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Presenting 'Pop Culture Happy Hour': is 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' stuck in nostalgia?

In this special episode from our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour, guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/599484393/ayesha-rascoe">Ayesha Rascoe</a> joins co-hosts <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/137817249/glen-weldon">Glen Weldon</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/5244882/stephen-thompson">Stephen Thompson</a> as well as NPR contributor <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/589105201/cyrena-touros">Cyrena Touros</a> to talk about the new movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife. They discuss why it's hard to recapture the original Ghostbusters magic and if the latest installment of the franchise added more to its world — or not. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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