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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: TikTok Pride and Prejudice, K-pop star G-Dragon, a Disney cover album, and Astro Bot on the PS5.

The immensely popular lottery will distribute a total of $2.8 billion in prizes this year, much of it in small prizes. Street and bar celebrations normally break out with winners singing and dancing.

Peso Pluma has become the face of regional Mexican music.

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but eventually lost her fluency. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss. Originally broadcast Nov. 19, 2024.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing a U.S. truce "roadmap" at a regional aid conference in Jordan.

Music festivals are canceling their events like maybe never before. Call it the music festival recession.

Today is both International Chocolate Day, and Fortune Cookie Day!

The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command and control center in al-Muwasi, west of Khan Younis, and killed three Hamas commanders in the strike. Hamas did not confirm the deaths.

President Biden eked out a win in Georgia last time, a victory that helped take him over the top in the Electoral College. But there are some warning signs it could be hard to do it again in 2024.

The four-page letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland calls on the department to investigate potential crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and civilians and is a rare instance of public disagreement inside the department.

Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.