NPR One is a whole new way to listen to stories, shows, and podcasts from NPR and your local public radio station. A NPR One account is needed before you can use the skill. You can register for a NPR account at https://n.pr/signup You will occasionally hear messages recognizing corporate sponsors, foundations, or individuals who support NPR programming.
Here’s some of the ways you can use the skill -
Hear the top local and national news of the moment and a flow of thoughtfully hand-curated stories Alexa, open NPR One
Skip the current story Alexa, skip/next
Jump directly to the latest newscast Alexa, ask NPR One to play the latest news.
Listen to the recommended podcast Alexa, ask NPR One to play podcasts
Listen to a specific NPR show Alexa, ask NPR One to play [show name]
Pick from the very best stories and shows like standout podcast episodes curated by our editors, and more shows picked just for you Alexa, ask NPR One to list shows
Mark a story as interesting Alexa, ask NPR One to mark as interesting
Get the details for the story currently playing Alexa, ask NPR One for details
NPR One is personalized to deliver the stories you want, but you’ll still hear stories you had no idea would captivate you.
The content of this skill is appropriate for most users. This skill may include account linking, personal information collection, advertisements, location detection or location-based services, or infrequent or mild examples of the types of content included below:
Nudity or descriptions of nudity within medical, informational or artistic contexts
Infrequent or mild references to cultural or religious intolerance
Infrequent or mild realistic, cartoon, or fantasy violence or descriptions of violence
Infrequent or mild references to alcohol, tobacco and drugs
This skill contains dynamic content, which is content that is updated real-time based on inputs from the developer. The maturity rating associated with this skill pertains only to the content of the skill at the time of the submission.
This skill is just like tuning in to WBUR, but enhanced with voice control through the echo. If you want great journalism and access to a huge library of podcasts, load this skill and LINK it to your NPR online account (free).
I love the ease of operating NPR One on my IPAD and IPhone. Utelizing it with Alexa however, is frustrating to say the least. When requesting that NPR One open a specific podcast, Alexa goes to Tune in Radio. Oh well, still working out the kinks. Love the app, just not Alexa's inability to access all my favorite podcasts
I've been waiting since I got an Echo to be able to ask Alexa to listening to Morning Edition and to be able to skip stories! So glad it is finally here! However, when I say 'Alexa, tell NPR One to skip', I mean it to skip to the next store in the Morning Edition show, not to the next story NPR One thinks I might be interested in. Sometimes it does skip to the next store in ME, but more often it starts playing something random. It's really frustrating. I have to start over at the beginning of ME and listen to the stories I've already heard. Please fix.