Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Politics
Ranked choice voting is growing in popularity. Here's what you need to know
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report about ranked choice voting and its growing popularity.
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Business
In the Adobe and Pantone dispute, creators are left in the dark
Business disagreements between Adobe and Pantone have left creators in the dark about the future of color use in digital art.
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Arts & Life
Why do we like horror?
October is the right time for the spooky, from haunted houses to horror movies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with fear researcher Coltan Scrivner about what makes scary things so appealing.
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Movies
A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Billy Corben, director of "God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty." The movie is about an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career.
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Books
Blair Braverman on her novel 'Small Game' about a survival reality tv show gone wrong
A survival reality tv show gone wrong with contestants abandoned to fend for themselves: NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Blair Braverman about her new novel, "Small Game."
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Environment
Stacking rocks in state parks can disturb wildlife habitats
Some Texas park officials want people to stop stacking rocks in state parks. They say it disturbs the wildlife habitats there.
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Business
What to do if you're looking to buy or sell a house, according to a realtor
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Natalie Vaughan, a realtor working in the Northern Virginia/DC area about the housing market in today's economy.
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National
Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight
In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.
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Science
Researchers have found a link between chemical straighteners and uterine cancer
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alexandra White of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about the link between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer.
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World
Xi Jinping begins third 5-year term, elevates several allies along with him
President Xi Jinping was appointed to a third 5-year term at the Communist Party Congress. He also elevated several allies to leadership positions.