Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery.

They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill.

That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions regardless

of the law.

Hear that story on the network from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

John Wicks back, baby. And this time, it's in a spinoff where Anna de Armas plays a ballerina

turned assassin. She makes her way through the international criminal underworld and crosses past with some new and familiar faces, including the one and only Keanu Reeves.

I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about ballerina on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is Waylon Wong.

She's the co-host of NPR's Daily Economics Podcast,

The Indicator from Planet Money.

Hello, Wailen.

Hello, great to be back.

Great to have you.

Also with us is Jeff Yang.

He's a cultural critic and author of The Golden Screen,

The Movies That Made Asian America.

Hey, Jeff.

Hey, Aisha.

Great to have you here as well. And rounding out our panel is

journalist and host of the new podcast Black Queer Canon, Trevelle Anderson. Hello, Trevelle.

Hi, hi, hi. So excited. We have an assassin's row of a panel here. It's going to be fun. It's going to be fun. So look, ballerina, it's a John Wick movie. It takes place during the events of John Wick Chapter 3, Parabellum. Anna Da Armist plays Eve, a trained assassin of a crime syndicate, and she's on a personal mission to avenge her dad's murder. Kana Reeves isn't the only cast member returning to the franchise.

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