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What the pull of the foreign box office means for Hollywood
Sunday, January 08, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Nancy Tartaglione, of Deadline.com, about the pull of international box offices for films like the Avatar sequel "The Way of Water" has made nearly $1 billion overseas.
How the U.K. royals and British tabloids came to rely on each other for relevance
Sunday, January 08, 2023
Prince Harry says his family has placed stories about him and his wife in the British tabloids. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Adrian Bingham, co-author of "Tabloid Century," to hear how that works.
A new vaccine will protect honeybees from a bacterial disease affecting their larvae
Sunday, January 08, 2023
The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can affect the bee's larvae.
Why COVID-19 causes hair loss — and how to cope
Sunday, January 08, 2023
Dr. Paradi Mirmirani tells us about COVID-19 and hair loss, and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to hair stylist Rebecca Haehnle about what people can do to style thinning hair.
Teen pregnancy rates have declined significantly
Sunday, January 08, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Child Trends researcher Jennifer Manlove about the significant decline in teenage pregnancies in the United States.
Politics chat: What a fragmented Republican party means for Biden's agenda
Sunday, January 08, 2023
We look at what a fragmented Republican party means for President Biden's agenda, as well as what his trip to both sides of the southern border today will accomplish.
After Kevin McCarthy's election as speaker, Congress looks ahead
Sunday, January 08, 2023
After fifteen rounds of voting, House Republicans finally got Kevin McCarthy as their House Speaker. We look at what that means moving forward, in taking on the work that Congress must undertake.
New research finds why humans walk with a 'double bounce'
Sunday, January 08, 2023
A new study out of the Technical University of Munich sheds new light on the "double bounce" in the human gait. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to mechanical engineer Daniel Renjewski who led the study.
For Santigold, 'Spirituals' represents salvation and freedom
Sunday, January 01, 2023
In this encore, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to singer/songwriter Santigold about her new album, "Spirituals."
Tony Hawk plans to keep skateboarding 'Until the Wheels Fall Off'
Sunday, December 25, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to skateboard icon Tony Hawk about his life on the board and his documentary "Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off."
Argentina beats France and wins its first World Cup in 36 years
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The 2022 World Cup came to an end in Qatar Sunday with Argentina victorious over France. In Buenos Aires, hundreds of thousands of fans flocked to the streets to celebrate.
Meet the woman who guides visitors through Selma and was part of its civil rights history
Sunday, December 18, 2022
In a series of profiles of members of the civil rights generation, we visit JoAnne Bland in Selma, Ala. Bland marched for voting rights on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965 when she was just 11.
Emeli Sande on her latest album 'Let's Say For Instance'
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Roscoe speaks with singer Emeli Sande about her latest album, Let's Say For Instance.
Why snow is turning pink at high altitudes
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Western Washington University environmental science professor Robin Kodner about algea that is turning snow pink at high altitudes.
Former DOJ official Elliot Williams on the Congressional criminal referrals against Trump
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former Department of Justice official Elliot Williams how he thinks the department will regard Congressional criminal referrals against former Pres. Donald Trump.
Director Malcolm D. Lee on his new limited series 'The Best Man: The Final Chapters'
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Malcolm D. Lee about his new limited series, "The Best Man: The Final Chapters."
Politics chat: January 6 committee will take up criminal referral against Trump
Sunday, December 18, 2022
The House committee investigating January 6 will take up criminal referrals against former Pres. Donald Trump on Monday. Polls show not much movement in public perception of Trump's responsibility.
The physics behind Santa Claus
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Norwegian scientist Gaute Einevoll about the physics behind Santa Claus.
Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa on his new album 'Formule 7'
Sunday, December 18, 2022
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa about his new album Formule 7.
A suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland is in U.S. custody
Sunday, December 11, 2022
A suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, is in U.S. custody.