Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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David Dastmalchian's new film is set in 1970's late-night TV with a supernatural twist
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor David Dastmalchian about his starring role as a 1970's late night host in the new movie "Late Night with the Devil."
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NAACP president on its call for Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, about his organization's call for Black student athletes to avoid public colleges and universities in Florida.
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Biofuels were supposed to be the future. Why is Chevron letting its plants go idle?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the University of Iowa's Sylvia Secchi for an update on the biofuel industry.
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Maurice Vellekoop on his graphic memoir and growing up gay in a conservative household
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Canadian graphic artist Maurice Vellekoop about growing up gay in a conservative household and his new illustrated memoir, "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together."
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National
Over 8,000 soldiers took part in an international military exercise in Alaska
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Troy Bouffard at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, about the possibility of military confrontations in the Arctic Circle.
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Will Tracy, creator of HBO's 'Regime' on the dark comedy about a European autocrat
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Will Tracy, the creator and show runner of HBO's series "The Regime," about an off-kilter autocrat of an unnamed Central European country.
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The first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon is on its side but still functioning
An update on Odysseus, the first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon. It is now on its side but still functioning — for the most part.
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World
3 U.S. troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack near Syrian border
We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.
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Billie Joe Armstrong on Green Day's latest album 'Saviors'
Green Day has been critical of American society for decades, and its new album, "Saviors" is no exception. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about it.
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Black women in academia face unique challenges on the job
Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she's seen this play out in higher education.