Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR
Show overview
Pop Culture Happy Hour has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 323 episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 76 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 211 episodes published. Published by NPR.
From the publisher
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 all with a shot of cheer.Make your happy hour even happier with Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus! Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/happyhour