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Pop Culture Happy Hour

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and What’s Making Us Happy

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🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple picks up where 28 Years Later left off – in a world of zombie-like infecteds and vigilantes that turn out to be a murderous cult. Ralph Fiennes returns as Dr. Kelson, who makes an unlikely friend in his medical refuge slash memorial site slash bone temple.

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Last year, 28 years later, jump started a long-dormant zombie franchise, which began more than

0:34.3

two decades ago. Now it's already got a gruesome sequel starring Ray Fines.

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I'm Stephen Thompson.

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Joining me today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour

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to talk about 28 years later, The Bone Temple,

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is Ronald Young Jr.

0:48.2

He's the host of the film and television review podcast

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Leaving the Theater.

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Hey, Ronald.

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Hello, Stephen.

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Also with us is Sam Yellow Horse Kessler, a producer for NPR's Hey Ronald. Hello, Stephen. Also with us is Sam Yellow Horse

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Kessler, a producer for NPR's Planet Money. Hey, Sam. I'm sorry, what did you say that name once

1:00.1

again? That didn't sound quite right. I think you meant Jimmy. I think is what you meant.

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I'm like, is Sam doing a bit? Sam's doing a bit. It's Jimmy. Hey Jimmy. It's Jimmy. Of course it is.

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So in the original 28 Days Later

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movie from 2002, a horrifying plague descends upon Great Britain. It's called the rage virus,

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and it instantly transforms the infected into bloody zombie monsters. Danny Boyle directed the film,

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which was followed by a sequel called 28 Weeks later.

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