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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Director Jeymes Samuel on 'Book of Clarence', a Biblical Epic through a Black lens
Sunday, January 14, 2024
A hustler presents himself as a messiah in director Jeymes Samuel's new movie, "The Book of Clarence." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about making a Biblical epic with a Black point of view.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. Here's what to know
Sunday, January 14, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with urologist Ben Davies about the prevalence of prostate cancer, new treatments, and patients' reluctance to discuss the disease and its aftermath.
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?
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."
Politics chat: 2024 campaigning season begins with speeches from Trump and Biden
Sunday, January 07, 2024
We look at the official start of the 2024 presidential campaigning season, with President Biden and former President Donald Trump giving fiery speeches that seem to set the tone for the contest.
A series of attacks in the Middle East this past week are raising alarms
Sunday, January 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Firas Maksad, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute about the increasing volatility in the Middle East after high-profile attacks in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Iran.
Jazz musician Aaron Diehl on his rendition of 'The Zodiac Suite'
Sunday, January 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Aaron Diehl about his rendition of "The Zodiac Suite," an album originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in the 1940s.
All eyes are on the Israel-Lebanon border after the killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut
Sunday, January 07, 2024
The latest from the Israel-Lebanon border, where tensions have been rising after a Hamas leader was killed in Beirut last week and Hezbollah retaliated by firing rockets into Israel on Saturday.
South Korea is reckoning with the death of beloved 'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun
Sunday, January 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to syndicated columnist Jae-Ha Kim about the scandal that led to the death of beloved South Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun. Note: This conversation has mentions of self-harm.
Argentina's newly-elected right-wing president proposes massive reforms
Sunday, January 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Daniel Politi, freelance journalist based in Buenos Aires, about the massive reform packages proposed by Argentina's new President Javier Milei.
How to use the Inflation Reduction Act to improve your home's energy efficiency
Sunday, January 07, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives for home owners to get their properties more energy efficient. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kara Saul Rinaldi of the AnnDyl Policy group about this.
Biden administration moves to protect forests with older trees from logging
Sunday, January 07, 2024
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Meg Krawchuk of Oregon State University about the Biden administration's proposal to protect old growth forests. Old trees contain more carbon than younger trees.