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09/03/2026

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08/27/2026

In the new film Tony, we meet chef and author Anthony Bourdain before he was in the public eye. He was a wayward, overconfident young guy, and, as played by Dominic Sessa, kind of a piece of work. In a recent episode, the Pop Culture Happy Hour team reckons with the Matt Johnson biopic and asks: does the film break out of the familiar biopic formula to tell a compelling story?

08/26/2026

Big minds decide what board games are in, and what board games are out. On a recent episode of Planet Money, the squad tries to sell their bespoke board game - it's called 'Sell Me a Sasquatch' - to big box retailers. They go behind the scenes to learn about how products end up on big box store shelves, what's going on inside the minds of the deciders, and, at the end, find out their board game's fate. Hit the link in the bio for more, player!

08/25/2026

Lisa Kudrow is on Fresh Air this week. She's up for two Emmys for the final season of The Comeback, a show about an actress who will endure almost anything to keep working. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her character’s delusion and how the show has captured different eras of Hollywood – but not before getting into her life-changing trip to Belarus, being a straight-laced girl, and watching Friends after her co-star Matthew Perry’s death. More of Kudrow over at the link in our bio, of course.

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08/24/2026

Have some people forgotten how to behave at music festivals?

Summer is peak music festival season, and that means many of us are braving huge crowds and sweltering heat to see a bunch of artists we love in one place. But is there a decline in social decorum in these concert settings? From using phones to being in the front row to navigating crowds, our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour are sharing personal and passionate takes about music festival etiquette. Don't be a stinker: link's in the bio.

08/19/2026

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08/10/2026

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08/04/2026

Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype: From fitness influencers on your FYP to people seeking new options for chronic conditions, many are eager to see benefits.

And while the human body does make its own peptides, most of the synthetic peptides we're hearing about are *not* approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Scientists say that raises some big concerns about safety and efficacy. Want to hear seven of those scientists talk about the injectable craze? You're in luck: link's in the bio.

07/31/2026

Yes, the potato has gastronomic range. But regardless of whether you like them boiled, scalloped or French-fried, in Colombia, speaking with "una papa en la boca" means you mumble — or that you're too posh.

Code Switch Producer Christina Cala follows the potato from Bad Bunny to the Andes to her own mother's kitchen, and finds that potato jokes are often about whose heritage gets celebrated and who gets treated like they're worth understanding. More, on the pejorative possibilities of the potato, over at the link in our bio.

07/29/2026

"The one thing that I know, that I have a double Ph.D. in," says Hunter Biden, second son of former President Joe Biden, "is addiction and recovery."

On the 'Newsmakers' video podcast, Biden sits down with NPR's Scott Simon to discuss his very tangled public life: from his 2020 Justice Department and congressional investigations, to his conviction (and pardoning) of federal gun offenses; later, on how entering the "lion's den" with some of his father's harshest critics (like ultra-conservative commentator Candace Owens and far-right influencer Nick Fuentes) helped him metabolize the public scrutiny he's faced for most of his adult life.

"We may see the humanity in each other," he explained. For the whole conversation, hit the link in our bio.

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