Have you ever wondered how Morning Edition puts on a show so early? Well, it's thanks to our 24-hour staff. Today we're celebrating 40 years of overnights. Here's a look inside! (this is from 2014 but not much has changed) | NPR Morning Edition

Colin Meloy wrote "Slint, Spiderland" in April at the start of the pandemic, just after Oregon issued its stay-at-home order. It's the latest in the Morning Edition Song Project. "Sometimes you kind of scratch these things down to capture a moment," Meloy says. | NPR Morning Edition

34K views · 387 reactions | Today’s Headlines with Korva Coleman: Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist who changed the way we think about the nature of the universe, has died at the age of 76. Also, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain is expelling 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy. Tuning in live? Post your questions in the comments. | NPR | Facebook