Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Scottish star Emeli Sande celebrates renewal and rebirth on new album
Ayesha Roscoe speaks with singer Emeli Sande about her new album, "Let's Say For Instance."
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Books
'No Escape' details the history of Uyghurs in China up to their modern-day oppression
Ayesha Rascoe asks Nury Turkel about his new book, "No Escape," and about China's persecution of Uyghur people inside China and across the globe.
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Education
This educator writes 'anti-narcocorridos' — songs that tell the story of heroes
Mexican singer Vivir Quintana talks about her latest song, 'El Corrido de Milo Vela,' which tells the story of one of the many journalists who have been murdered in Mexico for doing their jobs.
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The Blossoms release new album 'Ribbon Around The Bomb'
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tom Ogden, lead singer for the Blossoms, about the British pop band's new album, "Ribbon Around The Bomb."
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Technology
You can find anything on Wikipedia — even the weird and wacky
Most people turn to Wikipedia to learn, well, just about everything. This Michigander is using social media to highlight the weird and the wacky that can be found on the site.
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Books
A new bride finds something supernatural with her rich husband in 'The Hacienda'
A woman marries a rich man. But what happened to his first wife? And why is his home so cold, so creepy? Ayesha Rascoe talks with Isabel Cañas about her debut novel, "The Hacienda."
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World
Russia is starting to cut natural gas supplies off
Ayesha Rascoe discusses Russia's threats against NATO countries and the decision to cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria with Agnia Grigas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
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Viral punk band The Linda Lindas release full album 'Growing Up'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza of The Linda Lindas about punk as a form of expression and the creation of their new album, "Growing Up."
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Books
Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer' becomes short stories in 'The Memory Librarian'
Janelle Monae brings the world of her 2018 album "Dirty Computer" to life in a new book of short stories called "The Memory Librarian." The musician talks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.
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One key to a coveted guitar sound is a small glass tube — but there's a shortage
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce.