diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index fddbc9ce6..a6817c1c1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ from .npo import (
     WNLIE,
 )
 from .npr import (
-    NprPlaylistIE,
+    NprIE,
     NprVideoIE,
 )
 from .nrk import (
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/npr.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/npr.py
index a5ff6e8c4..795b7623f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/npr.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/npr.py
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import re
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import int_or_none
+from ..utils import (
+    int_or_none,
+    ExtractorError
+)
 
 
 class NprBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
-    def extract_info(self, id):
+    def _extract_info(self, id_):
         json_data = self._download_json(
-            'http://api.npr.org/query', id, query={
-                'id': id,
+            'http://api.npr.org/query', id_, query={
+                'id': id_,
                 'fields': 'titles,audio,show,multimedia,text',
                 'format': 'json',
                 'apiKey': 'MDAzMzQ2MjAyMDEyMzk4MTU1MDg3ZmM3MQ010',
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ class NprBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         return json_data['list']['story'][0]
 
-    def extract_formats(self, media_info):
+    def _extract_formats(self, media_info):
         FORMATS_ = {
             'hls': 'm3u8', 'hlsOnDemand': 'm3u8', 'mediastream': 'mp3',
             'mp3': 'mp3', 'mp4': 'mp4', 'wm': 'wm', 'threegp': '3gp'
@@ -39,22 +44,32 @@ class NprBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
                 )
                 continue
             elif format_id == 'm3u8':
-                # Error 404 for some reason
-                formats += self._extract_m3u8_formats(
-                    format_url,
-                    media_info['id'],
-                    fatal=False
+                mobj = re.match(
+                    r'(?P<baseurl>https?:.+?akamaihd.+?-n-)(?P<qualities>(?:,*\d+)+)',
+                    format_url
                 )
+                if mobj is None:
+                    continue
+                m3u8_base = mobj.group('baseurl')
+                qualities = re.findall(r'(\d+)', mobj.group('qualities'))
+
+                for quality in qualities:
+                    formats += self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                        m3u8_base + '%s.mp4/master.m3u8' % quality,
+                        media_info['id'],
+                        fatal=False
+                    )
                 continue
             formats.append({
                 'url': format_url,
                 'format_id': format_id,
                 'ext': FORMATS_.get(format_id),
             })
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
         return formats
 
 
-class NprPlaylistIE(NprBaseIE):
+class NprIE(NprBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?npr\.org/(?:sections/\w+/\d+/\d+/\d+/|player/v2/mediaPlayer\.html\?.*\bid=)(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/10/21/449974205/new-music-from-beach-house-chairlift-cmj-discoveries-and-more',
@@ -73,7 +88,7 @@ class NprPlaylistIE(NprBaseIE):
             'md5': 'df2917b738fdd2358a9f0e7e49fcdf2e',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': '446929930',
-                # 'ext': 'mp4',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'Your Mercy is Boundless (Bazum en Qo gtutyunqd)',
                 'duration': 402,
             },
@@ -82,7 +97,7 @@ class NprPlaylistIE(NprBaseIE):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         playlist_id = self._match_id(url)
-        story = self.extract_info(playlist_id)
+        story = self._extract_info(playlist_id)
 
         entries = []
         for audio in story.get('audio', []):
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ class NprPlaylistIE(NprBaseIE):
                 'id': audio['id'],
                 'title': title,
                 'duration': duration,
-                'formats': self.extract_formats(audio),
+                'formats': self._extract_formats(audio),
             })
 
         playlist_title = story.get('title', {}).get('$text')
@@ -106,28 +121,30 @@ class NprVideoIE(NprBaseIE):
         'url': 'http://www.npr.org/event/music/533198237/tigers-jaw-tiny-desk-concert',
         'md5': '5b385e0e96c2731261df9a4ed1ff2cba',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '533201718',
-            'display_id': '533198237',
+            'id': '533198237',
             'title': 'Tigers Jaw: Tiny Desk Concert',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'width': 624,
             'height': 351,
-        }
+        },
+        'expected_warnings': ['HTTP Error 404'],
     }
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        display_id = self._match_id(url)
-        story = self.extract_info(display_id)
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        story = self._extract_info(video_id)
+
+        title = story.get('title', {}).get('$text')
+        if title is None:
+            ExtractorError('Fail extracting title')
 
         video = story.get('multimedia')[0]
 
         return {
-            'url': url,
-            'display_id': display_id,
-            'title': story.get('title', {}).get('$text'),
-            'id': video.get('id'),
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
             'duration': int_or_none(video.get('duration', {}).get('$text')),
-            'formats': self.extract_formats(video),
+            'formats': self._extract_formats(video),
             'width': int_or_none(video.get('width', {}).get('$text')),
             'height': int_or_none(video.get('height', {}).get('$text')),
         }