Pop Tradition Blissful Hour hosts share what’s bringing them pleasure. : NPR

This week, we performed fantasy barista, listened to some robotic tunes, after which lastly went outdoors to stare at some fairly clouds.

This is what the NPR’s Pop Tradition Blissful Hour crew was listening to — and what it is best to try this weekend.

No Borders, Simply Flavors!

There’s a internet sequence out referred to as No Borders, Simply Flavors! It is from United We Dream, which is a youth immigrant rights group. It is a cooking present of younger immigrants, and it’s simply so fantastic. It’s stunning, and sort, and scrumptious. I’ve actually loved watching it, partly as a result of I really feel like a lot of the information about immigrant youth is so darkish and horrible. It is good to have some pleasure and see some pleasure of that have. I might additionally say one of many issues the present does rather well is just not attempting to humanize younger immigrants — what it is doing is celebrating them and exhibiting the ways in which immigrants enrich our tradition and the sweetness and heat and love and nice flavors of it. It is simply been a pleasure for me to look at, and I hope lots of people get to test it out and reside that pleasure as properly.

– Cristina Escobar

You Should Keep in mind This: “Erotic 80s” and “Erotic 90s”

You Should Keep in mind This, a Katrina Longworth podcast

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The podcast You Should Keep in mind This has had seasons which have coated numerous tales in regards to the historical past of Hollywood, however nothing has actually pulled me in fairly just like the earlier season, which was referred to as “Erotic 80s,” and the present season, which is known as “Erotic 90s.” I feel these exhibits are so attention-grabbing they usually’re so maddening as a result of one of many issues Karina Longworth is superb at … she has form of an curiosity within the connection between what is going on in motion pictures and what’s taking place within the wider world. … What she’s speaking about, sure, it is erotic ’90s, it is the best way that intercourse was taking part in out in movie at the moment. But it surely additionally has loads to do with sexism extra usually and what was taking place with actors and actresses.

The Thelma & Louise episode has simply come out and I’ve not listened to it but, however I did simply take heed to an episode about Theresa Russell and Sondra Locke. Teresa Russell is an actress from that point who was doing numerous very attractive motion pictures. Sondra Locke turned well-known partly as a result of she sued Clint Eastwood, who had been her longtime associate, however Sondra Locke was additionally a gifted actor and director. And there is a entire story of how her profession was primarily sabotaged because of that battle that I discovered extremely compelling.

I may hear to love 4 or 5 seasons of “Erotic 90s” since you’re now within the candy spot of the films that form of had been popping out once I was growing an curiosity in movie and enthusiastic about movie. I like them.

– Linda Holmes

Large Image by Fenne Lily

Large Image by Fenne Lily

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Large Image by Fenne Lily

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The factor that’s making me pleased this week is a unbelievable new album by a singer songwriter from the UK named Fenne Lily. Throughout the final couple weeks we have had a few actually unbelievable data by singer songwriters making soothing, considerate, actually attention-grabbing and compelling and delightful music that appears very tender on the floor, however digs deep the nearer you hear. I am actually in love with this Fenne Lily report referred to as Large Image. You’ll be able to simply get misplaced in simply the guitars on this report, it is so attractive.

– Stephen Thompson

Extra suggestions from the Pop Tradition Blissful Hour publication

by Linda Holmes

We Suggest:

I feel I really helpful the If Books Might Kill podcast episode about Males Are From Mars, Girls Are From Venus on this house some time in the past, however that is not going to cease me from recommending their episode on Wealthy Dad, Poor Dad. As a result of wow.

In case you’re not but caught up on the prospects of a WGA strike (which appear to me to be fairly vital), NPR’s Mandalit del Barco has a bit which may assist.

Sarah Weinman wrote an excellent piece final weekend about fact and true crime, and even when these look like well-covered matters, give it a learn — she’s one of many style’s actual consultants and fans.

NPR’s Tilda Wilson tailored the Pop Tradition Blissful Hour phase “What’s Making Us Blissful” right into a digital web page. In case you like these strategies, take into account signing up for our publication to get suggestions each week. And take heed to Pop Tradition Blissful Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.