Ayesha Rascoe
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NSC spokesman John Kirby on the Biden administration and Israel's response to Iran
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about Iran's strikes on Israel and what the Biden administration thinks the response should be.
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A new documentary follows hundreds of high school girls forming a mock government
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Amanda McBaine and Jess Moss about their new documentary, "Girls State." It follows a program in which hundreds of high school girls form a mock government.
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Here's what NASA's looking for in the next generation of astronauts
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NASA's astronaut selection manager April Jordan about what the agency is looking for in the next generation of space travelers.
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Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers on his new album 'Piano Piano 2'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers about his new collection of piano music, his second, called "Piano Piano 2."
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It's not your imagination — chocolate has been getting more expensive
Cocoa prices are on the rise because of changing climate patterns and extreme weather.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on efforts to clean and reconstruct the Key Bridge
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about the cleanup and reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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How one Palestinian-American business owner helped evacuate her colleagues in Gaza
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Palestinian-American Yasmeen Mjalli, owner of the online boutique Nol Collective, about trying to evacuate her colleagues and their families from Gaza.
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The EPA's new rules point to EVs being the future — but consumers have their doubts
Electric vehicles may account for more than half of new cars by 2032. Consumers have many questions and concerns about them and the environment.
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One of the tightest Senate races in the country will play out in Ohio
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with David Cohen, politics professor at the University of Akron, about one of the tightest races in the country: the Ohio Senate seat held by Sherrod Brown since 2007.
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'The Exvangelicals' follows the lives of people who loved, then left the Church
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah McCammon, NPR National Political Correspondent, about her religious upbringing and new book, "The Exvangelicals."