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The NPR Politics Podcast

The NPR Politics Podcast

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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.

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Episodes
  • AI chatbots: the new voter guides?

    AI chatbots: the new voter guides?
    Oct 14 2026
    Voters have many ways to learn about the candidates and issues they'll vote on each election cycle. Some are now turning to AI chatbots to get that info, asking the tools to tell them about who they should vote for. We look at the trend, and why voters are doing it.

    This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Maham Javaid, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

    This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

    Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    16 mins
  • California considers a wealth tax on billionaires

    California considers a wealth tax on billionaires
    Oct 7 2026
    California has more billionaires than any other state in the U.S. On the state's ballot this election cycle is a proposition to levy a one-time wealth tax on its resident billionaires. We explain what the tax would do, and why the groups & figures opposing the initiative make for strange bedfellows.

    This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and KQED correspondent Marisa Lagos.

    This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

    Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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    21 mins
  • What's next for the Freedom Caucus?

    What's next for the Freedom Caucus?
    Sep 28 2026
    As one founder of the movement described it to NPR, the Freedom Caucus was "MAGA before MAGA." The Republican lawmakers pushed their party to be more conservative, and found a willing ally in Donald Trump. But, as members leave Congress — some by choice, and some not — what does the future hold for this group of politicians, and for the party they've shaped?

    This episode: voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, congressional reporter Eric McDaniel, and White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben.

    This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs.

    Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

    Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.


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    18 mins
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