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In the gleefully grisly action comedy Novocaine, Jack Quaid plays a sweet nerdy guy who does not

experience physical pain. He falls for a woman who's determined to get him

to leave his safe, risk-averse life behind. That happens in a big and very bloody way when she gets

kidnapped by bank robbers and he sets out to rescue her. I'm Glenn Weldon and today we're talking

about Novocaine on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Hi, I'm Morgan Sung, host of Close All Tabs from KQED, part of the NPR network,

where every week we reveal how the online world collides with everyday life.

You don't know what's true or not, because you don't know if AI was involved in it. And I think we will see

it to a streamer president maybe within our lifetimes. You can find close all tabs wherever you listen to

podcasts. Over 70% of us say that we feel spiritual, but that doesn't mean we're going to church.

Nope, the girls are doing Reiki. The bros are doing psychedelics. But that doesn't mean we're going to church. Nope.

The girls are doing Reiki.

The bros are doing psychedelics.

And a whole lot of us are turning inward to manifest our best selves.

On It's Been a Minute from NPR, I'm looking at why maybe you and your closest friends are buying into wellness for spirituality.

That's on the It's Been a Minute podcast from NPR.

This is Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air.

You'll see your favorite actors, directors, and comedians on late-night TV shows or YouTube.

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