NPR News: 12-26-2025 5AM EST

December 26, 2025

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The Format: This fast-paced NPR news magazine blends a teaser from Ira Glass's storytelling podcast This American Life with urgent global headlines, domestic policy updates, economic perks, educational innovations, and weather alerts, creating an informative and snapshot-driven flow that captures the world's pulse in under 10 minutes.
The Format: A host-led news roundup with embedded short reports.
The Key Players:
- Ira Glass: Iconic host of This American Life, kicks off with a cryptic teaser about life's unexpected turns caused by a "monkey pressing the button," hooking listeners into narrative storytelling.
- Louise (NPR Anchor): Delivers top international stories with crisp authority on terrorism and diplomacy.
- Reporters (Jasmine Garst, Maddie Smith): Provide on-the-ground color, from immigration anxieties to classroom experiments, adding human faces to headlines.
- Quoted Figures: Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tugar defends joint US ops; teachers and students like Sean Donovan and Andre Lutz showcase practical education.

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1 (00:01) **This American Life Teaser**
2 (00:25) **US Airstrike on Islamic State in Nigeria**
3 (01:15) **US Visa Restrictions on Nigerians**
4 (01:23) **Istanbul Police Raids on ISIS Suspects**
5 (01:44) **Trump Administration Deportations and Family Protections**
6 (02:33) **Low Gas Prices as Holiday Gift for Drivers**
7 (03:26) **Math Education Innovation in Maine**

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