From the Store entry:
NPR One is the audio app that connects you to a stream of public radio news and stories curated for you. Great storytelling and rigorous reporting that informs, engages, inspires and surprises—from the ends of the earth to your own city or town—available to you whenever, wherever. It’s public radio made personal.
A handcrafted experience. NPR One starts with the latest headlines then moves to a flow of stories that matter—stories that increase your understanding, create connections, enrich your life and enliven your mind. All thoughtfully curated by hand, every day.
You’re in control. Or not. Just pop in your ear buds, tap the play button, and NPR One starts flowing. If you want to pause, skip ahead, rewind or share a story with friends, you can do that too. All from a simple app.
Personal, not prescriptive. Though your stream is personalized to deliver the stories you want, you’ll still hear the top news of the day in addition to the stories you had no idea would captivate you. Journey around the globe and into the most interesting corners of your community—serendipitously making your world bigger and smaller at the same time.
Connected locally. Even with the breadth of public radio at your fingertips, you won’t lose touch at home. Local news is woven seamlessly into your listening experience. Local stories, locally reported, are delivered daily. Community is everything.
As the description suggests, there's intelligence here - or, at least, algorithms, trying to work out what you're interested in and then put programmes into the radio stream that you'll like. The mix of 'let it all flow' and 'search for stuff on demand' is very slickly implemented indeed. And it's all free, of course, part funded by the USA tax payer, advertising and philanthropists.
Some screens of NPR One in action:
Starting up - signing in by any of these different methods ensures that your listening interests and preferences are preserved, whichever computing device you use to listen.
Starting with the headlines - at least, the US-centric ones! And then branching out into 'suggested' radio stories. Note the 'Interesting' control on the left screenshot, use this to flag radio stories and then their subject will get factored into the algorithms.
Searching for things hones the suggestions further; (right) interstitial short audio adverts pepper the stream, but they're over quickly and don't appear between every item.
Great stuff. Grab it for free in the store here if you're running Windows 10 Mobile.