American Idol Contestants, Ranked

Fame does strange things to people. In the new film Lurker, Théodore Pellerin plays a young retail clerk making his way into the inner circle of a popular rising musician (Archie Madekwe). This friendship is not really built to last and things between them become uncomfortable. W ... Show More

There’s a new TV version of The Rainmaker out, so today, we’re ranking the five best John Grisham adaptations – including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time To Kill. But which one is the very best?Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopcultureTo ... Show More

We launched Pop Culture Happy Hour 15 years ago this summer, and we had a lot of pent-up hot takes. To celebrate this milestone, today we’re breaking open a time capsule to revisit some of our memorable early moments and see how they’ve held up. To access bonus episodes and spons ... Show More

Lionel Ritchie cuts down a contestant with a bad attitude on the season premiere of American Idol. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSteve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform ... Show More

American Idol updates as we dicuss what happened on the show! 

Adam Lambert stopped by the studio to talk about his new single Superpower, touring with Queen & auditioning for American Idol! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

On our latest episode, we welcome the most recent winner of NBC’s “The Voice,” Jordan Smith, and talk about all things relating to singing competitions, like “The Voice” and “American Idol.” The Pop Shop team chat about some of their favorite performers from previous “Idol” seaso ... Show More

From American Idol, to Broadway to a brand new animated show “Super Kitties” on Disney Channel… Justin Guarini shares his beginnings and the decisions he faced along his way. Decisions that were loaded with career changing pressure, not knowing if one would advance his career or ... Show More

Kelly Clarkson, the award-winning singer, songwriter, and television personality, brings her buoyant spirit to the pod for a wide-ranging chat about everything from winning the very first season of American Idol, to living out of her car after her apartment burned down, to the mo ... Show More

Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol in 2002, released her chart-topping single “A Moment Like This” the same year, and instantly became a music megastar. Kelly talks to Guy about the hardships of her early life, and how they helped motivate her towards success, t ... Show More

In this episode Ru and Michelle are joined by Adam Lambert. They discuss American Idol, For Your Entertainment, Max Martin, RCA, clothes, and playing with Queen.   This episode is sponsored by Lyft and Adam & Eve. 

This week the only award show that matters takes center stage, as we hand out the coveted Shiners to the most impressive movies we watched for the pod in the year of 2022. Tune in to see who won and join us for a celebration of our favorites. Thanks for listening and voting to wh ... Show More