NPR+ is a service that provides audiences access to perks including sponsor-free listening to many NPR podcasts along with bonus episodes and early access to select NPR podcasts. Once you sign up, you’ll see directions for how to set up these exclusive versions of NPR podcasts on your preferred listening application. 

Standard listening experiences without perks remain free of charge to everyone. By signing up for NPR+ you’ll get access to more from your favorite NPR podcasts and you’ll be supporting NPR and our Network of stations across the country. 

Receiving the NPR+ bundle as a station donor requires a minimum donation of $8/month or $96/year to a participating NPR+ station. 

If you've heard from your station that they have given you NPR+ benefits, select “Login” at the top of plus.npr.org and sign in using the same email you have on record with your station. You should immediately get an email to login and start using NPR+.

While many participating stations may offer this benefit to their existing donors, some stations do not. To inquire about access as an existing donor or if you’re having trouble redeeming your benefits, please reach out directly to your Member station for more information. You can find your local station’s website here.

We are working hard to get every NPR Member station offering NPR+ in their markets! Thank you for your patience. If your local or preferred station is not yet offering NPR+, we encourage you to contact them to request they offer it (you can find your local station’s website here) and to let us at NPR know (here).

Yes, you can. To give NPR+ as a gift, select the product you would like to give. Then select “Buy a gift” to sign up. You can choose to give NPR+ for a duration of six or 12 months. Your gift will expire after the selected time frame, and you will not be automatically charged when that period ends. The recipient of your gift will be prompted to sign up directly to maintain access to NPR+ after your gift period expires.

You are free to pick whichever feels right to you! Both singles and the bundle directly support the essential work of public media.

If you are supporting a station that offers Passport and NPR+, and you give at or above the NPR+ minimum (either $8/month or $96/year), then you may be eligible to access NPR+ with your membership.  Please contact your local station directly to inquire. You can find your local station’s website here.

We have tons of help articles that we hope will be useful, from which stations currently offer NPR+, to instructions on how to access NPR+ podcasts in your favorite app, how to change your payment method, and more. You can see a list of all of our help articles here. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, or just prefer a human touch, visit help.npr.org and follow the prompts to write us a message.