Episodes

  • What It Will Take To Get 270

    What It Will Take To Get 270
    Nov 3 2024
    There are only two days left until Election Day and for both the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump swing states are the key to victory.
    In order to help us understand each campaign's strategy, today on the show we feature our colleagues at the NPR Politics Podcast. Host Miles Parks is joined by Domenico Montanaro and Mara Liasson to talk about what each campaign is doing to gain those magical 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.

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    18 mins
  • Final Campaign Ad Blitz; Political Fights At Work; Deadly Floods In Spain

    Final Campaign Ad Blitz; Political Fights At Work; Deadly Floods In Spain
    Nov 2 2024
    We look at the last minute political ads hitting swing states the weekend before the presidential election. We'll also look a at how political divides at work are causing an uptick in workplace incivility and what employers are doing about it. Plus, we'll have the latest from Spain, where deadly floods have ravaged swaths of the country's east.

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    16 mins
  • BONUS: "We, The Voters" Swing State Debrief

    BONUS: "We, The Voters" Swing State Debrief
    Nov 1 2024
    This bonus episode features Up First co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin, Leila Fadel and A Martinez. In the closing days of the election they get together to talk about their biggest takeaways from the voters they spoke with in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada – swing states that could decide the election.

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    This episode was edited by Lisa Thomson, HJ Mai, Jan Johnson, Arezou Rezvani and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Lindsay Totty, Julie Depenbrock, Barry Gordemer, Ziad Buchh, Chad Campbell, Claire Murashima, Milton Guevara and Destinee Adams. We get engineering support from Andie Huether.

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    20 mins
  • Campaigns Go West, Job Numbers and the Election, Union Canvassing Push

    Campaigns Go West, Job Numbers and the Election, Union Canvassing Push
    Nov 1 2024
    Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump visit Arizona and Nevada, reports offer a picture of the economy ahead of Election Day, and labor unions deploy thousands of canvassers.

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    Emily Kopp, Rafael Nam, Roberta Rampton, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez and Arthur Laurent. Our technical director is Hannah Gluvna.

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    15 mins
  • North Gaza Crisis, Election Conspiracies, Presidential Abortion Powers

    North Gaza Crisis, Election Conspiracies, Presidential Abortion Powers
    Oct 31 2024
    North Gaza's fate at stake in Israeli offensive, law enforcement agencies gear up for election violence and result challenges, and a look at presidential powers to change abortion access. Plus, the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series 4-1 against the New York Yankees.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Lauren Migaki, Brett Neely, Catherine Laidlaw, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange. Our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    15 mins
  • Harris' Closing Argument, Trump Mass Deportations Plan, Head Start Changes

    Harris' Closing Argument, Trump Mass Deportations Plan, Head Start Changes
    Oct 30 2024
    Vice President Harris delivers her campaign's closing arguments, ex-President Donald Trump's mass deportation plan, and a federally funded preschool program struggles to hire and pay enough staff.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Alfredo Carbajal, Steve Drummond, Nicole Cohen, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez. Our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    15 mins
  • Trump's Speeches, Israel and UNRWA, KY Police Killing Retrial

    Trump's Speeches, Israel and UNRWA, KY Police Killing Retrial
    Oct 29 2024
    Trump's speeches have become more erratic and even profane, Israel has banned the UN agency for Palestinians refugees, UNRWA, and an ex-police detective accused of blindly firing shots into Breonna Taylor's apartment in 2020 is on trial again for violating her civil rights.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Megan Pratz, Ryland Barton, Russell Lewis, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, Chris Thomas, and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez and Arthur Laurent. Our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    14 mins
  • Trump at Madison Square Garden, NATO North Korea, World Series

    Trump at Madison Square Garden, NATO North Korea, World Series
    Oct 28 2024
    Trump returns to New York for major rally, South Korea briefs NATO on North Korean troops backing Russia and the Yankees seek a comeback after losing the first two World Series games.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Megan Pratz, Ryland Barton, Russell Lewis, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ana Perez, Nia Dumas, Chris Thomas, and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent and Our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    14 mins