Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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National
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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National
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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Technology
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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Politics
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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Books
'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."
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Movies
David Dastmalchian's new film is set in 1970's late-night TV with a supernatural twist
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor David Dastmalchian about his starring role as a 1970's late night host in the new movie "Late Night with the Devil."
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Sports
NAACP president on its call for Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, about his organization's call for Black student athletes to avoid public colleges and universities in Florida.
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Climate
Biofuels were supposed to be the future. Why is Chevron letting its plants go idle?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the University of Iowa's Sylvia Secchi for an update on the biofuel industry.
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Books
Maurice Vellekoop on his graphic memoir and growing up gay in a conservative household
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Canadian graphic artist Maurice Vellekoop about growing up gay in a conservative household and his new illustrated memoir, "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together."
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National
Over 8,000 soldiers took part in an international military exercise in Alaska
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Troy Bouffard at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, about the possibility of military confrontations in the Arctic Circle.