Stephen Thompson

never thought i’d FIND the tiME to post ON here again, especially out of the BLUE, but here we are, feelin’ friSKY There’s a secret code in there — perhaps you can find it! Same handle as here. Also you should join me. Okay later bye!

@billboard Quick correction to this piece: Alex Warren's "Ordinary" has been No. 1 for 9 weeks, but those weeks aren't consecutive as the article states; his run was briefly interrupted by the debut of Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild." (This was wrong in last week's Chart Beat column, too.)

Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Leads Hot 100 for Ninth Week, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Slays With New Top 10 billboard.com/lists/alex-war…

Robin Hilton and I went deep with this episode -- and stuffed it with gorgeous music -- in case you need it today: npr.org/2024/11/05/121…

@madhouseSIX Here, gave it another go for you: youtube.com/watch?v=9D28-X…

It's the most wonderful time of the year -- SNL musical-guest ranking time! npr.org/2024/05/20/125…

New All Songs Considered, in which @nprobin and I discuss some of our favorite funny songs with the aid of our trusty new intern, @alyankovic. npr.org/2024/04/09/119…

So wild and surreal that this exists; I guess we're officially a household name? Kudos to the SNL set designers, who did a beautiful job -- especially with the cutout names on top of the shelves! youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ae2u…

I had the privilege of producing this one, and it's a doozy! npr.org/2024/03/21/123…

@dcbrrrandt @nprmusic Courtesy of the great @tramplamps! I'll dig around the shelves and see where that print went -- it probably just got buried under other stuff. It deserves to be resurfaced (and tattooed on people's bodies forever), for sure!

@idislikestephen what happened to the Otter print on @nprmusic Tiny Desk and what do we have to do to get it back on the shelf? -Guy who got a tattoo of it

@willfromto @adamhchase I'm in my early 50s, have a catastrophically poor sense of direction, panic in the face of logistics, can only sleep when hooked up to an expensive machine, and spend all my travel time obsessively playing Pokemon GO. Otherwise, I'd be perfect for Jet Lag!

@idislikestephen @adamhchase Stephen Thompson for Jet Lag season 11???

thank u for watching our show @NPR does this mean u will reconsider my multiple rejected internship applications from 2016-2019

@adamhchase Aw, that's wonderful to hear! And I'm sorry about all those rejected applications -- we clearly missed the boat, but I'm glad you wound up making Jet Lag instead.

genuinely thanks for the shoutout @idislikestephen; was very exciting to the many NPR fanatics on the team

@DannyClarkeVlog Oh, a million times yes. A perfect breakup song in every imaginable way.

@idislikestephen Really loved your writing on the "Grammys 10 Takeaways", especially this passage. I feel our musical appreciation aligns. Are you also as high on the lyrical/musical masterpiece that is "I can't make you love me."? npr.org/2024/02/05/122…

@NPRinskeep I got confused -- I'm far more accustomed to hosts asking me to *stop* singing!

I tried to get @idislikestephen of NPR Music to sing on the radio as we discussed Super Bowl halftimes. npr.org/2024/02/09/123…

Two of my favorites are "There She Goes" by The La's and "Crush Story" by Too Much Joy. But you should describe your own favorite crush songs for an upcoming All Songs Considered special! (Or steal mine; I'm not on that episode.)

@sgummadi83 If we were talking Vikings or Bears, I couldn't do it. But in this case... literally upwards of 3, maybe even 4 percent of my rooting interest in Saturday's game was the idea of Detroit getting to host the NFC Championship Game. Rooting for y'all -- hope you're enjoying the ride!

@idislikestephen You cheering for the NFC North now right?? 😃😉#AllGrit

Bummer to see the Packers' season end, but this was supposed to be a 6-11, 7-10 rebuilding year. Jordan Love is for real (that last throw aside), and somehow I never once saw him gripe about his young receivers. A refreshing change of pace! Good time to be a Packer fan. #GOPACKGO

A very silly (and treasured, at least by me) year-end tradition resumes: It's the All Songs Considered Holiday Special, with a fresh round of celebrity guests!

@taylorcrumpton @1a @dessadarling I'm so glad I stopped rambling *just* long enough for you to get this recommendation in. I could have listened to three more hours of that conversation -- both of you are amazing and it's always a pleasure!

I feel like this is a good time to announce that I will be on @1a tomorrow morning to discuss “SkeeYee” and my picks for this year in music with @idislikestephen + @dessadarling at 11 a.m. EST

Jumping back on Twitter/X to tell @ChuckECheese that if they're looking for a home for Munch's Make Believe Band, we've still got a spot waiting for them at the Tiny Desk. My DMs are open! washingtonpost.com/history/2023/1…