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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Update 7/7/22: This article was written in 2020, on the very first day San Francisco began sheltering in place due to the dangers posed by COVID-19. Please excuse the fact that I was still under the impression that “three weeks is a long-ass time to be stuck indoors.” I live on a completely different planet now. — R.A.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’d like to start this by warmly congratulating you on all of the extra time you now have to tackle that pesky book/video game/movie pile that’s been gathering dust for months. But—and it’s a but so big Sir Mix-A-Lot would approve—three weeks is a long-ass time to be stuck indoors. We all know stir crazy is right there on the horizon, waving at us like a… well, whatever you call these things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13876879 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"327\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So to break up the imminent monotony, might I suggest a gorgeously Gen X habit to indulge in? Hotlines, baby. Hotlines. In the ’80s, everyone from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8sbplHH8Ck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paula Abdul\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o932cAf3t1U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fresh Prince\u003c/a> to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYqAq9im-Ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulk Hogan\u003c/a> had them. And guess what? We totally need ’em again. Here are some hotlines to bling as the lockdown kicks in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Existential Crisis Hotline: (800) 488-7211\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13876903 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-17-at-12.25.54-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-17-at-12.25.54-PM.png 657w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-17-at-12.25.54-PM-160x66.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Set up by a Canada-based artist named Meg Rabbit, the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EcrisisHotline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Existential Crisis Hotline\u003c/a> is lovingly and thoughtfully designed to make you feel better about your own existence. Whether it’s giving you a three-step program to change your outlook on life, telling you to think about “extinction events while you take a shower,” or reminding you how statistically lucky you are to even be alive, this hotline feels tailor-made for the world’s current predicament. (Even though it’s been around since 2018.) What’s more, if you leave Meg a message and request a response, she promises to get back to you. How sweet!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Dial-A-Poem: (641) 793-8122\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [aside postID=arts_13910432,arts_13879872]\u003c/span>Invented by New York poet John Giorno all the way back in 1968, \u003cem>Dial-A-Poem\u003c/em> offers up edgy odes, frequently written and performed by the Beat writers we love to tell visiting family members about on their obligatory North Beach walking tours. When I called at 1:30am, I got a recording of William Burroughs reading from \u003cem>Ah Pook is Here\u003c/em>, which momentarily transported me off my couch and into a packed club with a delightfully rowdy audience. Fantastic escapism. Feel free to BYO wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Callin’ Oates: (719) 266-2837 \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Welcome to your emergency Hall & Oates helpline,” the British lady voice says when you call this number. “To hear ‘One on One’ press 1. To hear ‘Rich Girl,’ please press 2. To hear ‘Maneater’…” You get the idea. Sure, it’s only a Hall & Oates song generator, but dude. This might just be the thing that inspires you to put on pants today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYFKcMa_Ek\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Amy Langer’s Random Thoughts: (510) 900-9831\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Langer was a founding member of the much-beloved \u003ca href=\"https://www.amymlanger.com/the-san-francisco-neofuturists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Neo-Futurists\u003c/a> theater group. After stepping down from her co-artistic director position there last year, she made this brilliant hotline. When I called, I listened to a thought-provoking passage (complete with soothing music) about robots. It included C-3PO analysis, book recommendations and some philosophical thoughts about how AI ultimately mirrors human behavior even though we think of it as cold and objective. I will be calling every day for the next three weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Dial-A-Song: (844) 387-6962\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They Might Be Giants are possibly best known for their 1989 hit “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birdhouse in Your Soul\u003c/a>,” but in 1983, the duo set up a hotline that proves to be just as immortal. The story goes that, in the midst of some personal crises—John Flansburgh had been burgled and John Linnell had broken his wrist—the friends used Flansburgh’s personal answering machine to get new music out to people. Today, despite advances in all other technology, it’s still going strong. 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"content": "\u003cp>With the new \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1957877/live-updates-coronavirus-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“shelter in place” order in six Bay Area counties\u003c/a>, even more people will spend their days working from home, avoiding public spaces and switching from a handshake to an elbow bump in the coming weeks. Social distancing can be a big adjustment, and staying connected is a key part of maintaining a sense of normalcy. [aside postid='arts_13876619']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of our listeners, we’ve rounded up a number of podcasts that offer great companionship during these isolating times. With pods that heal, keep the important news coming and spotlight people doing great things in their communities, we’ve put them all in a \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7p3CikC6ihfwFsdWXxpAyd?si=m5NLVZXsQquV_SYXc1eTZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify playlist\u003c/a> you can follow at the bottom of the page.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have a recommendation for a show you want to add? Drop a comment in this \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQED/status/1238657361046392833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter thread.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A show for healing\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Truth Be Told\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876809 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0005_TBT_iTunesTile_01.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s advice show for and by people of color, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/356/healing-for-black-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Truth Be Told\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, is back for a second season with host Tonya Mosley, and the first episode dives into the question, “How are black Americans expected to overcome and thrive in this country without the necessary mechanisms of healing?” Mosley and her guest, author \u003ca href=\"https://www.kieselaymon.com/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kiese Laymon\u003c/a>, talk about family, trauma and healing in today’s world. Plus, the show’s latest \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58Wa6gLipwjf5ygR4BTJTw?si=i6qeFd0qTJqQnDrG2c7uXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify playlist features extra loving music\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other recommendations:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Call Your Girlfriend\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oprahs-supersoul-conversations/id1264843400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oprah’s \u003cem>Super Soulful Conversations\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>For understanding history\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem style=\"font-size: 24px\">The Kitchen Sisters Present: The Keepers\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876810 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-160x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-768x768.