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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Stephen Thompson |Glen Weldon |J.C. Howard |Candice Lim
If you wanted to escape reality and move to a fictional TV world, where would you live? Many are dystopian hellscapes and stressful workplaces. But other TV shows are a fun hang. Today, we're talking about TV shows where we'd like to live — including , ,,.
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1 month 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.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
npr.org | J.C. Howard |Margaret H. Willison |Linda Holmes
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listeningThis week, The Onion , My Little Pony and we . Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. It's Florida, Man on Max is based on the endlessly meme-able "Florida man" headlines that we've always seen go viral. The show is basically interviews with everyday Floridians telling unbelievable ripped-from-the-headlines stories.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
npr.org | Linda Holmes |J.C. Howard |Margaret H. Willison |Liz Metzger |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more
'Red One' is a Christmas buddy comedy for fans of muscleIn the deeply goofy Christmas action comedy Red One, the holiday season comes to an emergency halt when Santa (J.K. Simmons) is kidnapped. It's up to his head of security, played by Dwayne Johnson, and a ne'er-do-well played by Chris Evans to save Christmas. Amazon supports NPR and pays to distribute some of our content.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
npr.org | Glen Weldon |Hafsa Fathima |J.C. Howard |Priya Krishna |Mike Katzif
'Agatha All Along' is the reason for spooky seasonAgatha All Along is a darkly funny new Marvel show on Disney Plus. Kathryn Hahn plays the selfish, sardonic and hilariously petty witch Agatha Harkness, When a mysterious goth teen saves her from a spell she's been trapped in, she assembles a coven of witches so they can together undergo a series of trials that will grant them each what they most desire.
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May 16, 2024 | 
npr.org | Aisha Harris |J.C. Howard |Cristina Escobar |Rommel Wood |Mike Katzif
'Babes' gives us a funny (and gross) portrait of parenthood Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197964566/1251555386" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer in a scene from the film Babes. Gwen Capistran/Neon hide caption toggle caption Gwen Capistran/Neon Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer in a scene from the film Babes.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
npr.org | Candice Lim |J.C. Howard |Glen Weldon |Stephen Thompson
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jack Dawkins in The Artful Dodger. John Platt/ Hulu hide caption toggle caption John Platt/ Hulu Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jack Dawkins in The Artful Dodger. John Platt/ Hulu This week, things got dicey for Elmo, people just kept on being weird about Taylor Swift, and we we said goodbye to the great, great, great Chita Rivera. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
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Dec 26, 2023 | 
npr.org | Linda Holmes |J.C. Howard |Liz Metzger |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy
A family tragedy plays out in the ring in 'The Iron Claw' Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197959135/1221321113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Zac Efron in The Iron Claw. A24 hide caption toggle caption A24 Zac Efron in The Iron Claw. A24 The very good new film The Iron Claw tells the tragic story of the Von Erich family.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
npr.org | Linda Holmes |Stephen Thompson |Candice Lim |J.C. Howard |Hafsa Fathima |Rommel Wood | +2 more
LINDA HOLMES, HOST: The story of Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory has been told and retold both in the classic Roald Dahl children's books and in two hit films. Now Wonka has his own colorful, whimsical prequel. STEPHEN THOMPSON, HOST: The new movie musical "Wonka" stars Timothee Chalamet in the title role and was co-written and directed by Paul King, who directed both of the "Paddington" films. I'm Stephen Thompson. HOLMES: And I'm Linda Holmes.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
npr.org | Glen Weldon |J.C. Howard |Cyrena Touros |Rommel Wood |Taylor Washington |Mike Katzif
On 'Harley Quinn' love reigns, with a side of chaos Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1193433327/1193887558" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell voice Harley and Poison Ivy on Harley Quinn. Max hide caption toggle caption Max Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell voice Harley and Poison Ivy on Harley Quinn.
