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NPR's weekly roundtable on movies, TV, music, books, and comics, hosted by Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and a rotating cast of guests. Glen Weldon brings a dedicated comics perspective to the show, and graphic novels and superhero adaptations are regular topics.

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Aug 28, 2026

Coyote vs. Acme and Dolly Parton

The movie Coyote vs. Acme comes with some buzzy lore: it was famously shelved, and almost didn’t see the light of day. But it’s here now, and it’s good and looney! It follows Wile E. Coyote w...

Aug 27, 2026

Adults

Every generation gets its own version of a “20-somethings hang out and make mistakes” sitcom. And Gen Z’s got Adults, a silly series about a group of friends cohabitating in Queens, New York...

Aug 26, 2026

Fictional teachers we wish we had

It’s back to school season, which has us thinking about our favorite teachers. The ones who really saw us, changed our points of view, or set us on new paths. But of all the teachers we've seen in TV...

Aug 24, 2026

Lanterns

HBO’s new DC superhero show Lanterns is not the show you think it is. It’s about a couple of space cops: Kyle Chandler plays Earth’s Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, a grizzled, impulsive old-timer...

Aug 21, 2026

Tony and What’s Making Us Happy

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...

Aug 20, 2026

What's Making Us Happy (1970s Version)

We're traveling way back in time to 1971 -- when Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were newly broken up, and Fiddler on the Roof was one of the biggest movies at the box office. Today...

Aug 19, 2026

Phoebe Bridgers’ album Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers is your favorite pop star’s favorite pop star. And she’s just released a gorgeous new solo album, Lost Weekend. It’s packed with guest stars including her boygenius bandmates,...

Aug 17, 2026

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

The new movie Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a bloody and bewildering queer slasher film. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), it stars Hannah Einbinder as a que...

Aug 14, 2026

The End of Oak Street and What’s Making Us Happy

In the fun, entertaining new film, The End of Oak Street, Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star as a married couple in the early 1980s. One night, their entire suburban neighborhood is transpo...

Aug 13, 2026

Summer blockbusters we somehow missed

Summer blockbusters are hugely popular and as a result, financially successful, and seen by lots of people. So with summer blockbuster season coming to a close, we decided to revisit our conversation...