Recent Episodes
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The Sunday Story: How the far right is making voter fraud easier
Jun 4, 2023 – 38:09 -
India Train Crash, Biden Debt Ceiling Speech, China Tensions
Jun 3, 2023 – 13:22 -
Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill, YouTube Blackout Challenge, Shangri-La Dialogue
Jun 2, 2023 – 12:51 -
The House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill, GOP Presidential Bids, Hurricane Season
Jun 1, 2023 – 13:49 -
House Vote on Debt Ceiling, Purdue Pharma Ruling, Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Trial
May 31, 2023 – 13:03 -
Moscow Drone Attack, China's New Space Mission, GOP Candidates In Iowa
May 30, 2023 – 12:47 -
Debt Ceiling Deal, Turkey Election Results, Ukrainian Counter-offensive
May 29, 2023 – 13:10 -
The Sunday Story: Stephanie Foo's book has a happy ending
May 28, 2023 – 26:37 -
US Treasury Debt, Default and Work Requirements, New HIV Data
May 27, 2023 – 15:25 -
Doctor Abortion Case, Texas AG Impeachment, Turkey Election
May 26, 2023 – 13:00 -
Ukraine's Delayed Offensive, IVG Reproduction, Preparing for Debt Default
May 25, 2023 – 14:28 -
DeSantis Announcement, U.S.-China Relations, Debt Ceiling Impact
May 24, 2023 – 15:13 -
Treasury Prioritizes Bills, Colorado River Deal, TikTok Sues Montana
May 23, 2023 – 15:11 -
Debt Ceiling Talks, Senator Tim Scott 2024 Bid, Columbus OH Curfew
May 22, 2023 – 14:11 -
The Sunday Story: Parched
May 21, 2023 – 42:21 -
Saturday, May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023 – 14:54 -
G7 Summit, Arab League, Disney Vs. DeSantis
May 19, 2023 – 13:18 -
Discord Leak, Pakistan Crisis, Montana TikTok Ban
May 18, 2023 – 13:19 -
Biden in Japan, Abortion Pill Ban, Ukraine Latest
May 17, 2023 – 13:20 -
AI Hearing, Christianity in America, Philadelphia Mayoral Race
May 16, 2023 – 12:56 -
Turkey's Tight Election, Nakba 75th Anniversary, North Carolina Abortion Bill
May 15, 2023 – 12:59 -
The Sunday Story Presents: Buffalo Extreme
May 14, 2023 – 45:37 -
New Twitter CEO, Unrest in Pakistan, Texas Power Struggle
May 13, 2023 – 13:17 -
After Title 42, Turkey Elections, Pandemic Learning Loss
May 12, 2023 – 12:36 -
End of Title 42, George Santos Charged, EPA Power Plant Rules
May 11, 2023 – 13:02 -
Trump Verdict, Pakistan Protests Khan's Arrest, Debt Ceiling Negotiations
May 10, 2023 – 13:26 -
White House Debt Ceiling, Russia Victory Day, Teens & Social Media
May 9, 2023 – 13:23 -
Texas Mall Shooting, Title 42 Ending, Trump Trial
May 8, 2023 – 14:11 -
The Sunday Story: So you want to be an influencer?
