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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Making Shazam playlists, Chris Klimek's annual mixtape, NPR Best Music of 2022 and more.
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This week, we rented potted Christmas trees, witnessed a spectacular meteor shower, and listened to SZA's new album SOS on repeat.

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

Making a Shazam playlist

As the year wraps up, I tend to take stock of my listening habits. We see superlatives everywhere like But rather than fixating on my Spotify Wrapped, I've been enjoying the app Shazam. I made

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