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MUNA releases its latest album just in time for summer
Sunday, June 26, 2022
With electro-pop dance tracks, the band celebrates queer love and joy.
What to watch, read and listen to this weekend
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.
On 'The Spur,' Joan Shelley weighs what it takes to be human
Friday, June 24, 2022
Shelley expounds on country living, newly married life and the birth of her daughter. But life's joys are never far removed from the deeply worrying state — and fate — of the world.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
Friday, June 17, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: BTS, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, and more.
The Mountain Goats, 'Training Montage'
Thursday, June 02, 2022
If you're a Mountain Goats fan who's missed the white-knuckle intensity of John Darnielle's earlier work, "Training Montage" provides a bliss-inducingly anthemic payoff.
What NPR critics are watching, reading and listening to this weekend
Friday, May 27, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: reality television, Eurovision compilations and more.
'SNL' just wrapped its 47th season: It's time to cruelly rank its musical guests
Monday, May 23, 2022
A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.
Aoife O'Donovan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Monday, May 09, 2022
The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening
Friday, May 06, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: vintage reads, Elden Ring and something to scratch the Schitt's Creek itch.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening
Friday, April 29, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bob Odenkirk's memoir, the guy collecting every Gap store playlist ever made and more.
S. Carey: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Thursday, April 21, 2022
The artist performs four songs surrounded by household appliances and a handful of his closest collaborators.
Brittany Davis: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The Seattle musician and their hard-hitting band fuse rock, soul, hip-hop, pop and R&B for songs that teem with insights about identity, injustice and power.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching, reading and listening
Friday, April 08, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Joan Shelley's new song, and an HBO reality show that sets up single parents.
Joan Shelley, 'The Spur'
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
No one makes music better suited for moments of hard-won comfort than Joan Shelley.
10 takeaways from a night of strong performances and curveballs at the Grammys
Monday, April 04, 2022
Here's what you need to know about the 2022 Grammys — the lessons, storylines, triumphs and irritations that defined the very long night.
7 storylines to watch at this year's Grammy Awards
Saturday, April 02, 2022
From a possible Olivia Rodrigo sweep to the probability of someone mentioning "The Slap," here's what to expect at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday.
Madi Diaz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Monday, March 28, 2022
In her Tiny Desk (home) concert, Madi Diaz's music has never sounded richer or more radiant.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend listening and viewing
Friday, March 25, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: game shows and album recommendations.
You voted — here's a ranking of the top movies ever to win an Oscar for best picture
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners voted on the top movies of all time to win best picture at the Oscars.
The U.S. gets its own version of the 'Eurovision Song Contest'
Monday, March 21, 2022
NBC begins the American Song Contest with representatives from all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and five territories. Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson are the hosts for the new show.