NPR: Pop Culture Happy Hour Podcast http://www.npr.org/pchh Copyright 2012 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 en A lively discussion about books, movies, music, tv, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly pop culture roundtable from NPR. books,comics,culture,film,happy,hour,literature,monkey,movies,music,national,npr,pop,public,radio,see,theater,tv,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air NPR podcasts@npr.org NPR no http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/2013/thumbnail/pop_culture_happy_hour_75.png NPR: Pop Culture Happy Hour Podcast http://www.npr.org/pchh Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:20:13 -0400 Tony Awards And Shared Songs This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the 2013 Tony Awards and its winners, including 'Kinky Boots' and 'Pippin.' They'll discuss their favorite performances of the night and how host Neil Patrick Harris puts the Oscars to shame. Next, they talk about the "he said/she said" song, which encompasses breakup songs, never-ever songs, songs of longing and perhaps a little bit of tormented whispering. They'll play favorite examples from artists like The Human League, Stars, Marvin Gaye and The Postal Service. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:20:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/191648086/npr_191648086.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the 2013 Tony Awards and its winners, including 'Kinky Boots' and 'Pippin.' They'll discuss their favorite performances of the night and how host Neil Patrick Harris puts the Oscars to shame. Next, they talk about the "he said/she said" song, which encompasses breakup songs, never-ever songs, songs of longing and perhaps a little bit of tormented whispering. They'll play favorite examples from artists like The Human League, Stars, Marvin Gaye and The Postal Service. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> phantom,and,the,of,ben,service,harris,you,kinky,opera,awards,songs,league,positive,human,neil,boots,me,patrick,tony,pippin,postal,gaye,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 50:50 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Funny Moms And Funny Pages 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. 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. They'll also remember the late Jean Stapleton and her portrayal of Edith Bunker on 'All in the Family.'  Next, they'll talk about comic strips. They'll breeze through some of their favorites, including 'The Far Side' and 'Calvin and Hobbes,' and discuss the challenges in following their favorite funnies into the digital age. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:48:06 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/189520640/npr_189520640.mp3 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. 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. They'll also remember the late Jean Stapleton and her portrayal of Edith Bunker on 'All in the Family.'  Next, they'll talk about comic strips. They'll breeze through some of their favorites, including 'The Far Side' and 'Calvin and Hobbes,' and discuss the challenges in following their favorite funnies into the digital age. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> the,comics,women,in,all,family,desk,modern,side,spa,lifetime,newspaper,jean,far,tiny,deadly,stapleton,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 44:16 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Binge Viewing And A Summer TV Quiz This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson are joined by special guests Gene Demby and Kat Chow, of NPR's Code Switch team. On the occasion of the new season of 'Arrested Development,' they'll discuss the trend of binge viewing and the shows they've binge-watched. Favorites include 'House Hunters,' 'Scandal,' 'Mad Men,' 'Friday Night Lights' and more. And because it's summer, they'll turn to a quiz about the very goofy and weird television that always comes around at this time of year.  All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 31 May 2013 09:53:19 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/187506481/npr_187506481.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson are joined by special guests Gene Demby and Kat Chow, of NPR's Code Switch team. On the occasion of the new season of 'Arrested Development,' they'll discuss the trend of binge viewing and the shows they've binge-watched. Favorites include 'House Hunters,' 'Scandal,' 'Mad Men,' 'Friday Night Lights' and more. And because it's summer, they'll turn to a quiz about the very goofy and weird television that always comes around at this time of year.  All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> the,arrested,moore,television,friday,night,tv,wire,tyler,development,code,reality,mary,quiz,lights,behind,scandal,watching,netflix,switch,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 54:03 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Star Trek, SNL, And Boldly Going To New Places This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' How does a franchise with a long history satisfy both die-hard fans and those that are just jumping on board? Next, they'll discuss 'Saturday Night Live,' its changing place in pop culture and whether it really needs to be live anymore. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:13:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/186447702/npr_186447702.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' How does a franchise with a long history satisfy both die-hard fans and those that are just jumping on board? Next, they'll discuss 'Saturday Night Live,' its changing place in pop culture and whether it really needs to be live anymore. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> night,live,star,trek,midnight,fred,snl,saturday,before,into,armisen,darkness,sequels,footloose,cumberbatch,rakoff,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 50:23 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Cancellation Blues And Cultural Etiquette This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the cancellation of television shows, from the ones they loved to the ones they forgot existed. Why is the cancellation of our favorite shows so disappointing? They'll also discuss how shows can have a second life after cancellation, through syndication, video streaming or by jumping to another network. Next, they'll tackle the contentious issue of pop culture ettiquette. Is talking allowed while watching TV? Can you take photos during live concerts? Is outside food ok in movie theaters? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 11:53:38 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/184785291/npr_184785291.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the cancellation of television shows, from the ones they loved to the ones they forgot existed. Why is the cancellation of our favorite shows so disappointing? They'll also discuss how shows can have a second life after cancellation, through syndication, video streaming or by jumping to another network. Next, they'll tackle the contentious issue of pop culture ettiquette. Is talking allowed while watching TV? Can you take photos during live concerts? Is outside food ok in movie theaters? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> the,jason,to,night,michael,adventure,culture,pop,happy,fox,national,cell,phones,hour,j,molina,talking,welcome,etiquette,smash,endings,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 51:38 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Iron Man And Giving Up This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and special guest Matt Thompson talk about 'Iron Man 3,' directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey, Jr. They'll discuss why the latest installment of the superhero series is about much more than a man and his gadgets. Also, why it surprised the panelists by passing the Bechdel test and featuring minimal robot vs. robot action. Next, they'll discuss pop culture they gave up on, including 'Game of Thrones,' 'American Idol' and 'Breaking Bad.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 10:43:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/182854985/npr_182854985.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and special guest Matt Thompson talk about 'Iron Man 3,' directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey, Jr. They'll discuss why the latest installment of the superhero series is about much more than a man and his gadgets. Also, why it surprised the panelists by passing the Bechdel test and featuring minimal robot vs. robot action. Next, they'll discuss pop culture they gave up on, including 'Game of Thrones,' 'American Idol' and 'Breaking Bad.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> of,black,jr,3,hero,cool,super,up,game,american,shows,mtv,stop,giving,robert,man,breaking,j,iron,bad,thrones,shane,idol,watching,ll,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 45:19 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Retail And Science Edition This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about brick and mortar retail in the age of online consumption. Whither the record store, whither the record store jerk? 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. Next, they'll discuss pop culture depictions of science — what shows get it right and what shows get it very wrong. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 10:54:14 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/180824997/npr_180824997.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about brick and mortar retail in the age of online consumption. Whither the record store, whither the record store jerk? 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. Next, they'll discuss pop culture depictions of science — what shows get it right and what shows get it very wrong. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> and,science,free,space,comic,coffee,book,culture,pop,record,records,day,third,sharon,store,van,brick,borders,shops,shearwater,etten,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 48:35 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Our Great Big Summer Movies Show 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. From the much-hyped 'Great Gatsby' to the much-anticipated 'Before Midnight,' they'll discuss what movies they're looking forward to in a summer season seemingly dominated by apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:13:34 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/179257332/npr_179257332.mp3 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. From the much-hyped 'Great Gatsby' to the much-anticipated 'Before Midnight,' they'll discuss what movies they're looking forward to in a summer season seemingly dominated by apocalyptic sci-fi thrillers. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> and,movies,earth,pacific,tom,wine,summer,cruise,after,rim,great,iron,im,so,excited,oblivion,turbo,gatsby,elysium,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 56:44 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Sense Of Place And A Nostalgic Quiz 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. How do settings affect the culture we enjoy? And what does it take to capture sense of place in a TV show or film, aside from buildings and external details? They'll talk New York, as portrayed in 'Seinfeld' and 'How I Met Your Mother,' to midwestern towns like Fargo and Pawnee, Indiana from 'Parks and Recreation.' They'll also talk about sense of place in music. Next, Linda concocts an especially difficult quiz about television ratings from this same week 20 years ago.  All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:03:26 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/177977087/npr_177977087.mp3 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. How do settings affect the culture we enjoy? And what does it take to capture sense of place in a TV show or film, aside from buildings and external details? They'll talk New York, as portrayed in 'Seinfeld' and 'How I Met Your Mother,' to midwestern towns like Fargo and Pawnee, Indiana from 'Parks and Recreation.' They'll also talk about sense of place in music. Next, Linda concocts an especially difficult quiz about television ratings from this same week 20 years ago.  All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> and,the,of,new,york,jason,how,television,a,toronto,npr,emily,la,college,mother,met,your,i,post,place,parks,molina,quiz,creek,moving,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 44:48 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Mad Men, Madmen, And A Fond Farewell 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.' They'll discuss how the show is changing as they move into the late Sixties and why they love Peggy. Next, they take a moment to bid the fondest of farewells to one of their pop-culture heroes, Roger Ebert. Finally, they tackle the topic of  the unreliable narrator. From classic novels to modern films, they'll talk about the unique delights of people who can't really be trusted to tell their own stories. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week, with a surprise visit by Pop Culture Happy Hour's number one fan.

]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:33:26 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/177020048/npr_177020048.mp3 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.' They'll discuss how the show is changing as they move into the late Sixties and why they love Peggy. Next, they take a moment to bid the fondest of farewells to one of their pop-culture heroes, Roger Ebert. Finally, they tackle the topic of  the unreliable narrator. From classic novels to modern films, they'll talk about the unique delights of people who can't really be trusted to tell their own stories. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week, with a surprise visit by Pop Culture Happy Hour's number one fan.

]]> books,the,6,in,men,sean,season,mad,nelson,danger,don,harvey,ladies,rye,narrator,catcher,barenaked,draper,rashomon,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 53:33 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ In The Long Run This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about whether it's really possible to capture the magic of a first season later on in a series. What do shows do to reinvigorate themselves and last a long time? They'll talk 'Law and Order,' 'The Wire' and 'Mad Men,' which returns this weekend. Next, they'll discuss movie red flags. What indicates that a movie, particularly a sequel, won't be good? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:53:51 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/176340429/npr_176340429.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about whether it's really possible to capture the magic of a first season later on in a series. What do shows do to reinvigorate themselves and last a long time? They'll talk 'Law and Order,' 'The Wire' and 'Mad Men,' which returns this weekend. Next, they'll discuss movie red flags. What indicates that a movie, particularly a sequel, won't be good? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> the,gi,joe,6,movie,men,series,wire,long,flags,season,bitter,mad,buddha,red,eddie,retaliation,pepitone,chickeneers,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 47:43 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Moody Mysteries And More Punching Bags This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon are joined by producer Jess Gitner and NPR Books editor Petra Mayer. They discuss the new Sundance miniseries 'Top of the Lake,' a crime drama starring Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter, directed and written by Jane Campion. They'll talk about the pacing, the acting, and how to best put a drug trip on screen. Then they'll defend some Pop Culture Punching Bags, among them The Monkees, Billy Joel, the Kardashians and the so-called movie flop 'John Carter.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:04:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/175694421/npr_175694421.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon are joined by producer Jess Gitner and NPR Books editor Petra Mayer. They discuss the new Sundance miniseries 'Top of the Lake,' a crime drama starring Elisabeth Moss and Holly Hunter, directed and written by Jane Campion. They'll talk about the pacing, the acting, and how to best put a drug trip on screen. Then they'll defend some Pop Culture Punching Bags, among them The Monkees, Billy Joel, the Kardashians and the so-called movie flop 'John Carter.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> the,of,john,lake,billy,hunter,elizabeth,top,joel,twin,carter,moss,jane,rilo,peaks,holly,monkees,kiley,defend,kardashians,campion,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 52:38 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Kickstarter TV And Comedy Contests This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon discuss crowd-funded art. They'll talk about the Veronica Mars movie which raised more than 3 million dollars on Kickstarter and they'll weigh the pros and cons of a patronage model. They'll also discuss Vulture's Ultimate Sitcom bracket, in which 'The Simpsons' emerged victorious over 'Cheers.' The gang clashes over what's the right criteria in judging the best sitcom. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:03:32 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/175040329/npr_175040329.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon discuss crowd-funded art. They'll talk about the Veronica Mars movie which raised more than 3 million dollars on Kickstarter and they'll weigh the pros and cons of a patronage model. They'll also discuss Vulture's Ultimate Sitcom bracket, in which 'The Simpsons' emerged victorious over 'Cheers.' The gang clashes over what's the right criteria in judging the best sitcom. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> the,amanda,mars,simpsons,fund,palmer,veronica,crowd,vulture,kickstarter,cheers,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 47:31 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ For Young And Old Alike This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson are joined by producer Jess Gitner and comics guru (also Stephen's mom) Maggie Thompson to talk about pop culture for all ages. 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. Next, they'll reminisce about out-of-print pop culture and share some examples that they wish they could own in physical form today. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:14:28 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/174401410/npr_174401410.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson are joined by producer Jess Gitner and comics guru (also Stephen's mom) Maggie Thompson to talk about pop culture for all ages. 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. Next, they'll reminisce about out-of-print pop culture and share some examples that they wish they could own in physical form today. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> of,beach,all,young,culture,pop,ages,china,out,generation,tomb,raider,print,sxsw,americans,sctv,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 50:55 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Sex Comedies And Marshmallow Peeps (REBROADCAST) This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the the gang takes some time off due to a perfect storm of illness and SXSW preparation. Here's a favorite episode from last Spring in which NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson to talk about the vitality (or not) of the teen sex comedy — from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Porky's to American Pie and Superbad. Then the gang has a lively debate about Easter candy and the value of Peeps. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week. (Note: This episode original aired on April 6, 2012.)

