- 5,334
- Episodes
- 5,295
- Transcribed
- 14,378
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 137M
- YouTube views
About NPR News Now
The latest news in five minutes. Updated hourly. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org (http://plus.npr.org/). You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for NPR News Now, UP First, and more.
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Nov 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
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1pm ET, November 06 | The latest headlines from NPR
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Every outstanding ballot, every county, every deadline, every legal option will get our full attention. We will not sleep until we know that our elections are secure. Lee Parrott, a Cologne supporter, says she's cautiously optimistic about Cologne winning because of changes to Mississippi's voter roll review system. […]
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- YouTube views
- 137,305,114
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 14,378 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 54
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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