May 7, 2023 – 20:52 -
Coronation Ceremony, Empty Office Spaces Hit Banking, Utah Age Law
May 6, 2023 – 16:00 -
Proud Boys Convicted, NYC Subway Killing, Coronation of King Charles III
May 5, 2023 – 12:35 -
Alleged Kremlin Drone Attack, Sudan Humanitarian Crisis, SCOTUS Low Approval
May 4, 2023 – 12:51 -
Texas Massacre Suspect, Nation's Report, Fed Interest Rates
May 3, 2023 – 12:30 -
Writers' Strike, Debt Ceiling, SCOTUS Ethics Hearing
May 2, 2023 – 12:51 -
First Republic Bank Buyout, Sudan Evacuations, Writers Strike
May 1, 2023 – 13:02 -
The Sunday Story: American parole and one man's case for freedom
Apr 30, 2023 – 28:33 -
Russian Strikes, Venezuela Democracy Crisis, California Flooding
Apr 29, 2023 – 14:17 -
Biden Migration Plans, E. Jean Carroll Testimony, Fox Without Tucker Carlson
Apr 28, 2023 – 12:50 -
Debt Ceiling Standoff, Disney Sues DeSantis, Montana Bars Transgender Lawmaker
Apr 27, 2023 – 13:30 -
South Korea's President In Washington, McCarthy's Debt Ceiling Bill, Sudan Conflict
Apr 26, 2023 – 13:08 -
Biden Presidential Bid, Trump Civil Trial, Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox
Apr 25, 2023 – 13:03 -
Sudan Evacuations, Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial, SCOTUS Poll
Apr 24, 2023 – 12:55 -
The Sunday Story: Two kindergartners, torn apart by war
Apr 23, 2023 – 23:42 -
Supreme Court on Mifepristone, Evacuating Sudan, Ukraine Latest
Apr 22, 2023 – 14:29 -
Uncertainty Over Abortion Pill, Sudan Violence, Mexican Cartel Indictments
Apr 21, 2023 – 12:48 -
White House Abortion Fight, Debt Ceiling Proposal, Children's Vaccines
Apr 20, 2023 – 13:33 -
Fox Settles With Dominion, Abortion Pill Case At SCOTUS, Pentagon Data Leaker Hearing
Apr 19, 2023 – 12:44 -
Sudan Fighting, Debt Ceiling, Tax Day
Apr 18, 2023 – 14:39 -
Sudan Clashes, Alabama Shooting, Dominion Vs Fox News Trial
Apr 17, 2023 – 13:16 -
The Sunday Story: The unspoken rules of hip-hop
Apr 16, 2023 – 24:33
Recent Reviews
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Original Minimalistterrible voiceEnjoyable if Noel, Steve or David are speaking. Otherwise the voice embellishment ruins the content. I stopped following
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KodaverdianIncreasingly and Obviously BiasedThis podcast has become increasingly and obviously left leaning and biased. Steve in particular consistently sounds bitter and sarcastic when it pertains to any partisan matters. I have listened this is show daily for years now, but it has become increasingly difficult to do so. Dwayne and Leyla are great. Really hope they continue to host this podcast.
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Noodlechef12No one cares about the debt ceilingLiterally no person I have ever met cares about the debt ceiling. I’m going to unsubscribe if you keep including debt ceiling coverage as a top three story. It’s fine to include it in your hours long morning show. But no person is coming to Up First to hear about the actual most boring topic that no regular person is talking about on the planet.
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EROaggieGreat summaries of top news eventsI'm not sure why, but I kinda enjoy the little chitchat Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin have before diving into the news. In addition to that, I truly appreciate their prompt news updates.
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RileyCLEbest news podcastUp First is clear, concise, and informative. I used to listen to The Daily by the NYT, but I always came away feeling uninformed by the conservative and transphobic takes they spewed. I appreciate that Up First has some levity at times, it feels less stuffy than some other news podcasts. This is a petty aside but I hate the forced dramatic cadence of Michael Bubaro and other NYT hosts. This podcast flows and the hosts don't seem to consider it their personal stage. Most of all, the news is well researched and includes LOCAL JOURNALISTS! Thank you NPR for accompanying my morning joe.
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Kristina in STLLong time listener growing frustrated by ever clearer biasI have been listening to and supporting NPR and Up First for years. There are so many great things about it - the international coverage among them. But I’m growing increasingly frustrated by the clear left lean. I had rejected that criticism by others, but now notice it with regularity. Up First doesn’t cover or glosses over things like the Durham Report after years of coverage contrary to what the report found. I listen to Up First everyday and never heard them correct the record. This breeds distrust. At this time, I continue to listen because I like getting top headlines in one place. But I would like the show to examine itself and decide if it really wants to be neutral. I hope the choice is yes.
