Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Music
Pianist Chad Lawson's new album is an 'invitation to decompress'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with pianist Chad Lawson about his new album, "Where We Are." It's described as a "journey from solitude to solidarity."
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Arts & Life
‘Sebastian’ re-writes the sex work movie
Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn’t interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.
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World
Fans at the Olympics are trading commemorative pins from different countries
While athletes are focused on the sports, some fans at the Olympics are busy trading souvenir pins from different countries.
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Sports
Women are leading the medal tally for Team USA at the Olympics
At the Paris Summer Olympics, gymnasts Simone Biles and Stephen Nedoroscik were going for individual medals in the vault and pommel horse.
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Latin America
Protests over election results in Venezuela aren't losing steam
Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, continues to insist he won last week's election, but proof is scarce. Meanwhile, Venezuelans continue to protest.
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Music
The sound of the summer came to electronic musician Drew Daniel in a dream
The new sound of the summer of 2024 is called "Hit Em" and it was created when electronic musician Drew Daniel posted on social media about a genre of music he was told about in a dream.
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Technology
Social media is flooded with disinformation about the presidential candidates
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Liz Landers, a national correspondent at Scripps News, about false information that has been appearing on social media to influence the 2024 election.
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Politics
Politics chat: Trump and the presidential debate, Harris' running mate announcement
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trying to renegotiate the terms of a debate he had earlier agreed to. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce her running mate imminently.
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Race & Identity
The racial income gap has narrowed for Black Americans, new research shows
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty about new research showing increased economic mobility among Black adults who grew up poor.
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Health
Magnesium is social media's new favorite magic aid for sleep. Here's what science says
Is there anything to the social media craze for using magnesium supplements to help you get to sleep?
