Sarah McCammon
@sarahmccammon.bsky.social
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NPR Political Correspondent
Co-host, NPR Politics Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller, ‘The Exvangelicals’
NPR Political Correspondent
Co-host, NPR Politics Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller, ‘The Exvangelicals’
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Sarah McCammon
@sarahmccammon.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Thanks to Audible for including ‘The Exvangelicals’ on your best-of list for 2024! I’m thrilled and honored!
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On today’s NPR Politics Podcast: the shutdown is ending - now what?
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Healthcare Subsidies Aren’t In The Deal To Reopen The Government. What Is?
Podcast Episode · The NPR Politics Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 18m
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On today’s NPR Politics Podcast: the shutdown is ending - now what?
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A recent Tucker Carlson interview with far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has stirred controversy at the Heritage Foundation, a prominent right-leaning think tank.
On today’s episode, we discuss the fallout.
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On today’s episode, we discuss the fallout.
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Tucker Carlson Interview Ignites Debate Over Antisemitism Among Conservatives
Podcast Episode · The NPR Politics Podcast · 11/11/2025 · 18m
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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A recent Tucker Carlson interview with far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has stirred controversy at the Heritage Foundation, a prominent right-leaning think tank.
On today’s episode, we discuss the fallout.
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On today’s episode, we discuss the fallout.
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My oldest is 18 but because to me he is still just a sweet tiny baby boy, I didn’t even think to remind him to register/vote in the Virginia election. Last night he texted that he’d been excited to vote for the first time yesterday. Even prouder that he did it independently! 💕💕
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My oldest is 18 but because to me he is still just a sweet tiny baby boy, I didn’t even think to remind him to register/vote in the Virginia election. Last night he texted that he’d been excited to vote for the first time yesterday. Even prouder that he did it independently! 💕💕
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My colleague @sarahmccammon.bsky.social looks at the Population Shift playing out in Finland, where people are choosing not to be parents - or having very small families - despite generous support from the government. A beautiful, human portrait of changing families. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
Finland's stubbornly low birth rate shows why a population shift may be inevitable
Famous for baby boxes and expansive pro-family policies, Finland continues to see one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, as a case study in how policy solutions may not address the population shift.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My colleague @sarahmccammon.bsky.social looks at the Population Shift playing out in Finland, where people are choosing not to be parents - or having very small families - despite generous support from the government. A beautiful, human portrait of changing families. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
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Excited to be digging into this fascinating new series on worldwide population shifts.
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Even, meticulous, ambitious reporting has me rethinking so many things that I thought I knew.
Kudos to @brianmannadk.bsky.social @sarahmccammon.bsky.social & everyone at @npr.org
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Even, meticulous, ambitious reporting has me rethinking so many things that I thought I knew.
Kudos to @brianmannadk.bsky.social @sarahmccammon.bsky.social & everyone at @npr.org
Population Shift
Examining what happens when families have fewer kids
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Excited to be digging into this fascinating new series on worldwide population shifts.
www.npr.org/series/g-s1-...
Even, meticulous, ambitious reporting has me rethinking so many things that I thought I knew.
Kudos to @brianmannadk.bsky.social @sarahmccammon.bsky.social & everyone at @npr.org
www.npr.org/series/g-s1-...
Even, meticulous, ambitious reporting has me rethinking so many things that I thought I knew.
Kudos to @brianmannadk.bsky.social @sarahmccammon.bsky.social & everyone at @npr.org
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Can the Population Shift cause whole communities to thin and unravel? @sarahmccammon.bsky.social explored that question in one of the oldest communities in Europe for @npr.org 's new series. Greece is closing 700 schools. Its low birth rate is to blame www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
Schools close and island life is under threat as Greece reckons with low birth rates
In Greece, fewer babies means difficult decisions, especially on remote islands where low birth rates are forcing some schools to close and raising questions about the future of island culture.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Can the Population Shift cause whole communities to thin and unravel? @sarahmccammon.bsky.social explored that question in one of the oldest communities in Europe for @npr.org 's new series. Greece is closing 700 schools. Its low birth rate is to blame www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
In Greece, islands and other rural communities face school closures and shrinking classes as fewer babies are born.
