Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Music
Albert Hammond Jr. on his latest solo album 'Melodies On Hiatus'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with indie rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. about his latest solo album, "Melodies On Hiatus," which meditates on big changes in his personal life as a middle-aged adult.
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Remembering Zion Williams, the skateboarder who lost his sight but didn't let that stop him
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andrew "Ando" Caulfield about the death of his friend Zion Williams – a blind skateboarder from San Francisco.
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Movies
Actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michaela Watkins talk new movie 'You Hurt My Feelings'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michaela Watkins about their new film "You Hurt My Feelings", which questions how much honesty we need to support the ones we love.
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Politics
Texas House votes to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Business
Companies pull back from Pride campaigns after backlash, and threats toward employees
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.
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Books
Comedian Jamie Loftus's book 'Raw Dog' chronicles her hot-dog eating travels
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with comedian Jamie Loftus about her book "Raw Dog," which chronicles her hot-dog eating travels.
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Politics
Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade reflects on his historic victory
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade about his victory in Tuesday's election. He's the first Black person to be elected mayor there.
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Arts & Life
Prince Harry has filed multiple lawsuits against tabloids in the U.K.
NPR's Ayesha Rscoe talks with media expert Tim Luckhurst of Durham University in England about the lawsuits Prince Harry has filed against several tabloids there.
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Music
Composers created music inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park
A musical score inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park is just the latest example of data sonification.
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National
A mass shooting at an outlet mall in Dallas left at least 9 dead and 7 injured
Nine people, including the gunman, were killed at a mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas Saturday afternoon. At least five other remain hospitalized. Three are in critical condition.