I’ve been listening to this podcast since 2022 and I love it. Shumita is a great journalist and I like that it’s 15 minutes long, it’s fair, and unbiased. Just facts.

Very helpful quick take on news during my commute. I’d like to have more audio content from Apple News. They should call this “but first…” 😅 This podcast might be the most important source of news available. They do a fantastic job of surveying topics and distilling out the fine points that really thread the needle so that you can see past the rhetoric and hype. Every word is well chosen so as to not bias you in a way that is not suggested by the facts. I read a lot of sources and these guys consistently present accurately and meaningfully.

Shumita does a fantastic job hosting, as does the production team. Don’t change the entry and exit music—it’s perfect for a morning news podcast.

Well produced podcast with a fair perspective that does not take sides or carry any political party lines. It’s just good journalism, far better than what you get from the big corporate networks.

Fair, not biased, just the facts 👍

Love this podcast for daily news updates. The 15 minute length is perfect to keep up to date with what’s going on in the world, without letting the craziness ruin your day/happiness!

I can only take so much news these days, so I appreciate this summary. And it feels compassionate in an era where it feels severely lacking.

Update: needs to interview first sources and not other reporters. Quick, smart briefing on the news of the day. Contextual information, critical thinking, Big stories in bite sized form. Hope there’s a weekend version soon too.

A great summary of all the major news of the day in 10 - 15 min segments. Very informative!

Sound quality is excellent and the length of each episode is just right. The reporting is non biased and accurate. I listen about every day.

Apple News Today is my go to news source. They provide a true and informative summary of what is going on in the news.

Shameta always trails out at the end of her sentence and you miss the last 5 words she says.

The show is great and the length works, sometimes I wish it was longer to cover some more!

Love the hoist, show keeps me informed.👍

Informative news on popular issues in the country and the world. No complaints on the podcast.

Listen every morning. This is truth and if you think it’s left leaning, it’s because you can’t handle the truth.

Shumita Basu is quickly becoming one of my favorite journalists. After Razia Iqbal left BBC World Service, I migrated to Apple News Today in the mornings. Very good content. Excellent analysis.

The podcast is well-produced and the perfect length (10-15 minutes). Just know that it has a left-wing bias (like most media outlets). That’s why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. If you want unbiased news, there aren’t many choices.

News is fine, but it has had different filled-in hosts in the past and I enjoyed their reading much more. This regular host’s voice goes low from time to time and it is really hard to hear in traffic when she ends the sentence in a specially low voices - that’s usually the part that’s the most important which decides the direction of the sentiment. It has been really annoying to say the least. Also it’d be great to reduce the opening intro. Time is money.

Voice drops and can’t understand what is said. Otherwise I recommend podcast

This pod is perfect. It’s straight to the point. Keeps the overall run time down. So it’s perfect as a daily news source.

This is not news…more like a bad start to the day.

Thorough but quick review of all the top stories, great news source but fast enough that doesn't get boring

The Apple News podcast is a great way to stay updated on important world events. It explains complex stories clearly, helping you understand why things are happening and why they matter.

Thanks for helping keep me informed every morning!

Complete propaganda and a pushed narrative. It use to be very informative. Not the same show anymore.

Apple News is one of my essential podcast that start my day?

I can listen once in the morning and get good, somewhat “liberal” leaning, but overall nice and accurate and fair news. Everything “leans” - this is for those who say this podcast is left leaning. I listen to Fox too so I can hear both angles and make up my own mind about HOW I feel about simply INFORMATION. Thanks, Shumita and the team. The music is nice, the editing is tasteful, and the tone is informative while remaining considerate for those with high anxiety (it’s WORLD NEWS after all)

To start my day right, I need Apple News Today. I just wish it were a bit longer—or available on weekends—because this is my favorite way to get the news. Mondays feel crammed with three days’ worth of updates squeezed into the usual timeframe.

This is great. A calm and centered approach to starting my day with news!

It’s a great way to stay informed on events going on around the world

The only way to start my morning — I appreciate the show & the host!

A fabulous way to start your day. Bright voices and attitudes of all the news!

I like the way the narrator/reporter tells the stories she’s got a great voice stories are interesting. Good way to start the day.

The presenter is very pleasant to listen to. The news that is reported is clearly not meant to be fair and objective. I listen to hear what the left has to say because this is clearly leftist media. Which is whatever to me, do your thing, just don’t try to call it objective or even fair. I will continue to listen in order to hear the lefts views because the presentation is excellent. If I’m going to hear leftist dribble, I at least want to hear it in a pleasant manner.

The best even-handed, straight-to-the-point daily news summary podcast.

Sadly this is clearly biased news coverage, I listen simply to hear how the left is responding

All I need to start my day informed with the important news of the day in a very calm way.

Would you please stop slamming Trump! It’s so obvious how much you despise the current administration. Every time Shumita says his name, you can feel the distain. It’s not reporting news anymore, it’s become consistently cynical and condescending, narrowing in on an angle that continues to push more fear and hatred.

Shumita Basu’s calm delivery & the wire music make a huge difference for me - I want to stay up to date, but the anxiety created by almost every other news source is intolerable.

It does a good job with explaining news

Apple News Today is just long enough for my short drive to work in Midtown Atlanta. It shares important stories from various sources.

This is a very to the point no nonsense news briefing. Regardless of party affiliation, this show carries on factual resources and vetted news.

I listen to Apple News Today everyday and love how they gather all the news of the day

Human rights aren’t left or right they are what they are. This podcast is informative to what’s happening.

I listen every day -very helpful!

how I start my day every day.

This is a wonderfully intelligent, sharply narrated, well-and-pithily-written news podcast. Bad reviews are from dimwits, I have to suppose. This news source is actually remarkably ***free*** from bias. It’s not always (say…) Trump-friendly, but: come on! How on Earth might an unbiased news source be Trump-friendly (ever, really, but: always?!?)? This is straightforward news, presented very professionally and clearly. Highly recommended!

Love this show. Shumita provides all of the necessary highlights, along with a few interesting stories to satisfy my curiosity. It’s become an essential part of my morning routine.

I appreciate Apple News today because it allows me to get my news without being overwhelmed by the deluge that is the news anymore.