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What's making us happy: A guide to 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: Harvey Fierstein's memoir, Bling Empire and more.
Anna Shay, Kane Lim, Kelly Mi Li, Jamie Xie are in season 2 of <em>Bling Empire.</em>

This week, a college student home for break took portraits of shelter animals, Harry Styles told NPR's Leila Fadel she gave "the best commencement address in Northeastern history," and Tom Cruise reminded us that "no one asked Gene Kelly why he danced."

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

I Was Better by Harvey Fierstein

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