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">The first part of \u003cem>The Kitchen Sisters’\u003c/em> new two-part special, \u003cstrong>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kitchensisters.org/present/the-keepers-hour-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Keepers\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, shines a light on the people preserving history—archivists, librarians, historians and curators. Host Frances McDormand introduces us to the “guardians of history, large and small. Protectors of the free flow of information and ideas.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other podcasts with historical takes\u003c/strong>\u003cb>: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughline\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/776908450/slow-burn-season-3-turns-its-investigative-eye-to-the-murders-of-biggie-and-tupa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slowburn: Biggie and Tupac\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nOn loving yourself and your community\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876811 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">“I don’t get paid to do this. I think it’s just personal fulfillment,” says artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hellacrafty/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasmin Arreola\u003c/a> in an episode of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13875501/yazmin-and-daniel-silva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cstrong>Rightnowish\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a KQED arts and culture podcast hosted by Pendarvis Harshaw. The episode is all about showing up for yourself, your people and the larger community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Other recommendations:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rebeleatersclub.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rebel Eaters Club\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003ca href=\"https://bythebookpod.com/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>By The Book\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nQuick listens\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Netflix is a Daily Joke\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876784 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For when you need a quick laugh—or ten—\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/netflix-is-a-daily-joke/id1498522890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix is a Daily Joke\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> \u003c/em>pulls one joke from a comedian on Netflix, keeping it under five minutes, and publishes daily. 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In the latest episode, host Olivia Allen-Price answers questions about the novel coronavirus in the Bay Area, such as “How long does the virus last on a doorknob?” and “Will we be quarantined?”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more Bay Area coverage, check out KQED’s \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Bay\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>podcast. The latest episodes about the impact of coronavirus—such as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806105/working-from-home-not-an-option-for-gig-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Working From Home? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other recommendations:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Call Your Girlfriend\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oprahs-supersoul-conversations/id1264843400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oprah’s \u003cem>Super Soulful Conversations\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>For understanding history\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem style=\"font-size: 24px\">The Kitchen Sisters Present: The Keepers\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876810 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-160x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-800x800.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves-768x768.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/fugitive_waves.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">The first part of \u003cem>The Kitchen Sisters’\u003c/em> new two-part special, \u003cstrong>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kitchensisters.org/present/the-keepers-hour-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Keepers\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>, shines a light on the people preserving history—archivists, librarians, historians and curators. Host Frances McDormand introduces us to the “guardians of history, large and small. Protectors of the free flow of information and ideas.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Other podcasts with historical takes\u003c/strong>\u003cb>: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughline\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/776908450/slow-burn-season-3-turns-its-investigative-eye-to-the-murders-of-biggie-and-tupa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slowburn: Biggie and Tupac\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nOn loving yourself and your community\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876811 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/1440_0007_Rightnowish_iTunesTile_01.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">“I don’t get paid to do this. I think it’s just personal fulfillment,” says artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hellacrafty/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasmin Arreola\u003c/a> in an episode of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13875501/yazmin-and-daniel-silva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cstrong>Rightnowish\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, a KQED arts and culture podcast hosted by Pendarvis Harshaw. The episode is all about showing up for yourself, your people and the larger community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Other recommendations:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.rebeleatersclub.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rebel Eaters Club\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003ca href=\"https://bythebookpod.com/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>By The Book\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nQuick listens\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Netflix is a Daily Joke\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13876784 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/268x0w.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For when you need a quick laugh—or ten—\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/netflix-is-a-daily-joke/id1498522890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix is a Daily Joke\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> \u003c/em>pulls one joke from a comedian on Netflix, keeping it under five minutes, and publishes daily. 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In the latest episode, host Olivia Allen-Price answers questions about the novel coronavirus in the Bay Area, such as “How long does the virus last on a doorknob?” and “Will we be quarantined?”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more Bay Area coverage, check out KQED’s \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Bay\u003c/em>\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>podcast. The latest episodes about the impact of coronavirus—such as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806105/working-from-home-not-an-option-for-gig-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Working From Home? 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Check out “\u003ca href=\"https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2h8bx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#158 The Case of the Missing Hit.\u003c/a>“\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>Other recommendations:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/whiteguys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sooo Many White Guys\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/snapjudgment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snap Judgment\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>YOUR podcast recommendations\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>What helps you feel better when life is stressful and scary?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked members of the NPR Arts Desk, and their answers include a Norwegian knitting marathon,\u003cem> America’s Next Top Model, \u003c/em>British crime dramas and peanut soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find 17 tried-and-true ideas below and stay tuned to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast\u003c/a> for an episode about this very topic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>America’s Next Top Model\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>I hesitate to truly recommend\u003cem> America’s Next Top Model\u003c/em>, because it is not good. But what I can promise is very low stakes. Rarely has the show resulted in a major career for anyone, so win or lose, mostly they’re there to participate in the show itself. And while I might not be able to relate to living on a desert island, I can relate to not liking a picture of yourself or being in distress over a terrible haircut. I cannot tell a lie: It’s one of my go-to comfort watches. