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After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk.

The findings of an annual report on how abortion is depicted on TV are released today.

We first met the Garvey sisters two years ago when the Apple TV+ series <em>Bad Sisters</em> made its debut. The show follows four sisters in Ireland who are hell bent on murdering the husband of the fifth sister. Now, the series is in its second season, with more banter, wickedness and secrets. Today we're bringing you an episode of the NPR's podcast <em>Consider This, </em>where host Mary Louise Kelly caught up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to talk all about the new season.

Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. This year's crop also includes <em>Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</em> and more.

Nobody ever said the housing market was easy. In the new Netflix ensemble dark comedy <em>No Good Deed</em>, a couple played by Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, along with several other couples and families, get tangled up in the sale of a home that holds a secret.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bourbon Balls, <em>Somebody Somewhere</em>, <em>The Amazing Race</em> and Tim Curry's performance of <em>A Christmas Carol.</em>

The movie <em>Queer </em>stars Daniel Craig as you've never seen him: as a junkie prowling the streets, hooking up, shooting up and guzzling tequila. He meets a handsome young man (Drew Starkey) he longs to connect with, and they embark on a quest into the jungle in search of a drug that will unite them on a deep, spiritual level. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (<em>Challengers, Call Me By Your Name</em>), the film is based on a short novel by William S. Burroughs.<br><br><a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"><em>Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture</em></a><a href="https://plus.npr.org/happy">.</a><br><br><a href="https://plus.npr.org/"><em>Subscribe to NPR Plus at plus.npr.org</em></a><em> or make a gift at </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/donations/support"><em>donate.npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>

Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But in 19th-century London, it went viral. When Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol, the book's tale of miserly Scrooge and the ghosts that transformed him transformed the holiday too, especially in the U.S.

For a lot of people, <em>It's A Wonderful Life </em>is <em>the</em> Christmas movie. George Bailey's story of learning how much you really matter to the world has family, community, an angel, a mean rich guy, and a little kid playing carols on the piano. It has become a staple of holiday viewing, so we thought it was a perfect time to revisit our discussion about the movie. <br><br><a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"><em>Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture</em></a><a href="https://plus.npr.org/happy">. </a>

We check out a lot of things in a given year: Lots of movies, TV shows, and music. Today, we are highlighting some of the best pop culture moments we enjoyed the most in 2024.<br><br><a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"><em>Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture</em></a><a href="https://plus.npr.org/happy">.</a><br><br><a href="https://plus.npr.org/">Subscribe to NPR Plus at plus.npr.org</a> or make a gift at <a href="https://www.npr.org/donations/support">donate.npr.org</a>.

We're celebrating the holidays this week in a big, exciting way. It's the Bullseye Holiday Special! We've got Jennifer Hudson, Judy Greer, Zach Cherry, Tower of Power and Jesse's mom! So much holiday cheer it'll make you flip out.

It's cuffing season: the time of year where the weather cools down and folks look for a warm body to cuddle up with. But we're getting into some of the<em> less</em> warm and fuzzy aspects of dating. For the next couple of weeks, we're kicking off cuffing season with some of the big questions about dating in our culture right now.<br><br>This week – so you got 'The Ick?' That feeling of disgust when someone your dating does this one thing that you just can't look past. You think it's about them, but is The Ick actually about you?<br><br>Brittany is joined by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1114056142/b-a-parker">B.A. Parker</a>, co-host of NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch">Code Switch</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1143683347/corey-antonio-rose">Corey Antonio Rose</a>, a producer for <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute">It's Been A Minute</a>, and <a href="https://www.fandm.edu/directory/josh-rottman.html">Josh Rottman</a>, associate professor of psychology and a disgust expert. They discuss what The Ick is and what it's really about.