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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: You're the Worst, 60 Songs that Explain the '90s, and Little Moon wins the Tiny Desk.

Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Wednesday, Dec 18 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover appraisals from Season 26 of ROADSHOW, including an 1813 Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice" 2nd edition, 1939-1940 baseball signatures and book, and a Jehan Georges Vibert oil.

Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 at 11 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! For Sandy White Hawk, the story of America's Indian Adoption Era is not one of saving children but of destroying families and tribes. As an adoption survivor, Sandy sets out to reclaim the missing pieces of her stolen past and discovers that her's was not an isolated case. The film explores the communal healing that is sparked by the return of this stolen generation, as Sandy helps organize the first annual Welcome Home Ceremony in the community from which she was removed over 60 years.

Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS App + YouTube. We head to Brazil to get a look at some deliciously unique pizza variations. In the kitchen, Christopher Kimball and Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce show us how to prepare the base for our pizzas: Brazilian Thin Crust Dough and Sauce. Then, Chris and Erika whip up Thai Chicken Pizza with Bean Sprouts and Peanut Sauce, Pizza Carbonara and Pizza with Ricotta, Za'atar and Arugula.

A suspect broke into the theater late last month, causing thousands of dollars in damage and stealing more than 40 puppets.

The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against Ford and GM, but not Stellantis after the company formerly known as Chrysler made last-minute concessions.

Improvisers Initiative presents William Parker with UC San Diego Improvisers Wednesday, October 26, 2022 7 p.m. | Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater FREE | RSVP Required Livestream The Improvisers Initiative presents the visionary bassist, improviser, composer, and educator, William Parker in a telematic concert performing with UC San Diego graduate student ensemble led by Mark Dresser and guests including faculty David Borgo. Four new "sculpted improvisations," including dedications to Civil Rights activist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois as well as experimental filmmaker Chantal Anne Akerman, and more. William Parker is “the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time.” - Village Voice ------------------ Bio: William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City, heralded by The Village Voice as, “the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time.” In addition to recording over 150 albums, he has published six books and taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians and artists. Parker’s current bands include the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, In Order to Survive, Raining on the Moon, Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind, and the Cosmic Mountain Quartet with Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, and Cooper-Moore. Throughout his career he has performed with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Milford Graves, and David S. Ware, among others. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

A tour stop for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band has been added in San Diego, one of two new shows announced Tuesday.

Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Test cook Lan Lam and host Bridget Lancaster make Breton Kouign Amann. Equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top picks for bannetons. Test cook Elle Simone Scott makes host Julia Collin Davison Madeleines.

The Coronado Island Film Festival presents their October Classic Series film: "The Birds" (1963). Enjoy watching Classic Films on the Big Screen the way they were meant to be seen! A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Daphne Du Maurier, Evan Hunter Length: 119 minutes Doors open at 5 p.m. | Film starts at 5:30 p.m. Price includes a complimentary glass of wine, beer or a non-alcoholic beverage. Tickets are on sale online + will be sold at the door.