Hafsa Fathima

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Assistant Producer at NPR

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Articles

Josh Harnett's 'Fight or Flight' is just plane bonkers : Pop Culture Happy Hour

5 days ago | npr.org | Linda Holmes |Ayesha Rascoe |Ronald Young Jr. |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

Josh Harnett's 'Fight or Flight' is just plane bonkers Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250191974/1269280577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Josh Hartnett in Fight or Flight. Balázs Glódi/Asbury Park Pro hide caption toggle caption Balázs Glódi/Asbury Park Pro Josh Hartnett in Fight or Flight.
Why we love TV weddings

1 week ago | wshu.org | Aisha Harris |Linda Holmes |Hafsa Fathima |Jessica Reedy

Weddings make great fodder for TV writers. It's wedding season, so today we're breaking down the different types of TV weddings featured on Friends, General Hospital, A Different World, Grey's Anatomy, Cheers, Schitt's Creek and more. Arts & Culture arts & culturePop CultureTelevisionWeddings
The TV show I'd like to live in : Pop Culture Happy Hour

1 week ago | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Glen Weldon |J.C. Howard |Candice Lim |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more

The TV show I'd like to live in Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248444369/1269232804" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation. Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation.
Why we love TV weddings

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Aisha Harris |Linda Holmes |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif

Weddings make great fodder for TV writers. It's wedding season, so today we're breaking down the different types of TV weddings featured on Friends, General Hospital, A Different World, Grey's Anatomy, Cheers, Schitt's Creek and more. Copyright 2025 NPR
Why we love TV weddings : Pop Culture Happy Hour

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Aisha Harris |Linda Holmes |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox in Friends. Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox in Friends. Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images Weddings make great fodder for TV writers. It's wedding season, so today we're breaking down the different types of TV weddings featured on Friends, General Hospital, A Different World, Grey's Anatomy, Cheers, Schitt's Creek and more.
Is 'Étoile' magnifique, or non?

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Glen Weldon |Candice Lim |Corey Rose |Hafsa Fathima

Étoile is the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It's about the wacky goings-on between two prestigious but struggling ballet companies, one in New York, and one in Paris. You'll see some of your favorite actors from the Gilmore and Maisel universes all speaking that signature rapid-fire, joke-dense patter. But can a comedy set in the rarified world of professional ballet find its audience – and be funny?
Is 'Étoile' magnifique, or non?

2 weeks ago | wshu.org | Glen Weldon |Jessica Reedy |Hafsa Fathima

Étoile is the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It's about the wacky goings-on between two prestigious but struggling ballet companies, one in New York, and one in Paris. You'll see some of your favorite actors from the Gilmore and Maisel universes all speaking that signature rapid-fire, joke-dense patter. But can a comedy set in the rarified world of professional ballet find its audience – and be funny?
Is 'Étoile' magnifique, or non? : Pop Culture Happy Hour

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Candice Lim |Corey Rose |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

Is 'Étoile' magnifique, or non? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248091509/1269214339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Luke Kirby in Étoile. Philippe Antonello/Prime Video hide caption toggle caption Philippe Antonello/Prime Video Luke Kirby in Étoile.
In 'Sinners,' there will be blood, booze, and the blues : Pop Culture Happy Hour

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Linda Holmes |Aisha Harris |Marc Rivers |Ronald Young Jr |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more

NowAre men in your life getting more political? This guy may be why. : It's Been a MinuteHave you turned on ESPN recently? You might be surprised to find that the sports bros are abandoning GOAT debates and getting political. No one is more an example of this than ESPN personality and perhaps Presidential candidate, Stephen A. Smith. So what's going on here?
'Drop' is a bumpy, chaotic thrill ride : Pop Culture Happy Hour

1 month ago | npr.org | Aisha Harris |Candice Lim |Liz Metzger |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

'Drop' is a bumpy, chaotic thrill ride Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244093044/1269067448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> In the bonkers thriller Drop, Meghann Fahy plays a woman whose first date goes off the rails when she starts getting increasingly alarming message drops from someone nearby. And this potentially romantic dinner turns into a life-or-death situation, real quick.