]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:03:54 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/173814831/npr_173814831.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the the gang takes some time off due to a perfect storm of illness and SXSW preparation. Here's a favorite episode from last Spring in which NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson to talk about the vitality (or not) of the teen sex comedy — from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Porky's to American Pie and Superbad. Then the gang has a lively debate about Easter candy and the value of Peeps. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week. (Note: This episode original aired on April 6, 2012.)

]]> comedy,sex,teen,best,candy,easter,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 44:33 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Jingle Madness And Oscar Gold This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon round up the Oscars telecast, from Daniel Day Lewis' speech and Jennifer Lawrence's tumble to Seth McFarlane's jokes. Next, they declare an "earworm warm" and take a close look at the commercial jingle. They'll go through a few of their favorites from past to present and ask why the jingle has gone the way of the dodo in recent years. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week, including a recent Mark Harris essay on leading men and an unusual Taylor Swift remix. 

]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:33:34 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/173237281/npr_173237281.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon round up the Oscars telecast, from Daniel Day Lewis' speech and Jennifer Lawrence's tumble to Seth McFarlane's jokes. Next, they declare an "earworm warm" and take a close look at the commercial jingle. They'll go through a few of their favorites from past to present and ask why the jingle has gone the way of the dodo in recent years. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week, including a recent Mark Harris essay on leading men and an unusual Taylor Swift remix. 

]]> jennifer,mark,lewis,harris,song,band,academy,awards,ipod,aid,day,man,daniel,oscars,leading,double,seth,gq,lawrence,mcfarlane,adele,mint,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 44:08 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Our Oscars Omnibus This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon devote the whole show to the Academy Awards and run through all nine Best Picture nominees. They'll talk about about Steven Spielberg, story structure, the presence and absence of music, and a VIP (Very Important Pigeon). They'll also share their favorite film of the year. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. 

]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:44:29 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/172693227/npr_172693227.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon devote the whole show to the Academy Awards and run through all nine Best Picture nominees. They'll talk about about Steven Spielberg, story structure, the presence and absence of music, and a VIP (Very Important Pigeon). They'll also share their favorite film of the year. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. 

]]> film,movies,dark,silver,wild,academy,awards,les,southern,zero,oscars,thirty,lincoln,amour,beasts,django,miserables,argo,playbook,linings,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 56:59 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J And The Presidency This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the Grammy Awards: won, who wore what, and the performances they like and disliked. In honor of both President's Day and the launch of Netflix's 'House Of Cards,' they also talk about presidents in pop culture and why there's not as many movies and TV shows about presidents as you'd think. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. 

]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:23:48 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/172101586/npr_172101586.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the Grammy Awards: won, who wore what, and the performances they like and disliked. In honor of both President's Day and the launch of Netflix's 'House Of Cards,' they also talk about presidents in pop culture and why there's not as many movies and TV shows about presidents as you'd think. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. 

]]> of,frank,house,cards,american,awards,president,west,ocean,idol,wing,grammy,presidents,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 47:04 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Halftime Shows And Love Stories This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about all things Superbowl (well, aside from the game). They'll discuss the commercials they loved and hated, Beyonce's halftime show and the blackout. And, ahead of Valentine's Day, they'll talk about romance in pop culture and what they find actually romantic. Favorite examples come from 'The Simpsons,' 'Modern Family,' Johnny Cash and the comic 'Strangers in Paradise.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:24:09 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/171477380/npr_171477380.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about all things Superbowl (well, aside from the game). They'll discuss the commercials they loved and hated, Beyonce's halftime show and the blackout. And, ahead of Valentine's Day, they'll talk about romance in pop culture and what they find actually romantic. Favorite examples come from 'The Simpsons,' 'Modern Family,' Johnny Cash and the comic 'Strangers in Paradise.' All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> in,superbowl,family,culture,pop,modern,couple,my,bloody,day,commercials,valentine,analysis,carter,cash,johnny,strangers,paradise,june,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 50:31 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ '30 Rock,' Getting Meta, and The PCHH FAQ This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about NBC's '30 Rock,' which just had its series finale. 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. They'll also drum up other examples of metacommentary done well and not so well in TV, film and theater. Finally, they take on listener questions about the Zaxxon rule and more in a Pop Culture Happy Hour FAQ. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:53:53 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/170854922/npr_170854922.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about NBC's '30 Rock,' which just had its series finale. 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. They'll also drum up other examples of metacommentary done well and not so well in TV, film and theater. Finally, they take on listener questions about the Zaxxon rule and more in a Pop Culture Happy Hour FAQ. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> new,york,rock,king,commentary,our,fey,nbc,mountain,times,weddings,town,baldwin,30,alec,tina,meta,goats,finale,kaki,urinetown,peepshow,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 53:21 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Nerd Culture And The Return Of Regrettable TV This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about Noel Murray's A.V. Club piece on nerds and autism in pop culture. They'll discuss TV shows and movies that feature autistic characters, some more openly than others. They'll discuss the changing perception of nerds and their rising cool factor. Finally, the long-awaited return of the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:45:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/170255664/npr_170255664.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about Noel Murray's A.V. Club piece on nerds and autism in pop culture. They'll discuss TV shows and movies that feature autistic characters, some more openly than others. They'll discuss the changing perception of nerds and their rising cool factor. Finally, the long-awaited return of the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> big,club,television,culture,pop,theory,community,autism,reality,nerds,bang,av,sheldon,abed,regrettable,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 43:52 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Globes, Oscars, And Who Are You Calling A Snub? This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR movie critic Bob Mondello to talk about movies and awards season. They discuss the Golden Globes, how much they loved hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and which wins surprised them. They also talk about Jodie Foster's so-called "coming out" speech and how people are reacting to it. Finally, they move on to the Oscars. Which films and actors do they wish were nominated and which nominees would they would they skip this time around? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:35:45 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/169712934/npr_169712934.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR movie critic Bob Mondello to talk about movies and awards season. They discuss the Golden Globes, how much they loved hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and which wins surprised them. They also talk about Jodie Foster's so-called "coming out" speech and how people are reacting to it. Finally, they move on to the Oscars. Which films and actors do they wish were nominated and which nominees would they would they skip this time around? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> foster,fey,amy,oscars,golden,jodie,poehler,tina,globes,nomination,snubs,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 45:28 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Downton Abbey And The Right Of Redemption. This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk Downton Abbey. Along with special guest Barrie Hardymon, they talk about the first episode of the new season, and what does and doesn't work about the show overall. Next, they talk pop culture redemption. How does an actor move on from a former role or win the audience back after a bad personal decision? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:27:42 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/169147309/npr_169147309.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk Downton Abbey. Along with special guest Barrie Hardymon, they talk about the first episode of the new season, and what does and doesn't work about the show overall. Next, they talk pop culture redemption. How does an actor move on from a former role or win the audience back after a bad personal decision? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.


]]> saunders,rock,harris,redemption,george,neil,patrick,charlie,carey,abbey,mariah,sheen,schoolhouse,downton,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 43:08 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ In Which We Make New Resolutions And Face Old Ones This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about their pop culture resolutions for the New Year. They also go back and face last year's resolutions. Who followed through on their goals? Next, they make predictions for pop culture in 2013. Will television be as violent? And which movies will win major Oscars? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.


]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:56:18 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/168613533/npr_168613533.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about their pop culture resolutions for the New Year. They also go back and face last year's resolutions. Who followed through on their goals? Next, they make predictions for pop culture in 2013. Will television be as violent? And which movies will win major Oscars? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.


]]> new,josh,television,culture,pop,year,ruby,oscar,resolutions,dvr,predictions,sparks,tivo,ritter,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 51:21 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Bonus Q&A Session! This week, in addition to our regular Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon answer questions from audience members at Pop Culture Happy Hour's first ever live show. This was recorded at NPR's Sale-a-bration on December 15, 2012. 


]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:25:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/168501822/npr_168501822.mp3 This week, in addition to our regular Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon answer questions from audience members at Pop Culture Happy Hour's first ever live show. This was recorded at NPR's Sale-a-bration on December 15, 2012. 


]]> show,live,culture,pop,npr,happy,hour,bonus,audience,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 18:26 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Our Very First Live Show This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about their favorite moments and performances of 2012 in their very first live show. This episode was recorded at NPR's Sale-a-bration on December 15, 2012. Linda also offers up one of her famous quizzes on the year in pop culture, along with audience participation. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.


]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:21:45 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/168221230/npr_168221230.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about their favorite moments and performances of 2012 in their very first live show. This episode was recorded at NPR's Sale-a-bration on December 15, 2012. Linda also offers up one of her famous quizzes on the year in pop culture, along with audience participation. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.


]]> show,live,culture,pop,best,2012,favorite,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 59:22 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Hobbit And The Habit Of Storing Your Stuff This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon ponder talk about 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.'  How did it compare to the other 'Lord of the Ring' movies and did its plot sustain its length? They also discuss the more technical aspects of the 'The Hobbit': how did it look on screen? Next, they discuss the issue of sentimentality versus convenience when it comes to hard copies and digital copies. How should we store stuff? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:07:32 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/167805552/npr_167805552.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon ponder talk about 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.'  How did it compare to the other 'Lord of the Ring' movies and did its plot sustain its length? They also discuss the more technical aspects of the 'The Hobbit': how did it look on screen? Next, they discuss the issue of sentimentality versus convenience when it comes to hard copies and digital copies. How should we store stuff? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> the,of,jackson,streaming,cloud,rogers,queen,mp3,mr,lord,peter,fellowship,storage,rings,anne,hobbit,cd,vinyl,hathaway,versaille,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 49:40 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Is Everything Worse Than Ever? And A Gift Guide! This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon ponder a question that seems to come up over and over again: Is culture really worse than it's ever been? And if it isn't, why do people keep saying it is? Also, a gift guide and a little more guidance on this weekend's live event at NPR headquarters. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:31:03 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/167269973/npr_167269973.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon ponder a question that seems to come up over and over again: Is culture really worse than it's ever been? And if it isn't, why do people keep saying it is? Also, a gift guide and a little more guidance on this weekend's live event at NPR headquarters. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> film,rock,movies,gifts,is,monkey,n,roll,scott,christmas,holiday,dead,everything,tony,bad,coat,ikea,ao,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Second Acts And Party People, Or Not This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about people who have had great second acts. Favorites include former Star Trek star Wil Wheaton and writer Quinn Cummings. Also, people we'd like to party with — or rather, would like to party with if we were "party with people" kinds of people. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:33:12 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/166739927/npr_166739927.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about people who have had great second acts. Favorites include former Star Trek star Wil Wheaton and writer Quinn Cummings. Also, people we'd like to party with — or rather, would like to party with if we were "party with people" kinds of people. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> celebrity,second,out,career,wil,acts,friend,hang,wheaton,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: This Is Your Life, And TV Pool Knockouts This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about biopics. They share their thoughts on Lifetime's 'Liz and Dick,' starring Lindsay Lohan, and talk about what makes a good biopic. They also follow up on their picks for the Fall TV Pool: what got cancelled and what's doing well this season. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:11:21 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/166228020/npr_166228020.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about biopics. They share their thoughts on Lifetime's 'Liz and Dick,' starring Lindsay Lohan, and talk about what makes a good biopic. They also follow up on their picks for the Fall TV Pool: what got cancelled and what's doing well this season. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> and,fall,vegas,revolution,tv,lindsay,lohan,nashville,taylor,richard,elizabeth,arrow,dick,lifetime,burton,partners,liz,biopic,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Out Of Season Entertainment And A TV Quiz This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Trey Graham are joined by producer and first-time guest Jess Gitner to talk about holiday-themed entertainment they happily consume ANY time of year. Among their favorites, 'Love Actually' and music by Sufjan Stevens. Also, Linda concocts a quiz on holiday television. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including 'My Fair Lady,' Swedish film 'Kyss Mig (Kiss Me)' and a 'Bob's Burger' cover by The National.

]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:57:49 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/165765770/npr_165765770.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson and Trey Graham are joined by producer and first-time guest Jess Gitner to talk about holiday-themed entertainment they happily consume ANY time of year. Among their favorites, 'Love Actually' and music by Sufjan Stevens. Also, Linda concocts a quiz on holiday television. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including 'My Fair Lady,' Swedish film 'Kyss Mig (Kiss Me)' and a 'Bob's Burger' cover by The National.

]]> love,the,movies,all,culture,pop,tv,my,year,national,christmas,holiday,me,bob,lady,fair,quiz,kiss,stevens,sufjan,burgers,actually,bobs,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Let's Talk Turkey This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about Thanksgiving and the culture thereof. They choose some favorite seasonal episodes from 'Friends' and 'Sports Night.' But why is there so little Thanksgiving-themed pop culture out there? They also get into the nuts and bolts of the advice column and discuss some favorites, like 'Miss Manners' and 'Savage Love.' All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including new movies 'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'Anna Karenina.'

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:29:44 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/165275484/npr_165275484.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about Thanksgiving and the culture thereof. They choose some favorite seasonal episodes from 'Friends' and 'Sports Night.' But why is there so little Thanksgiving-themed pop culture out there? They also get into the nuts and bolts of the advice column and discuss some favorites, like 'Miss Manners' and 'Savage Love.' All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including new movies 'Silver Linings Playbook' and 'Anna Karenina.'

