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This gives a quick summary of the news. Of course some will find fault, but I find it reliable and can go elsewhere for a deeper dive.

LET AYESHA ROSCOE DO AT LEAST ON INTERVIEW instead of scott doing 3 every week, its not even alternating. try to look at this comment, come on. Also, theres a little bit too much bias whenever its concerning trump. LET AYESHA ROSCOE TALK MORE.

Don’t love the banter at the top of the show. Up First is supposed to be a succinct news briefing to start your day, and wasting time with awkward banter at the top is cringey.

I’d love to get back to the neutral reporting from 2023/2024.

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The joy the cold openings bring of A joking around is unmatched. Legit such a good start to a then researched and informed and true podcast, amazing!!

Great reporting again, “CFPB has a relatively small budget” the reporting should continue with the actual number of the budget… thanks for providing spin but not actual facts.

Don’t use it if you don’t want to. Story over. It’s a software that tries to be personable but isn’t perfect. Appreciate it for what it is, not what it isn’t. You’re better than this NPR… or are you?

You all do a fact-filled, (and fact checked) comprehensive update in a short amount of time, helping me Feel informed since I can’t get to a newspaper! A, love your demeanor! You make Me smile. I am not a morning person, and love to roll my eyes at those chipper early birds as they chirp morning greetings! 😜

As a moderate I find the fact that they are non biased refreshing. There’s so many reviews criticizing the pod for being too liberal, but others criticizing the softness on the current admin. I honestly think it’s refreshing to just hear the news. If you think it’s bias you’re the one looking for an echo chamber.

NPR expertly normalizes Trump. Steve Inskeep is the worst of the bunch. Find myself having to quit multiple episodes due to lack of critical reporting of the new administration.

I think we should all just go to a ho-down, and do some “Cowboy Carter” … ‘Hold’em!’ - s.jxn - ga

I’m have been trying to find a news station that covers the NEWS without the bias. This is definitely NOT that show. Steve Inskeep in particular cannot keep from every side jab possible and drags politics into everything. He smears every story with his opinions and political views and it is exhausting to listen to.

Updates on student test scores should also include the decline in attendance, larger class sizes, lack of resources, lack of parent support and other factors. This reporting makes it sound like it’s the teachers’ fault for kids not making progress. Please give teachers more credit!

Love that is concise, entertaining, and the hosts make it interesting. Great reporting on many topics.

Every time I think I’m gonna get back into this podcast, I’m reminded why I stopped listening. The host will beat a dead horse on the same topics. The show describes itself as a wrap of news that’s important, to start your day. But in fact picks a story, and goes on, and on, and on. And the topics chosen and how they are discussed, clearly have some bias in them.

I feel sad writing this because I’ve listened to NPR since college. I keep running into the same issue: the podcast (and NPR in general) feels one-sided. The tone often leans in a particular direction, and they seem to avoid stories that might challenge left-leaning perspectives. It’s frustrating because I think the show has potential. If they made more of an effort to present all sides of an issue and include topics they currently leave out, it would be a much stronger, more trustworthy source. Be authentic, trust that your listeners are smart people. Present both sides and let them decide the truth for themselves. I think the Daily from NYT does a fair job at this.

NPR is the same as Morning Melons Mikaboo and Beaker Scarborough, kissing the ring on the orange hand. I used to love NPR and now it is ridiculous. Would be nice if one news organization would have the spine to speak truth in these times!

I still try to listen to Up First a couple of times a week but I have to discern between the liberal bias of the podcasters and the actual facts in the news. It’s sad NPR wasn’t founded on political bias.

Up First was once a reputable program that maintained strong objective standards. But that has all changed. Like ABC and company, NPR is kowtowing to fascists. The anchors stated that Biden’s blanket pardoning of his family in the face of political prosecution by a mad man soon to be running the FBI harmed democracy before downplaying Trump’s pardoning of violent criminals and sec traffickers. NPR might as well brandish the red armband. They share no attributes with those objective independent news orgs during the third reich. They are compromised.

If you think this is a fair and balanced podcast, you're deeply out of touch with reality

I have been listening for years but the content has been becoming too biased. I will be finding a new platform to get my news.

Concise and informative. My daily go to for morning news.

You had a whole segment on pardons issues by Trump. Kind of funny you didn’t mention other pardons announced moments before the peaceful transfer of power took place. NPR will never change.

Historical NPR used to be a consistent source of reliable information. But this group breaks that record. For example, they failed to mention MLK day while rambling on about the weather, inauguration, and Palestine. If I can’t even rely on this ‘morning news’ to tell me what national holiday it is, how can I trust any of their ‘reporting’.

NPR bends the knee to Trump in a pathetic attempt to protect themselves from his wrath. They are no longer news. They are propaganda.