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Schools close and island life is under threat as Greece reckons with low birth rates
In Greece, fewer babies means difficult decisions, especially on remote islands where low birth rates are forcing some schools to close and raising questions about the future of island culture.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In Greece, islands and other rural communities face school closures and shrinking classes as fewer babies are born.
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Every top-15 GDP country is having too few kids per family to sustain populations. Dynamic economies including China Italy and South Korea are losing population. *Population Shift* A global project from NPR & member stations. My reporting with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy
Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Every top-15 GDP country is having too few kids per family to sustain populations. Dynamic economies including China Italy and South Korea are losing population. *Population Shift* A global project from NPR & member stations. My reporting with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...
The NPR Politics Podcast is turning 10!!!
Live show in DC 10/30 - tickets available now!
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Live show in DC 10/30 - tickets available now!
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The NPR Politics Podcast 10th Anniversary LIVE Show!
Join your favorite reporters and analysts at NPR headquarters to mark a milestone and look ahead to the 2026 midterm elections.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The NPR Politics Podcast is turning 10!!!
Live show in DC 10/30 - tickets available now!
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Live show in DC 10/30 - tickets available now!
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At the same time the @npr.org Politics podcast celebrates 10 years, it gains a new co-host in Miles Parks, joining @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social.
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NPR Politics Podcast Turns 10 and Gets a New Host
Miles Parks Named Co-Host of NPR Politics Podcast as Show Marks 10th Anniversary with Special Live Event
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October 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
At the same time the @npr.org Politics podcast celebrates 10 years, it gains a new co-host in Miles Parks, joining @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social.
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For an upcoming reporting trip, does anyone have connections in Helsinki? I’m looking to talk to young adults (20s/30s) about whether or not they want children and why. Please reach out if you have contacts. Thanks!
September 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
For an upcoming reporting trip, does anyone have connections in Helsinki? I’m looking to talk to young adults (20s/30s) about whether or not they want children and why. Please reach out if you have contacts. Thanks!
DC-area friends: come see me in conversation with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social this Thursday evening!
September 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
DC-area friends: come see me in conversation with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social this Thursday evening!
First time back in awhile. Lots going on but I’m blessed with good veins and a strong stomach, so I try to give when I can. #giveblood @RedCross
(Also my arm looks giant for some reason but I think it’s the angle? lol)
(Also my arm looks giant for some reason but I think it’s the angle? lol)
August 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
First time back in awhile. Lots going on but I’m blessed with good veins and a strong stomach, so I try to give when I can. #giveblood @RedCross
(Also my arm looks giant for some reason but I think it’s the angle? lol)
(Also my arm looks giant for some reason but I think it’s the angle? lol)
It is so convenient that as I’m hitting middle age, comfy jeans, ugly shoes, generally dumpy outfit pairings, and even Trader Joe’s tote bags are now fashionable
August 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It is so convenient that as I’m hitting middle age, comfy jeans, ugly shoes, generally dumpy outfit pairings, and even Trader Joe’s tote bags are now fashionable
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Thanks @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social for featuring my timestamp on the NPR Politics Podcast! Check out my feed for photos of #MichiganErratics (aka glacial rocks abandoned in the #GreatLakes when the Laurentide #icesheet melted) 🧊🪨🧐
August 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thanks @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social for featuring my timestamp on the NPR Politics Podcast! Check out my feed for photos of #MichiganErratics (aka glacial rocks abandoned in the #GreatLakes when the Laurentide #icesheet melted) 🧊🪨🧐
As recently as the 1990s, women in South America and the Caribbean had 3-4 children on average. Today, as @brianmannadk reports, women in Chile are having just over 1 per child:
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Chile's plunging birth rate may foreshadow future in U.S.
Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S. will follow into the growing group of "very low" birthrate countries.
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August 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As recently as the 1990s, women in South America and the Caribbean had 3-4 children on average. Today, as @brianmannadk reports, women in Chile are having just over 1 per child:
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“The public media system has always relied on members of the public who see its value and want to keep it alive, and that has never been truer.” - @sarahmccammon.bsky.social
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Today, I'm thinking about local NPR stations and the journalists who cover your community
One of my duties during my time as a local NPR station reporter was to participate in pledge drives.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“The public media system has always relied on members of the public who see its value and want to keep it alive, and that has never been truer.” - @sarahmccammon.bsky.social
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LISTEN: Will Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm election? My @npr.org colleagues @sarahmccammon.bsky.social, Domenico Montanaro and I talk about why re-redistricting in Texas and other states could determine the answer
Texas GOP hopes to redraw congressional map and keep control of U.S. House : The NPR Politics Podcast
New congressional districts are on the agenda for the special session that began in Texas on Monday. We discuss why Texas is redrawing its congressional map now and what it and similar efforts in othe...
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July 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
LISTEN: Will Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm election? My @npr.org colleagues @sarahmccammon.bsky.social, Domenico Montanaro and I talk about why re-redistricting in Texas and other states could determine the answer
Season 2 of #ShinyHappyPeople is out on @PrimeVideo @AmazonMGMStudios - and if you watch, you may even see someone you know! ;)
July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Season 2 of #ShinyHappyPeople is out on @PrimeVideo @AmazonMGMStudios - and if you watch, you may even see someone you know! ;)
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Breaking News: NPR's editor in chief, Edith Chapin, will leave the organization later this year, according to two people with knowledge of her decision. The move comes as the outlet navigates the loss of its federal funding.
Edith Chapin, NPR’s Top Editor, Is Stepping Down
Edith Chapin, who is also acting chief content officer, has been editor in chief of the public radio network since 2023.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Breaking News: NPR's editor in chief, Edith Chapin, will leave the organization later this year, according to two people with knowledge of her decision. The move comes as the outlet navigates the loss of its federal funding.
People often ask me about the profile/beliefs of the #exvangelical. Until now, much of what I could say has been anecdotal or based on broader data looking at a variety of religious/political groups. Which is why it’s so exciting that @PRRI has a deep dive on Exvangelicals: prri.org/spotlight/ex...
Exvangelicals: Who They Are, Why They Left, and What They Believe
In the 2010s, the term “exvangelical” emerged to refer to individuals who have left evangelicalism and who have chosen to join non-evangelical Christian traditions, embrace non-Christian beliefs…
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July 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
People often ask me about the profile/beliefs of the #exvangelical. Until now, much of what I could say has been anecdotal or based on broader data looking at a variety of religious/political groups. Which is why it’s so exciting that @PRRI has a deep dive on Exvangelicals: prri.org/spotlight/ex...
Today, I’m thinking about the local public media journalists who get up in the middle of the night to cover mass shootings and hurricanes - often arriving on the scene long before we, the fortunate and far-better-compensated national hosts and correspondents, can even board a flight.
July 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today, I’m thinking about the local public media journalists who get up in the middle of the night to cover mass shootings and hurricanes - often arriving on the scene long before we, the fortunate and far-better-compensated national hosts and correspondents, can even board a flight.
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Was such a joy talking tariffs with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social today on Morning Edition @npr.org My take: Effects will be felt on everything everywhere... but not all at once
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What types of items are likely to see price hikes due to tariffs?
Which everyday item prices are likely to be affected by tariffs first, and how can people prepare? NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Bloomberg's Stacey Vanek Smith.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Was such a joy talking tariffs with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social today on Morning Edition @npr.org My take: Effects will be felt on everything everywhere... but not all at once
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This piece by @brianmannadk.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social is so bloody good 🤯🤯🤯
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As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This piece by @brianmannadk.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social is so bloody good 🤯🤯🤯
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