Pop Culture Happy Hour
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Episodes
4.5 / 5
Rating

Pop Culture Happy Hour

by NPR

Category
Film Reviews
Frequency
Updated Daily
Language
English
Get obsessed with us. Four days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture aficionados. The Happy Hour team leaves room at the table for exploring a range of reactions and opinions on every bit of the pop universe. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, they take it a...

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Recent Reviews

Love this podcast

Bad bad bad a8/4/2026

I rarely review stuff, but really love this podcast. Long time fan. Love the perspectives and commentary.

Bag of Fun!

BigAppleGreg8/2/2026

Culling material the covers the stupidity of our elected officials and this was just such a welcome addition! I’ll never see a Spiderman movie, the live Moana? No. But learning about them (and Dwayne Johnson’s body suit - LOL) gives me nuggets to share with others! And who would have known? So thank you for the fun!

Spider-Man.

Hfotini8/1/2026

I do love have they always do reviews without ruining to much. After seeing Spider-Man. I couldn’t put it my finger when I didn’t love it as much as other people did. Their put it to words what I never could. Gave me sense of peace why I like Spider-Man but couldn’t love. Even if you don’t agree with there take. I feel like these podcasts mostly an understanding of things that I wouldn’t be able to get to on my own.

Smart, Insightful, Funny

GTJAC7/24/2026

I love this podcast. It is like visiting with friends. Never miss a show. I appreciate all the hosts but Aisha drives me crazy with her increasing use of "like", sometimes multiple times per sentence. And please, learn the difference between her and she! All the hosts have interesting PsOV and are often quite charming. Glad I am not the only one who cant quite place Kate Young's accent. More Waylon Wong please- she is a delight, and of course we All love Ronald Young Jr. The inly guest I cannot listen yo is Aisha Roscoe- she SHOUTS! And CACKLES! Is there anyway to turn down the volume on her mic?

Love!!

Teagan3457/10/2026

I love this podcast! It makes me feel up to speed on aspects of culture I’m not into and gives me awesome insights into the things I am into! My friends and I co-opted the “what’s making me happy this week” idea as a weekly text blurb about our lives, and it’s helped us to stay close despite distance. Thanks for your time, thoughtfulness, and hot takes!!