Linda Holmes

I'm Stephen Thompson.

And I'm Linda Holmes, and today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're offering a guide to some of the movies and TV we are most looking forward to checking out this fall.

Joining us today are co-hosts Aisha Harris.

Hello, Aisha.

Hey, Linda.

And Glen Weldon.

Hello there, Glen.

You're getting invited into these homes, but it's also about connection, 'cause you're stepping into lives lived by real people to make something that isn't real.

That's the incident at the heart of the very compelling new Apple TV thriller series, Last Seen, which follows the dispatcher as he becomes obsessed with finding the truth, even at the cost of his own stability and sobriety.

I'm Linda Holmes, and joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is culture writer Margaret H. Willison.

Hello, Margaret.

Hi, Linda.

And also with us is culture critic Kristin Meinzer.

Hello, Kristin.

I really liked this too, and I share your sense, Margaret, that when I think about Patrick Brammall, I think about comedy, and particularly romantic comedy.

Mm.

It is 12:08 in the AM, and we are recapping the 2026 Emmy Awards.

Joining me tonight is my fellow NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour host, Linda Holmes.

Hey, Linda.

Hello, Glenn.

Hey.

All right, well, it's the end of another Emmys night.

That brings us to the end of our show.

Linda Holmes, thank you so much for being here, and go to bed.

More than 25 years later, stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are back for this new chapter in which the next generation is discovering the dangers of being born into a family of cursed witches.

I'm Linda Holmes, and joining us today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is culture writer Kristen Meinzer.

Hello, Kristen.

Hi.

Thank you for listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

To keep listening and keep enjoying, please make sure to follow the show on your favorite podcast app.

I'm Linda Holmes, and we will see you all next time.

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[upbeat music] When you hear the words pumpkin spice latte, maybe you think of fall, maybe you think of cloves, but maybe you just think, "Ah, the pleasures of something that is unapologetically basic." Well, the same can be said for movies and television, so today, the hosts of Pop Culture Happy Hour are revealing some of the most basic things we really, really love.

I'm Linda Holmes, and joining me are my fellow hosts, Aisha Harris.

Hello, Aisha.

Hello, Linda.

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Thank you for listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Since you're here and since we're glad you're here, if you're not already following the show, why not do that right now? I'm Linda Holmes, and we will see you all next time.

Hey, what's your problem? No, seriously.

But she's not like based on someone in your life.

No, I can tell that there are little glimmers of like, like Linda Holmes is an author I really love.

And I feel like she's kind of a character that could be in a Linda Holmes book, but she's mine too.

You know what I mean? And I remember hearing another writer, Holly Black, talk about how It's so helpful to talk to someone when you have a question about your book because you can say, you can ask them a question and they can give you a suggestion.

And even if the suggestion's wrong, you can say, oh, that's not right because I know the right answer inside of me somewhere, somehow.

It was absolutely, as I said, essential, but it ended more than five years ago, and John Moe went on to start other shows, like Depresh Mode, the sleep aid podcast Sleeping with Celebrities, which I also highly recommend if you ever struggle to sleep.

Both Glenn Weldon and Linda Holmes have appeared on that show, and I'm bitterly jealous of that fact.

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Anyway, John Moe has just reacquired and rebooted The Hilarious World of Depression, and ironically, I am very happy [laughs] about that fact.