30 Best NPR News Podcasts

1. NPR News Now

The latest news in five minutes. Updated hourly.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅2 episodes / day Get Email Contact

2. The NPR Politics Podcast

Washington, District of Columbia, US
Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅1 episode / day Get Email Contact

3. KBBI Newscast

Homer, Alaska, US
KBBI's News Department brings you the latest news from Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula, and Alaska. Updated weekday mornings and afternoons.
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Play⋅ 5K⋅ 174 ⋅2 episodes / day Get Email Contact

4. On Every Main Street

A weekly program that takes a deeper look into the Greater Lehigh Valley's small, medium and large businesses that might be found On Every Main Street. Hosted by Greg Capogna, On Every Main Street is an opportunity for WDIY listeners to learn more about the people with ideas serving the communities in which we live.
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Play⋅ 4.1K⋅ 2.8K ⋅2 episodes / month Get Email Contact

5. KCBX News

San Luis Obispo, California, US
The award-winning KCBX Newsroom works to bring you local stories that represent our Central Coast listeners and supporters.
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Play⋅ 3.3K⋅ 1.1K ⋅1 episode / month Get Email Contact

6. Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Author, feminist, gay rights activist, and political commentator Margaret Hoover leads a rigorous exchange of ideas with America's political and cultural newsmakers.
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7. SDPB News

The SDPB News podcast is your daily news podcast. We bring you South Dakota's top news and political headlines over the past 24 hours. Each day SDPB's journalism team works to bring you pertinent news coverage. We then compile those stories into one neatly formatted daily podcast so that you can stay informed.
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8. KVCR Midday News Report

The 91.9 KVCR Midday News Report features current Inland Empire / Southern California stories, with reporting and analysis from KVCR news staff all in under 5 minutes. Available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Play⋅ 7K⋅ 2.8K ⋅3 episodes / week Get Email Contact

9. All Things Peoria

Peoria, Illinois, US
All Things Peoria is WCBU's daily newsmagazine, airing weekdays at 5 p.m. This half-hour program shines a light into all corners of Greater Peoria. You'll see the challenges we face from a new angle. And you'll hear from the neighbors you never knew you had.
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Play⋅ 3.9K⋅ 2.4K ⋅6 episodes / day Get Email Contact

10. WSIU News Updates

WSIU Radio News Updates provides a daily podcast of the top local and state news stories as well as the latest weather information.
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11. Minnesota Now

Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with Cathy Wurzer. It's journalism that doesn't take itself too seriously and puts people first.
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Play⋅ 54.4K⋅ 25.8K ⋅7 episodes / day Get Email Contact

12. Coffee Table

Coffee Table is KBBI's local interview program, now available after the show airs Wednesdays at 9 AM as a podcast!
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Play⋅ 5K⋅ 174 ⋅1 episode / week Get Email Contact

13. The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout

Millions lost power. Hundreds died. How did this happen? KUT's Mose Buchele explores what happened during the worst blackout in Texas history.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅1 episode / week Get Email Contact

14. The Newsroom

Hosted by WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman, the program will be an opportunity for local officials and reporters -- the people who make news and the people who report it -- to talk about the issues that affect our community. According to host Ben Schachtman, 'Our goal is to have candid, in-depth conversations about the topics that concern our listeners. It will be a chance to dig a little deeper into the news.' From WHQR Public Media in Wilmington, NC. Contact us at Newsroom@whqr.org
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅5 episodes / month Get Email Contact

15. KVNF Regional Newscast

Tune in weekdays after Morning Edition and during All Things Considered for regional news from KVNF.
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16. Points North

Points North is a show about the land, water, and inhabitants of the upper Great Lakes. Examine what draws people to northern Michigan the beaches, orchards, dunes, and forests, and the deeper stories behind those settings. Tune in Fridays on IPR News Radio, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅2 episodes / month Get Email Contact

17. Disrupted

Most of us entered 2020 assuming that the decennial Census, an impeachment trial, and the Presidential election would be the key defining political moments of the year. Six months in, however, the global COVID-19 pandemic and uprisings over police violence have captured the public square in a way no one could have predicted.
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18. Up First

Washington, District of Columbia, US
NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News in 10 minutes. Available weekdays by 6 a.m. ET, with hosts Rachel Martin, Noel King and Steve Inskeep. Now available on Saturdays by 8 a.m. ET, with hosts Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Scott Simon.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅6 episodes / week Get Email Contact

19. The Allegheny Front

Every week, our 29-minute podcast brings you all the environmental news and stories to keep you in the know in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania.
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20. Listen Local

Local News Podcast from KAZU
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21. Behind The Headlines

Behind the Headlines is hosted by Express-News Group editors Bill Sutton and Joseph P. Shaw. To bring listeners a diversity of perspectives, voices, and views, each week Sutton and Shaw will host a rotating panel of esteemed guest journalists and colleagues, from a robust collection of East End, Long Island, and regional news and public affairs outlets. Confirmed participating organization
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22. Colorado In Depth

Colorado, US
A podcast featuring documentary news, storytelling and special reporting from CPR News. Covering Colorado in depth from the plains to the mountains, the Western Slope to the Four Corners.
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Play⋅ 41.4K⋅ 23.7K ⋅1 episode / month Get Email Contact

23. Growing Forward: Cannabis and New Mexico

A podcast exploring the cannabis industry in New Mexico. Hosted by Andy Lyman, reporter at New Mexico Political Report, and Megan Kamerick, correspondent at New Mexico PBS, on-air host at KUNM radio and former business reporter.
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Play⋅ 17.6K⋅ 6.9K ⋅14 episodes / year Get Email Contact

24. Tracked and Traced

Detroit, Michigan, US
Hosted by Natasha T Miller and Antajuan Scott and featuring original reporting from WDET, this 10-episode series takes an in-depth look at how surveillance technology affects you. Join us as we watch the watchers. New episodes released every other week.
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Play⋅ 32.7K⋅ 32.6K ⋅12 episodes / year Get Email Contact

25. COVID Brief

The COVID-19 Brief is a weekly live, call-in show with the Homer Unified Command-The City of Homer, South Peninsula Hospital, AK Department of Public Health, and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District- to update the community on the local Covid-19 situation.
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Play⋅ 5K⋅ 174 ⋅15 episodes / year Get Email Contact

26. Your Retirement on WYPR

Baltimore, Maryland, US
From WYPR 88.1 FM. Anirban Basu reviews retirement news.
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27. And Another Thing Podcast

Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Journalists Dara Kennedy and Maya Shwayder speak with people from a wide variety of backgrounds who are dealing with challenges and looking for solutions.
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28. COVID in L.A.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
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29. The One Oh One

Local discoveries, in-depth conversations, and informative stories from the communities that hug Highway 101 along California's Central, South Coast. From Thousand Oaks to Ventura to Santa Barbara and beyond.
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