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B018YLD706/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/302c282e-7c22-4a22-a97e-8c05f1958e86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/finale-pt-2-americas-next-top-model-is/id1020461813?i=1064864722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELesSZKEooraraxtcwMwIBCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Linda Holmes, host, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Room With A View\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helena Bonham Carter’s impressive hair extensions lead an all-star British cast that includes Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench and—this movie is so old—Daniel Day-Lewis as an awkward third-tier love interest. This 1985 adaptation of E.M. Forster’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/titles/815975027/room-with-a-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fabulous Edwardian novel\u003c/a> maintains its author’s decorous sensuality, particularly in a great all-male nude bathing scene that manages to be both riotously family friendly and also slyly cognizant of the author’s (repressed) queerness. “This is not what we were led to expect!” Truer words were never spoken. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B015IVLL7Q/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=YAvGlWTYvLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GooglePlay,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/movie/a-room-with-a-view-1c6bf99d-7d1d-4a4e-91ee-2d50b50e2943?entity_id=1c6bf99d-7d1d-4a4e-91ee-2d50b50e2943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/a-room-with-a-view/id1036043140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAvGlWTYvLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Neda Ulaby, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIPjRFuaHA&has_verified=1\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>In times like these, I like to soothe myself with a soapy binge-watch. My aunts have included K-dramas in their self-care routines for years, so I recently decided to take the plunge. Now I can’t stop watching \u003cem>What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?\u003c/em>, a South Korean series that has a calming mix of humor, romance and addictive soap opera melodrama. Loyal secretary Kim Mi-so tells her narcissistic boss Lee Young-joon that she’s quitting, which sets off a series of events that—of course—cause our leads to fall in love. Park Min-young and Park Seo-joon have electric chemistry, and what’s better than watching two unbelievably beautiful people navigate ridiculous obstacles to eventually fall in love? (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/62cf6cb0-3485-46ad-a0b6-75e542937f70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Jessica Reedy, producer, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Route One” by Sigur Rós\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You can turn to YouTube to watch people skateboard off rooftops, or you can turn to YouTube to travel 1,332 km around Iceland’s Ring Road while Sigur Rós music plays—it’s your choice, really. The latter will take you a mere 24 hours, a feat the band (with the help of the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) accomplished through the use of generative music software; basically, they fed stems of Sigur Rós songs to the software to generate an ever-changing new composition. Titled \u003cem>Route One\u003c/em>, it’s truly hypnotic; the visuals are gorgeous and it’s easy to drop in and out while always hearing something new. Here are parts \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54tllj-SKI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szbGc7ymFhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7YutDr5Nw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Stephen Thompson, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour and NPR Music editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54tllj-SKI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://tv.nrk.no/serie/national-knitting-eve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cstrong>“National Knitting Night”\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>If 24 hours with Sigur Rós (see above) seems a tad … long (you know, whatever), you can also spend a fraction of those 24 hours watching a bunch of good-natured Norwegians try to produce a sweater—”from sheep’s back to human’s back”—in something short of the world-record time. (That’d be 4 hours, 51 minutes and 14 seconds, \u003cem>obviously\u003c/em>.) It’s called \u003ca href=\"https://tv.nrk.no/serie/national-knitting-eve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“National Knitting Night,”\u003c/a> available through NRK TV, and it’s extraordinarily soothing company. And, when you think about it, kind of like sports!\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Stephen Thompson, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour and NPR Music editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Get A Life, Chloe Brown\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> by Talia Hibbert\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Romance is possibly the most supremely comforting genre of them all—it is a rock-ribbed rule that a romance must have a Happy Ever After, so no matter which way the roller coaster twists you, you know you’ll come safely to a halt in the end. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/titles/775206804/get-a-life-chloe-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Get a Life\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Chloe Brown\u003c/em>\u003c/a> has plenty of twists and turns on the way to that happy ending. Chloe herself isn’t the type of heroine you often see in romance novels—she’s plus-size and dealing with serious chronic illness that Hibbert depicts with compassion and bone-aching realism. Chloe is also a computer nerd who loves to make lists, and after a near-miss car accident, she makes herself a “Get a Life” list. Will getting a life somehow involve her smokin’ hot apartment superintendent “Red” Morgan, who has long red hair, a motorcycle, and is secretly a talented painter? YOU BET. Chloe and Red have chemistry that practically burns up the page, the supporting cast (including Chloe’s sequel-bait sisters) are funny and well-rounded, and the conflicts and obstacles feel organic. This is one for the re-read pile.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Petra Mayer, editor, NPR Books\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Parks and Recreation\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about \u003cem>Parks and Recreation \u003c/em>and Amy Poehler’s character, the indefatigable Leslie Knope. Knope is a well-meaning bureaucrat, though not always the brightest bulb—who fervently believes that the government of her small Indiana town could make things better for everybody. Unfortunately, she is surrounded by a hapless crew of oddballs who keep making that task tougher and tougher. Bingeing old \u003cem>Parks and Rec\u003c/em> episodes not only gives you a look at ace performers like Chris Pratt, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza and Retta before they became superstars, it’s also a wonderful comedy centered on a super dysfunctional work family trying to make government a little better. And who doesn’t need a message like that today? (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01A3QX7X2/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/93dc18da-96d9-4841-b125-40f901f7e7eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70143842?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://tv.youtube.com/browse/parks-and-recreation-UCaUnHzySKszH_UxJEfWEn0Q?utm_source=onebox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Eric Deggans, TV critic\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ActknnwERUs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Talking Heads\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> by Alan Bennett\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Not the band (though their \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HldHtBxNK6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Naïve Melody (This Must Be The Place)”\u003c/a> is a great song to listen to when you want to relax). No, these are a series of extended monologues by the British writer Alan Bennett, assayed by the likes of Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge, Eileen Atkins and Bennett himself. You can find them \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxmwGyQNoPEKJ7gfk4QRMlZY0hQy4wbn5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on YouTube\u003c/a>. Bennett is basically a worn, warm cardigan in human form, and his monologues feature unreliable narrators talking themselves into tiny epiphanies in their front rooms. They’re small and circumscribed but brilliantly specific and, often, bittersweet.