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  • Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Reservation Dogs, Nine Perfect Strangers, and viral music videos from the band Little Big.
  • Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about sports and politics this week, sports betting legalizing in New York, the National Championship game, and the passing of Dodgers' Tommy Lasorda.
  • Katie Couric's early exit from CBS News appears almost imminent, but her departure signals more than a personal failure to win ratings; it's the unraveling of the idea of a "big three" in network news.
  • Researcher analyzed streaming data for nearly 4 million songs on Spotify to see if there was a pattern to the types of music we listen to. They came up with five different blocks of music.
  • The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.
  • Want to have a professional take your picture in a National Park? You'd better plan ahead. The Park Service has been ordered by Congress to start charging photo permit and location fees to some photographers. Host Debbie Elliott looks at the new policy and how it's playing out on the National Mall in Washington.
  • High gas prices have set off calls for conservation and investigation of price gouging. But among residents of Arizona, high gas prices have also provoked some less predictable reactions.
  • Recruiting and hiring thousands of additional federal Border Patrol agents is a key part of President Bush's plan to reduce illegal immigration. But tough entry requirements and low pay are making it difficult for the Border Patrol to find and retain enough new agents to meet that goal.
  • Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.
  • Hurricane Rita gains strength as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Texas, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for much of the Texas coast. But its path may mean New Orleans experiences only rain and wind. Even so, the city continues its evacuation.
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