]]> night,football,sports,friends,silver,anna,thanksgiving,playbook,karenina,linings,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Arcades, Nose Putty, And Lisbeth Salander's Parents This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the movies 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Wreck-It Ralph.'  Also, they talk about children in fiction who are separated from their parents. Why are there so many in TV, film and books? All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including rediscovering TV drama 'Party of Five,' Acorn TV, Assassins Creed III and music in commercials.

]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:26:25 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/164812253/npr_164812253.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the movies 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Wreck-It Ralph.'  Also, they talk about children in fiction who are separated from their parents. Why are there so many in TV, film and books? All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including rediscovering TV drama 'Party of Five,' Acorn TV, Assassins Creed III and music in commercials.

]]> fiction,of,3,music,party,cloud,tv,orphans,atlas,ralph,commercials,five,iii,assassins,creed,acorn,wreckit,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ 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 also talk about obscure talents that need to make their triumphant returns and a few of the wackiest (really!) TV episode titles we could find. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. (Note: This episode original aired on July 22, 2011.)

]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:26:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/164162420/npr_164162420.mp3 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 also talk about obscure talents that need to make their triumphant returns and a few of the wackiest (really!) TV episode titles we could find. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week. (Note: This episode original aired on July 22, 2011.)

]]> episode,culture,pop,tv,titles,names,posers,poseurs,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Halloween Stories And Very Good Taste This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Tanya Ballard Brown talk about various Halloween topics. Candy corn, yay or nay? Should one dress their dog or cat in costume? Also, traumatic parental costuming decisions and why the holiday has become less scary for kids. Next, they talk about the concept of "good taste." Is there such a thing and who's in a position to say what it might be? All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including Macklemore, 'Nashville,' 'Adventure Time' and a book about Weird Al.

]]> Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:45:46 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/163708833/npr_163708833.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Tanya Ballard Brown talk about various Halloween topics. Candy corn, yay or nay? Should one dress their dog or cat in costume? Also, traumatic parental costuming decisions and why the holiday has become less scary for kids. Next, they talk about the concept of "good taste." Is there such a thing and who's in a position to say what it might be? All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including Macklemore, 'Nashville,' 'Adventure Time' and a book about Weird Al.

]]> time,the,good,halloween,is,adult,adventure,corn,nashville,scary,not,candy,what,who,says,taste,critics,buried,shining,macklemore,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Nature Of Suspense And Our Love Of Cover Songs This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the nature of suspense, from Hitchcock films to Ben Affleck's 'Argo.' What's the difference between surprise and suspense, and how does it work in film and books? Also, they talk about what makes a good cover song. They share some of their favorites, even some that only exist in their imaginations. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including Tig Notaro Live, FX's 'The League,' the documentary 'Beauty Is Embarrassing,' and the etymology of "superhero" (or is it super-hero?).

]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:00:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/163252933/npr_163252933.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the nature of suspense, from Hitchcock films to Ben Affleck's 'Argo.' What's the difference between surprise and suspense, and how does it work in film and books? Also, they talk about what makes a good cover song. They share some of their favorites, even some that only exist in their imaginations. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week, including Tig Notaro Live, FX's 'The League,' the documentary 'Beauty Is Embarrassing,' and the etymology of "superhero" (or is it super-hero?).

]]> ben,new,is,suspense,songs,beauty,dream,affleck,favorite,hitchcock,surprise,cover,enrique,iglesias,embarrassing,pornographers,notaro,tig,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Of Musclemen And Drinking Songs This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Chris Klimek talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall.' They also talk about the evolution of action hero and action movie in general. Then drinking in popular culture, from James Bond's martini to Sex and the City's cosmo. They share their favorite drinking songs and discuss what role the alcoholic beverage plays in a character's development. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:05:27 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/162826374/npr_162826374.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and guest Chris Klimek talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger's new memoir 'Total Recall.' They also talk about the evolution of action hero and action movie in general. Then drinking in popular culture, from James Bond's martini to Sex and the City's cosmo. They share their favorite drinking songs and discuss what role the alcoholic beverage plays in a character's development. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> james,movie,drinking,action,alcohol,culture,pop,songs,memoir,bond,robocop,total,arnold,schwarzenegger,recall,matilda,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Time Travel And The Right Way To Be Pushy This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about 'Looper,' the new film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. What they liked, what they didn't, and time travel movies of years past. Also, they talk about pop culture entry points. What's the best way to introduce your favorite music, movies or tv shows to friends? All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:04:31 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/162386906/npr_162386906.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about 'Looper,' the new film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. What they liked, what they didn't, and time travel movies of years past. Also, they talk about pop culture entry points. What's the best way to introduce your favorite music, movies or tv shows to friends? All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> time,recommendation,culture,pop,bruce,joseph,willis,gravel,gordonlevitt,looper,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The State Of Television And The Tweed Set This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about the Emmy Awards. Homeland and Modern Family were big winners, but why did the night contain no real surprises? They also explore academia in the form of favorite pop-culture professors. They'll touch on teachers from 'The Simpsons,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and even Shakespeare plays. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/161974279/npr_161974279.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about the Emmy Awards. Homeland and Modern Family were big winners, but why did the night contain no real surprises? They also explore academia in the form of favorite pop-culture professors. They'll touch on teachers from 'The Simpsons,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and even Shakespeare plays. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> the,vampire,homeland,family,culture,pop,modern,shakespeare,teachers,buffy,slayer,emmys,boring,professors,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Breakup Culture And Fall Television Predictions This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about fall television predictions for new shows, including 'Nashville,' 'Revolution,' 'Last Resort,' 'Partners' and 'Vegas.' Which will be successful and why? Also, they take on a listener suggestion and cover breakup culture: favorite breakup songs and unforgettable breakup scenes from TV and movies. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:18:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/161537796/npr_161537796.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about fall television predictions for new shows, including 'Nashville,' 'Revolution,' 'Last Resort,' 'Partners' and 'Vegas.' Which will be successful and why? Also, they take on a listener suggestion and cover breakup culture: favorite breakup songs and unforgettable breakup scenes from TV and movies. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ O Canada! This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR movie critic Bob Mondello to talk about the Toronto International Film Festival and upcoming fall movies. Linda, Trey and Bob report back the films they've seen. Favorites include Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master,' a new adaptation of 'Anna Karenina,' a documentary called 'How To Make Money Selling Drugs' and many more. Also, favorite Canadian pop culture. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:15:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/161158925/npr_161158925.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR movie critic Bob Mondello to talk about the Toronto International Film Festival and upcoming fall movies. Linda, Trey and Bob report back the films they've seen. Favorites include Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master,' a new adaptation of 'Anna Karenina,' a documentary called 'How To Make Money Selling Drugs' and many more. Also, favorite Canadian pop culture. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> the,paul,film,money,anderson,how,to,make,nothing,much,toronto,selling,international,drugs,anna,festival,thomas,joss,whedon,master,sarah,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ How Long Is Too Long? This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon discuss various forms of entertainment (books, movies, music, TV) and their respective standard lengths. From The Hobbit to Hamlet, from Breaking Bad to Top Chef, how long is "too long" and why? Also, Linda concocts a quirky quiz. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:06:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/160747143/npr_160747143.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon discuss various forms of entertainment (books, movies, music, TV) and their respective standard lengths. From The Hobbit to Hamlet, from Breaking Bad to Top Chef, how long is "too long" and why? Also, Linda concocts a quirky quiz. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> the,movies,chef,tv,top,reality,breaking,quiz,bad,hobbit,seasons,cd,hamlet,lengths,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Dog Days And Classic Film Talk This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk pop culture dogs. Now that the dog days of summer have come to an end, they share their favorite dogs from TV and film — including Doug from 'Up' and Vincent from 'LOST.' They also recommend some lesser-known classic movies. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:27:39 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/160378994/npr_160378994.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk pop culture dogs. Now that the dog days of summer have come to an end, they share their favorite dogs from TV and film — including Doug from 'Up' and Vincent from 'LOST.' They also recommend some lesser-known classic movies. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> the,of,dog,doug,movies,classic,up,night,underdog,family,brothers,dogs,hunter,days,summer,uninvited,julie,avett,klam,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Sidekicks, Holograms, And PCHH 101 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. Who could stand an upgrade to primary status and what makes a spin-off successful? Think 'Fraiser' versus 'Joey.' They also talk about the future of pop culture. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:02:41 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/160000184/npr_160000184.mp3 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. Who could stand an upgrade to primary status and what makes a spin-off successful? Think 'Fraiser' versus 'Joey.' They also talk about the future of pop culture. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> of,matt,off,friends,spin,dreams,sushi,spinoff,joey,characters,jiro,alber,fraisier,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Manifestations Of Grief And Extra Book Material This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the evolution of public grief. From the newspaper obit to the tweet, how have remembrances changed? We also delve into the extra materials that are included in books that we either like or don't like: epigraphs, acknowledgments, maps and more! All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:00:08 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/159006861/npr_159006861.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and guest Barrie Hardymon talk about the evolution of public grief. From the newspaper obit to the tweet, how have remembrances changed? We also delve into the extra materials that are included in books that we either like or don't like: epigraphs, acknowledgments, maps and more! All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> joe,david,book,stephen,brown,helen,sondheim,extras,kubert,rakoff,gurly,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ On Fall TV And Whether Criticism Is Too Nice 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. What looks awful and what looks interesting? They also discuss Jacob Silverman's recent Slate essay, "Against Enthusiasm." Has book criticism and criticism in general become too nice? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:22:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/158576484/npr_158576484.mp3 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. What looks awful and what looks interesting? They also discuss Jacob Silverman's recent Slate essay, "Against Enthusiasm." Has book criticism and criticism in general become too nice? All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> fall,preview,social,literary,book,culture,tv,media,girl,gone,jacob,silverman,gillian,flynn,slate,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ When Gossip Invades Art, Plus People We're Pulling For This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and guests Matt Thompson and Tanya Ballard Brown talk overexposed celebrities and gossip. Does endless coverage of an entertainer's personal life affect our enjoyment of said entertainer's work? Then, a round of 'People We're Pulling For' — including Ben Falcone, Bob Odenkirk, D'Angelo and the world of self-publishing — and What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:28:34 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/157995661/npr_157995661.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon, and guests Matt Thompson and Tanya Ballard Brown talk overexposed celebrities and gossip. Does endless coverage of an entertainer's personal life affect our enjoyment of said entertainer's work? Then, a round of 'People We're Pulling For' — including Ben Falcone, Bob Odenkirk, D'Angelo and the world of self-publishing — and What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> ben,celebrity,gossip,jackson,michael,tom,cruise,bob,dangelo,falcone,odenkirk,gotye,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Of 'Dark Knight,' Summer Games And Such This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson are joined one last time by producer Mike Katzif for a roundtable discussion about 'The Dark Knight Rises' — the last in Christopher Nolan's epic Batman trilogy, and one that sadly arrived with the tragic news of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Then, the gang looks toward the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London and talk about what events or moments they're looking forward to. All that, plus What's Making us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:20:17 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/157492966/npr_157492966.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson are joined one last time by producer Mike Katzif for a roundtable discussion about 'The Dark Knight Rises' — the last in Christopher Nolan's epic Batman trilogy, and one that sadly arrived with the tragic news of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Then, the gang looks toward the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London and talk about what events or moments they're looking forward to. All that, plus What's Making us Happy this week.

]]> christopher,christian,dark,batman,ed,knight,bale,nolan,anne,brubaker,hathaway,aurora,rises,fatale,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ 'Breaking Bad' And A Little Sad 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. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:07:47 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/157120362/npr_157120362.mp3 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. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> paul,good,aaron,comics,america,marvel,american,crash,beauty,captain,breaking,will,hunting,bad,bryan,antman,titanic,cranston,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Spiders And Kittens And Lots Of Gratitude This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson discuss this summer's latest superhero movie The Amazing Spider-man, a reboot of the series retelling the origin of Peter Parker. Is it good, is it bad, is it necessary? Then, revisiting the made-up holiday Appreciation Day, in honor of this show's second anniversary, and what in pop culture has the gang grown to appreciate in the last year? All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:42:02 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/156734752/npr_156734752.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson discuss this summer's latest superhero movie The Amazing Spider-man, a reboot of the series retelling the origin of Peter Parker. Is it good, is it bad, is it necessary? Then, revisiting the made-up holiday Appreciation Day, in honor of this show's second anniversary, and what in pop culture has the gang grown to appreciate in the last year? All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Lure Of The Open Road 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. Then a short quiz about summer blockbusters at the box office. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/156375755/npr_156375755.mp3 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. Then a short quiz about summer blockbusters at the box office. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ It's Too Darn Hot, Board Games, And More (REBROADCAST) This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined again by Barrie Hardymon to ask exactly how hot would it have to be outside before you'd see a movie like 'The Smurfs' just for the air-conditioning? Are you a Boggle person or a Scrabble person? Does the Game of Life reveal the tragic dark side of the American Dream? All that plus 'What's Making Us Happy This Week?' including Captain America, Slings and Arrows and more. (Note: This episode original aired on July 28, 2011.)

]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:10:05 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/155978324/npr_155978324.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined again by Barrie Hardymon to ask exactly how hot would it have to be outside before you'd see a movie like 'The Smurfs' just for the air-conditioning? Are you a Boggle person or a Scrabble person? Does the Game of Life reveal the tragic dark side of the American Dream? All that plus 'What's Making Us Happy This Week?' including Captain America, Slings and Arrows and more. (Note: This episode original aired on July 28, 2011.)

