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

5:01pm July 19, 2024

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Watching the WNBA, celebrities throwing first pitches, the novel The God of the Woods, and the Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble.

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Netflix ends its cheapest ad-free subscription

4:39pm July 19, 2024

by Lola Murti

Netflix says it will no longer offer its basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers, which had already been phased out of other markets.

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From fierce political rivals to space exploration, check out these new podcasts

4:30pm July 19, 2024

Looking for new podcasts to get you through that 14-hour layover? The NPR One team has you covered with recommendations from the summer's hottest releases across public media.

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'Omnivore' offers a fresh take on the history of the food on your plate

3:30pm July 19, 2024

by David Bianculli

From tuna to chili peppers to salt, each episode of this new Apple TV+ docuseries focuses on a unique ingredient. But there’s an additional element that runs throughout the show: passion.

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Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

3:15pm July 19, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

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A reboot of a TV show that was a worldwide hit returns to its roots

2:15pm July 19, 2024

by Jorge Valencia

Twenty-five years on, "Ugly Betty" is back in a new series in Colombia -- the country where she first came to life on the small screen.

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8 hot new love stories from a stellar lineup of Black authors

12:38pm July 19, 2024

by Carole V. Bell

Some of the most fabulous romances by Black authors still fly under the radar. So we have recommendations for your summer reading enjoyment.

'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie

11:10am July 19, 2024

by John Powers

This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

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Remembering famed sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, aka 'Dr. Ruth'

10:57am July 19, 2024

by Terry Gross

Westheimer's matter-of-fact sex advice, along with her funny lively personality, made her a national media celebrity. She was born in Germany in 1928 and died July 12. Originally broadcast in 1996.

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Remembering actor and producer Shelley Duvall

10:48am July 19, 2024

by Terry Gross

Duvall, who died July 11, starred in The Shining, Popeye and numerous Robert Altman films. She also produced the award-winning Faerie Tale Theatre. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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