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Up First from NPR: Trump Day One, Immigration, January 6 Pardons
Donald Trump begins his first full day in office, kicks off a slew of immigration-related executive actions and grants clemency to all defendants charged and convicted over the U.S. Capitol attack.<br/><br/><em>For more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news"><em>Subscribe to the Up First newsletter</em></a><em>.</em><br/><br/><em>Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Anna Yukhananov, Robert Little, Olivia Hampton and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas, Milton Guevara. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott.</em><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
The NPR Politics Podcast: Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been charged with or convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that sought to illegally keep Trump in office after he lost the 2020 presidential election. <br/><br/>Trump also signed executive actions related to immigration, including declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, and reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy. <br/><br/>This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and immigration policy reporter Ximena Bustillo.<br/><br/><em>The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.<br/><br/>Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at </em><a href="https://plus.npr.org/politics"><em>plus.npr.org/politics</em></a>.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Talk and Interview
Fresh Air: Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid
Eisenberg's film, <em>A Real Pain</em>, follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. Eisenberg spoke with Terry Gross about tragedy tourism, and his own relationship to Judaism. The "Hebrew school dropout" says the suburban bar mitzvah scene made his 12-year-old stomach turn.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Science Friday: ‘Orbital’ Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The ISS
<p>From down here on Earth, life on the International Space Station seems magnificent: floating through the day, enjoying stunning views out your window, having an experience only a handful of other people will ever get.</p><p>But what’s it really like to live up there? How does experiencing 16 sunrises and <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/samantha-harvey-orbital-wins-booker-prize/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">16 sunsets every day</a> change your perception of time? How do you cope with being so far from the people you love?</p><p>Those are some of the questions explored in <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/samantha-harvey-orbital-wins-booker-prize/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">the novel<i> Orbital</i></a>, which won the Booker Prize late last year. In the book, author Samantha Harvey imagines the inner life of astronauts aboard the ISS.</p><p>Host Flora Lichtman is joined by Samantha Harvey, along with astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman, who spent almost six months on the Space Station, and is an author herself. They talk about the <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/samantha-harvey-orbital-wins-booker-prize/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">unexpected mundanities of living in space</a>, how Harvey was inspired to write the book during lockdown, and how astronauts make sense of their new reality when separated from the rest of humanity.</p><p><i>Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on </i><a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/episodes/january-17-2025/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank"><i>sciencefriday.com.</i></a></p> <p><p><a href="https://pod.link/73329284" target="_blank"><i>Subscribe to this podcast.</i></a><i> Plus, to stay updated on all things science, </i><a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/newsletters/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank"><i><strong>sign up for Science Friday's newsletters</strong></i></a><i>.</i></p></p>
1A: 'If You Can Keep It': Trump's Flurry Of Executive Orders
President Donald Trump issued a sweeping pardon of January 6 rioters within hours of taking office. The move came among dozens of other executive actions concerning things like remote work and immigration.<br/><br/>Trump took time to talk about those orders in his inauguration remarks, saying, "With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense."<br/><br/>The president is making good on repeated promises for what aides called "shock and awe" on his first day. We break down what this slew of orders means for the U.S.<br/><br/>Want to support 1A?<a href="http://donate.npr.org/1A"> Give to your local public radio station</a> and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions?<a href="https://the1a.org/"> Connect</a> with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://plus.npr.org/1a__;!!IaT_gp1N!wOhW79EX-aPWlb0ult1k1kEov2nvCTjFuiZMsf2ABB1n7-WUz4Pfe0q1L1HdmIfb2xbIvng$">plus.npr.org/the1a</a>.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
On Point | Podcast: A new chapter in America's child welfare system
<p>At the end of last year, Congress passed the largest overhaul of the nation’s child welfare system in more than 15 years.</p> <p>The reform includes more support for kinship care, aging out youth and efforts to prevent the separation of families due to poverty.</p> <p>How these reforms will make a difference for children and families in the U.S.</p>
Music
All Songs Considered: 2025's most-anticipated albums
We highlight some of the most anticipated albums of the year, including upcoming ones from Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, serpentwithfeet and more.<br/><br/><strong>Featured artists and songs:<br></strong>1. Perfume Genius: "It's A Mirror," from <em>Glory </em>(March 28)<br>2. Florist: "Have Heaven," from <em>Jellywish </em>(April 4)<br>3. Lucy Dacus: "Ankles," from <em>Forever Is A Feeling </em>(March 28)<br>4. serpentwithfeet: "Writhing In The Wind," from <em>GRIP Sequel </em>(Feb. 28)<br>5. Squid: "Building 650," from <em>Cowards </em>(Feb. 7)<br>6. Jason Isbell: "Bury Me," from <em>Foxes in the Snow </em>(March 7)<br>7. Saya Gray: "Shell (Of A Man)," from <em>SAYA </em>(Feb. 21)<br>8. Marshall Allen: "African Sunset," from <em>New Dawn </em>(Feb. 14)<br>9. Samia: "Bovine Excision," from <em>Bloodless </em>(April 25)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1225890653">See the complete list of 2025 releases</a> we're tracking.<br/><br/>Enjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345">Apple</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts.<br/><br/>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org">allsongs@npr.org</a><br/><br/>Hear the songs in the <em>All Songs Considered</em> playlists in <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/all-songs-considered/pl.c5749fc08ca046399d256c19e4ec1ca5">Apple Music</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ro9wf8vuSLGxStaC8t8Rv?si=8e5af32d231f4152">Spotify</a>.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
World Cafe Words and Music Podcast: Sense of Place: This Harvard Square club is a longtime haven for folk musicians
Since 1958, Club Passim has hosted a plethora of folk legends like Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and many more.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Fresh Air: Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid
Eisenberg's film, <em>A Real Pain</em>, follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. Eisenberg spoke with Terry Gross about tragedy tourism, and his own relationship to Judaism. The "Hebrew school dropout" says the suburban bar mitzvah scene made his 12-year-old stomach turn.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
Fun and Sports
Fresh Air: Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid
Eisenberg's film, <em>A Real Pain</em>, follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. Eisenberg spoke with Terry Gross about tragedy tourism, and his own relationship to Judaism. The "Hebrew school dropout" says the suburban bar mitzvah scene made his 12-year-old stomach turn.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
The Best of Car Talk: #2506: A Friend Indeed
James, great friend that he is, has offered to drive his buddy's Lexus for him for a few years until his friend returns from Amsterdam. What a guy! But is this the best thing for the Lexus? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. <br><em>Get access to hundreds of episodes in the Car Talk archive when you sign up for Car Talk+ at plus.npr.org/cartalk</em><br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>