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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:00pm October 04, 2024

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the film Hearts of Darkness, the show Interview with the Vampire, and David Mitchell’s audio books.

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Her abuse during childhood was never validated. Then a stranger believed her

4:54pm October 04, 2024

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Nora Durkin called 311 to report abuse she said she had experienced as a child. She wasn't expecting to be taken seriously.

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NPR goes on a real life treasure hunt

4:30pm October 04, 2024

by Kai McNamee

A few weeks ago, a video game designer and a musician hid treasure somewhere in the forests of the Northeastern U.S. It’s called Project Skydrop. NPR joined the hunt.

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A pair of new films take laughter both theatrically and seriously

4:28pm October 04, 2024

by Bob Mondello

Joker: Folie A Deux is a musical follow-up to Joaquin Phoenix's turn as DC Comics villain Joker, this time with Lady Gaga; and Saturday Night dramatizes the very first show of what would become SNL.

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Brad Pitt and George Clooney are perfectly cast as two old pros in 'Wolfs'

1:05pm October 04, 2024

Pitt and Clooney play competing Hollywood "fixers" in this Apple TV+ film. The movie feels lazy and low-key, but these charismatic actors deftly deliver mocking silences and barbed asides.

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Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm October 04, 2024

Argentina is a country notorious for unabashed expression and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso take nothing for granted when it comes to showing up as they are.

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Remembering legendary British actor Maggie Smith

11:14am October 04, 2024

by Dave Davies

Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades.

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Push to popularize pawpaw — the elusive fruit that grows on farms in 40 states

5:00am October 04, 2024

Pawpaw, a tropical-tasting fruit native to North America, has a sunny flavor and even its own song. Why don't more grocery stores sell it?

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Batman’s nemesis Joker returns to theaters — this time he’s got a song in his heart

3:59am October 04, 2024

by A Martínez

The origin story of the "Joker" continues, as the sequel "Joker: Folie à Deux" hits theaters on Friday. Meanwhile on HBO, the origin story behind "The Penguin" is underway.

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FX-Hulu series 'English Teacher' finds comedy in a Texas high school's culture wars

3:45am October 04, 2024

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Brian Jordan Alvarez, creator and star of the new comedy series "English Teacher," about his story of a gay educator navigating culture wars at a Texas high school.

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