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Ayesha Rascoe

@ayesharascoe.bsky.social
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Host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, Editor and Author of HBCU Made, Mother of 3, Proud Howard U graduate

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Rachel Kurzius @curiouskurz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
What an honor to join @ayesharascoe.bsky.social and the incredible @npr.org Weekend Edition team to discuss (and taste!!!!!) the third wave of froyo. Sometimes life is very cool — you might even say … frozen www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...
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Everything old is new again: Fro-yo is back for its 'third wave'
Frozen yogurt, or froyo, has had waves of popularity, starting in the 1980s. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to journalist Rachel Kurzius, who says we're in the midst of a "third wave froyo renaissance."
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 27/07/2026
www.npr.org/2026/07/26/n... @ssnyder1835.bsky.social @ayesharascoe.bsky.social @npr.org @nickdragotta.bsky.social
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The creators of a Absolute Batman discuss their new reimagining of the character
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the comic creator team of the breakout new Batman: Absolute Batman. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta share how this alternate reality Batman rewrites the character.
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Chair in European Values (UCLouvain) @values4eu.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"I hope we learn from COVID-19 (..) how we balance different values. Public health has a (..) priority on saving and protecting lives. But there are other values that are also important. (..) how we balance all those different values?" @npr.org @ayesharascoe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...
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Trust in public health institutions is eroding. What can officials do?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses America's declining trust in public health officials with Marianne Udow-Phillips, a lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.
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Local News International @lni.media · 19/06/2026
LNI's @davejorgenson.bsky.social is co-hosting the @icfjorg.bsky.social Awards Dinner with @npr.org's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social this coming November. www.icfj.org/2025-awards
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“What made being at an HBCU one of the best decisions of my life is that no one questioned my presence in the classroom.” — That’s my quote in the Smithsonian!! God is so good, it’s such an honor to featured in the At the Vanguard exhibit at the National African American history museum.
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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Very moving tribute to Selma icon Joanne Bland by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/22/n... Essential American history here.
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Remembering civil rights icon Joanne Bland
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.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
It’s not every day you wake up and a show you host is nominated for a Golden Globe!!! Shout out to NPR and the entire Up First team and all the co-hosts!
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Eli Stark-Elster @eselster.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I was interviewed this week by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social on @npr.org about the evolution of play and what it tells us about how kids are using digital spaces. Here's the link! www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
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Kids are highly supervised in physical spaces, but not online. Here's what that does
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Eli Stark-Elster about the imbalance of how adults supervise children in physical spaces versus digitally.
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Jonquilyn Hill @jonquilynhill.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This week on Explain It to Me: the future of housing. We talk to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about buying a house with her bestie, @rcobooth.bsky.social about the new options out there, and @jerusalem.bsky.social on why homeownership just might be overrated. open.spotify.com/episode/1JUU...
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David Hyde @superfanpr.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Hey friends, grab a cup of coffee and listen to @patrickhorvath.bsky.social talk with NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about Beneath the Tress Where Nobody Sees. www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Charities cannot fill the gap left by the disruption in SNAP benefits!
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Robert Lin @robertl.in · 02/11/2025
@ayesharascoe.bsky.social dropping truth bombs on the pending global population collapse on @npr.org this morning! 🙂 Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem? "Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?"Ayesha Rascoe: "Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I bought a house with my bestie and I talked to @thecut.com about it! www.thecut.com/article/broo...
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Is the Future of Domestic Happiness Buying a House With Your Best Friend?
Six months ago, best friends Ayesha Rascoe and Jasmin Melvin, both divorced single moms, bought a house together. Here’s how it’s going.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
On Oct. 1st NPR and public media lost its federal funding. But, we still here!
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
I’ve had 3 kids, so I know how challenging pregnancy can be. So it was really important for me to have Dr. Judette Louis on Weekend Edition Sunday to explain what the actual science is about the risks of Tylenol during pregnancy. Spoiler alert: it’s safe, but always talk to your doctor.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Earlybirds Club DC was lit for this elderly millennial!
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2025
NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social plays the puzzle with WRVO listener Stephanie O'Neil, of Jamesville, New York, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.
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Sunday Puzzle: First and last initials
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WRVO listener Stephanie O'Neil, of Jamesville, New York, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Thanks! I love doing the puzzle!
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Eva @evamckend.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Mayor Bowser’s response to the federalization of the DC police illustrate how she’s often trying to communicate multiple messages at once as she faces perhaps the biggest test to date of her leadership. Our latest 👇🏾 www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/p...
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DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up | CNN Politics
After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Hosted Weekend Edition with help from bestselling author, J.B. Fletcher, this morning!
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Growing up, I never imagined I would be the voice of anything, much less the voice of the White House Correspondents Dinner! But, look at God! So grateful to be part of journalism’s big night. ✨✨
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Serving looks and analysis today on CNN
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Ryan Benk @ryanbenk.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Tracy Chapman is grateful so many find inspiration in her music. And you can play her songs at protests, but she's so much more than a "protest singer." She spoke to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social for the re-release of her debut album and told her why she still has hope. www.npr.org/2025/04/06/n...
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Tracy Chapman on re-releasing her self-titled 1988 debut album on vinyl
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.
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Will James @willjames.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I talked with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social of @npr.org to try to infuse some detail into the debate about Housing First. I used Seattle as a lens into Housing First's past, present, and future. You can listen here: www.npr.org/2025/02/16/1...
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A Home But Not A Cure : Up First from NPR
Thirty years ago, housing activists began an unusual experiment to help people struggling with homelessness and chronic addiction. They decided to get people into housing first and then try to help th...
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Had some special guests with me at CNN today! My girls!
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Caroline Losneck @carolinelosneck.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Really love hearing @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with powerhouse film director Dawn Porter, talking about her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much” www.npr.org/2025/02/09/n...
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A new documentary seeks to give singing great Luther Vandross his due
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Dawn Porter. Her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much," tracks the life and music of the singing great Luther Vandross.
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Safa Brown @safabrown.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Day 1 of #BlackHistoryMonth and im snuggled on the sofa reading HBCU Made by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with a belly full.
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
On Inside Politics today and it’s also the pub day for the paperback edition of my book, HBCU Made!!
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I spoke to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social for @npr.org about Meta’s digital blackface bot, Liv. We probably haven’t seen the last of her! Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface' www.npr.org/2025/01/12/n...
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Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Karen Attiah of the Washington Post about her experience with Meta's new AI chatbot "Liv," and what she calls "digital blackface."
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I’m excited that my book, HBCU Made, is coming out in paperback on January 21st! To celebrate, I get to chat with my dear friend @delecewrites.bsky.social at Politics and Prose in Union Market in DC!
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Ayesha Rascoe @ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Was honored to host the WABJ Gala last weekend with the incomparable Guy Lambert. So many wonderful friends and colleagues were honored!
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Ryan Benk @ryanbenk.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nick Frost is an absolutely lovely man. You can hear him chat with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about his bizarre, bloody new horror comedy GET AWAY this Sunday on @npr.org 's Weekend Edition. It's a real treat!
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@jenny abamu @jennyabamu.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
My girls! Some of the best in the business! @delecewrites.bsky.social @ayesharascoe.bsky.social @Eva Mckend finally got to catch up post-election #friends #journalism #media
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Howard Berkes @hberkes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
After 44 years in journalism, the coolest trophy just arrived. Let this #SignalAward for Best Driveway Moment in a podcast (for Coal’s Deadly Dust on @npr.org UpFirst/The Sunday Story) be a reminder to always wear headphones. Shared with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social Jenny Schmidt & Justine Yan
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