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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: South Side, Ariana DeBose's BAFTA performance and Paramore's This Is Why.
Bashir Salahuddin as Officer Goodnight<em> </em>in <em>South Side</em> Season 3

This week, we solved a fictional prep school murder, traced Black resistance in film, and talked to Ke Huy Quan about his return to acting.

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

South Side on HBO Max

Well, this is making me sad and happy at the same time. It was announced that has been canceled by HBO Max. It is one of the most ridiculous, ambitious, joke-dense shows I've ever seen. There are so many episodes I've watched and had

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