Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson appears in the following:

Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 4'

Sunday, March 17, 2024

How does Kung Fu Panda 4 stack up against its predecessors in the popular animated movie franchise? Stephen Thompson from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour brings a group together to review the new film.

Comment

The Oscar nominees for best original film score

Saturday, March 02, 2024

Host Scott Detrow hears about the Academy Award nominees for best original film score.

Comment

The Super Bowl was more than football — it was a night of pop culture

Monday, February 12, 2024

It was a night of football in Las Vegas' first Super Bowl, but also Usher's halftime show, as well as ads featuring celebrities and the conclusion of an NFL season that also starred Taylor Swift.

Comment

Great football movies

Saturday, February 10, 2024

On this Super Bowl weekend, we ask: What makes a great football movie?

Comment

Besides the game, a lot of people watch the Super Bowl for the halftime show

Friday, February 09, 2024

Usher headlines the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Will it stand up to halftime shows of the past?

Comment

Some of the world's most popular musical artists may leave TikTok

Thursday, February 01, 2024

If TikTok can't come to an agreement with Universal Music Group about licensing, music by some of the world's most popular artists will no longer be available to use in videos.

Comment

Movie soundtracks are bringing a fresh set of ears to old classics

Sunday, January 07, 2024

"Murder on the Dancefloor," a 2001 hit song in the U.K., is just the latest old track to be introduced to a new generation of listeners after being used at a pivotal moment on screen.

Comment

We made ChatGPT write a song for us

Sunday, December 10, 2023

We kept hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can, indeed, write a decent song.

Comment

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Friday, November 17, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Goosebumps TV series, New Blue Sun from André 3000, and Matt Rogers' Christmas album.

Comment

2024 Grammy Nominations: A guide to the best, worst and most surprising nominees

Friday, November 10, 2023

Themes emerge quickly when you dig into the nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards. The major categories are dominated by women and seemingly up for grabs; elsewhere, progress is not always so clear.

Comment

A review of the 2023 Grammy nominations

Friday, November 10, 2023

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson breaks down the nominations for next year's Grammy Awards, out Friday. Some of the world's biggest pop stars got major nods, with SZA as the most-nominated artist.

Comment

Samia: Tiny Desk Concert

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Samia's set provides a stunning showcase for her charisma, vocal talent and deftly detailed lyricism.

Comment

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Friday, November 03, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Gilded Age podcast, food influencer Keith Lee, the show Bargain, and Madi Diaz's new album.

Comment

The Beatles' 'Now and Then' is a wistful curiosity, 45 years in the making

Thursday, November 02, 2023

The Beatles' final song could never live up to the body of work that precedes it. But it could never diminish it, either.

Comment

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading, and listening

Friday, October 27, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Sampha's album Lahai, the film Tori and Lokita, rewatching Doctor Who, and the Phillies, sort of.

Comment

Blink-182 is back with reunion record 'One More Time'

Friday, October 20, 2023

Blink-182's new album is called One More Time, and it's the first for their classic lineup in 12 years — the same three members who landed those pop-punk hits in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Comment

'Stop Making Sense (Taylor's Version)' and Your Favorite Concert Films

Monday, October 16, 2023

We celebrate the current concert film renaissance by looking at the best concert films ever released.

Comment

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Friday, October 06, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the documentary series How It's Made, the series The Americans and The Underground Railroad, and more.

Comment

Sufjan Stevens shows uncharacteristic vulnerability with new album 'Javelin'

Friday, October 06, 2023

Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has been making soulful introspective music for more than 20 years without revealing too much about his own personal life. His latest album, Javelin, is out Friday.

Comment

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading

Friday, September 29, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the series Deadloch, a new John Grisham book, an album from Dessa, and a podcast about Vietnam in movies.

Comment