Scottish actor Sean Connery on location in Amsterdam for James Bond film 'Diamonds are Forever.' Jack Kay/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption
October 24, 2026 • A new James Bond is nigh, to replace the last actor in the 64 year-old movie franchise. What evil forces will the new 007 face? Killer Drones? Killer AI? Killer lettuce?
Troy Jackson (D) directs a question to Sen. Susan Collins (R) during the final Maine U.S. Senate debate in Bangor, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Gregory A. Rec/Pool Portland Press Herald/AP hide caption
October 17, 2026 • Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.
Voters cast their ballots inside the Arlington County Courthouse in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 18, which was the first day of early voting in the state for the midterm elections. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption
October 6, 2026 • Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.
Public radio reporter Catherine Sweeney, one of the media witnesses, recounts the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted last Wednesday, Sept. 30. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Flanking the podium are two photos of Colleen Slemmer, Pike's victim in the 1995 murder. George Walker IV/AP hide caption
October 6, 2026 • Catherine Sweeney was in the witness room when Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30. An attempted execution in May had also failed. Here's what Sweeney saw and heard.
Retired New York City Fire Department Captain Rocco Fertoli pauses near a reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan on Aug. 10. He visited the site with his daughter, reporter Annmarie Fertoli, as he shared his memories of 9/11 for the first time. Olga Ginzburg for NPR hide caption
September 5, 2026 • A captain with the New York City Fire Department 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, tells his daughter for the first time what he experienced that day.
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter shouts slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday during the ongoing protest to demand the resignation of India's education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
July 27, 2026 • South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.
July 14, 2026 • What's it like to grow up and learn in the age of AI? NPR put that question to seven teenagers across the country.
As Michael Jackson: The Verdict , a docuseries on the late artist's 2005 abuse trial, arrives on Netflix this week, his music continues to climb the charts following renewed interest from his biopic. Carlo Allegri/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
June 3, 2026 • A sanded-down biopic about the King of pop and propaganda has resurfaced his music on the charts — along with questions about how his enduring magic became make-believe
Cesar Chavez attends a Labour Party press conference in the United Kingdon on September 17, 1974. Les Lee/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption
March 20, 2026 • Accusations of sexual abuse by the famed union leader and champion of farmworker rights Cesar Chavez broke his legacy and those who admired him.
January 9, 2026 • How are the calls to deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis related? They illustrate the contradictions that come up when people try to cherry pick applications of the law.
Government supporters display posters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, right, and former President Hugo Chávez in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption
January 3, 2026 • On a day when most reporters are chasing facts, NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep has a few questions.
A view of the destroyed Shujaiya neighborhood on the outskirts of Gaza City, from an Israeli military outpost in northern Gaza, on Wednesday. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption
November 7, 2025 • NPR Mideast correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israel still requires a military escort.
October 24, 2025 • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NPR's Marielle Segarra, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 34, shares how to support a loved one with cancer through treatment, recovery and beyond.
We asked, and you answered: How do you connect joy and resistance? Jackie Lay hide caption
August 2, 2025 • On this bonus episode of the show, we're hearing from some of YOU about what brings you joy, how you connect joy and justice work, and why joy is so important in your lives.
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July 30, 2025 • Many people feel that finding a lifelong partner can require a good bit of luck...but can the same be said for lifelong healthcare? Brittany is joined by Maris Kreizman, author of I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays , to understand the precarious relationship between finding love and finding consistent health insurance.
President of the National Urban League Marc Morial speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024, flanked by former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
July 22, 2025 • As a candidate in 2024, President Trump promised – often – to end what he and other conservatives describe as "woke" policies.
Why is some plastic surgery "good," and why is some "bad?" Anna Efetova/Getty Images hide caption
July 18, 2025 • What's the difference between "good" work and "bad" work? And how do we talk about the rise in plastic surgery without dehumanizing people for their choices?
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July 16, 2025 • Data from Gallup and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Americans are reading fewer books and spending less time reading than ever. There's been reporting on college kids struggling to finish longer texts. And earlier this year, in a viral post, one user lamented their loss of concentration for reading, which led to a larger online discourse about how to approach books again.
What does anti-intellectualism mean for our democracy? Getty Images hide caption
July 14, 2025 • Anti-intellectualism is on the rise. And by "anti-intellectualism" we mean the backlash to scholars in fields like the humanities.
Why is Gen Z having less sex? CSA Images/Getty Images hide caption
July 11, 2025 • Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations. But why? Well, let's be real. There are a lot of very legitimate reasons why young people are afraid of sex right now, many having to do with recent massive political and cultural changes.
Is Medicaid healthcare or welfare? Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
July 4, 2025 • Republicans have passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful bill, but is it built on bad faith stereotypes?
June 26, 2025 • Morgan Lieberman's "Hidden Once, Hidden Twice" is a documentary photo and film project bringing visibility to the lives of senior lesbian couples across the U.S.
