Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Television
K-dramas are having a moment
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Jae-Ha Kim about the popularity of Korean television dramas on streaming services and her top recommendations.
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Business
Why did Elon Musk want Twitter in the first place?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with business journalist Felix Salmon about the dispute between Elon Musk and Twitter now that the billionaire entrepreneur is backing away from buying the company.
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After years of interviews, Julie Beck has defined the 6 forces that fuel friendship
Atlantic editor Julie Beck is winding down "The Friendship Files," a years-long series of interviews with friends about their friendship. She talks to Ayesha Rascoe about what she's learned.
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Animals
Humans have 5 senses, but there's 'An Immense World' of experiences for animals
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Ed Yong about his new book, "An Immense World." Yong looks at how animals use their senses to perceive the world in a radically different way than humans.
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Latin America
Police in El Salvador have arrested over 36,000 people to curb gang violence
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amnesty International's Arjun Chaudhuri about the state of emergency in El Salvador which has led to mass arrests of civilians.
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Business
People who drive for a living question profitability with the surge in gas prices
Ayesha Rascoe asks Dennis Briggs how inflationary pressures such as higher gas prices are affecting his Pittsburgh transportation business.
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Health
Inaccurate pulse oximeter measurements delayed COVID treatment for people of color
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Ashraf Fawzy about a study that shows how inaccurate measurements by pulse oximeters lead to delays in COVID treatment for people of color.
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Books
Here are some summer reading recommendations for middle schoolers
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Afoma Umesi, who blogs about middle grade reading, about what new books may keep kids reading this summer.
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National
Survivors of the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting are disappointed in Texas laws
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Flo and Scot Rice. She was wounded in the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas 4 years ago, and he participated in Gov. Greg Abbott's roundtables on school safety.
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National
On social media, Johnny Depp is winning public sympathy over Amber Heard
On TikTok, #IStandWithAmberHeard has garnered about 8.2 million views, while #JusticeForJohnnyDepp has earned about 15 billion views. A sociologist offers her views on the reasons why.