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Of True Tales, Fantasy Adventures And Happy-Making Things This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, with fearless leader Linda Holmes pounding the pavement at the annual Silverdocs documentary extravaganza, the rest of the PCHH gang (Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Barrie Hardymon) chat about some of their own favorite nonfiction feature films — true tales of obsessions, outrages and tragedies, as well as a few fun docs as well. Then a look at videogames past and present. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:45:37 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/155588040/npr_155588040.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, with fearless leader Linda Holmes pounding the pavement at the annual Silverdocs documentary extravaganza, the rest of the PCHH gang (Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Barrie Hardymon) chat about some of their own favorite nonfiction feature films — true tales of obsessions, outrages and tragedies, as well as a few fun docs as well. Then a look at videogames past and present. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ A Week In Theater And A Day To Appreciate Dads This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes joins Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for a discussion about what worked and didn't work at the Tony Awards and how theater is changing. Then a talk about pop-culture dads from Death Of A Salesman to the Simpsons to Roseanne. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:21:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/155105650/npr_155105650.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes joins Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for a discussion about what worked and didn't work at the Tony Awards and how theater is changing. Then a talk about pop-culture dads from Death Of A Salesman to the Simpsons to Roseanne. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy this week

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: An Exploration Of Strange Creatures 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. From Prometheus and the Alien franchise and District 9 to Marvin the Martian, Star Wars and even Alf. Then, the gang talks about some examples of things they like outside the usual realms of tastes. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:30:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/154592232/npr_154592232.mp3 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. From Prometheus and the Alien franchise and District 9 to Marvin the Martian, Star Wars and even Alf. Then, the gang talks about some examples of things they like outside the usual realms of tastes. All that plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Character Makeovers And Our Summer TV Quiz This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes chats with Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and esteemed producer Mike Katzif for a look at characters in pop culture that have been reinvented countless times — from Robin Hood to James Bond and Snow White to Spider-Man and Hamlet. Which work the best and which are the favorites? Then a Weird Summer TV Quiz. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:06:17 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/154151146/npr_154151146.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes chats with Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and esteemed producer Mike Katzif for a look at characters in pop culture that have been reinvented countless times — from Robin Hood to James Bond and Snow White to Spider-Man and Hamlet. Which work the best and which are the favorites? Then a Weird Summer TV Quiz. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: On Endings And Road Trips This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes talks 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. Then a look at roadtrips and the pop culture they use to occupy and distract and energy while in the car. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 13:35:50 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/153710580/npr_153710580.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes talks 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. Then a look at roadtrips and the pop culture they use to occupy and distract and energy while in the car. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: TV Season Postmortem, Old People, Young People 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? Then the gang touches on pop culture portrayals of older and younger people. Then as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 13:42:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/153016262/npr_153016262.mp3 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? Then the gang touches on pop culture portrayals of older and younger people. Then as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of 'Avengers' And The Other A-List This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined by Matt Thompson to dicuss this summer's first huge blockbuster, the superhero battle royale, The Avengers. What worked? What didn't? Then a discussion of who is Hollywood's so called "A-List." Plus What's Making Us Happy this week. 

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 13:45:12 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/152509653/npr_152509653.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined by Matt Thompson to dicuss this summer's first huge blockbuster, the superhero battle royale, The Avengers. What worked? What didn't? Then a discussion of who is Hollywood's so called "A-List." Plus What's Making Us Happy this week. 

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: It's Our Summer Movie Preview! Bring On The Sunscreen! This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon for a summer movie preview, featuring the movies we're excited about — Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Prometheus, Safety Not Guaranteed, Dark Shadows, God Bless America, and even Total Recall, and the movies we're dreading — Battleship. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 13:06:38 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/152027012/npr_152027012.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon for a summer movie preview, featuring the movies we're excited about — Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Prometheus, Safety Not Guaranteed, Dark Shadows, God Bless America, and even Total Recall, and the movies we're dreading — Battleship. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Veep' Talk And Spoilery 'Cabin In The Woods' Chatter This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson for a chat about the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard horror movie 'Cabin In The Woods,' and as expected, they inevitably spoil some of the films plot twists, so beware if you have not seen it! The gang also talks about HBO's 'Veep,' the political satire starring Julia Louie Dreyfus as a fictional vice president. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:51:42 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/151525851/npr_151525851.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson for a chat about the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard horror movie 'Cabin In The Woods,' and as expected, they inevitably spoil some of the films plot twists, so beware if you have not seen it! The gang also talks about HBO's 'Veep,' the political satire starring Julia Louie Dreyfus as a fictional vice president. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Girls' Edition, Women's Edition This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes kicks out the boys, and brings in NPR's Tanya Ballard Brown, Barrie Hardymon and Parul Sehgal for a special edition: It's four women talking about four Girls — the new HBO series from Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow. Then a roundtable on what books the gang is reading right now. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:59:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/151041248/npr_151041248.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes kicks out the boys, and brings in NPR's Tanya Ballard Brown, Barrie Hardymon and Parul Sehgal for a special edition: It's four women talking about four Girls — the new HBO series from Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow. Then a roundtable on what books the gang is reading right now. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Really Rich Culture And Things Made Just For Us This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham realize that because it's tax time, it's a good time to discuss the culture of the rich as portrayed in film, television and books — from the films of Whit Stillman and Wes Anderson to Arthur — both the original film with Dudley Moore and the recent remake. Then, a talk about the things in popular culture made "Just for Us" — opera, Jerry Maguire and Dr. Horrible. Plus, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:03:12 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/150580618/npr_150580618.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham realize that because it's tax time, it's a good time to discuss the culture of the rich as portrayed in film, television and books — from the films of Whit Stillman and Wes Anderson to Arthur — both the original film with Dudley Moore and the recent remake. Then, a talk about the things in popular culture made "Just for Us" — opera, Jerry Maguire and Dr. Horrible. Plus, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Sex Comedies And Marshmallow Peeps This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson to talk about the vitality (or not) of the teen sex comedy — from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Porky's to American Pie and Superbad. Then the gang has a lively debate about Easter candy and the value of Peeps.. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:28:19 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/150129434/npr_150129434.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson to talk about the vitality (or not) of the teen sex comedy — from Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Porky's to American Pie and Superbad. Then the gang has a lively debate about Easter candy and the value of Peeps.. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Hunger Games' And Regrettable Television This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Hunger Games makes its inevitable appearance with NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham go through what worked, what didn't and how it compared to the book. Then another round of the beloved Regrettable Television Pop Quiz. Plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:48:19 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/149700259/npr_149700259.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Hunger Games makes its inevitable appearance with NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham go through what worked, what didn't and how it compared to the book. Then another round of the beloved Regrettable Television Pop Quiz. Plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: You Know The Music, You Make Up The Words 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? What films were loved? Then, a discussion about their love of television credit sequences, and What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:53:26 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/149227789/npr_149227789.mp3 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? What films were loved? Then, a discussion about their love of television credit sequences, and What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Curtain Call Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Director Mike Nichols; the search for the next ‘Hunger Games’; the limits of literary license; the cultural politics of Zumba; a hat tip to the curtain call.

]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:43:44 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/148826265/npr_148826265.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Director Mike Nichols; the search for the next ‘Hunger Games’; the limits of literary license; the cultural politics of Zumba; a hat tip to the curtain call.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Punching Bags And The A Cappella Smackdown (Rebroadcast) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:51:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/148749993/npr_148749993.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang is still taking time off. But why not share another favorite old show? On this episode from November 2010, NPR's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Barrie Hardymon discuss pop-culture punching bags. These are the things that take entirely too much abuse that we are here to defend, no matter how unpopular it may make us. Then another entry in Regrettable Television Pop Quiz and Things Making Us Happy, including Judith Krantz, Kung Fu Panda 2, Clem Snide and more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Set Apart From A Sentence By An Exclamation Point (Rebroadcast) This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the gang is taking some time off. But that means it's a good time to revisit one of our favorite past episodes. In this show, from March 2011, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang talk about everything a little kid could need to grow up strong, smart, and addicted to lots and lots of elements of pop culture. From Looney Toons, Pee Wee, Weird Al, Super Chicken and Muppets to opera, books, comics and more!

]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:26:11 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/148306784/npr_148306784.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the gang is taking some time off. But that means it's a good time to revisit one of our favorite past episodes. In this show, from March 2011, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang talk about everything a little kid could need to grow up strong, smart, and addicted to lots and lots of elements of pop culture. From Looney Toons, Pee Wee, Weird Al, Super Chicken and Muppets to opera, books, comics and more!

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Attacking Everything Edition This Week in Culturetopia: the new movie "Dr. Seuss's The Lorax;" British singer Estelle; fixing the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial; choir culture during the world's longest Carnival; Anthony Shadid's "House of Stone"

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:08:07 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/148140105/npr_148140105.mp3 This Week in Culturetopia: the new movie "Dr. Seuss's The Lorax;" British singer Estelle; fixing the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial; choir culture during the world's longest Carnival; Anthony Shadid's "House of Stone"

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Chris Rock, Jack Benny, And Late Breaking News This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham briefly break down the Oscars telecast from Meryl Streep and The Artist's big wins to host Billy Crystal. Then move on to the big topic of the week — the things for which they were late to the table: The Shield, Futurama, The Godfather and much more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy. 

]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:29 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/147821361/npr_147821361.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham briefly break down the Oscars telecast from Meryl Streep and The Artist's big wins to host Billy Crystal. Then move on to the big topic of the week — the things for which they were late to the table: The Shield, Futurama, The Godfather and much more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy. 

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: But Can You Dance to It Edition This Week on Culturetopia:  Pianist Robert Glasper; New Orleans funk band Galactic; drummer Shannon Powell; the mysteries of natural rhythm; parsing Rhianna and Chris Brown's latest collaborations.

]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:24:10 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/147721977/npr_147721977.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia:  Pianist Robert Glasper; New Orleans funk band Galactic; drummer Shannon Powell; the mysteries of natural rhythm; parsing Rhianna and Chris Brown's latest collaborations.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Step Right Up For The Oscar Spectacular! This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR film critic Bob Mondello joins the PCHH roundtable of Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon for a rousing conversation about Oscars. From The Artist and Tree of Life to Midnight In Paris and The Help, everyone talks about their favorites, their least favorites and what films they expect to win. Then, a brief round of "What's Making Us Happy."

]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:39:49 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/147361098/npr_147361098.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR film critic Bob Mondello joins the PCHH roundtable of Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon for a rousing conversation about Oscars. From The Artist and Tree of Life to Midnight In Paris and The Help, everyone talks about their favorites, their least favorites and what films they expect to win. Then, a brief round of "What's Making Us Happy."

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Inevitable Oscars Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Brad Pitt discusses starring in two Best Picture nominees the backstage lobbying for gold statuettes; Best Supporting Actor nominee Demian Bichir on his stardom in Mexico and anonymity here; critic Bob Mondello peers into a Matrix-like future.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:44:09 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/147267161/npr_147267161.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Brad Pitt discusses starring in two Best Picture nominees the backstage lobbying for gold statuettes; Best Supporting Actor nominee Demian Bichir on his stardom in Mexico and anonymity here; critic Bob Mondello peers into a Matrix-like future.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Grammys And Culture To Improve Your Worst Days This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson revisit the Grammys: What worked? What did not? And how did the telecast reflect the tragic news of Whitney Houston's death? Then, pop culture to enjoy at the end of a rotten day. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:31:04 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/147046518/npr_147046518.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson revisit the Grammys: What worked? What did not? And how did the telecast reflect the tragic news of Whitney Houston's death? Then, pop culture to enjoy at the end of a rotten day. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Letter "C" Edition This Week in Culturetopia: George Clooney; Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux; the new animated film "Chico and Rita"; a new play about colonialism called "The Convert"; modern artist Elizabeth Catlett.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:48:39 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/146928467/npr_146928467.mp3 This Week in Culturetopia: George Clooney; Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux; the new animated film "Chico and Rita"; a new play about colonialism called "The Convert"; modern artist Elizabeth Catlett.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Superheroes, Fried Chickens And Sacred Cows This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon to touch on the Super Bowl, Madonna, Watchmen, Scarlett O'Hara, and ... well, just about everything. Plus: the glorious return of a mom we all enjoy. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:29:30 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/146700878/npr_146700878.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon to touch on the Super Bowl, Madonna, Watchmen, Scarlett O'Hara, and ... well, just about everything. Plus: the glorious return of a mom we all enjoy. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Jealous of My Boogie Edition This Week on Culturetopia: the queen who brought drag culture to the mainstream; the first movie to win a best picture Oscar; the director with not one but three new horror movies this year; the lost speech by Malcolm X; and the man who brought something radical to television: positive pictures of African-American teenagers

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:58 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/146649002/npr_146649002.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: the queen who brought drag culture to the mainstream; the first movie to win a best picture Oscar; the director with not one but three new horror movies this year; the lost speech by Malcolm X; and the man who brought something radical to television: positive pictures of African-American teenagers

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Smash' Talk And Getting Serious About Reading 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. Then a chat with NPR.org's new books editor about high literature, low literature, and how people read. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:56 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/146393749/npr_146393749.mp3 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. Then a chat with NPR.org's new books editor about high literature, low literature, and how people read. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Fresh Snow Edition This Week On Culturetopia: author Penelope Lively; the new NBC theater-nerd show “Smash”; Key and Peele on Comedy Central; filesharing in Megaupload’s wake; the classic children’s book “The Snowy Day.

