Listening to NPR on Google Home
The entire world of NPR is at your command. With a few simple utterances, you can access all the latest news, podcasts, and discussions of the day. Give any of the commands below a try and hear NPR's critically acclaimed, audio-rich stories come alive on your Google Home voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant.
Live radio from your Member station
Say, "OK Google, play NPR." This will play live radio from a Member station near you.
You can also say, "OK Google, play [any public radio station's name or call letters]," e.g., "OK Google, play WAMU" or "OK Google, play Nashville Public Radio."
Click here to find any NPR Member station in the country.
National and Local News from NPR
Cast NPR One to your Google Home from your mobile device.
For Google devices with a screen
Say, "OK Google, play the news from NPR" to receive our visual newscast. Hosted by the same voices you know and love from our daily audio newscast, the NPR visual newscast is updated hourly every weekday morning with the latest headlines and footage for a quick look at what's going on in the news, now.
Podcasts
Say, "OK Google, play the podcast [Podcast Name]" to hear the most recent episode of any podcast.
Click here to see all of NPR's podcasts.
News briefings
Learn more about news briefings here.
Here are some of NPR's news briefings:
You can enable these news briefings in your Google Home app under Settings > More Settings > News.
At the bottom of that page, tap "Change news playlist format" and set your format to "News briefings."
Then, tap "Add shows" to find and select NPR's news briefings.
To hear your news briefings, say, "OK Google, play the news."
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