Podcasts

A curated starter set of news and learner podcasts across our four languages. All open RSS, played from the publisher's own CDN.

🇬🇧English

BBC World Service

The day's top stories from BBC News, twice a day on weekdays.

BBC World Service

The world's newsroom — breaking news, expert analysis, and authoritative reporting from BBC.

BBC World Service

Wide-ranging discussions on big ideas in history, science, philosophy, and the arts.

NPR

The latest news in five minutes, updated hourly.

NPR

The three biggest stories of the day, brought to you each morning.

NPR / WHYY

Long-form interviews with newsmakers, artists, and writers, hosted by Terry Gross.

NPR

The economy, explained — with stories and surprises.

NPR

A little show about big ideas — economics in 10 minutes a day.

NPR

History as it happened — going back in time to understand the present.

The Guardian

The Guardian's daily news podcast — one big story, in depth.

The Economist

A daily podcast from The Economist — what's behind the headlines.