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:10:10 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/146209695/npr_146209695.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: author Penelope Lively; the new NBC theater-nerd show “Smash”; Key and Peele on Comedy Central; filesharing in Megaupload’s wake; the classic children’s book “The Snowy Day.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Oscar Nominations And Liking What's Popular This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham to discuss the Oscar nominees, from satisfying to baffling. We also come out firmly in support of a few things that you might think don't need the support. Plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:46:12 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145987328/npr_145987328.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham to discuss the Oscar nominees, from satisfying to baffling. We also come out firmly in support of a few things that you might think don't need the support. Plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> and,the,rob,close,super,artist,8,loud,attack,oscar,xfiles,block,tilda,swinton,nominations,extremely,reiner,moneyball,incredibly,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Troublemaker Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Actor Christian Bale talks about "The Flowers of War"; the screenwriter for "Red Tails" discusses the Tuskagee Airmen; publishers and booksellers decry Amazon's predatory pricing; how much it costs to produce a hit single; the Cultural Revolution cookbook

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:44:09 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145701562/npr_145701562.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Actor Christian Bale talks about "The Flowers of War"; the screenwriter for "Red Tails" discusses the Tuskagee Airmen; publishers and booksellers decry Amazon's predatory pricing; how much it costs to produce a hit single; the Cultural Revolution cookbook

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Golden Globes And Twitter Criticism This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson for a long discussion about the Golden Globes, including Ricky Gervais' hosting duties. Then a look at Spin Magazine's decision to review music on Twitter whether criticism is just as good if you do it in 140 characters.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:41:57 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145521689/npr_145521689.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson for a long discussion about the Golden Globes, including Ricky Gervais' hosting duties. Then a look at Spin Magazine's decision to review music on Twitter whether criticism is just as good if you do it in 140 characters.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Excessive Entertainment Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Top TV picks for January; cable sport’s big money; “excessive entertainment” purged from Chinese TV; producer Mara Brock Akil; Real Housewives and the "botox tax."

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:29:36 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145498915/npr_145498915.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Top TV picks for January; cable sport’s big money; “excessive entertainment” purged from Chinese TV; producer Mara Brock Akil; Real Housewives and the "botox tax."

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Is PBS The Next HBO? Plus Tomorrow's Rediscoveries This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson look at PBS and where they might go after the successes of Downton Abbey and Sherlock. Then, who might be rediscovered any day now? These topics, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:50:23 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145188724/npr_145188724.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson look at PBS and where they might go after the successes of Downton Abbey and Sherlock. Then, who might be rediscovered any day now? These topics, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Music and Politics Edition This week on Culturetopia: World music superstar Youssou N'Dour’s presidential run in Senegal; a tour of India sponsored by the U.S. State Department for Indian-American comedians; pop goddess Kelly Clarkson on her spike in record sales after endorsing GOP candidate Ron Paul: a Moroccan rapper is imprisoned for his political views; a Canadian rock band auctions off their suddenly desirably URL—TeaParty.com.

]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:35:15 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/145100405/npr_145100405.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: World music superstar Youssou N'Dour’s presidential run in Senegal; a tour of India sponsored by the U.S. State Department for Indian-American comedians; pop goddess Kelly Clarkson on her spike in record sales after endorsing GOP candidate Ron Paul: a Moroccan rapper is imprisoned for his political views; a Canadian rock band auctions off their suddenly desirably URL—TeaParty.com.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Resolutions For An Overloaded 2012 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. First a run down New Year's resolutions past and present. Then a discussion about the phenomenon of "pop culture overload," and, as always, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:20:42 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/144797271/npr_144797271.mp3 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. First a run down New Year's resolutions past and present. Then a discussion about the phenomenon of "pop culture overload," and, as always, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: A Good Year To round out 2011, NPR News put a new spin on an old chestnut, the end-of-the-year roundup. With the down economy and a series of natural disasters, it was a bad year for many in the U.S., but there are still people, businesses and ideas that have done well. We are going to highlight them in a series called "A Good Year." It's been a good year for Android phones, coconut water, deportations, beets and the word "swag." Along the way touched on topics from science to politics, hip-hop to hell. Here are some of the cultural connections from our series.

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:39:08 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/144705120/npr_144705120.mp3 To round out 2011, NPR News put a new spin on an old chestnut, the end-of-the-year roundup. With the down economy and a series of natural disasters, it was a bad year for many in the U.S., but there are still people, businesses and ideas that have done well. We are going to highlight them in a series called "A Good Year." It's been a good year for Android phones, coconut water, deportations, beets and the word "swag." Along the way touched on topics from science to politics, hip-hop to hell. Here are some of the cultural connections from our series.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Big Movie Edition This Week On Culturetopia: A movie round-up with pieces about Daniel Craig and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Glenn Close and "Albert Nobbs," Meryl and "The Iron Lady," and Angelina Jolie on "In the Land Of Blood and Honey."]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:39:25 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/144391844/npr_144391844.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: A movie round-up with pieces about Daniel Craig and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Glenn Close and "Albert Nobbs," Meryl and "The Iron Lady," and Angelina Jolie on "In the Land Of Blood and Honey."]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Favorite Moments Of 2011 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon look back at their favorite moments of 2011: the singers, the comics, the books that made us feel them all the way to our toes, and more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:39:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/144187887/npr_144187887.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon look back at their favorite moments of 2011: the singers, the comics, the books that made us feel them all the way to our toes, and more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Swearing And Songwriting Edition This week on Culturetopia: Bill T. Jones on a winter song that haunts him; a Minneapolis rapper finds hip-hop roots in poetry and jazz; Canadian guitarist Cam Penner

]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:16:39 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/144069581/npr_144069581.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: Bill T. Jones on a winter song that haunts him; a Minneapolis rapper finds hip-hop roots in poetry and jazz; Canadian guitarist Cam Penner

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Fearless Predictions For 2012 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon make their big predictions for 2012. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:27:29 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143833717/npr_143833717.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon make their big predictions for 2012. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Minor Key Edition This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories by author Anita Desai; the band Miracles of Modern Science; what the movies "Young Adult" and "We Need To Talk About kevin" hae in common; remembering Colonel Potter.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:59:13 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143721308/npr_143721308.mp3 This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories by author Anita Desai; the band Miracles of Modern Science; what the movies "Young Adult" and "We Need To Talk About kevin" hae in common; remembering Colonel Potter.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Minor Key Edition This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories by author Anita Desai; the band Miracles of Modern Science; what the movies "Young Adult" and "We Need To Talk About kevin" hae in common; remembering Colonel Potter.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:45:26 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143720624/npr_143720624.mp3 This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories by author Anita Desai; the band Miracles of Modern Science; what the movies "Young Adult" and "We Need To Talk About kevin" hae in common; remembering Colonel Potter.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Guilty Pleasure Problem And The Holiday Tune This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang take a look at the "guilty pleasure" — whether they believe in guilty pleasures, and then explore the notion with songs. Then it's time for a discussion of holiday music and, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:14:07 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143443584/npr_143443584.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang take a look at the "guilty pleasure" — whether they believe in guilty pleasures, and then explore the notion with songs. Then it's time for a discussion of holiday music and, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Every Move Matters Edition This week on Culturetopia: an interview with Mary J. Blige; the modernist homes of architect John Lautner; how Harvey Weinstein picks movies; a capella group Pentatonix; traffic sign haiku.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:27:54 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143306826/npr_143306826.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: an interview with Mary J. Blige; the modernist homes of architect John Lautner; how Harvey Weinstein picks movies; a capella group Pentatonix; traffic sign haiku.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Muppets, Nostalgia, And Finding Common Ground This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon consider the Muppets and the nature of nostalgia itself. Then they talk about where to find common ground with loved ones so nobody gets really angry over the holidays, and of course cover What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:08:31 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/143051228/npr_143051228.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon consider the Muppets and the nature of nostalgia itself. Then they talk about where to find common ground with loved ones so nobody gets really angry over the holidays, and of course cover What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Movie Movie Edition This (Movie) Week on Culturetopia: Making "My Week With Marilyn"; working sans sound in "The Artist"; a beauty queen caught in the drug trade in a new film from Mexico; holiday treats from Hollywood; Susan Stamberg visits The Muppets.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:31 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142936380/npr_142936380.mp3 This (Movie) Week on Culturetopia: Making "My Week With Marilyn"; working sans sound in "The Artist"; a beauty queen caught in the drug trade in a new film from Mexico; holiday treats from Hollywood; Susan Stamberg visits The Muppets.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: In Plain Sight Edition This Week in Culturetopia: Comedian Donald Glover; new twists on TV; how networks are filling time without the NBA; the new crime drama "Person of Interest"; jass pianist Keith Jarrett's entirely improvised new album.

]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:13:05 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142700757/npr_142700757.mp3 This Week in Culturetopia: Comedian Donald Glover; new twists on TV; how networks are filling time without the NBA; the new crime drama "Person of Interest"; jass pianist Keith Jarrett's entirely improvised new album.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Art Of The Memoir And What We'll Have On The Side On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham talk about what they do and don't like in memoirs, and then explore the most suitable of Thanksgiving topics: what goes well with a pop culture turkey. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:08:59 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142516824/npr_142516824.mp3 On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham talk about what they do and don't like in memoirs, and then explore the most suitable of Thanksgiving topics: what goes well with a pop culture turkey. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Morally Ambiguous Edition This Week On Culturetopia: Leonardo DiCaprio on playing J. Edgar Hoover; Walmart’s new fine art museum; the lasting impact of Ayn Rand’s novels on legislators; how Spotify works; remembering Heavy D.


]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:21:51 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142470328/npr_142470328.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: Leonardo DiCaprio on playing J. Edgar Hoover; Walmart’s new fine art museum; the lasting impact of Ayn Rand’s novels on legislators; how Spotify works; remembering Heavy D.


]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Meryl Streep's Hair Beckons, As Does Dillon, Texas This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns to lead a discussion on winter movie, from the art filmes and Oscar-bait movies like My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Young Adult to potential blockbusters The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and more. Then, a look at television shows that use music exceptionally well, including Six Feet Under, Freaks and Geeks, Jimmy Fallon and more. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week. 

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:32:18 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142244646/npr_142244646.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns to lead a discussion on winter movie, from the art filmes and Oscar-bait movies like My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Young Adult to potential blockbusters The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and more. Then, a look at television shows that use music exceptionally well, including Six Feet Under, Freaks and Geeks, Jimmy Fallon and more. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week. 

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Red Party Cup Edition This week on Culturetopia: The Surgery That Saves Silenced Singers, 'Art Of The Arab Lands' Displays A Global Heritage, Punk Rock Grows Up, And Grays, In 'Other F Word', J. Cole: An Upstart Rapper Speaks For Himself, The Red Solo Cup: Every Party's Most Popular Guest

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:55:31 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142210072/npr_142210072.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: The Surgery That Saves Silenced Singers, 'Art Of The Arab Lands' Displays A Global Heritage, Punk Rock Grows Up, And Grays, In 'Other F Word', J. Cole: An Upstart Rapper Speaks For Himself, The Red Solo Cup: Every Party's Most Popular Guest

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: We Regret Our Own Underestimations, Etcetera This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang talk about people in pop culture we've underestimated — from Lisa Kudrow to Russell Brand. Then a disccusion about makes a great game show, Regrettable Television Pop Quiz and What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:25 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142023191/npr_142023191.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang talk about people in pop culture we've underestimated — from Lisa Kudrow to Russell Brand. Then a disccusion about makes a great game show, Regrettable Television Pop Quiz and What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Justin Timberlake, Tony Bennett and more This week on Culturetopia Justin Timberlake on his adventures in comedy, music, and acting. Tony Bennett talks about his new album Duets II. Rita Moreno and John Leguizamo discuss cultural hurdles. and John Landis on the Thriller dance.

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:23:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/142002133/npr_142002133.mp3 This week on Culturetopia Justin Timberlake on his adventures in comedy, music, and acting. Tony Bennett talks about his new album Duets II. Rita Moreno and John Leguizamo discuss cultural hurdles. and John Landis on the Thriller dance.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Halloween TV, From Homer To Linus And Back This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham consider the Halloween television that they enjoy (and don't), from The Simpsons and the Great Pumpkin to the Addams Family, Frasier, Freaks and Geeks and more. Then the gang expands on some recommendations we've made in the past, and talk about What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:19:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141802307/npr_141802307.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham consider the Halloween television that they enjoy (and don't), from The Simpsons and the Great Pumpkin to the Addams Family, Frasier, Freaks and Geeks and more. Then the gang expands on some recommendations we've made in the past, and talk about What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Pawnee Edition This week on Culturetopia: Actress Amy Poehler speaks about the political aspirations of Leslie Knope, her character on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. Martin Lindstrom about his new book Brandwashed. Plus bilingual Texas trio Girl in a Coma; arts funding lacks diversity; and the 'Real Sybil' admits her multiple personalities were fake.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:44:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141733182/npr_141733182.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: Actress Amy Poehler speaks about the political aspirations of Leslie Knope, her character on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. Martin Lindstrom about his new book Brandwashed. Plus bilingual Texas trio Girl in a Coma; arts funding lacks diversity; and the 'Real Sybil' admits her multiple personalities were fake.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Aging Of Admiration And A TV Pool Update This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the aging of admiration, the progress of fall television — including Revenge, Terra Nova, Pan Am and Gifted Man. Then What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:50:43 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141592175/npr_141592175.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the aging of admiration, the progress of fall television — including Revenge, Terra Nova, Pan Am and Gifted Man. Then What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Paradox Edition

This Week on Culturetopia: Whether Hollywood's run out of ideas; electronic music festivals in the media's crosshairs; "Catch 22" turns fifty; the real birdwatchers behind "The Big Year."