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Glen Weldon, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>In trying times, I always listen to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Its jolly rhythms and busy, beautiful variations on themes lift my spirits, absorb me out of present problems (as all great art is able to do), and take me back to my 8-year-old days in my parents’ apartment on 103rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan: I would stand on a hassock, pencil in hand, and conduct our 78 rpm recording of Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra with Gershwin as piano soloist, performing the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3J6fCUfto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhapsody.\u003c/a>” The feelings of power and pleasure in those moments come right back to me when I hear it in troubled times.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Susan Stamberg, special correspondent\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Brave Faces Everyone” by\u003c/strong> \u003cstrong>Spanish Love Songs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You know \u003ca href=\"http://klipd.com/watch/burn-after-reading/brad-pitt-treadmill-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that scene\u003c/a> in \u003cem>Burn After Reading\u003c/em> where Brad Pitt is running on the treadmill with his headphones on and he’s pumping his fists and you’re supposed to think he’s a jackass? Well, joke’s on you; doing that actually rules and feels great—especially if you’re listening to the latest Spanish Love Songs record \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/7GP702lI6EeRJnruJPoznv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Brave Faces Everyone\u003c/em>.\u003c/a> It’s an absolutely thrilling album about facing imminent doom (the second best chorus goes: “Don’t you know you were born to die poor, man”), the kind of doom that you can’t quite run away from because it’s everywhere, so you might as well pump your fists in the sky because it feels great—who cares if you look dumb.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Andrew Limbong, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYbAW0JlwdQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>British TV crime dramas\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Not exactly calming, but great escapism. \u003cem>Happy Valley, Bodyguard, Broadchurch,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Grantchester, Line of Duty\u003c/em>. Gritty realism might be a stretch, but the sharp writing, flawed-but-endearing characters, plots, cheeky humor and all-around suspenseful atmosphere of these shows make it easy to slip into their worlds and stay there for hours—or at least until their final seasons. Always start at the beginning. (\u003cem>Happy Valley\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B072LGV8ZV/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=A7XQbRQ3mqM&cdid=tvseason-Gct2SdUGeF9fAI8Aug271A&gdid=tvepisode-fO33KL1rh0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-6/id1227764545?i=1229965074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80007225?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO33KL1rh0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a>\u003cem> Bodyguard\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80235864?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Broadchurch\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B074T38KHJ/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=hjoALWXeBsM&cdid=tvseason-rs2aF4n1qrJeHBcpa4HIqw&gdid=tvepisode-GSu5ntBXZU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-8/id1209491967?i=1209497002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70302484?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSu5ntBXZU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Grantchester\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07V96HMZG/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=bUMWuin_wjo&cdid=tvseason-Ri3diUPY8F-x6w0Gt4sX7w&gdid=tvepisode-ftJ9TKX3wZs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-7/id1232011864?i=1248009358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/episodes/grantchester-s1-e1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ9TKX3wZs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Line of Duty\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RRGPTVJ/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=367W_LaDsj4&cdid=tvseason-WPoANXuJ_XVTCvLhvkKu7Q&gdid=tvepisode-t4VB8Mmt8ls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/0efc0f95-c575-46da-b28f-a30a13d86b37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-6/id1239948393?i=1240562203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://tv.youtube.com/browse/line-of-duty-UCaAelRWU4cE05Hojwt6pOiQ?utm_source=onebox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Elizabeth Blair, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Old school real-time strategy games\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You start with a town center and a villager or two. You send them off to build, or chop down trees, or farm, or mine ore, and gradually (the \u003cem>gradually\u003c/em> is what makes it relaxing!) you can start building armies and navies and upgrading your town. You watch it all happen from above, and there’s something incredibly peaceful about pulling back and seeing so many industrious little workers toiling away happily. (If you’ve spent any time in management, I don’t need to tell you how joyous the sight of people \u003cem>just doing the damn jobs you told them to do \u003c/em>can be.) Inevitably, because even pixelated humans are human, war comes—enemy troops descend on you, or you descend on your enemies. Some delight in this later stage of the game, as they relish the strategy and tactics of combat—but me, I’m happiest when a new game begins, and a tiny little dude with a tiny little wheelbarrow looks up at me expectantly, just wanting to be \u003cem>of use\u003c/em>. (You can find games like Age of the Empires, Battle for Middle Earth and Starcraft on \u003ca href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Glen Weldon, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The music from \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>City of Angels, Golden Boy\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> and\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Raisin\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>Broadway musicals nurtured me in my youth. Though I’m now an unrepentant Sondheimite, I fondly remember the scores of other composers and lyricists that kept me going between his shows—especially the jazzily obscure musicals that never seem to get revived these days. The glory of the Web is that they’re all at your fingertips. Say, Cy (\u003cem>Sweet Charity\u003c/em>) Coleman’s swinging detective musical-noir in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QhFKE2GO8&list=PL445ADD730F46C816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>City of Angels\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> or the sultry stylings that the creators of \u003cem>Bye Bye Birdie\u003c/em> fashioned for Sammy Davis Jr. in their boxing-ring musical \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqr3M-fajI&list=PLq01lsXqwzONpf-GYKwsgQrIqkwymyRGk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Golden Boy\u003c/em>.\u003c/a> And I’ve a special sweet spot in my heart for the musical \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPt4NzZreg&list=OLAK5uy_njf_RNyAufq1YFmp4K6qHhK3LjAGgZb0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Raisin\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> based on Lorraine Hansberry’s \u003cem>A Raisin in the Sun\u003c/em>, that premiered at Washington’s Arena Stage and featured one of the the most delectable jazz scores I’ve ever heard.