A teenager in a hijab is Mumbai's latest hip-hop sensation. Saniya Mistri Qayammuddi raps about growing up Muslim and female in India.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with biologist Lilach Hadany about the noises plants make when stressed.

There's a nationwide shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin. It is making it harder for doctors to treat strep throat.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the Democratic leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Karen Camper, about what's next now that two of her members have been expelled from the chamber.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Owen Wilson about the new movie, "Paint," in which he plays a self-absorbed host of a painting show on a local public television station.

Americans love French fries. But what about the ones at the bottom of the bag that get greasy and wet? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bon Appetit's Karen Yuan about her love of soggy fries.

Climate change is causing more wind shear at high altitudes, and that in turn might make your airplane rides bumpier.

A Victorian mansion on a Lake Erie island and half-sisters with a terrifying legacy: NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Eve Moulton about her new horror novel, "The Insatiable Volt Sisters."

NPR's Ayesha Rasco speaks with Food Network host Guy Fieri about his career, and the upcoming finale of one of his shows, "Tournament of Champions."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York Daily News reporter Molly Crane-Newman about what to expect next Tuesday when former president Donald Trump is arraigned in court.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Pete Kraska a Professor of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University - about how mass shootings are changing the way police operate.

It's been a week since actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on assault and harassment charges. The Army has pulled recruiting ads featuring Majors, while Hollywood has yet to respond to the allegations.

Tornados and severe storms struck swaths of the U.S. south and the Midwest on Friday and Saturday. We'll look at the severity of the events and if more frequent tornados might become the norm.

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can write a decent song.

We talk about President Biden's silence on former president Donald Trump's indictment as well as what the polls are saying about the case against Trump.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with legal scholar Michael Gerhardt about how the indictment of former president Donald Trump might serve as a test of American democracy.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Matt Belloni of Puck News about Disney's efforts to outmaneuver Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Listeners contacted us to correct the answer to a clue from last week's puzzle, giving NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz a lesson in trigonometry.

The tech world enthusiastic about the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence, but where does that leave Meta's plans for the Metaverse? Some large companies are already dialing back their plans.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine. He also visited Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.