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About this app

The NPR app is your one-stop source for the best of public radio - news, stories, podcasts and more from NPR and local NPR stations.

Listen to news and podcasts
Just hit play at the top of the app to access NPR One – a mix of on-demand news from NPR and your local station, plus your favorite public radio podcasts. Or browse and playlist the latest from Morning Edition, All Things Considered and all your favorite shows.

Access live radio
Listen to live radio from your community's NPR station. Search to hear hundreds of other NPR news and music stations around the country.

Find new podcasts from all of public radio
Follow and keep up with podcasts from NPR and the public radio network. Discover new favorites with our editors’ recommendations, or easily find the latest episodes from those you already follow. Turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode!

Read top headlines from NPR
Get breaking news, investigative pieces, long-reads and more, right at your fingertips. Browse stories by topic for a wealth of NPR stories, including the latest Tiny Desk concerts.

Compatible with smart cars and speakers
In the car, tune in via Android Auto, or by connecting your listening to your Waze app. At home, just say "Alexa, play news from NPR." (Create an NPR account to bring your listening history with you.) Or connect to speakers via Chromecast.

Data Protection Choices
At NPR, we understand how important privacy is to you, and we are committed to transparency about how we collect, use and share your information. Please take a moment to read our privacy policy: https://n.pr/privacypolicy.

By downloading this app:
*You agree to NPR's terms of use, available at https://n.pr/termsofuse.
*You acknowledge that NPR may process your personal data as described in NPR's privacy policy, available at https://n.pr/privacypolicy.
*You agree that NPR uses devices, identifiers, tracking technologies, and information about the device you use to access NPR's apps to enhance your viewing, listening, and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR's sponsors, provide social media features, and analyze NPR's traffic. This information is shared with social media services, sponsorship, analytics, and other third-party service providers. See details in NPR's privacy policy.

Ratings and reviews

I primarily downloaded this to listen to NPR podcasts. My main complaint is that after only a few minutes of the app being idle, it will take you back to the home screen and you will lose your place in the podcast. You have to go back to the list of episodes, select the episode again and then scroll forward to where you were in the podcast. Very inconvenient when driving!

Update: No National Newscast, the app launches on some random program despite clearing the cache, force stop and relaunch ): As many reviewers have reported, the app launches on its own on Android phones whenever the phone exits Bluetooth mode. I've had to uninstall the app multiple times for this reason. I can't have NPR start playing out of the blue during meetings! This has been going on for at least 2 years. I don't understand why the developers are not addressing this major issue.

The app hangs about every 80 seconds. I have to press pause then play to get it going again. This is on a pixel 7 pro while connected to my car, both with a USB (Android Auto) or just BT. It is very frustrating and dangerous while driving. Please fix your app @NPR! UPDATE: I just upgraded to a pixel 9 pro XL and the issue is still there. It seems to be worse when using Google maps at the same time. It is pretty bad. Makes the app unusable.

What's new

This release supports a pull down gesture on the home tab of your mobile device to get a refreshed list of stories, along with some other small fixes and routine maintenance. Don't hesitate to find help or give feedback at help.npr.org.