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Arts, culture, media and fun from NPR's Neda Ulaby and Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes. Delve into the week's best coverage of books, movies, music and more from the NPR News shows.

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    Making Toddlers into Nerds

    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...

    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about the comics, movies, TV, books and much more that make kids into wonderful, healthy and curious nerds. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Nov 1, 2013 Read more
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    '12 Years' And Rites Of Passage

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR Code Switch team members Kat Chow and Gene Demby to talk about the movie 12 Years a Slave. Next they'll talk about Pop Culture rites of passage - movies that helps kids through to adulthood. They'll also discuss the sometimes messy passage into adulthood for young celebrities, and talk about untimely deaths of young talents. All that plus What's Making Us Happy This Week.

    Oct 25, 2013 Read more
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    Pop Culture That Makes Us Cry & Somali Pirates

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and special guest Chris Klimek open up, spilling the movies, songs and various other ephemera that make them cry. Also, a discussion of the film Captain Phillips. All that, Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Oct 18, 2013 Read more
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    'Gravity' And The Thrill Of The Fiasco

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon are joined by NPR's Code Switch blogger Gene Demby to discuss the new movie Gravity and choose their favorite -sometimes awe-inspiring- pop culture fiascos. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Oct 11, 2013 Read more
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    Breaking Bad, Bad Boys, Bad Choices

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about Breaking Bad, and — without spoilers — compare it to past antihero-laden series like The Wire and The Sopranos. Then, the gang talks video games and the new Grand Theft Auto V. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Oct 4, 2013 Read more
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    The Emmy Statue And The One-Hit Wonder

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon discuss the funerial feeling at the Emmys and delve into the world of one-hit wonders. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Sep 27, 2013 Read more
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    Autumn Leaves, Cumberbatches, And More Fall Amusements

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon again pick what fall TV shows they think might last, from ‘Masters of Sex’ to ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, and look forward to some upcoming movies. All that, plus What’s Making Us Happy this week.

    Sep 20, 2013 Read more
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    Requested Reboots And 'Duck Dynasty'

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon are joined by guest Tanya Ballard Brown to discuss movie franchises that could stand to be revisited. Then it's on to the A&E reality TV sensation Duck Dynasty. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Sep 13, 2013 Read more
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    'Blue Jasmine' And A Summer Movie Postmortem

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon talk about the summer movie season that was, Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, and Ben Affleck as Batman. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Sep 6, 2013 Read more
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    The Shambolic VMAs And Hollywood In The White House

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    This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and NPR White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro discuss twerking and the MTV Video Music Awards, share their thoughts on the carnage-filled Olympus Has Fallen and choose favorite Hollywood takes on the White House. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.

    Aug 30, 2013 Read more
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