Linda Holmes appears in the following:
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'S-Town' and 'Chewing Gum'
Friday, April 07, 2017
On this week's show, we delve into the latest hit podcast, S-Town, and we breeze through the delightful sitcom Chewing Gum, imported from the UK and available on Netflix.
'Beauty And The Beast,' Music, And More From South By Southwest
Friday, March 24, 2017
This week, we visit the new Disney live-action adaptation of Beauty And The Beast, and we all report back from Austin about the happenings at South By Southwest.
'Missing Richard Simmons' And The Nature Of Being Known
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
The podcast came to an anticlimactic end as a mystery, but it says a lot about the demands of being a public figure.
Never Mind The Emojis: 'Monopoly' Welcomes The T-Rex, Duck And Penguin
Friday, March 17, 2017
Somehow, we got all wrapped up in the evolution of Monopoly pieces, so we're here to close the circle by letting you know what's staying and what's going in the new editions of the game.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Memes, Fads And A Chat With Neil Gaiman
Friday, March 17, 2017
This week, we bring you two segments with comedian Guy Branum from our fall tour, and our friend Petra Mayer chats with author Neil Gaiman about Norse mythology.
Remembering Bill Walsh's Way With Words
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Language authority and Washington Post copy editor Bill Walsh died Wednesday after a long career making other people's writing better.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Get Out' and 'The Americans'
Friday, March 10, 2017
It's a week of high tension as the team welcomes Gene Demby and Kat Chow of NPR's Code Switch team to talk about 'Get Out' and the return of 'The Americans.'
Anthology TV Series Undergo Renaissance With 'American Crime,' 'Feud'
Thursday, March 09, 2017
The third season of American Crime debuts this week on ABC. It's one of a number of interesting anthology series on TV now. NPR takes a look at the pros and cons of anthology series.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Big Little Lies' And 'Feud'
Friday, March 03, 2017
Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon joins the panel to talk about the gorgeous and mysterious HBO drama Big Little Lies and the new Ryan Murphy anthology series, FX's Feud.
First Listen: 'Come From Away,' Original Broadway Cast Recording
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Stream songs from the Broadway musical based on a small Canadian town's crazy few days following Sept. 11.
A Shocking Ending Caps A Big Oscar Night For 'Moonlight'
Monday, February 27, 2017
It wasn't a terribly exciting or unusual Academy Awards telecast — until all of a sudden, it made all kinds of history.
'Top Chef' Is Delivering A Satisfying Season Right On Time
Thursday, February 23, 2017
If you need a lift and a bit of diversion, it's not too late to enjoy the last two episodes of an awfully satisfying season of Top Chef.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Legion' And 'Planet Earth 2'
Friday, February 17, 2017
On this week's show, TV critic Alan Sepinwall joins the table to talk about two new shows: FX's 'Legion' and the follow-up to the BBC's beloved 'Planet Earth.'
Do Not Pass Go: Interview With The Monopoly Thimble
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Monopoly is dumping one of its traditional game pieces: the thimble. We reached the thimble for a completely imaginary conversation about obsolescence.
The Purely Accidental Lessons Of The First Black 'Bachelorette'
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Television shows don't have to be good or smart to tell you something about the culture that spawns them, and you might be surprised how much The Bachelor has to say about power.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: LEGO Batman And Kids Who Cook On TV
Friday, February 10, 2017
This week, we've got podcast cousins all over the place including Sam Sanders talking about 'The LEGO Batman Movie' and Kat Chow chiming in on 'MasterChef Junior.'
Super Bowl Thoughts, From 'Overdog' Tom Brady To Sparkly Lady Gaga
Monday, February 06, 2017
Super Bowl LI, won by the New England Patriots with a huge fourth-quarter push, also featured a high-flying halftime show from Lady Gaga, who mixed traditional Americana with doing her own thing.
Oscar Documentaries And A Foreign Language Film We Loved
Friday, February 03, 2017
On this week's show, we run down an impressive list of Oscar-nominated documentary features and dive into Asghar Farhadi's complicated, suspenseful The Salesman.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Riverdale' and Teen Soaps
Friday, January 27, 2017
The CW has brought the Archie comics to television as dark and gritty versions of their paper selves. We talk about this show and about the long history of the high school drama.
'Grey's Anatomy': The Secret Sauce Is Blood ... And Friendship
Thursday, January 26, 2017
The ABC series Grey's Anatomy, set in a hospital full of possibly cursed doctors, has been on TV for 13 seasons. We talk about what has kept it popular with its fans for so long.