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Miami Beach has a message for spring breakers: Stay home

Sunday, March 10, 2024

The City of Miami Beach is spending a pretty penny on an ad campaign to deter spring break partiers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez why.

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Can Biden pass the border bill with executive powers? A law professor weighs in

Sunday, March 10, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about how Presidents Biden and Trump have used executive orders while in office.

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Politics chat: 8 months of Trump and Biden start now

Sunday, March 10, 2024

With the presidential nominees set and the State of the Union delivered, the marathon to Election Day is underway.

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The horror movie 'Imaginary' reflects on memory, childhood and blended families

Sunday, March 10, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with DeWanda Wise about her role in "Imaginary." It's about a woman who returns to her childhood home and discovers her imaginary friend is neither imaginary nor friendly.

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Haiti's prime minister is facing mounting pressure to step down amid the unrest

Sunday, March 10, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Associated Press correspondent Dánica Coto about unrest in Haiti as pressure increases for the prime minister to step down.

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The first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon is on its side but still functioning

Sunday, February 25, 2024

An update on Odysseus, the first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon. It is now on its side but still functioning — for the most part.

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Recent events raise questions about the role of space in global politics

Sunday, February 25, 2024

News of a Russian nuclear-powered space device has brought attention to how space is being weaponized. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Francesca Giovannini of Harvard's Project on Managing the Atom.

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Sloane Crosley on her memoir 'Grief is for People', mourning and magical thinking

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sloane Crosley about her memoir, "Grief is for People," which recounts mourning for her mentor and close friend after his death by suicide.

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Actor Cush Jumbo on 'Criminal Record', her series about London's detective force

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with British actor Cush Jumbo about her Apple TV series, "Criminal Record." Jumbo's career took off, after she was cast in CBS' "The Good Wife."

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Trump racked up another win in South Carolina. But Haley isn't giving up yet

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Analysis of former President Donald Trump's win in the South Carolina GOP primary yesterday.

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Ukraine is relying on the U.S. to address its weapons shortage

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to retired General Ben Hodges, a former commander of the US Army in Europe, about how shortages of weapons are affecting Ukraine's war effort.

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Politics chat: Trump wins big in South Carolina, Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Analysis of another busy week in politics — from former President Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina to the national political implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.

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Alexei Navalny's body has been returned to his family

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Over a week since his death in an Artic prison, Russian authorities released the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother.

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What the Alabama IVF ruling means for parents going through IVF

Sunday, February 25, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with bioethicist Judith Daar about the legal and ethical implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that embryos can be considered children under state law.

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What makes a movie so bad that it's good? 'Madame Web' might have answers

Sunday, February 25, 2024

The movie "Madame Web" got terrible reviews, but some still found it deliciously good. So what makes a bad movie ... good?

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Spanish singer Bad Gyal on her debut album and discovering reggaeton in Spain

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Spanish singer and songwriter Alba Farelo, better known as Bad Gyal, reflects on the experiences that led to her debut album.

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3 U.S. troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack near Syrian border

Sunday, January 28, 2024

We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

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'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today?

Sunday, January 28, 2024

"Trad wives" are trending on social media. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Kathryn Jezer-Morton, columnist for the Cut, about trad wives and their potential impact on feminism.

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Meet the person working hard to pick the movie you'll watch on your next flight

Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Delta's Ekrem Dimbiloglu about how airlines curate the movies and TV shows passengers watch in the air.

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Hearing loss is greater among people living in rural areas, study finds

Sunday, January 28, 2024

A new study looking at hearing loss finds that it's greater among people living in rural areas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with audiologist Nicholas Reed, who co-authored the study.

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