Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about his efforts to help broker peace talks in Sudan and the current state of affairs there.

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia has given its mascot, Phil the Ram, a makeover. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Dave Raymond, the "mascot whisperer," about the revamped Phil.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Kacey Musgraves about her new album, "Deeper Well."

Mike Pence says he will not endorse Donald Trump. Kamala Harris is being deployed by the Biden campaign to appeal to younger voters.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Ian Milihiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox, about new federal judiciary rules limiting the practice of "judge shopping."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about how Presidents Biden and Trump have used executive orders while in office.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the University of Iowa's Sylvia Secchi for an update on the biofuel industry.

With the presidential nominees set and the State of the Union delivered, the marathon to Election Day is underway.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Associated Press correspondent Dánica Coto about unrest in Haiti as pressure increases for the prime minister to step down.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with DeWanda Wise about her role in "Imaginary." It's about a woman who returns to her childhood home and discovers her imaginary friend is neither imaginary nor friendly.

"Oppenheimer," "Barbie," and "Poor Things" are all Oscar nominees but what other movies should have gotten nods?

The City of Miami Beach is spending a pretty penny on an ad campaign to deter spring break partiers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez why.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., about his bill to combat "shrinkflation" and about the presidential campaign.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sloane Crosley about her memoir, "Grief is for People," which recounts mourning for her mentor and close friend after his death by suicide.

An update on Odysseus, the first commercial spacecraft to reach the moon. It is now on its side but still functioning — for the most part.

News of a Russian nuclear-powered space device has brought attention to how space is being weaponized. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Francesca Giovannini of Harvard's Project on Managing the Atom.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with British actor Cush Jumbo about her Apple TV series, "Criminal Record." Jumbo's career took off, after she was cast in CBS' "The Good Wife."

Analysis of former President Donald Trump's win in the South Carolina GOP primary yesterday.

The movie "Madame Web" got terrible reviews, but some still found it deliciously good. So what makes a bad movie ... good?

Analysis of another busy week in politics — from former President Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina to the national political implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.