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 At The Superbowl, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Turmoil, Air Aid To Gaza 14 min · A. Martinez, Laurel Wamsley, Franco Ordonez · Feb 10, 2025
When Chatbots Play Human 25 min · Ayesha Roscoe, Sponsor Voice, Unidentified Speaker (Brief Interjection) · Feb 9, 2025
Trump Administration Latest, USAID Ruling, Super Bowl Preview 17 min · Scott Simon, Ayesha Roscoe, Howard Lutnick · Feb 8, 2025
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again 14 min · Michelle Martin, Maria Aspin, Rob Stein · Feb 7, 2025
Deadline For Federal Workers, Reaction To Trump's Gaza Plan, Future Of US Foreign Aid 15 min · Steve Inskeep, A. Martinez, Andrea Hsu · Feb 6, 2025
Trump And Gaza, Migrants At Guantanamo, USAID Staff On Leave 15 min · A. Martinez, Fatma Tanis, Sasha Pfeiffer · Feb 5, 2025
Canada Tariffs, Education Department Targeted, DOGE 15 min · Steve Inskeep, Bobby Allen, Corey Turner · Feb 4, 2025
USAID Programs Halted, Netanyahu in Washington, Rubio Visits Panama, Cannabis Safety 33 min · Unknown, Alex Ritson, David Willis · Feb 3, 2025
Time to Leave 1 h 02 min · Sam Irby, Glenn, Glennon Doyle · Feb 2, 2025
Tariffs Come Due, Chopper Traffic After Crash 16 min · Scott Simon, Ayesha Roscoe, Ron Elving · Feb 1, 2025
Plane Crash Latest, German Far Right, Nuclear Testing 13 min · A. Martinez, Michelle Martin, Frank Langfitt · Jan 31, 2025
D.C. Plane Crash, Migrant Housing At Guantanamo, January 6th Criminal Records 16 min · Michelle Martin, Joel Rose, Steve Inskeep · Jan 30, 2025
Trump Remaking Government, RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearings, US Education Report Card 16 min · Steve Inskeep, Corey Turner, Selina Simmons-Duffin · Jan 29, 2025
Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI 15 min · Leila Fadl, Sergio Martinez Beltran, John Ruich · Jan 28, 2025
Mideast Ceasefire, Florida Immigration Session, Congolese City Captured 17 min · A. Martinez, Unknown, Eba Traui · Jan 27, 2025
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death' 37 min · Ruth Sherlock, Ayesha Roscoe, Sponsor Voice · Jan 26, 2025
More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation 14 min · Scott Simon, Aisha Roscoe, Fatma Tanis · Jan 25, 2025
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, DEI and the Military, London Hacking Hearing 15 min · A. Martinez, Michael Copley, Tom Bowman · Jan 24, 2025
Immigration Crackdown, Health Officials Muted, Oscar Nominations 15 min · Michelle Martin, Selena Simmons-Duffin, Ximena Bustillo · Jan 23, 2025
New ICE Policies, Hegseth Claims, West Bank Attacks 15 min · Steve Inskeep, Ximena Bustillo, Deirdre Walsh · Jan 22, 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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Episodes per week over the last six months.

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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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