Morning Edition with Megan Tackett
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Every weekday Aspen Public Radio's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with four hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. For more than three decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis and commentary. Reports and newscasts from the Aspen Public Radio Newsroom feature stories and updates from around the Roaring Fork Valley, as well as Capitol Coverage from Denver. The Marketplace Morning Report is also heard at 6:50AM and 8:50AM.
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Latest Episodes
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jennifer Bergman, who says she had to close her family's toy store business of 44 years in July 2025 due to President Trump's tariffs.
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The Supreme Court ruled that Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered widespread tariffs using a 1970s "emergency" statute. Here's how tariffs have impacted the economy.
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NPR's Michel Martin discusses the decision with Diane Swonk, economic advisor and chief economist at KPMG US.
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The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy. -
A second American aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, as President Trump remains noncommittal about whether he'll use force against Iran.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, a former Navy commander in the Middle East, about the U.S. military buildup near Iran.
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President Trump went to Georgia Thursday for his latest domestic stop, where he pitched the economy and touted his tariff policies to voters.
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The U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, which is packed with President Trump's allies, voted to approve the new White House ballroom project pursued by Trump.
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President Trump hosted the first ever Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., with about 40 countries attending.
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In 1974, Lt. Colonel Randall Lanning manned the launch controls that could deploy nuclear weapons in the event of a Soviet attack. He looks back at one night that's still etched in his memory.
