

The influence NPR has had on podcasting (not to mention radio as a whole) has been instrumental. Read more: Over 200 Audio Professionals Sign Anti-Racist Open Letter to Public Media In 2000, NPR debuted All Songs Considered, their first digital program, and just five years later entered the growing podcasting space with 17 NPR original podcasts and a broader directory of about 150 additional shows from member stations. Over the next ten years, shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition debuted, broadcasting nationally over the first nationwide radio satellite distribution network. NPR goes back to 1970, when approximately 90 public radio stations came together to form NPR, Inc. From news and science to comedy and music, it is hard to imagine anyone who won’t find at least one NPR podcast that is up their alley. In addition to releasing several shows that are broadcast over a network of over 1,000 public radio stations as podcasts, NPR has created iconic audio that has transformed the media landscape. For over 50 years, National Public Radio (NPR) has been pioneering and transforming radio, and in the past two decades with the rise of podcasts, they have also consistently raised the bar and pushed the medium forward.
