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Your Next Great Listen

Up First from NPR
Nov 30, 2025 14 min
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Are you searching for your next favorite podcast? With an endless queue of options, it can be hard to choose. That’s where Lauren Gonzalez, co-writer of the Pod Club newsletter, can help. The Pod Club newsletter aims to cut through the clutter and help you decipher what’s worth listening to. Sign up for the newsletter here: <a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>.<br><p dir="ltr">Podcasts featured in this episode:<ul><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-5543523/thriving-after-menopause"target="_blank" >It’s Been A Minute: The key to thriving later in life</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/07/30/1269347144/overwhelmed-by-your-smartphone-try-a-boring-phone"target="_blank" >Life Kit: Overwhelmed by your smartphone?</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/closealltabs"target="_blank" >Close All Tabs from KQED</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=753533555:753533557"target="_blank" >Spooked: The Thin Place</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1255164467/does-america-need-a-hero"target="_blank" >Throughline: Does America Need a Hero?</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/fis-1269164039/operation-night-cat"target="_blank" >Operation Night Cat from NHPR</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.marfapublicradio.org/podcast/a-whole-other-country"target="_blank" >A Whole Other Country from Marfa Public Radio</a></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/our-common-nature"target="_blank" >Our Common Nature from WNYC</a></li></ul><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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