Books in the “Podcast: Up First” bookshelf created by NPR

The Day The Dinosaurs Died

Shangri-La Dialogue, Nippon/U.S. Steel Deal, Taylor Swift Gets Her Masters

Trump's US Steel Reversal, Court Win For Harvard, Musk Leaves DOGE

Court Blocks Most Trump Tariffs, Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, CPAC Hungary

Gaza Food Distribution Chaos, New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines, Children Of ISIS

New Gaza Aid Group Faces Criticism, Harvard President Speaks Out, DEI Rollbacks

Harvard President says critics' "fire is misdirected"

Russia Intensifies Attacks On Ukraine, Summer Travel Season, Wildfire Forecast

The Class of 2025

National Security Council Shakeup, George Floyd Murder and Political Extremism

Suspected D.C. Shooter Charged, Trump vs. Harvard, SCOTUS Ruling On Agency Firings

Israeli Embassy Employees Killed, Israel's Occupation Plans, Trump Bill Latest

Negotiating Trump's Sweeping Agenda, South Africa's President, DOGE Cuts

Trump's Talk With Putin, Israel's Incursion, Weather Service Budget Cuts

Biden Cancer Diagnosis, Escalation In Gaza, Kentucky Storm Recovery

Is America becoming an autocracy?

Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Birthright Citizenship Arguments, Trump's Mideast Trip, Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial

Syria's Relationship With Israel, Birthright Citizenship, Trump's Big Bill

Trump Meets Syria's President, Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks, RFK Jr. On Capitol Hill