NPR
Networks and production companies
Address: 
1111 North Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. Wikipedia
Website: www.npr.org
Latest news
- Apr 1: The Trump Administration’s order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS has been permanently blocked by a federal judge. NPR is one of the largest podcast publishers in North America. It comes just a few weeks after a separate judge ruled that cuts for the Voice of America were unlawful. It’s unclear what these rulings mean in practice.
- Jan 21: The number 1 is The MeidasTouch Podcast, which appears to see around 43% of its consumption via video clips, rather than full-length podcasts. Joe Rogan is at #2, with roughly equal consumption in audio and video, but just 9% of its consumption via video clips. And, despite poor video figures, The Rest Is History makes it to #3. The data also makes it clear where video is missing: such as The Daily from the New York Times, or Up First from NPR, which deliver virtually all their consumption via audio podcast.
- Jan 5: Exclusive: A website called PodcastAdBlock is using AI to copy popular podcasts and resell them without the ads. Shows from publishers like Spotify, NPR, the New York Times, Slate, iHeart, and New York Magazine are all promoted on the website. We've taken a full look at the product, and how much it might be costing us.
- Nov 24, 2025: It’s notable that NPR News Now is the #1 podcast according to Triton’s data, but only appears at #23 in their survey. That might be because NPR News Now is often the response from a smart speaker for “Play the latest news”, which means more downloads outside of podcast apps altogether.
- Nov 13, 2025: Former NPR podcast strategy chief Collin Campbell has been hired by Apple as Director of Audio for Apple News, according to a silent update of his LinkedIn profile. He left NPR in early October.
Data credits: Google Maps, Podnews newsletter, Wikipedia