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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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Veep' Talk And Spoilery 'Cabin In The Woods' Chatter
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Girls' Edition, Women's Edition
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
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.
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Really Rich Culture And Things Made Just For Us
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Sex Comedies And Marshmallow Peeps
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Hunger Games' And Regrettable Television
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Hunger Games ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: You Know The Music, You Make Up The Words
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
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.
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Culturetopia: Curtain Call Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Director Mike Nichols; the search for ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Punching Bags And The A Cappella Smackdown (Rebroadcast)
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang ...
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.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Set Apart From A Sentence By An Exclamation Point (Rebroadcast)
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the gang is ...
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!
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Culturetopia: Attacking Everything Edition
This Week in Culturetopia: the new movie "Dr. Seuss's The ...
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"