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Bob Mondello, film critic\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Cheers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>Sure, we all know \u003cem>Cheers\u003c/em>, but that’s its appeal—sometimes you want to go \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-mi0r0LpXo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Where everybody knows your name…”\u003c/a> I return to it time and again for its recognizable sitcom tropes and familiar comedic rhythms—you’d be hard-pressed to find a show as packed with still-hilarious set-pieces and pingponging patter. Whether you tuned in each week from 1982 to 1993, or during reruns, or, now in a many-seasons-long binge, you’ll come to care deeply about these Boston bar knuckleheads as your own surrogate family and friends. I can’t think of anything more comforting than that. (Plus, once you hit the end of its 11 seasons, just keep going—with another 11 seasons of its spinoff, \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106004/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Frasier\u003c/em>\u003c/a>!) (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00CV36NKU/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbs.com/shows/cheers/video/DXMbCNIG050KaYm2Tl82QQAyP6WO8E65/cheers-one-for-the-road-part-3/?searchReferral=google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/6db3756a-27a8-4c55-a285-c695e28fd977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/one-for-the-road-pt-3/id476989385?i=477043997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70152640?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix\u003c/a> and\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8H4Xkb9qhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Mike Katzif, producer, \u003c/em>Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncc77oxnx5A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>West African Peanut Soup\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>I was in college when Mark Bittman posted \u003ca href=\"https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012581-west-african-peanut-soup-with-chicken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this recipe\u003c/a> for West African chicken stew. I cooked pretty much everything he wrote back then, and while most recipes have faded in my memory this one stuck because it is\u003cem> magic.\u003c/em> I cannot explain why this combination of things you likely already have in your kitchen (peanut butter, garlic, a can of tomatoes, a chicken thigh in the back of your freezer, maybe?) and a few fresh veggies (kale, sweet potatoes) has become one of my all time favorite comfort meals, but it has. I make this soup when people are sick, or are having babies. I make it when the news is scary. I make it when the kale looks nice at the farmer’s market. I make it when I just have nothing else to do. It’s gluten- and dairy-free, so it works for a variety of diets and restrictions. (I’m sure you could make it vegetarian—just leave out the chicken. Maybe add some chickpeas.) It feels healthy and it comes together fast. When I made it yesterday, I didn’t have peanuts, and I used Japanese white sweet potatoes and added fish sauce. Go crazy!\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Rose Friedman, editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Graveyard Keeper\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Really, any farming-type simulator game will do here—\u003cem>Stardew Valley, \u003c/em>granddaddy of them all \u003cem>Harvest Moon,\u003c/em> even \u003cem>Minecraft,\u003c/em> if the occasional zombie or spider doesn’t stress you out too much, and you like mining as much as farming—as long as it’s got soothingly repetitive action and lulling music. Plant endless crops? Yes! Dig lots of holes? Yes! Befriend local villagers? A thousand times yes! But what if you want that sweet, sweet farming sim action, and the times are just too grim to truly enjoy bringing endless sacks of flour to the Harvest Sprites? My friends, you need \u003cem>Graveyard Keeper.\u003c/em> You play as the maintenance man for a Medievalish graveyard, clearing stumps and weeds, improving your land, prettifying the graves, building relationships with the locals—all the activities common to farming sims. But also, you might be turning the regularly delivered bodies into mystery meat to sell at the tavern, and staging witch-burnings to get in good with the local inquisitor (while making a profit off mystery meat burgers you sell to the crowds). Fair warning—there are long periods in \u003cem>Graveyard Keeper\u003c/em> where you’re just grinding to get to the next level. But sometimes, that’s what you need to make the real world go away. And the music is \u003cem>really\u003c/em> soothing. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/graveyard-keeper/c11gzgmkrtcv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xbox\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/graveyard-keeper-switch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Switch\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Petra Mayer, editor, NPR Books\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Art of Solitude \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>by Stephen Batchelor\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>I can’t think of a better time to read about how artists and writers have approached the idea of solitude—a concept that can range from loneliness to ecstasy. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/titles/816253306/the-art-of-solitude-a-meditation-on-being-alone-with-others-in-this-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this short book (or audiobook),\u003c/a> Batchelor, a longtime Buddhist teacher, mixes in his own stories of being alone and at ease.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Ted Robbins, editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Here%27s+How+We+Cope+When+We%27re+Stressed%3A+Ideas+From+NPR%27s+Arts+Desk&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What helps you feel better when life is stressful and scary?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked members of the NPR Arts Desk, and their answers include a Norwegian knitting marathon,\u003cem> America’s Next Top Model, \u003c/em>British crime dramas and peanut soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find 17 tried-and-true ideas below and stay tuned to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast\u003c/a> for an episode about this very topic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>America’s Next Top Model\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>I hesitate to truly recommend\u003cem> America’s Next Top Model\u003c/em>, because it is not good. But what I can promise is very low stakes. Rarely has the show resulted in a major career for anyone, so win or lose, mostly they’re there to participate in the show itself. And while I might not be able to relate to living on a desert island, I can relate to not liking a picture of yourself or being in distress over a terrible haircut. I cannot tell a lie: It’s one of my go-to comfort watches. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B018YLD706/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/302c282e-7c22-4a22-a97e-8c05f1958e86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/finale-pt-2-americas-next-top-model-is/id1020461813?i=1064864722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELesSZKEooraraxtcwMwIBCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Linda Holmes, host, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>A Room With A View\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helena Bonham Carter’s impressive hair extensions lead an all-star British cast that includes Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench and—this movie is so old—Daniel Day-Lewis as an awkward third-tier love interest. This 1985 adaptation of E.M. Forster’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/titles/815975027/room-with-a-view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fabulous Edwardian novel\u003c/a> maintains its author’s decorous sensuality, particularly in a great all-male nude bathing scene that manages to be both riotously family friendly and also slyly cognizant of the author’s (repressed) queerness. “This is not what we were led to expect!” Truer words were never spoken. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B015IVLL7Q/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=YAvGlWTYvLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GooglePlay,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/movie/a-room-with-a-view-1c6bf99d-7d1d-4a4e-91ee-2d50b50e2943?entity_id=1c6bf99d-7d1d-4a4e-91ee-2d50b50e2943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/a-room-with-a-view/id1036043140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAvGlWTYvLc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Neda Ulaby, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/JFIPjRFuaHA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/JFIPjRFuaHA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>In times like these, I like to soothe myself with a soapy binge-watch. My aunts have included K-dramas in their self-care routines for years, so I recently decided to take the plunge. Now I can’t stop watching \u003cem>What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?