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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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips 16 min · Leila Fadl, Steve Inskeep, Sponsor Voice · Jan 1, 2025
Gaza War 2024, Gaza Hospital Shutdown, Biden's Complicated Legacy 17 min · Leila Fadel, Unnamed Expert on Bridge Safety, Aya Batraoui · Dec 31, 2024
Jimmy Carter Remembered, Syria-Israel Relations, South Korea Plane Crash 16 min · Steve Inskeep, Leila Fadel, Piers Hadil El-Shalchi · Dec 30, 2024
In Memoriam: Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024 27 min · Don Gagne, Michelle Martin, Jane Araf · Dec 29, 2024
A Sunday in the Park 20 min · Jasmine Garsd, Xavier Lopez, Ayesha Roscoe · Dec 29, 2024
Trump On TikTok Ban, N. Korean Soldiers in Ukraine, Obesity Drug Shortage Ends 18 min · Daniel Estrin, Sydney Lupkin, Bobby Allen · Dec 28, 2024
South Korea Impeachment, Israel Attacks Houthis, Georgia's Political Crisis 15 min · Sarah McCammon, Anthony Kuhn, Carrie Johnson · Dec 27, 2024
Christmas Attack In Ukraine, Honda-Nissan Merger, Nigeria's Economic Crisis 14 min · Sarah McCammon, Brian Mann, Emmanuel Akinwotu · Dec 26, 2024
Christmas In Bethlehem, Famine In Sudan, The Year In Space 14 min · Asma Khalid, Unidentified Speaker (Brief Interjection), Nathaniel Raymond · Dec 25, 2024
Ukraine's Drone Use, H-1B Visa Uncertainty, New Species In 2024 14 min · Asma Khalid, Jonathan Silva (Massachusetts Board Game Manufacturer), Brian Mann · Dec 24, 2024
Biden Death Row Clemency, Long COVID Research, Lebanon Antiquities Damaged 14 min · Asma Khalid, Lauren Frayer, Deepa Shivaram · Dec 23, 2024
The Luckiest of the Unlucky 31 min · Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Ayesha Roscoe, Advertisement · Dec 22, 2024
The Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction 29 min · Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Aisha Roscoe, Advertisement · Dec 22, 2024
Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL 19 min · Scott Simon, Ayesha Roscoe, Susan Davis · Dec 21, 2024
GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government 17 min · Steve Inskeep, Adil Al-Shalchi, Advertisement · Dec 20, 2024
Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts 16 min · Michelle Martin, Bobby Allen, Eleanor Beardsley · Dec 19, 2024
Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters 15 min · Steve Inskeep, Scott Horsley, Katia Riddle · Dec 18, 2024
Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant 15 min · Michelle Martin, Steve Inskeep, Rob Stein · Dec 17, 2024
Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit 17 min · Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, David Folkenflik · Dec 16, 2024
The Poetic Wealth of Nikki Giovanni 33 min · Nikki Giovanni, Rachel Martin, Advertisement Narrator · Dec 15, 2024
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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.

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 #11 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 #11 🇨🇦 Canada #112 🇰🇷 South Korea #166 🇨🇱 Chile #179 🇲🇽 Mexico #180 🇵🇭 Philippines #181 🇮🇳 India #198 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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