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Am I OK? is a coming-out movie for adults
Episode 1872
Am I OK? is a about what happens when you finally come to accept your sexuality much later in life than many do. It stars Dakota Johnson and Sonoya M…
1 year, 10 months ago
Hit Man And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1871
Netflix's entertaining dark comedy Hit Man is not about a hired killer. It's about a guy who pretends to be a hired killer. Director Richard Linklate…
1 year, 10 months ago
Doctor Who is enlivened by its new Black, openly queer star
Episode 1870
The venerable British science fiction series Doctor Who is back with a new season. Ncuti Gatwa — who is Black and openly queer — brings a vibrant ene…
1 year, 10 months ago
Clipped recreates an embarrassing NBA scandal
Episode 1869
The new FX limited series Clipped tells the story of Donald Sterling, the then-owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, who was outed as a racist. Sterling…
1 year, 10 months ago
Looking back at The Sopranos, the godfather of prestige TV
Episode 1868
The Sopranos changed television. The HBO series was centered on mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a deeply flawed male antihero. That then- in…
1 year, 11 months ago
Welcome to Pop Culture Happy Hour
Get obsessed with us. Four days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, vi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Best Fictional Bands And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1867
Sometimes, our favorite musical artists are too good to be true because they're sprung from the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters. But what mak…
1 year, 11 months ago
We Are Lady Parts rocks with bracing honesty and nuance
Episode 1866
The Peacock series We Are Lady Parts is a bold and very funny comedy about an up-and-coming London punk band called Lady Parts. The members of Lady P…
1 year, 11 months ago
Terrible But Bingeable TV Shows
Episode 1865
What is it about a show that turns you into a bitter-ender, that keeps you dutifully watching every last episode, long after the train has jumped the…
1 year, 11 months ago
The lesson Chris Pine learned after his new film was obliterated by critics
Episode 1864
Today, we are bringing you an episode of a new NPR podcast hosted by our pal Rachel Martin. It's called Wild Card, and it's a new interview show wher…
1 year, 11 months ago