Analysis of what declining Army recruitment might mean for the U.S. moving forward.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute about the legacy of influential economist William Spriggs. Spriggs died last week.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Life with Fire podcast host Amanda Monthai for advice on how to cope with wildfires, now and in the future.

Southern Baptist leaders are in New Orleans for their annual meeting. On the agenda this year, whether to uphold the expulsion of congregations that have women pastors.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to fellow host, Aisha Harris, about her book, "Wannabe." It's about the music and movies that shaped her as a person and a critic. Harris hosts NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour.

What a busy week of campaign events in Iowa means for the field of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to South African musician Jonathon Butler about his new jazz album "Ubuntu," which was inspired his upbringing during the Apartheid and a Zulu philosophy of unity.

We take a look at what the debt deal means for Americans in two key sectors: Social safety net programs, as well as energy and climate.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial Darrin Bell about his graphic memoir, "The Talk." The title refers to talks about racism Black parents often give their kids.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, research and policy director at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, about a plan to take 1.1 million barrels of oil off a decaying tanker in the Red Sea.

We'll have the latest from India, where a horrific train derailment and crash on Friday resulted in at least 275 deaths and several hundred injuries.

With the US debt ceiling raised and a government default narrowly avoided, we look at who the political victors were in this fight.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker Rachel Fleit about her new documentary "Bama Rush," which follows four young women who hope to join sororities at the University of Alabama.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michaela Watkins about their new film "You Hurt My Feelings", which questions how much honesty we need to support the ones we love.

New research shows that the U.S. is making progress in preventing new HIV infections but the gains are happening unevenly across racial and ethnic groups.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, about voters concerned with the mental fitness of aging politicians in the U.S.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to author Mike Bockoven about his new book "Killing It," a darkly funny story about four standup comedians who face literal death in a comedy club.

The White House and House Republican negotiators have agreed in principle to raise the U.S. debt limit and avoid default. The agreement must still pass Congress.

The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Katherine Sender, a professor at Cornell University focusing on media and sexuality, about the state of corporate LGBTQ+ Pride campaigns.