Comments on: All the news in 5 minutes.

Question: All the news in 5 minutes.

bswinburn — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:35:51 -0800

A few days ago the New York Times discontinued the New York Times Front Page podcast. Help me find a replacement. I'm looking for a short (5-10 minutes) podcast that gives a quick overview of the news of the day.

I want something with the following criteria:
a) Short. 15 minute long and up podcast won't do.
b) Dry is better. I'm looking for the raw info I can follow up with later if I want to. I've got funny, entertaining podcasts aplenty. I want an early morning news bomb to help me not miss a big story.
c) Daily, or at least every weekday.

Got anything?

By: cog_nate

cog_nate — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:47:00 -0800

Democracy Now! The whole podcast is typically an hour-ish, but the headlines portion is at the beginning and lasts 10-12 minutes. Just listen to that.

By: eafarris

eafarris — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:02:11 -0800

NPR does an Hourly News Summary podcast that's about 5 minutes long. I used to have an AppleScript insert it into my playlist every hour.

They also have a 7AM news summary if you want just one per day.

By: Petrot

Petrot — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:50:35 -0800

Seconding the NPR hourly news summary. It means whenever I check it, it's constantly updated, rather than having to wait until the next day.

I'm a Brit, but it's ideal for getting a 5-min, Americocentric, national and international news headlines.

By: Unsomnambulist

Unsomnambulist — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:06:01 -0800

Thirding NPR. They also have a nifty Android app that makes this a snap to catch up on with my phone.