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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: JamesEarl333 on TikTok, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the songs "Young Lion" and "Kid on Christmas."

The World Health Organization gathered data from 139 countries for its first-ever report on how to prevent drowning.

From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year.

Whether we were paying attention or not, 2024 was filled with good news. In case you weren't, NPR's member stations have been keeping track. Here are some of the stories that made us smile this year.

Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year.

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

An Azerbaijani airliner crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with dozens dead, according to officials.

The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits. Christmas is the busiest time of year in the birthplace of Jesus, packed with pilgrims and tourists. But the streets are empty with the war in Gaza raging.

The Aztec Rebels are a motorcycle club based out of the South Bronx where Eddie Lucero, the club's president, says you can be a family man and a leader in your community.

Horvitz is one of those musicians who does almost everything — from leading a small group of improvisers to conducting a big band, and from composing for symphony orchestra to running a nightclub.