Packers showcase Iola native NPR host's obsessive fandom

Consider it another dream come true for Stephen Thompson. 

Thompson, the Iola-raised pop culture aficionado who works as a writer, editor and talker at National Public Radio, is the subject of a new 22-minute documentary produced by the Green Bay Packers.

It's part of a series the team produces called "Packers Life," and the episode highlighting Thompson's love affair with the green and gold premiered on the Spectrum Sports network earlier this month. It's now available to watch at packers.com.

While most of his job is centered around music, TV and movies, the UW-Madison grad rarely misses an opportunity to mention his beloved Packers (or Badgers) from his NPR platform. So much so that, as one of his co-workers tells it in the doc, it's just easier to adopt the Packers as a favorite football team than it is to try to push back. 

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Now living in Maryland, the piece features talks with many of Thompson's closest friends and family members about his connection to the team. The cameras also follow along on a trip back to northeast Wisconsin so Thompson can tour Lambeau Field (and take a peek up Vince Lombardi's nostrils). 

The Packers aren't the only ones who find the "Pop Culture Happy Hour" podcaster worthy of a spotlight. We wrote about him in September 2016. 

Among Thompson's noteworthy professional contributions are the founding of the A.V. Club and the launching of NPR Music. With colleague Bob Boilen, Thompson also helped start NPR Music's popular Tiny Desk Concerts series in 2008. 

For more on Thompson, check out his recent Faces of NPR feature.