# Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Author: NPR (podcasts@npr.org)
Episodes: 300

## Resource

Trying to keep up with the latest in pop culture? We’ve got you covered. The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast helps you find the best new binge-worthy tv shows, movies, music, and videogames. Join hosts Linda Holmes, Aisha Harris, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon four episodes a week - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture enthusiasts. It’s your fix for reviews, recommendations, and recaps of the pop culture everyone is talking about. From lowbrow reality TV to Oscar-winning movies to the stuff in between, we take it all with a shot of cheer. On the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, we watch everything so that you never miss anything. Make your happy hour even happier with Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus! Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/happyhour

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## Episodes
- [A wacky merchandise quiz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/a-wacky-merchandise-quiz) — 2026-07-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Minions & Monsters and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/minions-monsters-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Bear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-bear) — 2026-07-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [The best depictions of the American dream](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-best-depictions-of-the-american-dream) — 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [Jackass: Best and Last](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/jackass-best-and-last) — 2026-06-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [Supergirl and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/supergirl-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-06-26T07:00:00+00:00
- [Great movies we missed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/great-movies-we-missed) — 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00
- [Leviticus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/leviticus) — 2026-06-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [Best Pixar Movies, Ranked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/best-pixar-movies-ranked) — 2026-06-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Toy Story 5 and What's Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/toy-story-5-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-06-19T07:00:00+00:00
- [Olivia Rodrigo you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/olivia-rodrigo-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love) — 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Widow’s Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/widow-s-bay) — 2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [Stop! That! Train!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/stop-that-train) — 2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [Disclosure Day and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/disclosure-day-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00
- [Summer House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/summer-house) — 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Office Romance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/office-romance) — 2026-06-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [Scary Movie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/scary-movie) — 2026-06-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [Masters of the Universe and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/masters-of-the-universe-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-06-05T07:00:00+00:00
- [Power Ballad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/power-ballad) — 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [Spider-Noir](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/spider-noir) — 2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [Backrooms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/backrooms) — 2026-06-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/maximum-pleasure-guaranteed-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Four Seasons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-four-seasons) — 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [I Love Boosters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/i-love-boosters) — 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Boroughs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-boroughs) — 2026-05-25T07:00:00+00:00
- [Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-05-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Stephen Colbert and late night](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/stephen-colbert-and-late-night) — 2026-05-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [Is God Is](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/is-god-is) — 2026-05-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [Nemesis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/nemesis) — 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Obsession and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/obsession-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-05-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [Shrek](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/shrek) — 2026-05-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fun movies we missed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/fun-movies-we-missed) — 2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Sheep Detectives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-sheep-detectives) — 2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Mortal Kombat II and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/mortal-kombat-ii-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-05-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [Lord of the Flies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/lord-of-the-flies) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [The best Survivor seasons, ranked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-best-survivor-seasons-ranked) — 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hokum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/hokum) — 2026-05-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Devil Wears Prada 2 and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-devil-wears-prada-2-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-05-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [Summer Guide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/summer-guide) — 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [Margo's Got Money Troubles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/margo-s-got-money-troubles) — 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [Mother Mary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/mother-mary) — 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00
- [Michael and What's Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/michael-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-04-24T07:00:00+00:00
- [The many narratives of Michael Jackson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-many-narratives-of-michael-jackson) — 2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [Watch This: The Christophers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/watch-this-the-christophers) — 2026-04-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [Beef](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/beef) — 2026-04-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [Normal and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/normal-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-04-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [We Watch Classic Movies For The First Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/we-watch-classic-movies-for-the-first-time) — 2026-04-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [Great TV We Missed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/great-tv-we-missed) — 2026-04-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [Big Mistakes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/big-mistakes) — 2026-04-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [You, Me & Tuscany and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/you-me-tuscany-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-04-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [How We Handle Spoilers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/how-we-handle-spoilers) — 2026-04-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Pitt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-pitt) — 2026-04-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Drama: Spoiler Episode](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-drama-spoiler-episode) — 2026-04-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Drama and What’s Making Us Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-drama-and-what-s-making-us-happy) — 2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Super Mario Galaxy Movie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie) — 2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Comeback](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/the-comeback) — 2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hannah Montana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-culture-happy-hour-755082/hannah-montana) — 2026-03-31T07:00:00+00:00

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