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  "id": 8651538,
  "title": "NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/nprs-college-podcast-challenge-is-back-for-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/20/nx-s1-5966588/nprs-college-podcast-challenge-is-back-for-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students: It's time to turn on the mic and hit 'record.' Send us your podcasts and we'll pick the best ones. It's $5,000 for our grand prize and $500 for our finalists.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "How the NPR College Podcast Challenge changed lives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/how-the-npr-college-podcast-challenge-changed-lives",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}