\u003c/em>, a South Korean series that has a calming mix of humor, romance and addictive soap opera melodrama. Loyal secretary Kim Mi-so tells her narcissistic boss Lee Young-joon that she’s quitting, which sets off a series of events that—of course—cause our leads to fall in love. Park Min-young and Park Seo-joon have electric chemistry, and what’s better than watching two unbelievably beautiful people navigate ridiculous obstacles to eventually fall in love? (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/62cf6cb0-3485-46ad-a0b6-75e542937f70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Jessica Reedy, producer, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Route One” by Sigur Rós\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You can turn to YouTube to watch people skateboard off rooftops, or you can turn to YouTube to travel 1,332 km around Iceland’s Ring Road while Sigur Rós music plays—it’s your choice, really. The latter will take you a mere 24 hours, a feat the band (with the help of the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) accomplished through the use of generative music software; basically, they fed stems of Sigur Rós songs to the software to generate an ever-changing new composition. Titled \u003cem>Route One\u003c/em>, it’s truly hypnotic; the visuals are gorgeous and it’s easy to drop in and out while always hearing something new. Here are parts \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54tllj-SKI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szbGc7ymFhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7YutDr5Nw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Stephen Thompson, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour and NPR Music editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/G54tllj-SKI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/G54tllj-SKI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://tv.nrk.no/serie/national-knitting-eve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cstrong>“National Knitting Night”\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>If 24 hours with Sigur Rós (see above) seems a tad … long (you know, whatever), you can also spend a fraction of those 24 hours watching a bunch of good-natured Norwegians try to produce a sweater—”from sheep’s back to human’s back”—in something short of the world-record time. (That’d be 4 hours, 51 minutes and 14 seconds, \u003cem>obviously\u003c/em>.) It’s called \u003ca href=\"https://tv.nrk.no/serie/national-knitting-eve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“National Knitting Night,”\u003c/a> available through NRK TV, and it’s extraordinarily soothing company. And, when you think about it, kind of like sports!\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Stephen Thompson, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour and NPR Music editor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Get A Life, Chloe Brown\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong> by Talia Hibbert\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Romance is possibly the most supremely comforting genre of them all—it is a rock-ribbed rule that a romance must have a Happy Ever After, so no matter which way the roller coaster twists you, you know you’ll come safely to a halt in the end. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/books/titles/775206804/get-a-life-chloe-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Get a Life\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Chloe Brown\u003c/em>\u003c/a> has plenty of twists and turns on the way to that happy ending. Chloe herself isn’t the type of heroine you often see in romance novels—she’s plus-size and dealing with serious chronic illness that Hibbert depicts with compassion and bone-aching realism. Chloe is also a computer nerd who loves to make lists, and after a near-miss car accident, she makes herself a “Get a Life” list. Will getting a life somehow involve her smokin’ hot apartment superintendent “Red” Morgan, who has long red hair, a motorcycle, and is secretly a talented painter? YOU BET. Chloe and Red have chemistry that practically burns up the page, the supporting cast (including Chloe’s sequel-bait sisters) are funny and well-rounded, and the conflicts and obstacles feel organic. This is one for the re-read pile.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Petra Mayer, editor, NPR Books\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Parks and Recreation\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about \u003cem>Parks and Recreation \u003c/em>and Amy Poehler’s character, the indefatigable Leslie Knope. Knope is a well-meaning bureaucrat, though not always the brightest bulb—who fervently believes that the government of her small Indiana town could make things better for everybody. Unfortunately, she is surrounded by a hapless crew of oddballs who keep making that task tougher and tougher. Bingeing old \u003cem>Parks and Rec\u003c/em> episodes not only gives you a look at ace performers like Chris Pratt, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, Aubrey Plaza and Retta before they became superstars, it’s also a wonderful comedy centered on a super dysfunctional work family trying to make government a little better. And who doesn’t need a message like that today? (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01A3QX7X2/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/93dc18da-96d9-4841-b125-40f901f7e7eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70143842?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://tv.youtube.com/browse/parks-and-recreation-UCaUnHzySKszH_UxJEfWEn0Q?utm_source=onebox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Eric Deggans, TV critic\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ActknnwERUs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ActknnwERUs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Talking Heads\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> by Alan Bennett\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Not the band (though their \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HldHtBxNK6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Naïve Melody (This Must Be The Place)”\u003c/a> is a great song to listen to when you want to relax). No, these are a series of extended monologues by the British writer Alan Bennett, assayed by the likes of Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge, Eileen Atkins and Bennett himself. You can find them \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxmwGyQNoPEKJ7gfk4QRMlZY0hQy4wbn5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on YouTube\u003c/a>. Bennett is basically a worn, warm cardigan in human form, and his monologues feature unreliable narrators talking themselves into tiny epiphanies in their front rooms. They’re small and circumscribed but brilliantly specific and, often, bittersweet.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Glen Weldon, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>In trying times, I always listen to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Its jolly rhythms and busy, beautiful variations on themes lift my spirits, absorb me out of present problems (as all great art is able to do), and take me back to my 8-year-old days in my parents’ apartment on 103rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan: I would stand on a hassock, pencil in hand, and conduct our 78 rpm recording of Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra with Gershwin as piano soloist, performing the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3J6fCUfto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhapsody.\u003c/a>” The feelings of power and pleasure in those moments come right back to me when I hear it in troubled times.\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Susan Stamberg, special correspondent\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“Brave Faces Everyone” by\u003c/strong> \u003cstrong>Spanish Love Songs\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You know \u003ca href=\"http://klipd.com/watch/burn-after-reading/brad-pitt-treadmill-scene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that scene\u003c/a> in \u003cem>Burn After Reading\u003c/em> where Brad Pitt is running on the treadmill with his headphones on and he’s pumping his fists and you’re supposed to think he’s a jackass? Well, joke’s on you; doing that actually rules and feels great—especially if you’re listening to the latest Spanish Love Songs record \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/7GP702lI6EeRJnruJPoznv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Brave Faces Everyone\u003c/em>.\u003c/a> It’s an absolutely thrilling album about facing imminent doom (the second best chorus goes: “Don’t you know you were born to die poor, man”), the kind of doom that you can’t quite run away from because it’s everywhere, so you might as well pump your fists in the sky because it feels great—who cares if you look dumb.