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Milly Alcock in Supergirl.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Supergirl' has a solid hero but could use a better villain

Hollywood’s newest Supergirl is kind of a dirtbag — in the good way. Fearless and grumpy, Supergirl (Milly Alcock) sets out on a quest to support a new pal’s revenge journey and to make a point that should be clear by now: Never mess with a lady’s dog. Also featuring David Corenswet and Jason Momoa, is Supergirl a worthy follow up to Superman?

Supergirl and What’s Making Us Happy

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John Cena wanted to step away from the WWE ring before he became 'too slow for the show'

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

John Cena wanted to step away from the WWE ring before he became 'too slow for the show'

John Cena didn’t become a WWE megastar and Hollywood leading man by accident, he worked at it, and he takes none of his big breaks for granted. He tells Rachel that a secret to his success is jumping into a challenge before he feels ready, or as he calls it, “courageous ignorance.” John’s new Netflix comedy, “Little Brother,” is out Jun 26.

John Cena

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Norman Rockwell's 1943 series So You Want to See the President! Click to enlarge.

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Fine Art

Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view

So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.

Norman Rockwell's 'So You Want To See The President' go on view for the public

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Xie Miao and Yang Enyou in The Furious.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Great movies you may have missed

There have been some fantastic movies released this year, and we know you can’t see them all. So we’re recommending four recent movies we missed that you should add to your watchlist: The Furious, Tuner, She’s The He, and Heresy.

Great movies we missed

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A tarp covers the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on June 13. A federal judge has asked the arts complex's leadership to explain the purpose of the tarp and the surrounding scaffolding.

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Performing Arts

A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they present?

Boundaries, bodies, and better sex

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Boundaries, bodies, and better sex

What does it mean to feel safe during sex these days?

Boundaries, bodies, and better sex

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Wendell Pierce stars in Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.

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Theater

Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater

Pierce says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of mortality" — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He's currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.

FA: Wendell Pierce

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A colorful illustration of nine people relaxing and recreating on a beach. The sand is shaped like a big open book.
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Books We Love

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

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Joe Bird in Leviticus.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

In ‘Leviticus,’ queer desire becomes a deadly weapon

You should see the new horror movie Leviticus. Set in a small Australian religious community, it’s about two queer teens that start having feelings for each other. Their relationship touches off a chain of increasingly violent events. It’s both a queer coming-of-age romance and a blistering indictment of gay conversion therapy. Mostly, though, it’s a seriously creepy movie about a demonic entity that knows exactly how to get to you. 

Leviticus

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Laverne Cox attends the world premiere of Apple's Outcome at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on April 6, 2026 in New York City.

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Author Interviews

Laverne Cox wrote her memoir because 'one more human story out there can help'

For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox been one of the most visible trans women in America. But the Orange Is the New Black star says she spent most of childhood keeping herself hidden.

FA: Laverne Cox

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Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand are pictured in the Oval Office on Sept. 4, 1974, after Greenspan's swearing in as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.

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Did you know? Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand were close friends

One of the most intellectually important relationships in the life of the late Fed chair Alan Greenspan was with his close friend, the formidable novelist and libertarian thinker Ayn Rand.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan delivers the keynote address at the IMF Statistical Forum/Statistics for Policy Making in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2014. Greenspan died on Monday at age 100.

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Obituaries

Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Longtime Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

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Do you have the power to change yourself?

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It's Been a Minute

Do you have the power to change yourself?

What makes us change – or not change?

So you've changed. Will it stick?

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Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) in Toy Story.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Top 5 Pixar movies, ranked by listeners

Toy Story 5 just hit theaters, so it seemed like a good time to revisit our episode from last summer where we discussed YOUR picks for the greatest Pixar films of all time. Thousands of you voted, and we've got the results.

Pop Culture Happy Hour-06.22.2026

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Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle: B to the B to the B

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WYSO listener John Blakelock of Yellow Springs, Ohio along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

PUZZLE 062126

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