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Today NPR is one of Washington’s most familiar and influential media companies, operating out of a gleaming, ultramodern broadcast facility on North Capitol Street. Its radio programs, online content, and podcasts reach millions of people around the world. But when it launched 50 years ago, in April 1971, National Public Radio was a decidedly scrappy enterprise. How did a modest radio project from a bunch of audio idealists evolve into the multimedia behemoth that we now spend countless hours...

The employee group, which supports NPR staff members through advocacy and cultural visibility, reflects on some favorite performances in celebration of Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

After a few hours on the road, you'll need the best podcasts for road trips to keep your hands at ten and two.

Nieman Lab’s home, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, on Tuesday announced the 84th class of Nieman Fellows. These 22 journalists will spend the coming year at Harvard. (More information, including how to apply for next year, is here.) You may recognize some names from (among many other places) Nieman Lab stories. We wrote about Jorge Caraballo Cordovez‘s work at Radio Ambulante here. Pranav Dixit‘s reporting on misinformation in India has regularly appeared in our fake news column. An...

Everyone can use a good laugh.

Weve said it multiple times on the show: Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States. But...what does that actually mean? Are Latinos a race? Ethnicity? Culture? We try (and fail) to answer some of these questions with Dominican American podcaster and entertainer the Kid Mero.

On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, were reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice. Its been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic — sometimes violent — political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old. On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest anti...

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership This story is part of an NPR series, We Hold These Truths, on American democracy. Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend. At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, "God said to me, Why dont you get a mortgage that doesnt move? And in my head I knew that meant a fixed...

Originally published on May 4, 2021 12:15 pm You can click on the subscribe button to sign up for Code Switch Plus. The Spotify button takes you to preview the Code Switch Plus feed in Spotify. NPR Public radio podcast fans: There is a new way to show your support for the podcasts you love. Starting today, Spotify listeners can buy monthly subscriptions to access sponsor-free versions of five NPR podcasts. More shows will be available in the coming weeks and months. The launch shows include, ...

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