Hey, consider this listeners, it's Ari Shapiro, and I know the news has been a little

heavy lately, so to offer you a break, we have an episode from our friends at the Pop

Culture Happy Hour podcast.

Every year they look back at their favorite moments in TV, movies, and music, stuff they

found inspiring and comforting during another challenging year.

Posts, Stephen Thompson, and Linda Holmes take it from here.

Every December as the last pages of the calendar float to the floor, we like to look back on some

of our very favorite things.

We'll talk about the television, movies, and music that thrilled us, moved us, and kept

us company in our best and worst moments.

I'm Stephen Thompson.

I'm Linda Holmes, and today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're talking about our favorite

things of the year.

Joining us today from his home studio is Glenn Weldon of NPR's Culture Desk, High

Glen.

And also here from her home on the West Coast is Aisha Harris.

Hey Aisha.

Hello Linda.

Well, I want to say first that I don't know if pages of calendars float to the floor anymore.

I don't know if people still do that.

But it is the end of the year, and we are not going to do any messing around.

We are going to get right to it.

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