Up First from NPR
Podcast by NPR
Up First from NPR is a podcast by NPR, hosted by Leila Fadel. TMT covers 1 of its episodes, most often discussing Common Sense (pamphlet), Strait of Hormuz, Campaign finance in the United States.
Hosts
- Leila FadelNPR journalist and host of Up First and NPR's Newsmakers
Frequent guests
- Graham Platner · 1 episodePresumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine
Topics
- Common Sense (pamphlet)
- Strait of Hormuz
- Campaign finance in the United States
- Democratic Party (United States)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- Iraq War
- Masculinity
- Graham Platner Reddit posts and tattoo controversy
- Wealth tax
- Organized labor in the United States
- United States war with Iran
- 2026 United States Senate election in Maine
Recently covered
Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s NewsmakersJun 1, 2026 · 48 min
Leila Fadel interviews Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about his working-class politics, past controversies, masculinity, the Iran war, Pete Hegseth, and beating Susan Collins.
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