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Ayesha Rascoe

@ayesharascoe.bsky.social

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 · 2mo ago

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...

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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Chair in European Values (UCLouvain)@values4eu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"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...

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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Ayesha Rascoe@ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“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.

Robert Lin@robertl.in · 11mo ago

@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."
Ayesha Rascoe@ayesharascoe.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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.

Eva@evamckend.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

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 · last yr.

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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Ryan Benk@ryanbenk.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

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 · 2y ago

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...

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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