NPR: Culturetopia
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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The Lure Of The Open Road
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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.
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It's Too Darn Hot, Board Games, And More (REBROADCAST)
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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.)
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Of True Tales, Fantasy Adventures And Happy-Making Things
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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.
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A Week In Theater And A Day To Appreciate Dads
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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
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: An Exploration Of Strange Creatures
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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.
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Character Makeovers And Our Summer TV Quiz
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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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: On Endings And Road Trips
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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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: TV Season Postmortem, Old People, Young People
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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 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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of 'Avengers' And The Other A-List
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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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: It's Our Summer Movie Preview! Bring On The Sunscreen!
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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.