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😉💙🙃21 May 2023The fountains that draw on aquifers is worse than using Lake Mead, once these underground waters are extracted there is no replenishment. A depressing podcast…
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Grateful Listener76PronunciationI listen to this podcast daily and for me it’s the best way to keep informed. I would like add however, that the pronunciation of Hiroshima is Hee-Row-Shee-Mah not Hih-Rosh-Shimah.
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JJBB4444Excellent journalismI like getting a daily dose of NPR‘s top news stories. It’s interesting to hear their take and prepares me for the day. Thanks!
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Shireen BoraGreat with my morning coffeeLove the presenter and the overall tone, wish you would give a little more light to the illegal occupation of Palestinian Territories when covering it like you do when mention the illegal occupation of Ukrainian territories for example, but overall love the content
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sporkitoverMy love for the show is fadingI’ve l’ve listened to NPR for decades and always appreciate the relatively neutral approach to the news. And so I’ve loved and appreciated this podcast for the same reasons. Lately though, I’m noticing a lot more “color commentary” from the hosts and it’s a turnoff. It’s not that I even disagree with their comments, I could just want more reporting headlines and less commentary.
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BschoraI have loved you, but…What is with the high-pitched cheery voices of news and ad people? Example, Ayesha Rascoe’s voice makes my shoulders go into my ears. This is a show-stopper. What are they teaching in school? That a high-pitched, whiny, nasal voice wins listeners? Or that everyone should celebrate their own tonal quality? Please. Autotune that stuff. This may be a personal preference, but I can’t listen to it.
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ModlibrepToo Biased - Only cover news that fits their viewsYou covered the allegations on George Santos which is great, but nothing on the allegations against the Biden family that just dropped? Once again, please do better and cover all news, not just what you want to cover.
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CaliNate101Way too much of an agenda for this to be considered public radioImagine only covering the indictment of a no name, non-committee house member and totally ignore the news of the House committee laying out evidence of Biden family payoffs.
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soon2BexBWEfanDay and Date TitlesPlease go back to titling the core news episodes with the day and date. It’s hard to tell the difference between the core episodes and the bonus content.
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rocioburtonCan we stop giving attention to mass shootings??Every time we cover these stories it sensationalizes another shooting. People see that they can get attention. There is almost never any happy news reported anymore. Unsubscribing.
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Troglodyte 1Deceptive race bating newsYou failed to mention that Mr Neely had an arrest warrant for assaulting a 67yo woman and 40 other arrests. But you portray him as a beloved street performer. Also fails to say that one of the other people restating Mr Neely was black. Failed to mention what led up to the restaurant… Report the entire story stop cherry picking.
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anteojosrosaState Run MediaSome of the most biased news out there. NPR is basically Newsmax of the left. I listen to this podcast mainly to keep up to date on Democrat party talking points, as this network is the unofficial the press office of the deep state regime. I grew up listening to NPR thinking it was just straight news, and maybe back then it was. However now the extreme progressive orthodoxy is unmistakable. Look no further than their failure to report on the Hunter Biden story… not only did they refuse to report on it, they bought into the bogus narrative that it was “Russian disinformation” and seemed quite proud of themselves for being useful idiots. They have become everything Americans used to despise, a press that faithfully regurgitates everything handed to them by the uniparty regime.
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History Teacher 9It mattersThe killer was Not a Texas Man! He was an ILLEGAL. It matters. Please tell the whole story
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vitaman.cIt’s totally leaning leftI am an immigrant and my English teacher suggested to listen to npr. I thought i was listening to news but they have political agendas behind what they report. It took me a long time to realize that.
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Ari cooksTvrvrbtbSevere r
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with all due respectGentle suggestion from center-rightI like the show and listen regularly. I don’t mind the left-center orientation of NPR. There is an inconsistent pattern however that reveals an unhealthy bias. When you cover immigration ( I’m very pro-immigrant…married one) you counter your already left-center orientation with opinions from “immigrant-advocates.” When you cover abortion you refuse to refer to opponents by their preferred name (I know even the AP Style Guide builds in a prejudice for “anti-abortion, rather than “pro-life”) It grates on the ears of fair-minded centrists when you set stories up this way. I hope you’re not merely out to please your most ardent listeners/fan service instead of challenging them with the real nuance in stories that concern important topics like immigration and abortion. People in fact do disagree on these and other issues in good-faith. NPR should platform issues honestly and with a proper view from the other side. Not everyone is a Trumper on the right, but it sure is easy for liberal news institutions to disregard criticism under that assumption. Be better NPR! Thanks for the show.
