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Morning Edition

Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.

Episodes

What's the deal with electrolyte drinks – do you need them to stay hydrated?

August 4, 2025 • 3 mins
Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?
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Senator Amy Klobuchar on states suing Trump over tariffs

August 4, 2025 • 7 mins
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), whose state is among those suing the Trump administration for imposing tariffs without Congressional approval.
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Will the president's economic policies slow down the economy?

August 4, 2025 • 3 mins
New and higher tariffs are set to take effect this week, amid signs the president's economic policies are resulting in higher prices and slower economic growth.
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Morning news brief

August 4, 2025 • 10 mins
Will the president's economic policies slow down the economy?, businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border feel the uncertainty of tariffs negotiations, the U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Israeli hostages' families over the weekend.
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UK's first woman Astronomer Royal

August 4, 2025 • 2 mins
Astronomer Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman in over 350-year history to be appointed the UK's Astronomer Royal. She'll serve as the official adviser to King Charles III on astronomical matters.
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Whatever happened to memorable movie soundtracks?

August 4, 2025 • 4 mins
Whatever happened to movie soundtracks? They used to generate hit after hit for pop radio. Now, they're few and far between.
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12 states sue the Trump administration alleging new tariffs are illegal

August 4, 2025 • 5 mins
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who leads a coalition of 12 states in a lawsuit alleging that Trump administration tariffs are illegal.
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Switzerland will face one of the steepest Trump tariffs, at 39%

August 4, 2025 • 2 mins
President Trump's 39% tariff on goods from Switzerland is among the world's steepest import taxes. For the European nation, the announcement comes at an unwelcome time.
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Texas House Democrats break quorum, leave state to stop GOP redistricting plan

August 4, 2025 • 1 min
At least 51 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday, to break quorum ahead of a vote on a bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps.
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Songs of Love writes personalized music for kids — but can AI carry the tune?

August 1, 2025 • 4 mins
For nearly 30 years, the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation has created custom songs for kids with terminal illnesses. Now it has harnessed AI to expand its services to older adults with memory loss.
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The mayor of a General Motors factory town on the impact of new tariffs

August 1, 2025 • 7 mins
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Mayor Andy Schor of Lansing, Mich., about the potential impact of tariffs on the city that is home to two General Motors plants.
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Morning news brief

August 1, 2025 • 11 mins
The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates for dozens of countries, President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits an aid site in Gaza, Jewish leaders from the U.S. sign a letter urging Israel to allow more aid into Gaza.
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'Mean Girl' Reneé Rapp isn't getting much nicer on 'Bite Me'

August 1, 2025 • 7 mins
Reneé Rapp conquered Broadway in "Mean Girls" and the small screen on HBO Max's "The Sex Lives of College Girls." Now she's gunning for the pop charts. Her new album is called "Bite Me." {STATIONS NOTE: The word "fucking" is bleeped from the conversation at the 1:50 mark}
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President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to visit an aid site in Gaza

August 1, 2025 • 3 mins
President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits an aid distribution site in Gaza, amid rising anger over a deepening hunger crisis in the territory.
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The art of the praise

August 1, 2025 • 3 mins
World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations, and get better deals too.
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Trump's 'Golden Share' in U.S. Steel

August 1, 2025 • 3 mins
The iconic American company, U.S. Steel was sold to Nippon Steel in Japan earlier this summer. The sale was years in the making and, on the campaign trail last year, President Trump opposed it. But now, he's approved the sale. And the deal also gives the president himself an outsized say in the future of U.S. Steel. Erika Beras from Planet Money explains what the president calls: a golden share.
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Use of AI in airlines ticket pricing raise concerns

August 1, 2025 • 2 mins
Delta Air Lines has said it will use more AI in ticket pricing, which means you could be paying more or less for your next plane ride. Some lawmakers are concerned about fairness.
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Jewish leaders from the U.S. sign a letter urging Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

August 1, 2025 • 3 mins
More than a thousand rabbis and other Jewish leaders from the U.S. and elsewhere have signed a public letter urging Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Morning news brief

July 31, 2025 • 11 mins
The Fed holds interest rates steady despite pressure from President Trump, Republicans in Texas release a proposal for a new congressional map, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East makes his first trip to Israel since May.
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Republicans in Texas release a proposal for a new congressional map

July 31, 2025 • 3 mins
Republicans in Texas have released a proposal for a new state congressional map. President Trump has said he wants a map that helps his party win five more House seats in next year's midterms.
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