Our Dream TV Crossovers
Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR
4.5 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The Novelizers podcast, where we turn classic films like The Matrix and Dirty |
| 0:04.4 | into hilarious audiobooks narrated by guests like Rachel Dratch, Ira Glass, Samantha |
| 0:09.6 | B, Will Forte, Wayne Brady, J.K. Simmons, and more. Listen to The Novelizers podcast, hosted |
| 0:15.4 | by me, Dave Hill, from Cincinnati Public Radio and the NPR Network. |
| 0:24.0 | TV Csovers. |
| 0:25.4 | There have been many over the years from the Jetsons meeting the Flintstones to the Abbott |
| 0:29.7 | Elementary teachers clashing with the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia crew. |
| 0:34.0 | And it's a tricky balance to get right. |
| 0:36.1 | For every mash-up that feels organic, there are plenty more that amounts a little other than weird stunts. |
| 0:41.4 | So what makes a good crossover? |
| 0:43.0 | And if we were Hollywood writers, which two shows would we want to see come together to make TV magic? |
| 0:48.5 | I'm Glenn Weldon. |
| 0:49.6 | And I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about Dream TV crossovers on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR. |
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