The Summer I Turned Pretty
Pop Culture Happy Hour
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4.5 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This message is brought to you by Pushkin Industries with the audiobook Douglas Adams, |
| 0:05.1 | The Ends of the Earth. |
| 0:06.7 | Explore the mind of the beloved science fiction writer who foresaw both the digital age and the political |
| 0:12.6 | state with astounding clarity. |
| 0:14.9 | Available wherever you get audiobooks. |
| 0:27.9 | The TV series The Summer I Turned Pretty has become a word-of-mouth sensation with fans obsessing over the show's central love triangle. |
| 0:31.0 | As the show approaches the end of its third and final season, it's time to break down |
| 0:35.3 | some of its messy dramas and explore how one TV show |
| 0:39.1 | can afford all that Taylor Swift music. I'm Stephen Thompson. Today on NPR's Pop Culture |
| 0:45.3 | Happy Hour, we are gearing up for the finale of the summer I Turned Pretty and determining whether |
| 0:51.0 | we're Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah. |
| 0:57.5 | I'm and determining whether we're team Conrad or team Jeremiah. At Radio Lab, we love nothing more than nerding out about science, neuroscience, chemistry. |
| 1:04.9 | But we do also like to get into other kinds of stories, stories about policing or politics, country music, hockey, sex, |
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| 1:18.8 | curiosity to get you the answers. And hopefully make you see the world anew. Radio Lab, |
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| 1:34.7 | Join Rob and his guests from the world of movies, TV, sports, music, and culture for fun, wide-ranging conversations. |
| 1:42.7 | Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Joining us today is NPR Music Reporter, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento. Hey, Isabella. Hello, Stephen. How many people call you Belli? No one. Thankfully, no one. Oh, my God. And I would correct them if they did. I'm happy for you. If that's what you want, that's what I want. |
| 2:02.3 | Also with us is co-host of Slate's Icy YMI podcast and former pop culture happy hour producer, Candice Slim. |
| 2:08.8 | Hey, Candice. |
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