30 Best NPR News Podcasts

1. Up First

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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Rachel Martin, Noel King, Steve Inskeep
Producer/Network NPR
Email ****@npr.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 6 episodes/week Avg Length 16 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Cathy Wurzer
Producer/Network Minnesota Public Radio
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 54.9KTwitter Followers 25.6KInstagram Followers 10K Frequency 5 episodes/day Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. 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
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Bill Sutton, Joseph P. Shaw
Producer/Network WLIW-FM
Email ****@wliw.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 54 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. NPR News Now

The latest news in five minutes. Updated hourly.
Podcast npr.org
Producer/Network NPR
Email ****@npr.org
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 2 episodes/day Avg Length 5 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Coffee Table

Coffee Table is KBBI's local interview program, now available after the show airs Wednesdays at 9 AM as a podcast!
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Jay Barrett, Desiree Hagen
Producer/Network KBBI AM 890
Email ****@kbbi.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.2KTwitter Followers 187Instagram Followers 1.4K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 55 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Stel Kline
Producer/Network SDPB
Email ****@SDPB.org
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 3.9KTwitter Followers 8.8KInstagram Followers 4.1K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 16 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Dan Wanschura
Producer/Network Interlochen Public Radio
Email ****@interlochen.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Margaret Hoover
Producer/Network Firing Line With Margaret Hoover
Email ****@thedocumentarygroup.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 10.6KInstagram Followers 26.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Listen Local

Local News Podcast from KAZU
Podcast npr.org
Host Erika Mahoney
Producer/Network KAZU
Email ****@kazu.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 4 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Disrupted

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives. From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change.
Podcast ctpublic.org
Hosts Rob Gabaree, Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean
Producer/Network Connecticut Public
Email ****@ctpublic.org
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 32.6KInstagram Followers 12K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 47 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. 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
Podcast npr.org
Host Ben Schachtman
Producer/Network Benjamin Schachtman
Email ****@whqr.org
Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 55 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

12. The NPR Politics Podcast

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. Every afternoon.Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast . Your subscription supports the podcast and unlocks a sponsor-free feed.
Podcast npr.org
Host Mike Johnson
Producer/Network NPR
Email ****@npr.org
Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. KVNF Regional Newscast

Tune in weekdays after Morning Edition and during All Things Considered for regional news from KVNF.
Podcast npr.org
Host Kate Redmond
Email ****@kvnf.org
Facebook Followers 7.6MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Frequency 4 episodes/week Avg Length 9 min Play Get Email Contact

14. Colorado In Depth

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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Bente Birkeland, Stina Sieg
Producer/Network Colorado Public Radio
Email ****@cpr.org
Facebook Followers 42.4KTwitter Followers 23.6KInstagram Followers 25.1K Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Shareen Awad
Producer/Network KVCR 91.9 FM
Email ****@kvcr.org
Facebook Followers 7KTwitter Followers 2.8K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 5 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. KBBI Newscast

KBBI's News Department brings you the latest news from Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska. Updated weekday mornings and afternoons.
Podcast npr.org
Host Jeff Lockwood
Email ****@kbbi.org
Facebook Followers 5.2KTwitter Followers 187Instagram Followers 1.4K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 8 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. KCBX News

The award-winning KCBX Newsroom works to bring you local stories that represent our Central Coast listeners and supporters.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Rachel Showalter, Beth Thornton
Producer/Network KCBX
Email ****@kcbx.org
Facebook Followers 3.4KTwitter Followers 1.1KInstagram Followers 2.4K Frequency 6 episodes/week Avg Length 2 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

18. The Allegheny Front

Every week, our 29-minute podcast brings you all the environmental news and stories to keep you in the know in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Podcast alleghenyfront.org
Host Kara Holsopple
Producer/Network The Allegheny Front
Email ****@alleghenyfront.org
Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 3.9KInstagram Followers 1.7K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Brad Palmer
Producer/Network Brad Palmer, Leah Lerner, Jeff Williams, WSIU Staff
Email ****@wsiu.org
Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 2.5K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 3 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

20. Tracked and Traced

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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Natasha T Miller, Antajuan Scott
Producer/Network WDET
Email ****@wayne.edu
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 33.2KTwitter Followers 32.9KInstagram Followers 14.8K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

21. Growing Forward

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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Andy Lyman, Megan Kamerick
Producer/Network NMPBS & NM Political Report
Email ****@state.nm.us
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 18KTwitter Followers 7K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

22. The Disconnect

Millions lost power. Hundreds died. How did this happen? KUT's Mose Buchele explores what happened during the worst blackout in Texas history.
Podcast npr.org
Host Mose Buchele
Producer/Network KUT & KUTX Studios
Email ****@kut.org
Facebook Followers 6.8MTwitter Followers 8.7MInstagram Followers 7M Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

23. 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.
Podcast laist.com
Hosts Austin Cross, Sharon Mcnary
Producer/Network LAist Studios
Email ****@scpr.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

24. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Jay Barrett, Jeff
Email ****@kbbi.org
Facebook Followers 5.2KTwitter Followers 187Instagram Followers 1.4K Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

25. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Greg Capogna
Email ****@wdiy.org
Facebook Followers 4.3KTwitter Followers 2.8KInstagram Followers 2.2K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

26. And Another Thing Podcast

Journalists Dara Kennedy and Maya Shwayder speak with people from a wide variety of backgrounds who are dealing with challenges and looking for solutions.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Dara Kennedy, Maya Shwayder
Producer/Network Unknown
Email ****@nepm.org
Facebook Followers 13.5KTwitter Followers 6.9KInstagram Followers 4.3K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

27. 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.
Podcast npr.org
Host Michelle Loxton
Producer/Network KCLU
Email ****@kclu.org
Facebook Followers 4.4KTwitter Followers 3 Frequency 5 episodes/year Avg Length 22 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

28. All Things Peoria

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.
Podcast npr.org
Hosts Tim Shelley, Jody Holtz
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 5.8KTwitter Followers 2.4K Video Podcast YouTube
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