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.
Sponsored
Episodes
-
Bozoma Saint John writes of love, loss and survival in 'The Urgent Life'
NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Bozoma Saint John about her memoir: The Urgent Life.
-
Senate panel presses acting head of FAA on safety lapses, computer system failure
The agency struggles with aging technology and no permanent leader. Billy Nolen was asked about safety lapses and a computer system failure. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 15, 2023.)
-
Senate panels are briefed on surveillance balloon and other floating objects
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the classified briefing on the floating objects that have been shot down.
-
Haley hopes her leadership history bring national attention to her presidential run
Republican Nikki Haley is running for president. She previously served as governor of South Carolina, where she had to reckon with the Confederate flag and issues of race.
-
Many questions remain as to whether the objects pose a risk to national security
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Josh Earnest, a press secretary for President Obama, about the Biden administration's communications strategy after recent unidentified flying objects were shot down.
-
Critics say Americans need answers from Biden on the unidentified flying objects
The White House is under pressure to do a better job explaining why the military is suddenly shooting objects out of the sky, as well as what those objects are.
-
Crust Bakeshop remembers those who are having a not-so-sweet Valentine's Day
Customers and staff of the shop in Worcester, Mass., come up with what to write on the cookies — such as "not a match" and "swipe Left." The cookies are best sellers around Valentine's Day.
-
Since candy is popular on Valentine's Day, let's find out where chocolate comes from
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum in Los Angeles, is honoring the Latin American roots of chocolate. The exhibition is called: The Legacy of Cacao.
-
Earthquake aid has been slow to reach Syria and enormous challenges remain
NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Joel Rayburn, former U.S. special envoy for Syria, about the challenges with international aid deliveries to northern Syria.
-
The ICRC connects families with POWs on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war
NPR's A Martinez talks to Martin Schüepp of the International Committee of the Red Cross about its efforts to reach prisoners of war from both sides in the Ukraine war.
-
You've heard of love at first sight. How about love at first sound?
Researchers at NYU have conducted a study on how long it takes for people to decide whether they love or hate a song.
-
Floating objects raise questions about surveillance, national defense and diplomacy
NPR's Asma Khalid talks to David Gompert, a longtime presidential adviser, about the unidentified objects that have been floating in the sky. U.S. jets shot down three of them in the past three days.