]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:17:14 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141509153/npr_141509153.mp3

This Week on Culturetopia: Whether Hollywood's run out of ideas; electronic music festivals in the media's crosshairs; "Catch 22" turns fifty; the real birdwatchers behind "The Big Year."

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Pain Revolution! And We Don't Just Mean Scott Baio! On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Trey Graham are joined by pop culture critic and boxing expert for a lively discussion about robot boxing, regular boxing and the new film Real Steel. Plus a new twist on the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz (including musicals!), and lots and lots more.

]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:11:39 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141370833/npr_141370833.mp3 On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Trey Graham are joined by pop culture critic and boxing expert for a lively discussion about robot boxing, regular boxing and the new film Real Steel. Plus a new twist on the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz (including musicals!), and lots and lots more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Hoots and Tweets Edition This Week On Culturetopia: Hemingway's fishing boat; the joy of letters; folk icon Bert Jansch remembered; an Afghan-American performance artist in Kabul; the latest album from singer-songwriter Feist.

]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:56:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141316446/npr_141316446.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: Hemingway's fishing boat; the joy of letters; folk icon Bert Jansch remembered; an Afghan-American performance artist in Kabul; the latest album from singer-songwriter Feist.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Shaken or Stirred Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Idris Elba on playing Luther (and hopefully, James Bond); a lost work of Beethovan's, restored; Showtime's new series about an unstable CIA agent; remembering the Godmother of Hip-Hop; Ben-Hur on DVD

]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:24:04 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141162905/npr_141162905.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Idris Elba on playing Luther (and hopefully, James Bond); a lost work of Beethovan's, restored; Showtime's new series about an unstable CIA agent; remembering the Godmother of Hip-Hop; Ben-Hur on DVD

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Let's Talk Mr. Terrific! But Enough About Aaron Rodgers
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. They then talk about watching football together, and — naturally — tell you What's Making Us Happy this week.
]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:19:03 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/141151706/npr_141151706.mp3
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. They then talk about watching football together, and — naturally — tell you What's Making Us Happy this week.
]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Don't Sneeze On Us During 'The X Factor,' Please This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang gather after watching the first week of FOX's new singing competition show, The X Factor.  Then movies about sneezing, countertenors, and a game that will call upon your vast knowledge of famous injuries in pop-culture history. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:09 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140951807/npr_140951807.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang gather after watching the first week of FOX's new singing competition show, The X Factor.  Then movies about sneezing, countertenors, and a game that will call upon your vast knowledge of famous injuries in pop-culture history. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Dissembly Edition This week in Culturetopia: The author of "Moneyball" speaks; a new documentary backed by Jamie Foxx; an idiosyncratic composer reveals his methods; new biopics reviewed; Susan Lucci says goodbye.

]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:23:07 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140920077/npr_140920077.mp3 This week in Culturetopia: The author of "Moneyball" speaks; a new documentary backed by Jamie Foxx; an idiosyncratic composer reveals his methods; new biopics reviewed; Susan Lucci says goodbye.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Gambling On Conversations With Dead People This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson takes the reigns in Linda Holmes absence to lead a brief discussion of this year's Emmy Awards — who won, who lost and how host Jane Lynch did. Then the gang make their picks for new fall television shows they're championing sight unseen and will be periodically watching throughout the season. Plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:14:14 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140745275/npr_140745275.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson takes the reigns in Linda Holmes absence to lead a brief discussion of this year's Emmy Awards — who won, who lost and how host Jane Lynch did. Then the gang make their picks for new fall television shows they're championing sight unseen and will be periodically watching throughout the season. Plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Magical Mystery Edition This week on Culturetopia: The Night Circus; Citizen Kane meets Blu-Ray; portraits of New York African-American women; Roger Ebert on his new memoir; last purchases at Borders Bookstore.

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:05:46 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140684978/npr_140684978.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: The Night Circus; Citizen Kane meets Blu-Ray; portraits of New York African-American women; Roger Ebert on his new memoir; last purchases at Borders Bookstore.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Barbecue Smackdown And Other Local Interests This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes sits with PCHH regulars Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and producer Mike Katzif to talk about local culture — from local sports and eats, to those wackadoo local television programs. Then a look culture that uses food well and makes us hungry: Chocolate, Ratatouille, The Sopranos, Bridesmaids and more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:03:06 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140532771/npr_140532771.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes sits with PCHH regulars Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and producer Mike Katzif to talk about local culture — from local sports and eats, to those wackadoo local television programs. Then a look culture that uses food well and makes us hungry: Chocolate, Ratatouille, The Sopranos, Bridesmaids and more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Not A Rose Garden Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Alexandra Fuller's new memoir; Western opera singers in China; cellist Zoe Keating; Libyan author Hisham Matar; what tennis star Zina Garrison's listening to now

]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:09:09 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140472024/npr_140472024.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Alexandra Fuller's new memoir; Western opera singers in China; cellist Zoe Keating; Libyan author Hisham Matar; what tennis star Zina Garrison's listening to now

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Fall Movies And The Guests We're Always Glad To See 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. Then a look at the best television guest stars, who should be caset and who we want to see again. Plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:31:11 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140333315/npr_140333315.mp3 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. Then a look at the best television guest stars, who should be caset and who we want to see again. Plus, What's Making Us Happy.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Romping In The Deep Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Hugh Laurie plays the blues; comedy after 9/11; the song of the summer; the comedy webseries "Awkward Black Girl"

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:42:28 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140246831/npr_140246831.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Hugh Laurie plays the blues; comedy after 9/11; the song of the summer; the comedy webseries "Awkward Black Girl"

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: In Which It's Time To Go Back To School, Kids This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH staff takes a look at fictional schools we have known — from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Freaks and Geeks to Heathers and beyond — the traditions that kinda go with Labor Day, and one of our favorite pointless television spectacles of the year: the VMAs.

]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:55:16 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140147835/npr_140147835.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH staff takes a look at fictional schools we have known — from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Freaks and Geeks to Heathers and beyond — the traditions that kinda go with Labor Day, and one of our favorite pointless television spectacles of the year: the VMAs.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Brighton Beach to Brighton Rock Edition This Week On Culturetopia: origins of the banjo revealed; the importance of location in the film ‘Fort Apache the Bronx;’ Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May; comparing the 1947 gangster film ‘Brighton Rock’ to its recently released remake; the new reality TV show ‘Russian Dolls.’

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:00:55 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/140082996/npr_140082996.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: origins of the banjo revealed; the importance of location in the film ‘Fort Apache the Bronx;’ Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May; comparing the 1947 gangster film ‘Brighton Rock’ to its recently released remake; the new reality TV show ‘Russian Dolls.’

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Apes' Spoilers, Insomnia Cures, And Owl Noises This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH crew have a somewhat spoilery discussion of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, talk about how to get over insomnia, and talk — as always — about what's making us happy this week. Plus an earthquake update!

]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139971963/npr_139971963.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH crew have a somewhat spoilery discussion of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, talk about how to get over insomnia, and talk — as always — about what's making us happy this week. Plus an earthquake update!

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Jumping Dogs Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Photographer Elliott Erwitt; a rebooted “Porgy and Bess;” musician Grey Reverend; the new documentary “Senna;” the healing power of blues dancing.

]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:38:50 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139909330/npr_139909330.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Photographer Elliott Erwitt; a rebooted “Porgy and Bess;” musician Grey Reverend; the new documentary “Senna;” the healing power of blues dancing.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Unsung Heroes, New Television, And More Blind Spots This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns to the host chair to give a quick recap of TCA. Then the rest of the PCHH gang — Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Mike Katzif — discuss some unsung heroes in pop culture, from the straight man in a comedy duo to film editors to the Washington Generals. All that plus more Pop Culture Blind Spots and What's Making Us Happy this week — the Green Bay Packers, the return of a comedy podcast, Curb Your Enthusiasm and a classic 80s show.

]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:29:48 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139790090/npr_139790090.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns to the host chair to give a quick recap of TCA. Then the rest of the PCHH gang — Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Mike Katzif — discuss some unsung heroes in pop culture, from the straight man in a comedy duo to film editors to the Washington Generals. All that plus more Pop Culture Blind Spots and What's Making Us Happy this week — the Green Bay Packers, the return of a comedy podcast, Curb Your Enthusiasm and a classic 80s show.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Big and Small Screens Edition II This Week on Culturetopia: Jeff Bridges releases a country music album; our series On Location continues with a look at the film "Touch of Evil;" actress Octavia Spencer on the controversies surrounding "The Help;" Bert and Ernie are officially just friends; a remembrance of a Mexican comic legend.

]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:09:07 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139704252/npr_139704252.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Jeff Bridges releases a country music album; our series On Location continues with a look at the film "Touch of Evil;" actress Octavia Spencer on the controversies surrounding "The Help;" Bert and Ernie are officially just friends; a remembrance of a Mexican comic legend.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Tools in the Trunk Edition This Week on Culturetopia:  Crime novelist George Pelecanos; Shakespeare in the Park; Wil Wheaton remembers "Stand By Me"; the vanishing profession of snake charming

]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:13:01 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139584017/npr_139584017.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia:  Crime novelist George Pelecanos; Shakespeare in the Park; Wil Wheaton remembers "Stand By Me"; the vanishing profession of snake charming

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: How To Act When The World Is Ending This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, Tanya Ballard Brown and Barrie Hardymon take a look at some of the recent news going on in the world: London's burning, and the markets are having mood swings — and naturally look to Hollywood for lessons about what to do when the center isn't holding. Then a discussion of frequent pop culture punching bag, fast food. And lastly, What's Making Us Happy this week including the Green Bay Packers, the Canadian television drama Intelligence, 'The Help' and more.

]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:07:32 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139581152/npr_139581152.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, Tanya Ballard Brown and Barrie Hardymon take a look at some of the recent news going on in the world: London's burning, and the markets are having mood swings — and naturally look to Hollywood for lessons about what to do when the center isn't holding. Then a discussion of frequent pop culture punching bag, fast food. And lastly, What's Making Us Happy this week including the Green Bay Packers, the Canadian television drama Intelligence, 'The Help' and more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Television Omnibus, Including Much That Is Regrettable This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is still away covering the Television Critics Association gathering in Los Angeles, but she still manages to drop by via Skype to talk about some of the best shows, worst shows she's seen and share some wackadoo stories. Then, a discussion of some regrettable television: Same Name, starring David Hasselhoff and his similarly named doppleganger. Plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:22:58 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139028945/npr_139028945.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is still away covering the Television Critics Association gathering in Los Angeles, but she still manages to drop by via Skype to talk about some of the best shows, worst shows she's seen and share some wackadoo stories. Then, a discussion of some regrettable television: Same Name, starring David Hasselhoff and his similarly named doppleganger. Plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Wacky Genius Edition This week on Culturetopia: 'Wacky Genius' actor and comedian Jonathan Winters; The Whistleblower is basd on the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, played by Rachel Weisz; A frantic nonstop chase at Point Blank range; singer Joss Stone returns with her first new album on her own label; and remember jazz saxophoist Frank Foster.

]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:03:33 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/139009197/npr_139009197.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: 'Wacky Genius' actor and comedian Jonathan Winters; The Whistleblower is basd on the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, played by Rachel Weisz; A frantic nonstop chase at Point Blank range; singer Joss Stone returns with her first new album on her own label; and remember jazz saxophoist Frank Foster.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: It's Too Darn Hot, Board Games, And More This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined again by Barrie Hardymon to ask exactly how hot would it have to be outside before you'd see a movie like 'The Smurfs' just for the air-conditioning? Are you a Boggle person or a Scrabble person? Does the Game of Life reveal the tragic dark side of the American Dream? All that plus 'What's Making Us Happy This Week?' including Captain America, Slings and Arrows and more.

]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:08 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/138816208/npr_138816208.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham are joined again by Barrie Hardymon to ask exactly how hot would it have to be outside before you'd see a movie like 'The Smurfs' just for the air-conditioning? Are you a Boggle person or a Scrabble person? Does the Game of Life reveal the tragic dark side of the American Dream? All that plus 'What's Making Us Happy This Week?' including Captain America, Slings and Arrows and more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Broetry Edition

This week on Culturetopia: A Tribe Called Quest: The Rise And Fall Of A Legend; On Location: The Central Florida Of 'The Yearling;' Living Multiple Outcomes: Brit Marling Is A Hyphenate On 'Another Earth'; Enterprising Young Musicians On The Road To Interlochen; Yo, Bro! Belly Up To The Bar And Recite 'Broetry'

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:49:21 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/138786923/npr_138786923.mp3

This week on Culturetopia: A Tribe Called Quest: The Rise And Fall Of A Legend; On Location: The Central Florida Of 'The Yearling;' Living Multiple Outcomes: Brit Marling Is A Hyphenate On 'Another Earth'; Enterprising Young Musicians On The Road To Interlochen; Yo, Bro! Belly Up To The Bar And Recite 'Broetry'

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Poseurs, Plate-Spinners, And Six Bucks In Pennies This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR' Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH team gather for another pop culture round-table tackling the issue of cultural pretenders, along with obscure talents that need to make their triumphant returns and a few of the wackiest (really!) TV episode titles we could find. Plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:11:09 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/138610732/npr_138610732.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR' Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH team gather for another pop culture round-table tackling the issue of cultural pretenders, along with obscure talents that need to make their triumphant returns and a few of the wackiest (really!) TV episode titles we could find. Plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Texas Forever Edition This week on Culturetopia: Saying goodbye to 'Friday Night Lights;' James Marsh and his new documentary 'Project Nim;' one man watches Oprah's network OWN; neo soul from Nikki Jean; and sounds of the summer.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:21:58 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/138586764/npr_138586764.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: Saying goodbye to 'Friday Night Lights;' James Marsh and his new documentary 'Project Nim;' one man watches Oprah's network OWN; neo soul from Nikki Jean; and sounds of the summer.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Two, Four, Six, Eight ... You Know The Rest This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, it's the one-year anniversary so NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH game  take on the theme of appreciation — things that came along at just the right time, things we fondly wish we could have more of, and the things that, as always, we appreciate for just making us happy, including The Simpsons, Gotham Central, Martha Wainwright, Bon Iver, Mr. Show, the Muppets, George Carlin, Jerry Orbach's theatre career, country line dancing and much much more.

