The NPR Politics Podcast
Hosted by Tamara Keith and Bria Suggs and Domenico Montanaro and Mara Liasson and Muthoni Muturi and Casey Morell and Elena Moore · NPR
4.4from 29,503 ratings
- 2,486
- Episodes
- 785
- Transcribed
- 29,503
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
About The NPR Politics Podcast
Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Every afternoon. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org (http://plus.npr.org/). You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for The NPR Politics Podcast.
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Nov 2015
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
785 of 2,486 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Meet the new Dems. Same as the old Dems?
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
What will Democrats do with their new majorities?
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dems win big in midterm elections
Inside a recent episode
Meet the new Dems. Same as the old Dems?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We saw something crazy happen. So You hear a lot of comparisons to Watergate because of the high turnout and all of the other things that have happened this election. But that class was known as the Watergate babies. And it dropped the average age of Congress at the time from about 53 to about 51. […]
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- Miles Parks
- David Scott
- Ashley Lopez
- Barbara Sprunt
- Sam Gringlas
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 25,293 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 4,210 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 75
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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Questions about The NPR Politics Podcast
Who hosts The NPR Politics Podcast?
Tamara Keith and Bria Suggs and Domenico Montanaro and Mara Liasson and Muthoni Muturi and Casey Morell and Elena Moore host the show. Published by NPR.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The NPR Politics Podcast take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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