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Announcing the 2025 NPR College Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

by Student Podcast Challenge March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Here are some of the best entries in NPR’s 2025 College Podcast Challenge.

Michael Vargas in his room on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Miami.

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How NPR’s college podcast champion overcame his fears, and inspired listeners around the world

by Janet W. Lee July 23, 2025July 23, 2025

Our winning podcaster has graduated, and tells us that opening up about his mental health condition brought thousands of responses, and gave him a sense of purpose.

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Announcing the 2024 NPR College Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

by NPR.org June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Here are some of the best entries in NPR’s 2024 College Podcast Challenge.

This portrait shows Jo Strogatz photographed from about the waist up. She's wearing a gray sleeveless outfit and a necklace.

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This award-winning podcast explores finding happiness as a young, single person

by Jonaki Mehta May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

From hundreds of entries, our judges chose one student’s intimate telling of the value of lifelong friendships and being single as the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge.

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March Madness begins for NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

by Steve Drummond March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

Our 10 finalists for the best college podcasts in the country include students from some familiar schools, and a few surprises.

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