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You can find anything on Wikipedia — even the weird and wacky

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Most people turn to Wikipedia to learn, well, just about everything. This Michigander is using social media to highlight the weird and the wacky that can be found on the site.

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A new bride finds something supernatural with her rich husband in 'The Hacienda'

Sunday, May 01, 2022

A woman marries a rich man. But what happened to his first wife? And why is his home so cold, so creepy? Ayesha Rascoe talks with Isabel Cañas about her debut novel, "The Hacienda."

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Climate change may have one more side effect — another pandemic

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Colin Carlson, co-author of a new study projecting that viruses will jump more frequently among species due to climate change, raising the risk of another pandemic.

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With Title 42 in flux, migrants take over Mexican cities across the border

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pedro Rios of the American Friends Services Committee about how Tijuana, Mexico, is grappling with the continuing influx of migrants.

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There is a shortage of baby formula

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to pediatrician Dr. Magna Dias about what parents can do in light of the nationwide baby formula shortage.

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'Shining Girls' book becomes an usual crime drama on the screen

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Silka Luisa about her new Apple TV+ series, "Shining Girls," which follows a woman as she tracks down the man who assaulted her and untangles a supernatural mystery.

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'Bear-dar' might help humans keep their distance from Polar Bears

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe talks with B.J. Kirschhoffer of Polar Bears International about "bear-dar," a new technology that could help reduce polar bear run-ins with people in Arctic communities.

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Russia is starting to cut natural gas supplies off

Sunday, May 01, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe discusses Russia's threats against NATO countries and the decision to cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria with Agnia Grigas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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On full-length debut, viral punk band The Linda Lindas keep growing

Sunday, April 17, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza of The Linda Lindas about punk as a form of expression and the creation of their new album, Growing Up.

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Janelle Monáe's 'Dirty Computer' comes alive in a new collection of stories

Sunday, April 17, 2022

The artist builds on the Afrofuturistic world from her 2018 album in a new short story collection titled The Memory Librarian. She tells NPR about her nightmare that inspired the project.

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One key to a coveted guitar sound is a small glass tube — but there's a shortage

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce.

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Black wrestlers are having their moment

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers.

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25 years ago, the Red River crested at over 54 feet, devastating Grand Forks, N.D.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Grand Forks, N.D., city council member Ken Vein about the 25th anniversary of the Red River floods and what the city has done since then.

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Brian Tyree Henry stars in 'Atlanta' season 3

Sunday, April 17, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to "Atlanta" star Brian Tyree Henry about parallels between season three of the show and his own life, and how to be comfortable with success.

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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas.

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New CDC survey warns of growing mental health crisis among teens

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health, about a new survey on teen mental health.

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After years of early success, Omar Apollo releases full debut album 'Ivory'

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Omar Apollo about his psychedelically soulful music and his full-length album, "Ivory."

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Historical novel 'Take My Hand' focuses on involuntary sterilization of Black women

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her new novel "Take My Hand," which fictionalizes a 1973 involuntary sterilization case, and about why she's drawn to history as a novelist.

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Scientists say you shouldn't wear your shoes in your house

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mark Patrick Taylor of the Environmental Protection Authority of Victoria, Australia, about why he thinks everyone should remove their shoes before coming inside.

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Snow crabs in the Bering Sea have been hard to find — partially due to climate change

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe asks Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton about the drop in the population of Bering Sea snow crabs, and why scientists think climate change may be an important driver.

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