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Hadestown and What’s Making Us Happy

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Jul 24, 202626:25TV & Film

Can’t make it to Broadway? Hadestown: The Musical has you covered. The film adaptation of the Tony-winning hit captures the musical retelling of the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. Fans can see the principal origi...

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Hadestown and What’s Making Us Happy is an episode from Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR. Can’t make it to Broadway? Hadestown: The Musical has you covered. The film adaptation of the Tony-winning hit captures the musical retelling of the Gree...

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Published Jul 24, 2026, 26:25 long, audio available.

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