{"podcast":{"title":"Up First from NPR","slug":"up-first-from-npr-7816123","podcast_index_feed_id":7816123,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6953855/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr--6953855","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9cc4e995f145d6ba1529aa9c188267bb.jpg","author":"Jodiveb","episode_count":612,"summary":"🔴 LIVE UPDATES: WORLD NEWS TODAY 🔴 Get the core stories you need to start your day in just 15 minutes. 🌍 ⚡️ JUST IN: View the full breakdown and see the latest developing stories NOT covered in this audio: 👉 https://goo.su/rXoU5U8 👈 📊 Real-time data and full coverage details. 📈 Stay ahead of the curve! NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on \"The Sunday Story,\" available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Up First+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/upfirst","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:18:30.674835+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123"},"episode":{"title":"Seattle Shooting, Iran War Pause, Midterm Elections","slug":"seattle-shooting-iran-war-pause-midterm-elections","published_at":"2026-07-27T09:45:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/seattle-shooting-iran-war-pause-midterm-elections","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/seattle-shooting-iran-war-pause-midterm-elections--73190902","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73190902/default.mp3","summary":"At least three people are dead after a shooting at a food festival in Seattle. Four others are injured, including a 2-year-old boy. Police say a suspect is in custody, while another is on the loose. After nearly two weeks of intense airstrikes, the U.S. and Iran have paused their attacks and started exchanging messages again. And with fewer than 100 days left until election day, some key races across the country are heating up. We'll take a look at the current state of play. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Miguel Macias, Tina Kraja, Ben Swasey, HJ Mai and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Stacey Abbott. (0:00) Introduction (01:58) Seattle Shooting (05:25) Iran War Pause (09:07) Midterm Elections See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy 🔗 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 📩 Get the full transcript and daily news alerts: 👉 https://goo.su/rXoU5U8 👈 📌 Support the show by visiting our sponsors and partners. 🎧 New episodes every morning at 6 AM ET.","meta_description":"At least three people are dead after a shooting at a food festival in Seattle. Four others are injured, including a 2-year-old boy. Police say a suspect i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":907,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/up-first-from-npr-7816123/episodes/seattle-shooting-iran-war-pause-midterm-elections/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-first-from-npr-7816123/seattle-shooting-iran-war-pause-midterm-elections.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}