2026 Resolutions and What’s Making Us Happy

January 2, 2026·26 min·2 clips

Glenn Weldon reveals he 'plumb forgot' his resolution to watch four-hour movies, leading to an abject failure.

The hosts of Pop Culture Happy Hour review their failed New Year's resolutions for 2025 and set new ones for 2026, covering topics like watching long movies, reading nonfiction, writing fiction, and using social media. They then share personal pop culture recommendations, including podcasts, music, TV shows, and YouTube channels, to kick off the new year.

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A warm, funny resolution check-in that is more honest than inspirational.

Pop Culture Happy Hour uses New Year’s resolutions as a simple excuse to see how people actually live with their intentions. The hosts revisit what they said they would do in 2025, then turn that into fresh 2026 goals, and the fun comes from the back-and-forth: Glenn Weldon’s…

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For when you need to stop narrating your goals and start doing them.

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