10 Best NPR Podcasts
A list of the most popular NPR podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
10 Best NPR Podcasts
1. The Big Listen
There are tens of thousands of podcasts out there. So how do you know what to listen to? On The Big Listen — THE broadcast about podcasts from WAMU and NPR — host Lauren Ober introduces you to podcasts you might not have ever heard of, and gives you ...Show More
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51:54 | Dec 21st, 2017
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We look back at our favorite interviews with the makers of new podcasts in 2017: Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer of By The Book, Alex Kotlowitz of Written Inside, and Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kum...Show More
2. Diane Rehm: On My Mind
Diane Rehm’s weekly podcast features newsmakers, writers, artists and thinkers on the issues she cares about most: what’s going on in Washington, ideas that inform, and the latest on living well as we live longer.
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45:30 | Sep 8th, 2017
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President Trump's surprise move to side with congressional Democrats on a short term fix for government funding and the debt ceiling raises new questions about other legislative agenda items: What's l...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3. The Kojo Nnamdi Show
The Kojo Nnamdi Show -- a daily talk show keeping you ahead of the curve on the local, national, and international topics important to your life. We'll introduce you to fascinating artists, expansive thinkers, new ideas, cutting-edge technology, over...Show More
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4. What's With Washington
What do you wonder about the Washington region and the people who call it home? As part of What's With Washington, you submit the questions that inform the stories that WAMU reporters go out and answer.
5. The Diane Rehm Show: Friday News Roundup
The Diane Rehm Show's Friday News Roundup was an informed discussion of the week's top domestic and international news. This podcast serves as an archive and is no longer updated. For a more complete archive, visit drshow.org.
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6. The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Tech Tuesday
The Kojo Nnamdi Show's Tech Tuesday explores of how technology is changing our lives. ** As of 2016, Tech Tuesday is no longer produced. For an archive of shows dating back to 1999, visit http://thekojonnamdishow.org/topic/tech-tuesday. **
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Apple VS. The FBI: How Our Culture Is Increasingly Prioritizing Privacy
29:00 | Feb 23rd, 2016
Kojo discusses how a culture that prioritizes privacy has grown –with someone who stood up to the government himself over a decade ago.
7. The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi
Join Kojo and resident analyst Tom Sherwood on Fridays at noon for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Each week Kojo and Tom help make sense of legislation, hold elected o...Show More
8. WAMU: Metro Connection
9. Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground is a documentary series dedicated to uncovering stories you won’t hear anywhere else, with a special focus on children, education and poverty.
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10. Metropocalypse
Explosions and smoke-filled tunnels. Frustrated riders and epic commutes. This is the new normal on Washington’s Metro. Metropocalypse, a weekly podcast from WAMU 88.5, explores the unprecedented plan to rebuild tracks and re-engineer culture on the ...Show More
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