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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jerrod Carmichael's standup special, and more.
Con O'Neill and Taika Waititi in episode 6 of <em>Our Flag Means Death. </em>

This week, Alyssa Nakken became the first woman to coach on the field in MLB history, Dolly Parton's cake mixes and frosting line became available in stores, and the Kardashians returned.

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

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I am loving on HBO Max. It's a mini-series following Julia Child's rise from cookbook author to TV personality, and

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