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Andrew Limbong, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/HYbAW0JlwdQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HYbAW0JlwdQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>British TV crime dramas\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Not exactly calming, but great escapism. \u003cem>Happy Valley, Bodyguard, Broadchurch,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Grantchester, Line of Duty\u003c/em>. Gritty realism might be a stretch, but the sharp writing, flawed-but-endearing characters, plots, cheeky humor and all-around suspenseful atmosphere of these shows make it easy to slip into their worlds and stay there for hours—or at least until their final seasons. Always start at the beginning. (\u003cem>Happy Valley\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B072LGV8ZV/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=A7XQbRQ3mqM&cdid=tvseason-Gct2SdUGeF9fAI8Aug271A&gdid=tvepisode-fO33KL1rh0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-6/id1227764545?i=1229965074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80007225?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO33KL1rh0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a>\u003cem> Bodyguard\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80235864?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Broadchurch\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B074T38KHJ/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=hjoALWXeBsM&cdid=tvseason-rs2aF4n1qrJeHBcpa4HIqw&gdid=tvepisode-GSu5ntBXZU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-8/id1209491967?i=1209497002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70302484?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSu5ntBXZU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Grantchester\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07V96HMZG/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=bUMWuin_wjo&cdid=tvseason-Ri3diUPY8F-x6w0Gt4sX7w&gdid=tvepisode-ftJ9TKX3wZs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-7/id1232011864?i=1248009358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/episodes/grantchester-s1-e1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ9TKX3wZs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube;\u003c/a> \u003cem>Line of Duty\u003c/em> available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RRGPTVJ/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=367W_LaDsj4&cdid=tvseason-WPoANXuJ_XVTCvLhvkKu7Q&gdid=tvepisode-t4VB8Mmt8ls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/0efc0f95-c575-46da-b28f-a30a13d86b37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/episode-6/id1239948393?i=1240562203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://tv.youtube.com/browse/line-of-duty-UCaAelRWU4cE05Hojwt6pOiQ?utm_source=onebox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Elizabeth Blair, reporter\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Old school real-time strategy games\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You start with a town center and a villager or two. You send them off to build, or chop down trees, or farm, or mine ore, and gradually (the \u003cem>gradually\u003c/em> is what makes it relaxing!) you can start building armies and navies and upgrading your town. You watch it all happen from above, and there’s something incredibly peaceful about pulling back and seeing so many industrious little workers toiling away happily. (If you’ve spent any time in management, I don’t need to tell you how joyous the sight of people \u003cem>just doing the damn jobs you told them to do \u003c/em>can be.) Inevitably, because even pixelated humans are human, war comes—enemy troops descend on you, or you descend on your enemies. Some delight in this later stage of the game, as they relish the strategy and tactics of combat—but me, I’m happiest when a new game begins, and a tiny little dude with a tiny little wheelbarrow looks up at me expectantly, just wanting to be \u003cem>of use\u003c/em>. (You can find games like Age of the Empires, Battle for Middle Earth and Starcraft on \u003ca href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Glen Weldon, panelist, Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The music from \u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>City of Angels, Golden Boy\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong> and\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Raisin\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>Broadway musicals nurtured me in my youth. Though I’m now an unrepentant Sondheimite, I fondly remember the scores of other composers and lyricists that kept me going between his shows—especially the jazzily obscure musicals that never seem to get revived these days. The glory of the Web is that they’re all at your fingertips. Say, Cy (\u003cem>Sweet Charity\u003c/em>) Coleman’s swinging detective musical-noir in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QhFKE2GO8&list=PL445ADD730F46C816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>City of Angels\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> or the sultry stylings that the creators of \u003cem>Bye Bye Birdie\u003c/em> fashioned for Sammy Davis Jr. in their boxing-ring musical \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqr3M-fajI&list=PLq01lsXqwzONpf-GYKwsgQrIqkwymyRGk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Golden Boy\u003c/em>.\u003c/a> And I’ve a special sweet spot in my heart for the musical \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPt4NzZreg&list=OLAK5uy_njf_RNyAufq1YFmp4K6qHhK3LjAGgZb0w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Raisin\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> based on Lorraine Hansberry’s \u003cem>A Raisin in the Sun\u003c/em>, that premiered at Washington’s Arena Stage and featured one of the the most delectable jazz scores I’ve ever heard.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>— Bob Mondello, film critic\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Cheers\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>Sure, we all know \u003cem>Cheers\u003c/em>, but that’s its appeal—sometimes you want to go \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-mi0r0LpXo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Where everybody knows your name…”\u003c/a> I return to it time and again for its recognizable sitcom tropes and familiar comedic rhythms—you’d be hard-pressed to find a show as packed with still-hilarious set-pieces and pingponging patter. Whether you tuned in each week from 1982 to 1993, or during reruns, or, now in a many-seasons-long binge, you’ll come to care deeply about these Boston bar knuckleheads as your own surrogate family and friends. I can’t think of anything more comforting than that. (Plus, once you hit the end of its 11 seasons, just keep going—with another 11 seasons of its spinoff, \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106004/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Frasier\u003c/em>\u003c/a>!) (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00CV36NKU/ref=atv_dl_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbs.com/shows/cheers/video/DXMbCNIG050KaYm2Tl82QQAyP6WO8E65/cheers-one-for-the-road-part-3/?searchReferral=google\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.hulu.com/series/6db3756a-27a8-4c55-a285-c695e28fd977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hulu,\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/one-for-the-road-pt-3/id476989385?i=477043997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> iTunes,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70152640?source=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix\u003c/a> and\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8H4Xkb9qhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> YouTube\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Mike Katzif, producer, \u003c/em>Pop Culture Happy Hour\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ncc77oxnx5A'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ncc77oxnx5A'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>West African Peanut Soup\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>I was in college when Mark Bittman posted \u003ca href=\"https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012581-west-african-peanut-soup-with-chicken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this recipe\u003c/a> for West African chicken stew. I cooked pretty much everything he wrote back then, and while most recipes have faded in my memory this one stuck because it is\u003cem> magic.\u003c/em> I cannot explain why this combination of things you likely already have in your kitchen (peanut butter, garlic, a can of tomatoes, a chicken thigh in the back of your freezer, maybe?) and a few fresh veggies (kale, sweet potatoes) has become one of my all time favorite comfort meals, but it has. I make this soup when people are sick, or are having babies. I make it when the news is scary. I make it when the kale looks nice at the farmer’s market. I make it when I just have nothing else to do. It’s gluten- and dairy-free, so it works for a variety of diets and restrictions. (I’m sure you could make it vegetarian—just leave out the chicken. Maybe add some chickpeas.) It feels healthy and it comes together fast. When I made it yesterday, I didn’t have peanuts, and I used Japanese white sweet potatoes and added fish sauce. 