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Great unmasks geishaliberal bias is too muchI say this as a long time listener and someone who has only ever voted for democrats The liberal bias is too much Over the years ,it became increasingly obvious they were just reporting one side stories. More recently, it has turned into active propagandizing of a narrative. It has gotten to the point where I just turn it off mid episode. The reason I listen to NPR is to hear unbiased nonpartisan news. I am not asking for bothsidesism. Please just report the relevant facts and don’t push a narrative.
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pippapippapppNo climate change coverageNot sure how you decide what to cover, but the topics are often unimportant. I deleted the podcast on earth day when there was no mention of climate change. Consistently disappointed.
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ByeFelicia777Mostly InformativeAs a black woman, I didn’t like hearing about all the killings of unarmed black people by police as just a simple number without other facts. We all know that there might be more that goes into each of those cases then simply counting it as a number of wrong doing. This is divisive and it takes more than a 5 minute segment to properly and accurately report on that. I do enjoy getting the latest of what’s going on, but I always have to double check for partisanship. If you’re looking for a good center focused podcast this isn’t it. I usually listen to this and then try to listen to two conservative news outlets just to get the non-bias news. They play rants of tucker Carlson and just mention that don lemon was fired as well but don’t also play some unattractive rants from him as well. Definitely a sounding board for Democratic Party and helps demonize the Republican Party but does help tell you some things in the news.
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KevM_DLeft Wing PropagandaAfter years of putting up with the extreme Left Wing bias, I finally became fed up and stopped listening. It’s really too bad because the format of the show is great. It’s ruined by the blatant bias.
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idelgadoUp First en EspañolLong time listener, first time reviewer. Absolutely LOVED hearing A Martinez do the intro in Spanish today. Latinx presente! Keep up the great work, NPR!!! Edit: 100% here for Steve Inskeep’s goofy intros.
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Jbica001NPR went Left!NPR has chosen a side when it’s supposed to be fair and balanced. Host clearly push a left narrative and seems more sympathetic to liberals while demonizing Conservatives. I only listen to hear how they spin the failed agenda of the Biden Administration. Update: about the Tennessee school shooting, NPR refuses to cover the fact that the shooter was Transgender and targeted the school with detailed plans. Instead they make the story about gun control to fit their narrative. Disgusting! In the Akron Ohio police shooting, they leave out the fact that the gun was found in the car and had been used to fire an police during a car chase. Federal Funding needs to be cut from NPR !!!
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Flaco8956Ayesha Rascoehas an annoying voice, other than that I enjoy the podcast
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Lefty LandCome on NPRAyesha is the worst. She doesn’t use proper English. Her voice is sing songy. The twang is beyond irritating I expect a lot more from NPR.
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-/ben/-NonsensePropaganda
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LoganfoolNew EPA RulesI can’t even remember anything about the story. That cutesy Woopsie up-and-down little girl voice was so irritating. There is no place for this kind of drama in News. Are you serious or is this a cartoon? The Voice is also a disgrace to women. If you want to be serious, you need to get rid of this person.
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communitynewspodcastNPRhas all my favorite radio shows and podcasts. I would love to hear Paul and Sasha from the podcast Community News by Paul and Sasha host some of your shows though.
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MahaloEvaNPR- Home for News & Important InfoNPR has a variety of informative story type podcasts/shows and news programming. I love the wide selection. It saddens me that we’ve lost several due to the budget cuts. Inflation has cost all. We, the every day funders, can no longer support what we once could. Even those who spent much to support these nonprofit news organizations - whether or not they agreed with them- find their coffers have shrunk or depleted as well. We, America, are more than Americans. We are those who come here to work for their families abroad! We are those who are starving to feed are families right here! But we should no long be those who sell to the highest bidder no matter what country they’re from. We must care to plant well right here. Just like NPR has done. NPR places great value in the work and those who do it! We should as well!
