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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.
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This week, Power of the Dog and Dune led the pack in Oscar nominations, Sting sold his songwriting catalog and Dollywood announced it'll fund educational costs for its employees.

Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.

Jackass Forever

What's making me happy this week is and the franchise. The franchise probably that I have ever seen on camera, but what I really love about the franchise is that I think it really distills what friendship is. They always hold each other up when they fall down. There's a camaraderie to watching these movies that's just so fun and so ridiculous.

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