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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Fed Rates Pause, USIP Loses Case, Israel Restarts Gaza Ground Invasion 14 min · A. Martinez, Kat Lonsdorf, Leila Fadel · Mar 20, 2025
USAID Ruling, Ukraine On Trump Putin Agreement, Gaza Ceasefire Collapse 14 min · A. Martinez, Eleanor Beardsley, Fatma Tanis · Mar 19, 2025
Israel Strikes Gaza, Trump And The Courts, Takeover At US Institute Of Peace 15 min · Leila Fadel, A. Martinez, Franco Ordonez · Mar 18, 2025
Alien Enemies Act, Legal US Immigrants Denied Entry, Deadly Storm System 15 min · A. Martinez, Adrian Florido, Ryland Barton · Mar 17, 2025
A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City 31 min · Justine Yan, Anas Baba, Aya Batraoui · Mar 16, 2025
Democrat In-Fighting; Conservative Media on Trump; Mahmoud Khalil's Wife Speaks 16 min · Scott Simon, Ayesha Roscoe, David Folkenflik · Mar 15, 2025
Congress Budget Vote, Trump Speaks At DOJ, Federal Workers Reinstated 16 min · Leila Fadel, Ryan Lucas, Chris Arnold · Mar 14, 2025
Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump 15 min · Michelle Martin, Aya Batraoui, Charles Maines · Mar 13, 2025
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill 14 min · A. Martinez, Eleanor Beardsley, Janaki Mehta · Mar 12, 2025
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Stock Market Slide, Columbia University Arrest Latest 16 min · Steve Inskeep, Joanna Kakisis, Ryland Barton · Mar 11, 2025
Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget 15 min · A. Martinez, Susan Davis, Adrian Florido · Mar 10, 2025
Who gets to be an American? 31 min · Rond Abdel-Fattah, Ramteen Arablui, Unknown · Mar 9, 2025
Limiting Musk's Powers; VA Employees On DOGE Emails; No Cure For Long COVID 17 min · Scott Simon, Andrea Hsu, Ayesha Roscoe · Mar 8, 2025
BONUS: America's Shifting Alliances 12 min · Michelle Martin, Stephen Skeap, Anne Applebaum · Mar 7, 2025
Jobs Report, White House Crypto Summit, Gaza Ceasefire Uncertainty 15 min · Steve Inskeep, Aya Batraoui, Deepa Shivram · Mar 7, 2025
EU Leaders On Ukraine, Auto Tariffs Paused, USDA Workers Return 14 min · A. Martinez, Andrea Hsu, Terry Schultz · Mar 6, 2025
What Trump Said Last Night, Trump On Immigration, China Tariff Confidence 13 min · Steve Inskeep, John Ruich, Franco Ordonez · Mar 5, 2025
Ukraine Funds Paused, Trump Addresses Congress, Tariffs Begin 15 min · Michelle Martin, Joanna Kakissis, Danielle Kurtzleben · Mar 4, 2025
Zelenskyy in London, Gaza Ceasefire Status, Judicial Accountability 15 min · Michelle Martin, Kat Lonsdorf, Carrie Johnson · Mar 3, 2025
Who Will Win at the Oscars 35 min · Ayesha Roscoe, Linda Holmes, Stephen Skeap · Mar 2, 2025
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#3 Overall · United States

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

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Activity

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30 episodes · last 30 days · avg 17 min

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Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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 2026-09-16, Up First from NPR ranks #11 on the Spotify charts and #6 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 7 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 2026-09-16

🇺🇸 United States #6 🇨🇦 Canada #76 🇮🇳 India #172 🇨🇱 Chile #179 🇲🇽 Mexico #180 🇵🇭 Philippines #181 🇰🇷 South Korea #187 News #3 Spotify Trending #35 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#2 on Spotify (United States) · 2025-04-23
Days on chart535
Countries now7
CategoriesNews · Trending

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