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What would you do to protect the places you love? That's one of the questions at the heart of Disney

and Pixar's new film Hoppers. It's the story of a young animal lover who learns that a little bit of

technology can let her live as one of the critters she loves. And it might just allow her to help

save a piece of nature that is at serious risk of destruction.

I'm Aisha Harris.

And I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking about hoppers on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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It's just the two of us today. I will say first, the funny thing about this movie is that

when you see it, I think it's pretty easy to

follow, but when you try to explain it, it sounds complicated.

So just stick with me a little bit.

We start with Mabel Tanaka, a young woman voiced by Piper Kurda, who has always loved

animals and nature.

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