]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:43:21 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/138163141/npr_138163141.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, it's the one-year anniversary so NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH game  take on the theme of appreciation — things that came along at just the right time, things we fondly wish we could have more of, and the things that, as always, we appreciate for just making us happy, including The Simpsons, Gotham Central, Martha Wainwright, Bon Iver, Mr. Show, the Muppets, George Carlin, Jerry Orbach's theatre career, country line dancing and much much more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Space Is The Place Edition This week on Culturetopia: Outer space in the movies; John Singleton and Cuba Gooding Jr. reflect on Boyz N the Hood 20 years later; Dolly Parton returns with a new album; Ledisi returns with new record.

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:02:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137845079/npr_137845079.mp3 This week on Culturetopia: Outer space in the movies; John Singleton and Cuba Gooding Jr. reflect on Boyz N the Hood 20 years later; Dolly Parton returns with a new album; Ledisi returns with new record.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Homebound Culture And Quitting To Win This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon are joined by dear friend Barrie Hardymon, who joins in for a discussion of homebound pop culture and when it's okay to just walk out on a book, a movie, or even a live performance. All that plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:10:39 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137702462/npr_137702462.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon are joined by dear friend Barrie Hardymon, who joins in for a discussion of homebound pop culture and when it's okay to just walk out on a book, a movie, or even a live performance. All that plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Big Game Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Marlon Brando's lost musical innovation; extreme reactions to 'Tree of Life'; what it costs to make a hit song; Hollywood sequelitis; a look back at Ernest Hemmingway

]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:44:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137650544/npr_137650544.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Marlon Brando's lost musical innovation; extreme reactions to 'Tree of Life'; what it costs to make a hit song; Hollywood sequelitis; a look back at Ernest Hemmingway

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Pixar, The Fourth Of July, And A World Of Chocolate? 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). Then round of Regrettable Television Pop Quiz, and a talk about the Fourth of July and what it actually does mean to us. And, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:39:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137548453/npr_137548453.mp3 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). Then round of Regrettable Television Pop Quiz, and a talk about the Fourth of July and what it actually does mean to us. And, of course, What's Making Us Happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Big And Small Screens Edition This Week On Culturetopia: Tom Hanks on his latest film; Jeopardy contestant wranglers; a Peruvian actress challenges the status quo; Telemundo’s biggest-ever hit; which shows should win Emmys.

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:39:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137526175/npr_137526175.mp3 This Week On Culturetopia: Tom Hanks on his latest film; Jeopardy contestant wranglers; a Peruvian actress challenges the status quo; Telemundo’s biggest-ever hit; which shows should win Emmys.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: In Our Host's Absence, We Invite 'Company' This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the <em>PCHH</em> gang descends into madness in host Linda Holmes' absence. An influx of guests discuss Green Lantern, the differences between the movie version and the live theatre version of Stephen Sondheim's Company and more.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:44:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137395567/npr_137395567.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the <em>PCHH</em> gang descends into madness in host Linda Holmes' absence. An influx of guests discuss Green Lantern, the differences between the movie version and the live theatre version of Stephen Sondheim's Company and more.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: All-Music Edition II This Week on Culturetopia: Jil Scott on acting versus singing; a kids' show gets an indie-rock following; Google honors Les Paul; a jazzman traces his Cuban roots; campfire songs

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:32:20 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137380575/npr_137380575.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Jil Scott on acting versus singing; a kids' show gets an indie-rock following; Google honors Les Paul; a jazzman traces his Cuban roots; campfire songs

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Father's Day, The Tony Awards, And 'Super 8' This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon salute their dads and the things they liked. Also they discuss the Tony Awards and Super 8 and Things Making Us Happy This Week. All in all, a fairly contended week on the PCHH floor.]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:23:57 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137248938/npr_137248938.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon salute their dads and the things they liked. Also they discuss the Tony Awards and Super 8 and Things Making Us Happy This Week. All in all, a fairly contended week on the PCHH floor.]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Game Try Edition This Week on Culturetopia: the best of summer television; a new exhibition about Gertrude Stein; Broadway stars who made a splash this season; dispatches from cocktail culture; a Native American tribe opens a museum

]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:12:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137219635/npr_137219635.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: the best of summer television; a new exhibition about Gertrude Stein; Broadway stars who made a splash this season; dispatches from cocktail culture; a Native American tribe opens a museum

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'X-Men,' Dark Fiction, And Trailer Madness This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson all dig into the the summer's latest superhero blockbuster, X-Men: First Class, as well as the hilariously bad trailers that preceded that movie. Then a disccusion about dark young adult fiction and what's making us happy this week.

]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:16:05 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137104280/npr_137104280.mp3 This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson all dig into the the summer's latest superhero blockbuster, X-Men: First Class, as well as the hilariously bad trailers that preceded that movie. Then a disccusion about dark young adult fiction and what's making us happy this week.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Deep Thoughts Edition This Week on Culturetopia: Ann Patchett's latest novel; how music affects the brain; a fresh look at Verdi’s Requiem; playwright Edward Albee causes a flap.

]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:21:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/137090639/npr_137090639.mp3 This Week on Culturetopia: Ann Patchett's latest novel; how music affects the brain; a fresh look at Verdi’s Requiem; playwright Edward Albee causes a flap.

