Stephen Thompson Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.
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Wednesday

Kacey Musgraves' latest album Star-Crossed and its companion film are out now. Adrienne Raquel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Adrienne Raquel/Courtesy of the artist

Monday

Stephanie Beatriz as Rosa Diaz, Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta in the final season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. NBC hide caption

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Friday

LuLaRich on Amazon Prime examines how the company was created and how they came up with this model where they would get women to buy a bunch of clothes and then they have parties and sell them. Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video hide caption

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J Balvin's JOSE is on our shortlist for the best albums out on Sept. 10. VIVIIMAGE/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 11 Albums Out On Sept. 10

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Tuesday

Drake's latest album, Certified Lover Boy, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Thursday

What were the books you were assigned to read in school? What books should get added to the curriculum? georgeclerk/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

CHVRCHES' fourth album, Screen Violence, is out Friday. Kevin J Thomson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Aug. 27

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In the new show Reservation Dogs, four Native teens commit crimes to fund their efforts to leave their home in rural Oklahoma. Shane Brown/FX on Hulu hide caption

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Lorde's long awaited Solar Power is out Friday. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On Aug. 20

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Lorde's new album Solar Power is out now. Ophelia Mikkelson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Ophelia Mikkelson/Courtesy of the artist

Tuesday

William Shatner performed a number of covers on his debut album The Transformed Man. Santiago Felipe/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Hosted by Christina Tosi of Milk Bar, Netflix's Bake Squad asks four professional bakers to create an epic dessert for a special occasion in each episode. Kit Karzen/Netflix hide caption

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