Up First from NPR

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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. Availa...

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Trump Issues Travel Ban, Musk Criticizes Budget Bill, Iran Nuclear Talks Latest 16 min · Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Claudia Grisales · Jun 5, 2025
Imported Steel Tariffs Double, White House Rescission Request, Gaza Aid Paused 16 min · Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Piers Hadil El-Shalchi · Jun 4, 2025
Boulder Attack Latest, Ukraine and Russia Talks, South Korea Election 13 min · Steve Inskeep, Anthony Kuhn, Joanna Kakissis · Jun 3, 2025
Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack 14 min · A. Martinez, Charles Maines, John Ruich · Jun 2, 2025
The Day The Dinosaurs Died 14 min · Ken Lacovara, Ayesha Roscoe · Jun 1, 2025
Shangri-La Dialogue, Nippon/U.S. Steel Deal, Taylor Swift Gets Her Masters 13 min · NPR Politics Podcast, Pete Hegseth, Don Gagne · May 31, 2025
Trump's US Steel Reversal, Court Win For Harvard, Musk Leaves DOGE 15 min · Steve Inskeep, Stephen Skeap, Unnamed Expert on Bridge Safety · May 30, 2025
Court Blocks Most Trump Tariffs, Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, CPAC Hungary 15 min · Michelle Martin, Charles Maines, Leila Fadel · May 29, 2025
Gaza Food Distribution Chaos, New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines, Children Of ISIS 15 min · Michelle Martin, Aya Batraoui, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · May 28, 2025
Harvard President says critics' "fire is misdirected" 21 min · Alan Garber, Steve Inskeep, Unknown · May 27, 2025
New Gaza Aid Group Faces Criticism, Harvard President Speaks Out, DEI Rollbacks 15 min · Michelle Martin, Maria Aspin, Daniel Estrin · May 27, 2025
Russia Intensifies Attacks On Ukraine, Summer Travel Season, Wildfire Forecast 15 min · A. Martinez, Michelle Martin, Joel Rose · May 26, 2025
The Class of 2025 21 min · Ayesha Roscoe, Bobby Allen, Mike Johnson · May 25, 2025
National Security Council Shakeup, George Floyd Murder and Political Extremism 22 min · Unidentified Speaker (Brief Interjection), Odette Youssef, Ayesha Roscoe · May 24, 2025
Suspected D.C. Shooter Charged, Trump vs. Harvard, SCOTUS Ruling On Agency Firings 16 min · Michelle Martin, Alyssa Nadworny, A. Martinez · May 23, 2025
Israeli Embassy Employees Killed, Israel's Occupation Plans, Trump Bill Latest 15 min · NPR Politics Podcast, Michelle Martin, Claudia Grisales · May 22, 2025
Negotiating Trump's Sweeping Agenda, South Africa's President, DOGE Cuts 14 min · Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Deirdre Walsh · May 21, 2025
Trump's Talk With Putin, Israel's Incursion, Weather Service Budget Cuts 13 min · Steve Inskeep, Daniel Estrin, Charles Maines · May 20, 2025
Biden Cancer Diagnosis, Escalation In Gaza, Kentucky Storm Recovery 15 min · Leila Fadel, Tamara Keith, Anas Baba · May 19, 2025
Is America becoming an autocracy? 31 min · Frank Langfitt, Ayesha Roscoe, Unnamed Expert on Bridge Safety · May 18, 2025
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#3 Overall · United States

🇨🇦 #61 · 🇨🇱 #62 · 🇵🇭 #91 · 🇨🇴 #110 · 🇰🇷 #114 · 🇮🇳 #155 · 🇲🇽 #180 · +6 more

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30 episodes · last 30 days · avg 17 min

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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 at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-15, Up First from NPR ranks #11 on the Spotify charts and #5 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 8 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-15

🇺🇸 United States #5 🇨🇦 Canada #89 🇨🇱 Chile #179 🇲🇽 Mexico #180 🇨🇴 Colombia #185 🇮🇳 India #186 🇰🇷 South Korea #187 🇵🇭 Philippines #192 News #3 Spotify Trending #35 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#2 on Spotify (United States) · 2025-04-23
Days on chart534
Countries now8
CategoriesNews · Trending

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