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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the film Gamak Ghar, Rosalía's album Motomami, remembering Angela Lansbury, and more.

We also have stories on the need for female rock critics and on the Soul Patrol, a group of police officers in Boston who patrolled areas like Roxbury in the 1970s.

A political scandal has erupted in India over allegations of corruption in parliament. Secretly filmed video shows legislators accepting bribes. The politicians were caught by a "sting operation" jointly organized by one of India's 24-hour television news networks and a website.

The strike meant the hosts were sidelined for about five months and their return reminds us that satire helps us process the absurdities of modern life and politics.

From an American techno traditionalist to an omnivorous Norwegian wanderer, from ambient Canadian soundscapes to the Lisbon club scene, our favorite electronic albums of 2015 cross many borders.

Hope Walz, Minnesota's first daughter, has gone viral in videos from the state fair and about text-free driving as her dad, Gov. Tim Walz, takes the spotlight Wednesday night at the DNC.

Electronic composer Jlin warps percussion and other-worldly sounds into a fascinating, challenging collage. On a new album, she also gets a bit more... straightforward.

"The AI Bible is a way to really bring these stories to life in a way that people have never seen before. Think of if we were like, the Marvel Universe of faith," said one of the site's creators.

For a night with relatively few surprises but some very enjoyable winners, it was a solid show that honored an awful lot of good movies, and movies that drew significant audiences.

In Hollywood there’s the ‘Oscars.’ In Nashville, the Country Music Awards. In the New River and RoanokeValleys, it’s the “Tech” Awards. Every year, the…