edison's Epoch revels in the early alchemic triumphs of Bon Iver and Megafaun members. But the box set also reminds us that no moment of creative inspiration takes place spontaneously.
Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez's new singles show the pop stars pivoting audiences
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Two new songs from two huge pop stars: we hear about new releases from former child stars Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.
Get ready for lots of toy-based movies trying to duplicate the success of 'Barbie'
Friday, August 18, 2023
The Barbie movie is on pace to be the top-grossing film this year. This means we're about to get a lot of movies trying to duplicate that success in a toy-filled cinematic future.
Post Malone: Tiny Desk Concert
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
One of the world's biggest stars performs a few of the world's biggest songs at the Tiny Desk.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Friday, August 04, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week, X-Terminators, The Righteous Gemstones, and the new Gabriels album Angels & Queens.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return, rebooted and reinvigorated, for 'Mutant Mayhem'
Friday, August 04, 2023
With a terrific voice cast and distinctive animation, Mutant Mayhem offers a fun and kinetic reset of a long-running franchise.
With an '80s revival upon us, these classic songs deserve a comeback
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
On the heels of revivals of songs from Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush and the Indigo Girls, here are some more 1980s songs ripe for a comeback.
Actor Paul Reubens, who created Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Reubens' work included the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse, which produced new episodes from 1986 to 1990.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing
Friday, July 28, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Barbie, Praise Petey, and the musical legacy of Sinéad O'Connor.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movie Earth Mama, a recent episode of Vibe Check and albums from Aqua and The Japanese House.
Refresh your July 4 playlist with these surprising picks
Saturday, July 01, 2023
A playlist to help set the mood for your July 4th barbecue.
