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How nations in the Middle East are responding to Iran's strike on Israel
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Iran's drone and missile assault on Israel heightens concerns about a widening regional conflict in the Middle East.
She went viral playing an Oompa Loompa. Now, she's bringing Wonka to L.A.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
The Willy Wonka experience in Scotland went viral for all the wrong reasons. It's having an unlikely comeback in LA. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about it with Kirsty Paterson, who plays an Oompa Loompa.
Remembering physicist Peter Higgs
Sunday, April 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Frank Close, a physics professor at Oxford University, about theoretical physicist Peter Higgs. Higgs died on Monday at the age of 94.
Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel
Sunday, April 14, 2024
With support from U.S. forces, Israel's defense systems took down hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles that were launched in what President Biden called "an unprecedented attack."
Fewer doctors are going into pediatrics. That's leaving a huge gap in hospitals
Sunday, April 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Jeanine Ronan about the growing doctors shortage in the US and why fewer physicians are going into pediatrics.
Hilde Ostby's memoir 'My Belly' traces the root of body image issues and self-loathing
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Self-loathing because of our looks can be second-nature for many of us. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Hilde Ostby about her memoir, "My Belly," which examines what's behind that feeling.
Here's what NASA's looking for in the next generation of astronauts
Sunday, April 07, 2024
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.
A new documentary follows hundreds of high school girls forming a mock government
Sunday, April 07, 2024
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.
There are people still aboard the ship that crashed into the Baltimore Bridge
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Andrew Middleton of Apostleship of the Sea about efforts to support crew members still aboard the ship that destroyed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Matt Lowell of Lo Moon on the group's new album and going back to high school
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Matt Lowell, frontman of the band Lo Moon, about the group's new album, "I Wish You Way More Than Luck."
6 months of war: Israelis say Netanyahu isn't doing enough to bring home the hostages
Sunday, April 07, 2024
Six months after Hamas attacked Israel, how do Israelis regard the the war in Gaza? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks senior fellow Tamar Hermann of the Israel Democracy Institute.
White House economist on the latest jobs report and where we stand with inflation
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ernie Tedeschi, outgoing chief economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the latest jobs report and ongoing inflation.
A group of volunteers will shepherd Lake Michigan fish's journey upstream
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jay Woiderski, President of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon For Tomorrow, about their volunteer Sturgeon Guard program.
Politics chat: What it'll take to win 2024
Sunday, April 07, 2024
Fundraising, electoral college math and third party candidates — how securing a White House victory in a tight election year will come down to a battle for the margins.
Threats and vulnerabilities cast a shadow on NATO's 75th anniversary
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, former director of policy at NATO, about the state of the security alliance on its 75th anniversary.
6 months of war: Palestinians say the U.S. government lacks empathy for their plight
Sunday, April 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Palestinian researcher Yousef Munayyer about Palestinian sentiment six months since the start of Israel's war on Hamas.
Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers on his new album 'Piano Piano 2'
Sunday, March 31, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers about his new collection of piano music, his second, called "Piano Piano 2."
ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza as UNRWA workers struggle with looming famine
Sunday, March 31, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunnes about distributing aid in Gaza and how aid organizations interact with Hamas in order to do their work.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on efforts to clean and reconstruct the Key Bridge
Sunday, March 31, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about the cleanup and reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
It's not your imagination — chocolate has been getting more expensive
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Cocoa prices are on the rise because of changing climate patterns and extreme weather.