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KhwNatickGreat listeningI love the weekly podcast for its brevity and have really been enjoying the Sunday stories, too. You never know what you’re going to get and the topics are always interesting.
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ChefTheronCommon Sense CoverageToday is Easter Sunday April 9 2023 and today’s The Daily podcast reminded why I became a New York Times digital subscriber. Excellent coverage of the RNC convention. Thank you!
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BrkroonDemocratic Party issues covered more favorably.Obviously state run media
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forbiddenpalnetWasted platformThis podcast should be hours long. It should cover every story reported by NPR. I’m never going back to radio. I will never tune in or pay during endless fundraising. You should run adds to help pay for all the stations and run all the stories. Welcome to the future it’s just starting now.
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Nh0715EnoughI’ve been listening to this podcast for 8+ years first thing in the morning. The both sideism on HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES in Palestine is disgusting. I can no longer support a podcast that frames an apartheid state as a Palestine vs israel problem. This is an israel problem. Shame on you
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Froggydex (iPhone)It’s a morning go-to!I listen to Up First as a part of my morning routine. It is informative and provides good insight I to the top stories of the day. My morning would be incomplete without it!
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SuzannekmosesTop of my Daily list!I listed to Up First first thing in the morning as I get ready for work, it leaves me feeling informed and prepared!
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Idahomama11Nifty!!My fam listens to this everyday and get a lot of our info on news from it. Great way to listen to the news with my kids💥🍕
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BdblanksterNot up first anymoreI enjoy the actual podcast, but the name is deceiving. This podcast used to be released very early, but it is really inconsistent lately. I used to enjoy getting a quick news update on my drive to work at 6:30 AM EST, but the new episode is rarely uploaded by then now.
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Lizf99Upload earlierI used to be able to listen every day before work (I start at 7). Now it gets released so late I have to find other news podcasts to listen to.
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Grapes RuleWay to start the dayThis is really up first for me every day. Love the journalists. NPR covers the world.
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bailindseyAvid Up First ListenerUp First is a great way to start my day. The reporting is excellent and unbiased. Thankful for the addition of Ayesha Roscoe. Ms. Roscoe is a great reporter and has a delightful voice and manner. Super grateful to hear Michel Martin has joined the team. Ms. Martin is an exceptional journalist.
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FooofooocuddlypoopsNot so hard hitting newsWith everything going on in the world, you’d think they’d always have something hard hitting to cover, but boy do these folks play soft. The Tik Tok discourse for example really showed what social media company NPR really backs and it’s the name of one of the biggest sponsor they have…Facebook. Just white noise for things like the fed increasing interest rates to levels equal to the 2008 financial crisis. It’s almost like a huge institution like capital one is also a sponsor…just another neo liberal organization posing under the guise of being leftist.
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R. Giskard ReventlovAlmost Unsubscribed This MorningWoke up to NPR’s Up First being behind a subscription paywall. While searching for a reason why this was happening, they must have corrected the issue and just included an advertisement for their subscription service. I do not believe this was accidental. NPR’s ability to quickly turn it into an advertisement rather than a paywall seems disingenuous. Always loved and supported NPR. But if this happens again, I’ll have to unsubscribe due to a breach of trust.
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Nelly4228My go to news reviewReporters definitely lean left, but overall it’s one of the better news summaries of the day.
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JfhhinrmInterview real experts and keep your story straightVery frustrating to listen to Up First coverage on agricultural issues. Up First needs to interview agriculture experts when doing these stories. Food prices are not going to be effect for the next two months from these floods, try they will be effected in 6-9 months from now. Additionally, California is not the bread basket state. It’s a bit annoying to listen to these episodes and in one, Up First says that Silicon Bank did not fall within the banking regulations that were removed then now say that it was the removal of these regulations that caused this collapse and not inflation. When in fact it was the Fed increasing interest rates due to inflation that caused the back to take actions which then triggered a run on itself.
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