I have been listening to NPR since my teens. It felt like home to me. It was an example of intelligent, curious, and thoughtful journalism. It also once felt balanced and objective. Unfortunately I don’t see a sign of this across all of its properties. Stories are riddled with errors of omissions, an absence of voices from both perspectives, and in many cases… material falsehoods. Additionally, the on-air talent are almost unbearable to listen to. Without mentioning names, there is one in particular that is ear-piercing. It’s an assault on the senses. Sad to say, but I am a hard pass on NPR — and like many of my friends young and old — am not renewing my subscription to NPR; including KCRW. R.I.P. NPR

Clear, trustworthy information

They are to biased

I’ve been listening to NPR since 1997. It has been my source of news for 27 years. I have listened as it has gone farther and farther left. Journalistic integrity has declined. If you cannot hear your bias in your reporting, you have lost touch with many listeners. And we are becoming former listeners. It truly saddens me.

I really appreciate this podcast and try to start each day with it to remain informed, especially when I may not have time to sit and read the news. I also appreciate how over time, Steve has started to loosen up and joke around a bit. LoL

Coverage has gone downhill for years now. Last year in particular was the last straw. Might as well rename to Fox Jr at this point.

The is just a quick way to get the headlines out there. This is all about what is happening in the world since you slept. The topics are various and tell you what is happening with the world.

NPR’s reporting the past year in particular has been inexcusable on so many levels, but it’s been deteriorating for years. I used to listen to NPR religiously. It’s become no better than MSNBC or the Times. The only reason I still listen everyday is to hear what the left has to say. NPR either needs to publicly come out as a left of center institution or re-commit to real journalism. Call me Kreskin, but I predict they will do neither.

I used to use NPR as a news source but knowing how the interview between summer and V went I no longer want NPRs content in my feed.

NPR used to stand for journalistic integrity and actual news. Recently, I've noticed a trend away from that principle. This podcast is just another political opinion show. Which would be fine, I don't necessarily disagree with what's being presented, but I don't want to wake up to that. The show is packaged as journalism, but it hasn't been that for a long time. I've found another morning news podcast to wake up to and unfollowed up first.

Remember that Trump did not win a mandate in 2024 and to blame Biden for Trump’s re election is another way of leaving Press and Media off the hook on how they capitulated to Trump! 😱

This is horrific and horribly all too common, Thank you for the light

Highly disappointed in their coverage of recent events. May as well be mainstream media at this point. Unfollowed.

No mention of Disney/AbC apologizing to Trump or Fani Willis being kicked off the case, or SoftBank’s investment. It’s almost as if you don’t report on news you don’t like. No wonder liberals are so misinformed!

What once I regarded as my favorite, most balanced and ethical news source, I now see as pathetic excuse for journalism. Cover the GENOCIDE (not “war”) in Gaza and the litany of crimes against humanity committed by ISRAEL now charged in INTERNATIONAL COURT. Stop coddling the draconian profiteering, private healthcare system and gaslighting your sick and tired listeners that THEIR sense of justice is backwards. NPR we are DONE.

As a national public radio production, NPR should strive to present both sides or an unbiased view of news stories. There are plenty of “infotainment “shows out there. Why can’t NPR provide news without political bias or commentary?

I am officially unfollowing NPR podcasts due to a recent episode stating an opinion on the CEO united healthcare murder. I don’t need them telling me that the reaction to this situation is disturbing. I was a faithful follower and now I’m not.

After years of listening to this podcast I just had to unfollow. Their depiction of the UHC CEO assassination was completely biased. What’s the point in humanizing a killer (Brian Thompson), when his assassin is so clearly the people’s champ? Never coming back.

It’s funny how people can listen to up first and hear a liberal bias. The spoon feeding of corporate propaganda (talking points) with the feels-right style of the news is insufferable. Everyone has been so concerned with political angles for so long that they miss the real slant that has the whole country and world sliding downhill. It’s a pain to collect real information these days. It’s like doing all sections of college entrance exams. It’s sad. It’s tedious. We all deserve better. Plain truth. Good luck aggregating your information, everyone.

I say this as a long time listener and someone who has only ever voted for democrats The liberal bias is too much Over the years ,it became increasingly obvious they were just reporting one side stories. More recently, it has turned into active propagandizing of a narrative. It has gotten to the point where I just turn it off mid episode. As of today, I am unsubscribing. The reason I listen to NPR is to hear unbiased nonpartisan news. I am not asking for bothsidesism. Please just report the relevant facts and don’t push a narrative.

12/2/24: I disagree, pardoning Hunter is not a statement about our current justice system. It will not affect President Biden’s legacy in any negative way. I think history will show this pardon was the right and only choice. It is a statement about the coming Trump Administration. Trump plans vengeance, and intends to restructure the FBI and Justice Department to do his bidding. It is also a statement about MAGA’s unfair treatment of Hunter for years now. Hunter has been tormented and embarrassed by Republicans in the House for relatively small offenses. Hunter paid the taxes he owed. That’s resolved. Hunter had a gun for less than 2 weeks. If everyone who checks “no drugs” on a gun application is sent to prison, there will be tens of millions of Americans crowding our prisons.

just get to the point straight plz

Too biased, stopped listening to Up First from NPR.