NPR Topics: Pop Culture Podcast: Episodes
Stories: 1) Johnny Carson Gets The 'Masters' Treatment 2) Yul Kwon, From Bullying Target To Reality TV Star 3) Networks Hope Comedy Will Be King Of TV This Fall 4) 'Hecklevision:' Leave Your Phone On At This Movie
Stories: 1) The Serious Comic Art Of Daniel Clowes 2) Ready To Step Into Your Favorite Superhero's Shoes? 3) 'Dark Shadows': The Birth Of The Modern TV Vampire 4) Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon Was Fashion Revolutionary
Stories: 1) Can The Networks Ever Create Another Night Of 'Must-See TV'? 2) Sherlock: A Character Who's More Than Elementary 3) Benedict Cumberbatch: 'Sherlock,' Smaug And Spying 4) 'Slumdog' Star Dev Patel Takes On Retirement Comedy
Stories: 1) I, David Bianculli, Highly Recommend 'I, Claudius' 2) 'Ball Boys' Peeks Into World Of Sports Memorabilia 3) 'Moist,' 'Dude' and 'Slacks': The Worst Words Ever? 4) Shakira Shuts Out J-Lo At Latin Billboard
Stories: 1) Dick Clark, 'Bandstand' Host, Dies At 82 2) What Makes A Movie Quote Memorable? 3) Dick Clark, America's Oldest Teenager, Dies At 82 4) That's Not CGI: At Monsterpalooza, Monsters Are Real
Stories: 1) D'Oh! Springfield In 'Simpsons' Was Based On Town In Oregon All Along 2) Film About Boy's Cardboard 'Arcade' Goes Viral 3) Judy Smith, Real Life Inspiration Behind 'Scandal' 4) Lena Dunham's 'Girls' Navigate New York City Life
Stories: 1) Fashion's New 'It' Girl ... And Boy: Andrej Pejic 2) Media Outlets Adapt To Growing Hispanic Audience 3) Fred Savage: A Child Star Makes Good, With Less Than Wholesome Comedies 4) Kerry Washington On Bringing Washington 'Scandal' To TV
Stories: 1) Here (And There, And Really Everywhere) Be Dragons 2) 'Thrones,' 'Killing' Return ... And Revert To Old Habits 3) Snow White Rising: Why This Princess, And Why This Moment?
Stories: 1) Cheaper Clothes And Shorter Stories: On Soaps, Strange 'Days' Indeed 2) 'Battle,' 'Games': Cold Brutality A Common Theme 3) 'Mad Men' Returns, Cocky And Confident As Ever 4) 'Mad Men' Returns On Sunday, To The Delight Of Its Excitable Fans
Stories: 1) Peter Bergman: Remembering The 'Firesign' Satirist 2) Nike Kicks Up Controversy With 'Black And Tan' Shoes 3) Traveling To The Corners Of Our 'Frozen Planet' 4) I Quit! Four Standout 'Take This Job And Shove It' Moments In History
Stories: 1) Zumba Is A Hit, But Is It Latin? 2) Spurred By Success, Publishers Look For The Next 'Hunger Games' 3) Is 'Game Change' Fair To Sarah Palin? You Betcha 4) A Bestselling Book Becomes An HBO Movie About A 'Dynamic Moment'
Stories: 1) Oscars: Silence Is Golden For 'The Artist' 2) 'The Artist' The Right Pick For 'Best Picture'? 3) 'Man Or Muppet?' Tops Oscar Voter's Playlist 4) It's High-Concept, But Will It Keep You 'Awake'?
Stories: 1) 25 Years Later, 'The Singing Detective' Still Shines 2) Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For A Matrix? 3) For Asians And Latinos, Stereotypes Persist In Sitcoms 4) Why Woody Allen Is Always MIA At Oscars
Stories: 1) I'm Just Sayin': There Are Anachronisms In 'Downton' 2) The Ad Council: 70 Years Of Good Advice 3) Is There Hope In Friday Night Television's 'Time Slot Of Death'? 4) Pop Culture Happy Hour: Grammys And Culture To Improve Your Worst Days
Stories: 1) Super Bowl XLVI: Dogs In Ads, Madonna At Halftime 2) A Pulpit For The Masses: YouTube, Christians Click 3) Two Rowdy Talk Shows Showcase Vintage Humor 4) China Laces Up Its Chuck Taylors
Stories: 1) Fans Mourn 'Soul Train' Host, Don Cornelius Was 75 2) RuPaul: Famous, Fierce And Fashion Forward 3) Life Imitates Art In 'Groundhog Day' Town 4) Football Fans Can Be Fashionistas Too, Says The NFL
Stories: 1) 'The Artist,' 'The Help' Take Oscar Nominations 2) HBO's 'Luck': A Winning TV Show, Set At The Track 3) A Boy's Magical 'Touch' Predicts The Future 4) For 'Black Nerds Everywhere,' Two Comedy Heroes
Stories: 1) Get 'Lost' In J.J. Abrams' Latest Show 'Alcatraz' 2) Classic Films Don't Always Translate Into Must-See TV 3) Stephen Colbert Wants You To Know: That's Definitely Not His SuperPAC 4) 'The Bark Side' Tells Of Super Bowl Ads To Come
Stories: 1) A New 'Morning' On CBS, But Will It Work? 2) Mara Brock Akil On Playing 'The Game' In Hollywood 3) A War To Watch: YouTube Takes On Television 4) 'S- - - White Girls Say' Parody: Offensive Or Funny?
Stories: 1) Mid-Season TV Replacement Shows Hope To Score Big 2) This Weekend, Some New Shows (And Old Favorites)