Mallory Yu

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: TikTok Pride and Prejudice, K-pop star G-Dragon, a Disney cover album, and Astro Bot on the PS5.

Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her role as Elphaba in 'Wicked: Part 1.'

A new podcast from KALW, explores the history of wilderness and its future.

Luke Durant, a researcher and amateur mathematician, has identified the largest new prime number known to humankind. The newly discovered prime number is 2 to the power of 136,279,841, then minus one.

"Uncuffed" is a prison radio training program and a podcast where people in California prisons tell their stories.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.

Dua Lipa usually plays for thousands in stadiums, but she recently stopped by NPR to play a much smaller venue: the Tiny Desk.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with elections analyst Tamara Sartania in Georgia's capital, Tblisi, to talk about what's at stake in the upcoming election and struggle for power.