]]> NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: What Are Critics For, And What's Culture Worth? Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:59:55 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136921013/npr_136921013.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Universal Questions Edition Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:47:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136889195/npr_136889195.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Stories, Video Games and a Virgin Wed, 25 May 2011 15:19:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136652305/npr_136652305.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Super-Sunny Summer Spectacular Fri, 20 May 2011 10:16:27 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136495448/npr_136495448.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Dream Team Edition Thu, 19 May 2011 11:07:10 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136462158/npr_136462158.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Talking 'Thor,' Summer Movies, And Losing 'Idol' Fri, 13 May 2011 12:05:57 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136276699/npr_136276699.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Good Old Girl Edition Wed, 11 May 2011 15:44:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136213481/npr_136213481.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Warrior Women And Movies That Call To Us Fri, 06 May 2011 12:54:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136056617/npr_136056617.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Beautiful Resistance Edition Thu, 05 May 2011 15:14:28 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/136029147/npr_136029147.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Long Day's Journey To Mork And Mindy's House Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:09:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135843168/npr_135843168.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Without The Guitars Edition Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:50:16 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135779466/npr_135779466.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: In Which We Ponder Villainy And London Separately Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:39:49 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135630764/npr_135630764.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Speaking In Statement Edition Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:04:41 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135603700/npr_135603700.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Indefensible Positions, Stunt Casting And Cowboy Roy Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:43:59 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135438169/npr_135438169.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Stiff Upper Lip Edition Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:00:46 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135405607/npr_135405607.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Comfort Food For Your Weary Soul Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:57:04 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135236792/npr_135236792.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Life?s Work Edition Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:59:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135207103/npr_135207103.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Tragic Nerd Trapped Between Beauties Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:42:23 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/135042534/npr_135042534.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Fish Out Of Water Edition Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:10:28 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134984979/npr_134984979.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: A PSA About Not Dating That Ethan Hawke Guy Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:29:03 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134856331/npr_134856331.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Music of Many Worlds Edition Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:04:03 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134821863/npr_134821863.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Trickology of Life Edition Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:22:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134569057/npr_134569057.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: This Craziness With Vampires And Foreheads Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:38:19 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134457421/npr_134457421.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Cover Girl Edition Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:44:46 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134404800/npr_134404800.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Set Apart From A Sentence By An Exclamation Point Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:24:09 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134259500/npr_134259500.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Pietistic and Playful Edition Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:40:56 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134236193/npr_134236193.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Why We Keep Our Friends In A Freezer In The Garage Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:56:36 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134056228/npr_134056228.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Deja vu Edition Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:46:05 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/134053679/npr_134053679.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Kangaroo On Schoolgirl Violence Erupts On Game Day Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:37:57 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133869209/npr_133869209.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Climbing the Walls Edition Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:12:15 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133811589/npr_133811589.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Football And Valentine's Day, Together At Last Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:48:52 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133681529/npr_133681529.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: No Foolin' Edition Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:16:38 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133634505/npr_133634505.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Oscar Nominees, Soap Eternity, And Shakespeare Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:57:52 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133494745/npr_133494745.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Hard Cases Edition Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:41:46 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133433149/npr_133433149.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Early Oscar Thoughts, 'Idol' Chatter, Party Season Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:31:17 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133306596/npr_133306596.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Pants Roles Edition Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:41:47 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133274855/npr_133274855.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Courage, The Awards Show Problem, And Listener Mail Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:31:53 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133112997/npr_133112997.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Boogie Woogie Edition Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:21:17 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/133060778/npr_133060778.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Movies Of 2011 And The Wisdom Of Favre Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:51:21 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132931984/npr_132931984.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Nothing Like A Dame Edition Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:38:44 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132859835/npr_132859835.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: How Has Loving What You Love Changed With Time? Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:31:03 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132735877/npr_132735877.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Booky-Wook Edition Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:37:54 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132685982/npr_132685982.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Actorly Edition Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:06:33 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132437313/npr_132437313.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Gifts, Legacies, And Charming Parents Edition Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:48:57 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132307420/npr_132307420.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Musictopia Edition! Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:03:08 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132235043/npr_132235043.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The State Of Comedy And Fascinating Failures Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:25:22 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132136389/npr_132136389.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: All About The Sonic Edition Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:15:29 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/132107892/npr_132107892.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: It's That Time Of Year, So Get Ready For Bells Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:54:14 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131962213/npr_131962213.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Rhianna?s producer, Guarneris and More?? Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:33:40 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131881774/npr_131881774.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Disney Princesses And People We're Pulling For Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:21:50 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131780463/npr_131780463.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Black Swan, The Death of James Bond and More?? Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:53:20 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131728726/npr_131728726.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: We Give Thanks, Try Comics, And Debate Happiness Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:59:35 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131611113/npr_131611113.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Late-Night War, Merged Freckles, And The Pet-Petter Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:04:35 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131443505/npr_131443505.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Chavela Vargas, Nora Ephron and More?? Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:28:04 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131397533/npr_131397533.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Punching Bags And The A Cappella Smackdown Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:45:52 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131268758/npr_131268758.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: New Broadway Musicals, Danny Boyle and More?? Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:58:42 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131221407/npr_131221407.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Judd Apatow, Christopher Hitchens, more Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:43:15 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131095733/npr_131095733.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Replacing Zombies And James Franco, Mountaineer Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:32:50 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/131094415/npr_131094415.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: BOO! Halloween Fears And Costume Theory Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:58:19 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130913177/npr_130913177.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: 'Whip My Hair,' Celia Cruz and Sherlock Holmes Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:38:20 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130873446/npr_130873446.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Menace Of Laughter And A Life-Saving Allergy Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:55:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130751039/npr_130751039.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: James Franco, Elton John and Leon Russell and more Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:22:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130706449/npr_130706449.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Literacy, 'Modern Family,' And Other Blind Spots Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:58:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130589967/npr_130589967.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Thinking Women?s Heartthrobs, An Early Country Queen and More?? Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:02:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130537614/npr_130537614.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Superman, Tim Gunn, And Other Everyday Heroes Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:41:43 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130425546/npr_130425546.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Departed Film Legends, Stunning Musical Geniuses and More .... Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:42:48 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130388003/npr_130388003.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Very First Crushes, Albums, And Too-Adult Books Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:20:49 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130268575/npr_130268575.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Wall Street, Woody Allen, Michelle Norris and more Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:39:28 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130241461/npr_130241461.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Fall Television, With Donald Trump And Zombies Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:55:57 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130103270/npr_130103270.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Boardwalk Empire, Filming Online Dramas and More?? Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:32:57 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/130050017/npr_130050017.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Meat Dress, '90s Sitcoms And The Dog Bed Of Repose Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:29 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129932423/npr_129932423.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Franzen's 'Freedom,' the Scissor Sisters and More.... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:36:49 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129907017/npr_129907017.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Hobbits And Food Trucks And Freedom, Oh My! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:08:34 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129775447/npr_129775447.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: New Music from Mexico, Martin Landeau and More .... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:15:48 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129749622/npr_129749622.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, 'Runway,' And General Misanthropy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:52:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129628224/npr_129628224.mp3 Project Runway,Jimmy Fallon,Paul F Tompkins,White Wedding,Comedy Death Ray,Emmy Awards,Insane Clown Posse,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: From Bebop to Bieber Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:43:01 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129627603/npr_129627603.mp3 jay smooth,maura johnston,NPR,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Emmys, 'Runway,' And General Misanthropy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:02:16 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129626549/npr_129626549.mp3 Project Runway,Jimmy Fallon,Paul F Tompkins,White Wedding,Comedy Death Ray,Emmy Awards,Insane Clown Posse,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Freddie Mercury, Jonathan Franzen and More .... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:01:41 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129602006/npr_129602006.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Schmemmys, Rediscoveries, And Unusual Justice Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:18:59 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129474656/npr_129474656.mp3 Tony Danza,Neil Patrick Harris,Emmy Awards,Lindsay Lohan,Gymkata,Glee,Betty White,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Brian Wilson's Inspiration, Bollywood Goes Political and More.... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:31:41 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129426706/npr_129426706.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Scott Pilgrim And Our Great Big Blind Spots Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:12:39 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129342122/npr_129342122.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Remembering Two Jazz Icons, Pop Personae, Scarlett O'Hara's Dresses, and more Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:35:07 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129322764/npr_129322764.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Press Tour, Donkeys, And The Brett Favre Mambo Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:49:42 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129177850/npr_129177850.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Divas of the Frozen North, Star Bankability, Dance in 3D and more... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:35:57 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/129130732/npr_129130732.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Anne Rice, Biggie Smalls, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and more Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:14:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128978218/npr_128978218.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Duets Redux Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:08:34 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128966882/npr_128966882.mp3 jay smooth,maura johnston,pop off,NPR,eminem,katy perry,snoop dogg,rihanna,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Inception,' Guns, Slices, And Wonder Woman Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:44:21 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128720043/npr_128720043.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Happy Hour: Doctor Who, Community, Wipeout, more Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:24:01 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128696838/npr_128696838.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Harvey Pekar, Leonardo DiCaprio on Inception, more Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:37 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128647001/npr_128647001.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Steve Carrell, To Kill A Mockingbird at 50, more Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:22:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128511826/npr_128511826.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Off: Don't Call It A Comeback Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:18:08 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128491986/npr_128491986.mp3 jay smooth,maura johnston,pop off,kanye west,power,NPR,chris brown,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ 3D Boot Camp, Queen Latifah, Mozart Effect, more Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:20:58 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128367998/npr_128367998.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Off: Lady Gaga's Twist and Shout Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:41:17 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128252814/npr_128252814.mp3 lady gaga,alejandro,pop off,jay smooth,maura johnston,NPR,culturetopia,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Lauryn Hill, Hollywood's Superstar Crisis and more... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:41:35 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128220098/npr_128220098.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ "Cyrus," Self-Publishing, Ulysses on the iPad and more?? Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:15:31 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/128082539/npr_128082539.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Understudies, Other Magical Elves and more?? Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:17:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/127883138/npr_127883138.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Robert Duvall, Samantha Bee, Kevin Eubanks, more Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:02:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/127595256/npr_127595256.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Dennis Hopper, Motown in Translation, Lydia Mendoza and more Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:57:32 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/127369160/npr_127369160.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Sex, cities, movies and authors Wed, 26 May 2010 15:09:04 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/127139360/npr_127139360.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: Special Eminem Edition Mon, 24 May 2010 12:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/127090933/npr_127090933.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Exile On Main Street, Brad Meltzer, Lena Horne And The Vocoder Wed, 19 May 2010 17:19:33 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126989626/npr_126989626.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Paint By Numbers Edition Thu, 13 May 2010 20:51:14 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126810711/npr_126810711.mp3 jay smooth,maura johnston,usher,will i am,OMG,NPR,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Career Reinvention, Wyclef Jean, War Horse and more... Wed, 12 May 2010 15:39:13 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126781484/npr_126781484.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Payouts, Hubris, Cautionary Tales and more?? Wed, 05 May 2010 11:34:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126529837/npr_126529837.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Ladies Night Edition Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:49:10 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126402675/npr_126402675.mp3 Maura Johnston,Jay Smooth,illdoctrine,culturetopia,nicki minaj,NPR,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 yes NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pat Metheny, Classical Guitar God David Russell and Dexter Gordon Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:31:32 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126362310/npr_126362310.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Gifts from the New Wave, Early Photography and More Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:50:15 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126167074/npr_126167074.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia: The Bobby Soxer Edition Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:35:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/126033536/npr_126033536.mp3 maura johnston,jay smooth,illdoctrine com,NPR,culturetopia,Justin Bieber,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Treme, Florence and the Machine, Oprah Unveiled? and more.... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:09:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/125993620/npr_125993620.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Gene Wilder, Ben Stiller, Jakob Dylan and more... Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:00:20 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/125676934/npr_125676934.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Jazzmen, The Great 3D Glut of 2010 and more... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:28:40 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/125393343/npr_125393343.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Most Successful Propaganda Campaign of All Time, Broken Bells And More??. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:31:15 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/125131186/npr_125131186.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ War Movies, OK Go, Tyler Perry and more... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:33:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/124774309/npr_124774309.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Chloe Sevigny on Big Love's Fashion; Pam Grier Revisited And More Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:35 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/124533903/npr_124533903.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Junk In The Trunk; Alice (Not) In Wonderland; Ozzy Osbourne And More Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:49:28 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/124288314/npr_124288314.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Revamping the Oscars, Charlotte Gainsbourg Teams Up With Beck and More Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:55:08 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/124048923/npr_124048923.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ k.d. lang, Lil Wayne, Ralph Ellison?s Last Work, And More Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:37:47 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123809841/npr_123809841.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Don DeLillo, Mario Van Peebles, 'Soul Train,' And More Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:54:33 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123569908/npr_123569908.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Temple Grandin on HBO, Vampire Weekend and More Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:45:11 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123338504/npr_123338504.mp3 Claire Danes,Vampire Weekend,Lost,J D Salinger,HBO,Temple Grandin,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Special Oscar Edition: Avatar, Hurt Locker, Up and more Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:51:30 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123283188/npr_123283188.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Sundance, Patti Smith, Django Reinhardt and More Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:39:49 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123053237/npr_123053237.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Sundance, Patti Smith, Django Reinhardt and More Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:11:45 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/123032357/npr_123032357.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ 50 Great Voices, Dame Helen Mirrin, Edwidge Danicat and More Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:01:04 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/122779887/npr_122779887.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ George Lucas on Blockbusting, Ellen Burstyn Talks Tennessee Williams; and more. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:36:37 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/122537611/npr_122537611.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Fela's Afrobeat Musical, Lynn Barber Talks 'An Education' and Thelonious Monk Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:29:18 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/122292200/npr_122292200.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Puzzling over Detective Fiction with P.D. James ; Looking Back On the Decade in Music and TV Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:29:39 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/122091230/npr_122091230.mp3 television,Colin Firth,A Single Man,Tom Ford,Gigli,Fool s Gold,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Movie Mania with James Cameron, Daniel Day-Lewis, Terry Gilliam and More Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:48:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/121823690/npr_121823690.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pop Culture Lists, Movie Sequels and Lady Gaga Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:29:33 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/121519512/npr_121519512.mp3 Lady Gaga,AV Club,The Onion,Toni Morrison,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Evil Corporations, Music Mutations, David Sedaris and More Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:08 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/121243268/npr_121243268.mp3 David Sedaris,Neil Gaiman,Jason Reitman,Living Colour,Up In the Air,Better Off Ted,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Road, TV Cover Songs, Packaging A Princess and More Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:59:21 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/121021273/npr_121021273.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Vampires and the Best Songs of the Last Decade Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:51:20 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/120790398/npr_120790398.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Disaster Films and Stop-Motion Animation Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:33 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/120568352/npr_120568352.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Late Night Comedians, Magic, Bird, and Ramen Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:59:47 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/120313213/npr_120313213.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ DJ Hero And The Art Of The Happy Accident Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:21:32 -0500 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/120093932/npr_120093932.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Lenny Kravitz, Tracy Morgan, The Tao of Wu Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:56 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/114256212/npr_114256212.mp3 RZA,Tracy Morgan,Lenny Kravitz,Wu Tang Clan,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Lenny Kravitz, Tracy Morgan, The Tao of Wu Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:31:44 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/114248570/npr_114248570.mp3 RZA,Tracy Morgan,Lenny Kravitz,Wu Tang Clan,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Soul Food, Shaking It, Wild Things and More Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:52:09 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/114074198/npr_114074198.mp3 Spike Jonze,Dave Eggers,Bun B,Goodie Mob,Where The Wild Things Are,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Hot Dogs, Gentrification, Track Suits and More Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:15:10 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/113804635/npr_113804635.mp3 Glee,Jane Lynch,Johnny Cash,Roseane Cash,Brother Ali,Damned United,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Pooh, "Precious," And Sassy Pants Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:21:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/113583160/npr_113583160.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Comedians, Documentarians, Citizens Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:24:29 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/113341527/npr_113341527.mp3 James Ellroy,Michael Moore,Capitalism,Brick City,Forrest Whitaker,Orson Scott Card,Ender s Game,Aziz Ansari,Parks Recreation,HBO,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Informant, The Lost Symbol, Neil Patrick Harris Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:31:50 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/113124559/npr_113124559.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Jay-Z, Glee and Poetry Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:09:03 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/112886970/npr_112886970.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Music for Monkeys, A Dolphin Documentary, and the Kitchen Sink Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:09:51 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/112685982/npr_112685982.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Long Islanders, Leviathans and Several Sorts of Aliens Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:18:05 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/112484452/npr_112484452.mp3 District 9,Nortec Collective,Reading Rainbow,Vogue,Ellie Greenwich,Jaws,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ A Sports-Obsessed 'Fan' And The 'Inglourious' Tarantino Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:14:59 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/112265245/npr_112265245.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Magicians, Music Icons, And A Woodstock Hot Dog Parable Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:22:41 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/112030473/npr_112030473.mp3 Woodstock,Les Paul,Jimi Hendrix,Harry Potter,Ponyo,Hayao Miyazaki,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Senegalese Rap, Julia Child, the Man Who Would Become Jean-Luc Picard, And More! Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:56:56 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/111814043/npr_111814043.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia August 5, 2009 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:55:45 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/111575719/npr_111575719.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Judd Apatow, A Best Selling Author's Obituary and Two Jazz Singers Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:43:09 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/111332025/npr_111332025.mp3 Judd Apatow,Zee Avi,Diana Krall,E Lynn Harris,In the Loop,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Half-Blood Princes, Pecsi Cola And A Love Letter To Batman Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:04:51 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/106891604/npr_106891604.mp3 Neil Gaiman,Batman,Perry Mason,Andrew W K,Sandman,Coraline,Pepsi,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Birth of the Sitcom and David Lynch Sings Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:34:26 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/106641721/npr_106641721.mp3 David Lynch,superheroes,comic books,Dark night of the soul,danger mouse,sparklehorse,gertrude berg,500 Days of Summer,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ On Zombies, Indie Rock And The Revival Of 3D Glasses Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:05:10 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/106394602/npr_106394602.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ The Eighties All Over Again: Prince, Spike Lee, MJ And More Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:08 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/106154344/npr_106154344.mp3 Michael Jackson,Prince,Purple Rain,Billie Jean,Spike Lee,Hurt Locker,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ On Patriarchs and Repatriation, Official Music and Offensive Movies Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:54:27 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/105859037/npr_105859037.mp3 Bruno,Sacha Baron Cohen,jazz,Dirty Projectors,Leonard Pitts Jr,Hitchens,Woody Allen,Larry David,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Vampires, Music Legends And Riding The NYC Subway Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:47:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/105575129/npr_105575129.mp3 Guillermo del Toro,vampire,Dave Brubeck,Lonnie Brooks,jazz,Take Five,Time Out,blues,Food,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Actors, Archives, Greek poetry and Flawed Nurses Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:34:08 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/105210405/npr_105210405.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Broadway Orchestrators, Repo Men And Too Many Princesses Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:23:01 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/104897888/npr_104897888.mp3 Pixar,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Culturetopia May 27, 2009 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/104610699/npr_104610699.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Puzzles, Glyphs and Ambigrams Wed, 20 May 2009 14:55:42 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/104353214/npr_104353214.mp3 Lost,Star Trek,J J Abrams,Angels and Demons,Ron Howard,Bob Mondello,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Book Pirates, Star Trek, Jazz and Dag! Fri, 15 May 2009 16:24:34 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/104198156/npr_104198156.mp3 Star Trek,Kenneth Turan,Colson Whitehead,Detroit,jazz,Charles Dickens,Batman,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Therapy, Gollum, and the Latest Disney Princess Wed, 06 May 2009 13:36:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/103857241/npr_103857241.mp3 Gabriel Byrne,In Treatment,Anika Noni Rose,Colm Toibin,HBO,jazz,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Plenty Of Poetry And One Very Expensive Chair Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:54:33 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/103615605/npr_103615605.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ SpongeBob: Still Soaking Up Ratings After 10 Years Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:38:15 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/103387934/npr_103387934.mp3 NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Zappa's Fuzzy Legacy And The Fat Profits Of Diet Books Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:13:12 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/103130637/npr_103130637.mp3 Dark Knight,Frank Zappa,Jill Sobule,Ladies Detective Agency,HBO,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ Rockers Who Die Young and Chasing Drama In Turkey Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:13:54 -0400 http://www.npr.org/pchh http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510282/102950785/npr_102950785.mp3 Archie Green,Kurt Cobain,Nirvana,Sugar,Jimi Hendrix,Janis Joplin,Jim Morrison,Turkey,NPR,NPR,NPR Movies,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 0:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/