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My friends, you need \u003cem>Graveyard Keeper.\u003c/em> You play as the maintenance man for a Medievalish graveyard, clearing stumps and weeds, improving your land, prettifying the graves, building relationships with the locals—all the activities common to farming sims. But also, you might be turning the regularly delivered bodies into mystery meat to sell at the tavern, and staging witch-burnings to get in good with the local inquisitor (while making a profit off mystery meat burgers you sell to the crowds). Fair warning—there are long periods in \u003cem>Graveyard Keeper\u003c/em> where you’re just grinding to get to the next level. But sometimes, that’s what you need to make the real world go away. And the music is \u003cem>really\u003c/em> soothing. (Available on \u003ca href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/graveyard-keeper/c11gzgmkrtcv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xbox\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/graveyard-keeper-switch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Switch\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n—\u003cem> Petra Mayer, editor, NPR Books\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>This week, Russian prank callers, Vovan and Lexus, released secretly recorded audio of two conversations they had with Prince Harry while they posed as climate activist Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though no official confirmation that it’s the prince has come from either the Sussex household or Buckingham Palace, not only does the voice on the tape sound an awful lot like Mr. Meghan Markle, but \u003cem>ET Canada\u003c/em> is reporting they’ve \u003ca href=\"https://etcanada.com/news/606364/sources-confirm-prince-harry-was-tricked-by-russian-pranksters-pretending-to-be-greta-thunberg-talks-leaving-the-royals-donald-trump-more/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received confirmation\u003c/a> of the prankee’s identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov specialize in trying to catch people off guard and off brand. As such, their targets are usually politicians (Bernie Sanders, Maxine Waters and Lindsey Graham have all been duped), but they do sometimes veer into the world of celebrity. (In 2015, the duo called Elton John, posing as Vladimir Putin.) With that in mind, it was probably only a matter of time before a royal was on the receiving end of one of these calls. [aside postid='arts_13873680']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listening to the content of the just-released audio, and assuming we’ve IDed the prince correctly, it’s difficult to imagine Harry regretting anything he says. For a start, the comments he makes about his and Meghan Markle’s decision \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13873680/harry-and-meghan-look-super-happy-despite-the-queens-harsh-megxit-terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to step away\u003c/a> from their roles as senior royals are nothing but endearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I can assure you, marrying a prince or princess is not all it’s made out to be… This decision certainly wasn’t the easy one but it was the right decision for our family, the right decision to be able to protect my son. And I think there’s a hell of a lot of people around the world that can identify and respect us for putting our family first.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>In addition, when he does get onto the subject of climate change, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg6N0DnDm-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry speaks\u003c/a> authoritatively and passionately, coming across as a profoundly empathetic person who is desperate to see policy change enacted to protect future generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“It’s not an easy time, and the world is in a troubled place, and unfortunately the world is being led by some very sick people who stop any change from happening, whether that’s because of their own bias [or] whether that’s because of the fact that it will change how they are able to behave themselves… We have to almost physically shake these people to get them to realize that not only are they stealing from your future… but also that they are directly responsible for actually killing people and wiping out whole communities.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13872986'] Harry has never been (and probably never \u003cem>will\u003c/em> be) permitted to speak like this in any public, official capacity—even post-Megxit. But given his well-established \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13872986/prince-harrys-rejection-of-the-royal-lifestyle-is-only-his-latest-rebellious-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rebellious streak\u003c/a>, one has to wonder if the leaking of these \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13872986/prince-harrys-rejection-of-the-royal-lifestyle-is-only-his-latest-rebellious-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">real-life personal views\u003c/a> might be a breath of fresh air for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also must come as a bit of a relief to finally let the public know where he stands when it comes to his uncle. When asked about Prince Andrew—who is currently neck-deep in \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Roberts_Giuffre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegations\u003c/a> of sexual exploitation related to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein—Harry does not mince words. Not only does he make zero attempt to defend Andrew, he also gets in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg6N0DnDm-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a dig\u003c/a> at the relatives he perceives as more concerned about protecting their ranks than looking out for the welfare of the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Whatever [Andrew] has done or hasn’t done, is completely separate from me and my wife. We operate in a way of inclusivity and we are focusing on community. And so we are completely separate from the majority of my family.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The most controversial part of the recording concerns Donald Trump and the current administration’s energy policies. Whether you find \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg6N0DnDm-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry’s comments\u003c/a> about Trump atrocious or a triumph will depend entirely on your political leanings, but either way, one gets the sense that Harry enjoyed getting this off his chest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I think the mere fact that Donald Trump is pushing the coal industry so big in America, he has blood on his hands. Because the effect that that has on island nations far, far away… Again, out of sight, out of mind. We’ve visited those places and I’m sure you have as well and people’s lives have been completely destroyed. People are dying every single month by some form of natural disaster that has been created from this huge change in our climate.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the controversy that is now swirling around the prince, Harry’s conversation certainly pales in comparison with what his parents, Diana and Prince Charles were previously caught saying over the phone in secret recordings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squidgygate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a conversation\u003c/a> between Diana and her friend James Gilbey that leaked in 1992, Gilbey affectionately called her “Squidgy” or “Squidge” no less than 53 times, and the Princess said of her then-husband: “He makes my life real torture.” A \u003ca href=\"https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-camillagate-tapes-exposed-secret-10958350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1989 conversation\u003c/a> Charles had with his then-mistress Camilla Parker Bowles was even worse, causing such a furor when it leaked years after the fact that it has taken the prince decades to recover. (During the call, Charles memorably told Camilla: “I’ll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As demonstrated by Harry and Meghan’s recent move to Canada, this is not a couple interested in being trapped within the bounds of British royal protocol. And for Harry, adhering to those standards of public decorum and political neutrality for his entire life must have been inordinately stifling. Harry himself indicates during the recording that he is looking forward to having a louder, more honest voice moving forward. 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