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
Charities cannot fill the gap left by the disruption in SNAP benefits!
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Charities cannot fill the gap left by the disruption in SNAP benefits!
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@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?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@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?
"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."
On Oct. 1st NPR and public media lost its federal funding. But, we still here!
October 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On Oct. 1st NPR and public media lost its federal funding. But, we still here!
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.
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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.
Earlybirds Club DC was lit for this elderly millennial!
September 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Earlybirds Club DC was lit for this elderly millennial!
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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.
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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September 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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.
Thanks! I love doing the puzzle!
We cannot be the only ones who live for the way @ayesharascoe.bsky.social introduces the puzzler
September 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thanks! I love doing the puzzle!
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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.
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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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August 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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.
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Hosted Weekend Edition with help from bestselling author, J.B. Fletcher, this morning!
May 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hosted Weekend Edition with help from bestselling author, J.B. Fletcher, this morning!
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. ✨✨
April 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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. ✨✨
Serving looks and analysis today on CNN
April 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Serving looks and analysis today on CNN
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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.
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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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April 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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.
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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:
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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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February 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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...
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...
Had some special guests with me at CNN today! My girls!
February 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Had some special guests with me at CNN today! My girls!
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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...
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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February 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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Day 1 of #BlackHistoryMonth and im snuggled on the sofa reading HBCU Made by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with a belly full.
a bald man in an orange shirt is standing in front of a mirror and saying `` today ... '' .
Alt: a bald man in an orange shirt is standing in front of a mirror and saying `` today ... '' .
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February 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Day 1 of #BlackHistoryMonth and im snuggled on the sofa reading HBCU Made by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with a belly full.
On Inside Politics today and it’s also the pub day for the paperback edition of my book, HBCU Made!!
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On Inside Politics today and it’s also the pub day for the paperback edition of my book, HBCU Made!!
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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'
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We probably haven’t seen the last of her!
Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface'
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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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January 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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...
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...
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!
January 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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!
Was honored to host the WABJ Gala last weekend with the incomparable Guy Lambert. So many wonderful friends and colleagues were honored!
December 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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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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!
December 4, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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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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
November 22, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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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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
November 20, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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