NPR

NPR

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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

This version of the NPR app, updated maybe about 2022, really stinks. The old stripped down version was much easier to use. For instance, the new version makes it really hard to find one's play list. It's also really hard to modify one's playlist. Also, when I search for a show, I want to listen to all the segments of that show, e.g., weekend edition. What I find is that the app keeps switching to all sorts of different media, when all I want is Scott Simon or Aisha Roscoe.

WORST APP EVER!! TURNS OFF BY ITSELF! This is very annoying and dangerous because usually I'm listening to NPR while I'm driving, and I have to go back to the app and look for the content that I was listening to when it decided to shut down on its own, which is not possible when you're driving. Also very annoying is that you can only skip forward to the next content, but you cannot go back to what you were listening to previously. HATE THIS APP!!!

I went back to this app to play a particular segment of Morning Edition only to find I can't do that -- instead it keeps playing other segments or daily news updates, and I can't get it to do what I want. So frustrating. I don't have a good reason to use this app. I'll listen to podcasts elsewhere where there are more app features. Uninstalled.

What's new

This release includes some performance improvements related to playback stability. Please use the Help & Feedback form if you are experiencing issues.