Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Bob Odenkirk has pivoted from sketch comedy to dramatic acting and, most recently, to late-middle-aged action star. In the new film Normal , he plays a small-town sheriff who finds out his small town isn’t so normal after all, which will of course require some sexagenarian butt-kicking. The cast includes Henry Winkler and Lena Headey, and was written by Derek Kolstad, the mind behind the John Wick franchise. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture

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Normal and What’s Making Us Happy is an episode from Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR.

This episode is 19:57 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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