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Hey, it's Linda Holmes.

Before we start the show today, I want to talk for a minute about something near and dear to our hearts around here, public media.

It's a phrase that's been in the news a lot this year.

It's also what makes pop culture happy hour and all the podcasts you love from NPR unique.

Public media is made for you.

It centers and serves you. stories and conversations meant to enrich your understanding and your life. From its founding in the U.S.,

public media was also meant to illuminate underrepresented communities and to provide

cultural insight that expands your perspective. We still believe in these commitments of public media at NPR. We always will. But as of this fall, federal funding for public media, including NPR and local NPR stations, has been eliminated. As we move into this uncharted future, together, we know that you will not let the service that has been here for you all these years falter.

We rely on your support to bring you Pop Culture Happy Hour now more than ever.

This year, we have loved bringing you conversations about new releases and old favorites and everything from awards show recaps to our

favorite YouTube channels and one-hit wonders. And we can't wait to see what we'll get

into together in 2026. If you already go the extra mile as an NPR Plus supporter, thank you so

much. If not, you can join the Plus community, get a bunch of perks like bonus episodes and more from across NPR's podcasts and support public media by signing up for NPR Plus today at plus.npr.org.

Look, it's just logistics.

Every year, there's lots of movies worth talking about

and only so many episodes of this show.

So we like to take a moment at the end of the year

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