Smart speaker listening


For Amazon/Alexa smart speakers
You can stream Classical IPR or IPR News live, and listen to our podcast Points North.
Click here to enable the IPR skill on your Amazon device.
Once you’ve enabled the skill, say “Alexa, open IPR” and follow the prompts from there.
You can also just say, “Alexa, ask IPR to”
- “Listen to Classical IPR.”
- “Listen to IPR News.”
- “Play Points North.”

For Google/Nest smart speakers
You can tune stream Classical IPR or IPR News, and listen to our podcast Points North.
Click here to enable the IPR skill on your Google device.
You can say, "Hey Google, ask Interlochen Public Radio to"
- “Listen to Classical IPR.”
- “Listen to IPR News.”
- “Play Points North.”
When playing "Points North," you can skip forward an episode by saying, “Hey Google, next.” To go back, you can say, "Hey Google, previous."
Note: some smart speaker brands, including Bose and Sonos, use either Alexa or Google assistant.