Topics NPR talks about

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As of November 2026, 100 topics have been discussed across 62 analyzed episodes of NPR; the most frequent are ceasefire, Hurricane Melissa and Affordable Care Act.

What does NPR talk about most?

  1. ceasefire — 3 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September
  2. Hurricane Melissa — 3 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island
  3. Affordable Care Act — 3 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Shutdown Ends As Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Bill | NPR News Now
  4. blackbox warnings — 3 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  5. 50-year mortgage — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump floats 50-year mortgages to help homebuyers
  6. Proposition 50 — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Shutdown Worsens Crises At The National Parks | NPR News Now
  7. 2020 United States presidential election — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump grants pardon to 2020 election's 'fake electors'
  8. child care — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  9. government shutdown — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief
  10. battleground states — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. John Fetterman says trolling as a tactic won't win in battleground states.⁠
  11. northern lights — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  12. solar storm — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  13. botulism — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Epstein Email: 'of course [Trump] knew about the girls' | NPR News Now
  14. hormone replacement therapy — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  15. breast cancer — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  16. International Emergency Economic Powers Act — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi Won't Seek Reelection | NPR News Now
  17. 9/11 attacks — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies At 84 | NPR News Now
  18. Weapons of mass destruction — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies At 84 | NPR News Now
  19. Social Media — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  20. SNAP — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief
  21. Manosphere — 2 episodes, most recently Nov 2025 in Fetterman says most Democrats are wrong on the shutdown, Israel, and the working class
  22. hereditary peers — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords
  23. AI generated holiday ads — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Coca-Cola's AI-generated holiday ad sparks criticism
  24. generative AI — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Coca-Cola's AI-generated holiday ad sparks criticism
  25. holiday ads — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Coca-Cola's AI-generated holiday ad sparks criticism
  26. Latino voters — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Shutdown Worsens Crises At The National Parks | NPR News Now
  27. Latin Grammys — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Shutdown Worsens Crises At The National Parks | NPR News Now
  28. Podcast — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  29. Gender Inequity in Podcasting — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  30. Business Podcasts — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  31. Tech Podcasts — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  32. Sports Podcasts — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  33. Fitness Podcasts — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  34. Comedy Podcasts — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  35. Movie Industry — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  36. TV Industry — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  37. Music Industry — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  38. Americans — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
  39. Human rights — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  40. migrants — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Pope Leo urges respect for migrants' 'spiritual rights'
  41. birth rate — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Despite generous benefits for parents, Finland’s birth rate keeps dropping
  42. Cardiovascular Disease — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The FDA will lift warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  43. tax credits — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. Fetterman defends his vote to re-open the government
  44. lawsuit — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Tariffs aren't a presidential power, says California's attorney general
  45. Thanksgiving — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. Fetterman defends his vote to re-open the government
  46. politicization — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump reverses course, urging vote for release of Epstein files
  47. martyr — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September
  48. replacement rate — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  49. total fertility rate — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  50. population aging — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  51. pro-natalism — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  52. reproductive rights — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  53. social justice — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  54. gender roles — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Why is Chile’s birth rate plummeting?
  55. bees — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island
  56. butterfly — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island
  57. doctor birds — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island
  58. stone churches — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Recovery efforts continue in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island
  59. wartime censorship laws — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Russian street musicians face risk of a long prison sentence
  60. discrediting the army — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Russian street musicians face risk of a long prison sentence
  61. public order — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Russian street musicians face risk of a long prison sentence
  62. 20th century — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords
  63. 1990s — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords
  64. bill to eliminate hereditary seats — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords
  65. legal tender — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in After a 200-year run, the U.S. mints its last penny
  66. trolling — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. John Fetterman says trolling as a tactic won't win in battleground states.⁠
  67. geomagnetic storms — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  68. satellite operations — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  69. radio operations — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  70. the sun — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Northern lights visible as far south as Florida this week
  71. 2020 presidential election — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Epstein Email: 'of course [Trump] knew about the girls' | NPR News Now
  72. RICO case — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Epstein Email: 'of course [Trump] knew about the girls' | NPR News Now
  73. Israeli settlers — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Epstein Email: 'of course [Trump] knew about the girls' | NPR News Now
  74. Two-state solution — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Fetterman says most Democrats are wrong on the shutdown, Israel, and the working class
  75. From the river to the sea — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Fetterman says most Democrats are wrong on the shutdown, Israel, and the working class
  76. bros — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. Fetterman says Democrats have lost their way with men
  77. federal workers — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  78. health insurance premiums — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  79. health care subsidies — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  80. SNAP food benefits — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  81. Super Typhoon Fong Wong — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Trump Floats 50-Year Mortgages To Help Homebuyers | NPR News Now
  82. hormone therapy — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  83. progesterone — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  84. cardiovascular benefits — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  85. ovaries — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  86. heart disease — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  87. 1920s — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  88. Palestinian Olive Harvest — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The dangerous struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest
  89. Gaza war — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The dangerous struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest
  90. endometrial cancer — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The FDA will lift warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  91. endometrial hyperplasia — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The FDA will lift warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  92. expert panel — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The FDA will lift warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  93. petition — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The FDA will lift warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
  94. shutdowns — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Sen. Fetterman defends his vote to re-open the government
  95. Safety standards — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 50 years ago
  96. Same-sex marriage — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending The Shutdown | NPR News Now
  97. UN climate conference — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending The Shutdown | NPR News Now
  98. Greenhouse gas emissions — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending The Shutdown | NPR News Now
  99. Global warming — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending The Shutdown | NPR News Now
  100. Tropical forest preservation plan — 1 episode, most recently Nov 2025 in Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending The Shutdown | NPR News Now