The NPR Politics Podcast

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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 h...

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How to watch the midterms like we do 20h ago

How do you solve a problem like AI? yesterday

Voters say the American Dream is dead. Why? 2 days ago

Missouri's map mayhem 3 days ago

How 9/11 reshaped U.S. intelligence | Sources & Methods 1 h 03 min · Mary Louise Kelly, Mike Danforth, Marielle Segarra · 5 days ago

The legacy of 9/11 38 min · Rob Stein, Ryan Lucas, Miles Parks · 6 days ago

The young conservative movement post-Charlie Kirk 18 min · Mara Liason, Miles Parks, Jorge Sedano · 7 days ago

How Trump's immigration policy has evolved 24 min · Ximena Bustillo, Franco Ordoñez, Miles Parks · 8 days ago

What is the GOP convention happening this week? 20 min · Tamara Keith, Mara Liason, Miles Parks · 9 days ago

Trump's oil "deal" and gunboat diplomacy | Sources & Methods 31 min · Scott Detrow, Rob Stein, Ashley Lopez · 13 days ago

A tale of two Senate candidates 21 min · Sam Gringlas, Mara Liasson, Tamara Keith · 14 days ago

What is democratic socialism? 23 min · Ashley Lopez, Elena Moore, Tamara Keith · 15 days ago

Answering your questions on the midterms & more 22 min · Tamara Keith, Ashley Lopez, Mara Liason · 16 days ago

The big deal with a big debt 19 min · Scott Horsley, Tamara Keith, Eric McDaniel · 17 days ago

What happens if Trump tries to mess with the midterms? 35 min · Miles Parks, Tamara Keith, Eric McDaniel · 20 days ago

What's going on with vote-by-mail? 18 min · Miles Parks, Tamara Keith, Nate Rott · 21 days ago

Graham survives runoff with help from Trump's super PAC 20 min · Ashley Lopez, Mara Liason, Miles Parks · 22 days ago

What a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumers 19 min · Emily Fang, Scott Horsley, Miles Parks · 23 days ago

How many noncitizens are on U.S. voter rolls? 20 min · Miles Parks, Tamara Keith, Randa Abdelfattah · 24 days ago

Roundup: carrier formations, calendars & corgis 28 min · Tamara Keith, Elena Moore, Robin Hilton · 27 days ago

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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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for The NPR Politics Podcast.

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As of 2026-09-18, The NPR Politics Podcast ranks #197 on the Spotify charts and #130 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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🇺🇸 United States #130 News #30 Spotify

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First charted2025-03-06

Best ever#58 on Apple Podcasts (United States) · 2026-03-01

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