Steve Inskeep
@NPRinskeep

Still on the air @NPR. Author of Differ We Must, a NY Times bestseller. penguinrandomhouse.com/books…

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Joined February 2010
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Still here, still working for you: with @NPRMichel in NPR Studio 31 at 5:19am.
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It’s worth a careful listen to the NPR interview with Tucker Carlson. He does not say Trump simply made a bad choice on Iran or ignored the risks. Carlson asserts that Trump was *not in control.* “I don’t think he had the latitude to make this decision on his own.” 1/2
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That thinking - that Israelis are more than influential, and actually call the tune for both US parties - leads to charges of antisemitism that Carlson denies. But watch for yourself: 2/2 steveinskeep.substack.com/p/…
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On NPR’s Newsmakers, Tucker Carlson says Trump should be removed from office, and also speaks with regret about his own long career as a TV partisan. piped.video/pHhJM3Fg9jw?is=O2w_…

Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build | Newsmakers

Tucker Carlson has broken with President Trump — and he has plenty ...

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… In our conversation, Carlson said the reason for his change was the war in Iran, and goes on to assert Democrats and Republicans are a “uniparty” controlled by hidden forces; he contends the war was directed by Israel. npr.org/2026/09/24/nx-s1-590…

Tucker Carlson has reconsidered Trump. And quite a bit else : NPR's Newsmakers

Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran.He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began,...

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On NPR, @USAmbUN Mike Waltz offers support for Trump talking of Iran’s nuclear annihilation.
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Link: npr.org/2026/09/23/nx-s1-597…

U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Iran, Venezuela and Trump's foreign policy

Deals, threats and oil are all on the table as the president's foreign policy takes center stage.

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Sometimes it’s hard to confront inconvenient facts. An example: 1/2
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Sometimes the person silencing you is you. That was true in “Woke 1” for many progressives and true in Trump 2 for many conservatives.
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Good to talk with Steve Inskeep @NPRinskeep on @NPR Morning Edition live just now - on the Duma election and the implications for Russia's war against Ukraine: npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-597…

How Russia's parliamentary election might affect the war in Ukraine

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Russian foreign policy expert Hanna Notte about the results of Russia's parliamentary election and what it means for Moscow's war in Ukraine.

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Who, really, is the American Pope?
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This is a big deal for NPR, and if you are trying to get your brain around AI it’s a big deal for you: @CaseyNewton @kevinroose bring their expertise to NPR for “Machine Gods” npr.org/2026/09/16/g-s1-1434…

Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch 'Machine Gods'

The video-first, twice weekly show from the creators of 'Hard Fork' will unpack the most consequential technology stories of our time for broadcast and digital audiences.

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Sep 15
Anthropic Co-founder @jackclarkSF tells @NPRinskeep what keeps him up at night:
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The wars after 9/11 brought long-term costs for America and the world. My reflections on covering 9/11 and the years afterward. 1/2
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“We paid a great price on 9/11 and afterward. We bear a great burden to set the country right. How many more times can we throw a trillion dollars at a problem? Yet we still have vast resources—and if we need motivation, we have an awful lot to lose.” steveinskeep.substack.com/p/…
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Analysis by @JonahDispatch on NPR includes the phrase, “He’s posting on Truth Social like an escaped monkey from a cocaine study.” npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-596…

Political commentator on what we might expect from Trump's midterm convention

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with commentator Jonah Goldberg about this week's unusual Republican midterm gathering.

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Mayor @Vitaliy_Klychko says Russia’s use of new jet-powered drones means people have less time to get to shelter after an air raid alarm goes off. From about 30 mins to only a few, he tells @NPRinskeep. My write up here: npr.org/2026/09/02/nx-s1-595… #Ukraine

The mayor of Kyiv says Russia's constant strikes have 'almost stopped' life in Kyiv

A lack of interceptor missiles is making life in the city more deadly, and crippling its economy.

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