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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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
'Zombie fires' are burning even in the winter amid Canada's record-setting fire season
Sunday, January 28, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Lori Daniels, a forestry expert at the University of British Columbia, about "zombie fires" that continue to burn through the winter in remote areas.
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.
The Trump campaign is trying to recruit young voters of color
Sunday, January 28, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Tina Nguyen — author of "The MAGA Diaries" — about the Trump campaign's efforts to recruit young voters of color.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on his efforts to counter gerrymandering
Sunday, January 28, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about his efforts to counter gerrymandering.
Politics chat: Trump rally in Nevada, Biden tries to pass border deal
Sunday, January 28, 2024
We look at former President Donald Trump's rally in Nevada, as well as President Biden's challenge to House GOP to pass a bill tying Ukraine military aid to migration across the U.S. southern border.
Biden campaigns in South Carolina, tries to win back Black voters
Sunday, January 28, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Margie Bright Matthews, a Democratic senator from South Carolina, about President Biden's visit to the state and what he needs to do to bring out the Black vote.
After Trump, voters in Iowa are divided over their second choice
Monday, January 15, 2024
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben on what Iowa GOP voters are saying about their second choice after Trump.
Guatemala's presidential inauguration brings an air of hope
Sunday, January 14, 2024
There are celebrations and cautious optimism in Guatemala as Bernardo Arevalo Jr. wins the presidency, renewing the country's democratic aspirations and its revolutionary past.
Election officials across the U.S. are gearing up for primary season
Sunday, January 14, 2024
As primary season kicks off, how are states preparing for voting?
Americans' tastes in music are changing, with world music gaining popularity
Sunday, January 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Associated Press music journalist Maria Sherman about new trends in global music consumption, including increased appetites among Americans for country and world music.
'Rustin' is the story of a civil rights icon organizing the 1963 March on Washington
Sunday, January 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Colman Domingo, star of the movie "Rustin," about civil rights icon Bayard Rustin's work. Activist Rachelle Horowitz, who helped Rustin organize the 1963 march, joins.
Politics chat: Temporary spending bill avoids government shutdown
Sunday, January 14, 2024
We look at the temporary spending deal that avoids a partial government shutdown — at least for now.
100 days of war: 23,000 killed in Gaza, with over 60% of homes destroyed
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Since Israel's war with Hamas began in Gaza almost 100 days ago, more than 1 percent of the population has been killed. Most of the dead are women and children, according to Gaza health officials.
In Jenny Kiefer on her new horror novel 'This Wretched Valley'
Sunday, January 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Jenny Kiefer about her new horror novel, "This Wretched Valley."
California is mandating cursive handwriting instruction in elementary schools
Sunday, January 14, 2024
California is now mandating cursive instruction for public school students, but what's the point of pushing a pen in a digital world?