Ayesha Rascoe asks Gay Men's Health Crisis Vice President Jason Cianciotto about monkeypox, which is generally spread by direct, close contact with an infected individual.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Pomona College politics professor Tom Le about the political and social implications of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with film critic Monica Castillo about the documentary series "Menudo: Forever Young," which chronicles the rise and fall of the Puerto Rican boy band.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ramona Klein, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, about a listening tour among Native Americans by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with business journalist Felix Salmon about the dispute between Elon Musk and Twitter now that the billionaire entrepreneur is backing away from buying the company.

This week, nonmotorized boats are competing in an annual 750-mile race from Washington to Alaska. Ayesha Rasco speaks to competitor Janice Mason.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Wirecutter privacy and security editor Thorin Klosowski about how to detect hidden cameras in vacation rentals and hotel rooms.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Belew, author of "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America," why white supremacists target the people and events they do.

The wait to get COVID vaccines in tiny arms is over. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha talks with Ayesha Rascoe about the vaccine rollout for young children.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Ed Yong about his new book, "An Immense World." Yong looks at how animals use their senses to perceive the world in a radically different way than humans.

Atlantic editor Julie Beck is winding down "The Friendship Files," a years-long series of interviews with friends about their friendship. She talks to Ayesha Rascoe about what she's learned.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the rapper about making his new album It's Almost Dry, working with Kanye and Pharrell and reflecting on what longevity looks like in hip-hop.

A woman cleans out a late relative's estate and discovers a duck decoy and a mystery. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes about her latest novel, "Flying Solo."

Ayesha Rascoe talks to journalist Egill Bjarnason about the ecological impacts of outdoor cats and the curfews some Icelandic towns have imposed on them.

A new podcast from WBHM details ongoing failures of the Alabama prison system years after they were brought to light.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Reyna Montoya, a DACA recipient and community organizer from Arizona, about her experience living under temporary legal status for the past decade.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with former Department of Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano about the upcoming 10th anniversary of DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Phylicia Brown of Buffalo, N.Y., about how the community is doing after a mass shooting at a local grocery store on May 14.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amnesty International's Arjun Chaudhuri about the state of emergency in El Salvador which has led to mass arrests of civilians.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Dennis Briggs how inflationary pressures such as higher gas prices are affecting his Pittsburgh transportation business.