Pop Culture Happy Hour
Summary: Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly roundtable from NPR. Features "Monkey See" blogger Linda Holmes and an occasionally rowdy cast of characters. Join the club at NPR.org/pchh.
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NPR's Neda Ulaby and Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes delve into the week's best movies, books and music stories from NPR's Arts Desk. First, NPR's Lynn Neary explores the phenomenon of diet books. Then a report on the fuzzy legacy of music icon Frank Zappa. We hear from the legendary Michael Caine who reflects on a scene he shared with Heath Ledger on the set of The Dark Knight. Plus Stanely Crouch discusses HBO's latest miniseries, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. And lastly, musical moments from Jill Sobule and David Was.
This week on NPR's Culturetopia, Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes and NPR arts reporter Neda Ulaby preview the best books, movies and music stories of the week from the NPR Arts Desk: A new book looks at rockers who died young; A conversation with the directors of 'Sugar,' a new film about baseball players from the Dominican Republic; A tribute to cultural archivist Archie Green; and NPR film critic Bob Mondello chases drama in Turkey.
