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

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: game shows and album recommendations.
Is it cake? Probably.

This week Maury confirmed the end of a 30-year-run, Harry Styles announced a new album and Amanda Bynes was freed from her conservatorship.

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

Um, Actually on Dropout

On the streaming service Dropout, which is run by the CollegeHumor folks, there is a show called , which I love. It isfactual error. So the contestants have to buzz in when they have identified the factual error and must state the correct fact, and they must precede with their statement with the phrase 'umm, actually.'

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