Month: January 2025

The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR’s Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.

The streaming platform is free this weekend for anybody who has an Apple ID. I’m not here to tell you to pick this service over any other — but I can offer a little advice on how to maximize the next few days.

Interior Chinatown at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2024.’/>

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This week, we ring in the new year by remembering what made the old one so special, including interviews with Kristin Kish, Bill Cowher, and more!

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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: A documentary about yacht rock, Colouring’s new album, the game Pentiment and an action movie about TSA.

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The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry’s The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

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Adapted from the Pulitzer prize-winner novel from Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys tells the story of two Black boys who form an unshakeable bond at a segregated reform school in the Jim Crow South. It’s quite ambitious and unlike other prestigious book to film adaptations you’ve probably seen — most of it unfolds in the first-person perspective.

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Brittany has some predictions for the big trends to watch for in 2025. First, social media is OUT. Not that people will stop using social platforms, but rather, Brittany thinks what they mean to us will continue shifting. Second, politicizing food is IN. Brittany thinks food will increasingly become a marker of political identity. You are what you eat? No, what you eat is a sign of what you believe.

Plus, a lightning round of Ins & Outs
Is the club in or out in 2025?
How about wide-legged pants?
Let Brittany know your thoughts in the comments.

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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast share recommendations that are bringing them joy. Host Glen Weldon looks back on some of his favorite picks this year.