What's in store for the music, TV, and film industries for 2026?

We don't know.

But we're making some fun, bold predictions for the new year,

plus setting some personal pop culture resolutions.

Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, everyone.

You're listening to Code Switch from NPR. I'm B.A. Parker. Well, happy new year. It's time for clean

slates, bit of a refresh. But let's be real, you're not going to use that new gym membership,

and that's okay. There are other fulfilling things to do in the new

year. Learn a craft, get some crochet going, or maybe read more. So I've been reading, frankly,

too much. So in addition to my code switch duties, I recently co-hosted a show at NPR called Books We've Loved,

where we read classic books and dissect their cultural impact and why they still matter.

Now, classic is loose here. We're talking from Giovanni's room to Gone Girl.

So today on this special episode of Code Switch, I want to bring you a conversation I had

while co-hosting books we've loved. You're going to hear me in conversation with the Indicators

Waylon Wong and my co-host Andrew Limbong discussing Amy Tans, the Joy Luck Club, which, believe

it or not, I only just read for the first time.

We'll get into the cultural impact of the 1989 novel and zoom in on its author, Amy Tan.

Have you ever thought about leaving the U.S.? Starting over somewhere new?

Well, I have. And according to one poll, 40% of young women said they've moved to another country permanently if they had the chance. But why?

Where to start?

Listen to the It's Been a Minute podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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