Pop Culture Happy Hour
Get obsessed with us. Four days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture aficionados. The Happy Hour team leaves room at the table for exploring a range of reactions and opinions on every bit of the pop universe. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, they take it all with a shot of cheer.
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Latest Episode
Our Dream TV Crossovers (13.01.2026)
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- People We Meet On Vacation and What's Making Us Happy
- Sabrina Carpenter and the Embarrassing Truth of Dating Men
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- Stranger Things
- 2026 Resolutions and What’s Making Us Happy
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- 2025 Best Video Games
- 2025 Books We Love
- Anaconda
- Marty Supreme and What’s Making Us Happy
- Best Christmas Gift I Ever Received
- The Housemaid
- Avatar: Fire And Ash and What’s Making Us Happy
- Heated Rivalry
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- Mailbag: The Movies We Walked Out Of
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