NPR is wonderful and Ayesha Rascoe it was terrific as part of the NPR politics podcast, and shes a great writer. Im sure and very insightful, but she is also pretty Junior compared to her. NPR host peers, and often seems somewhat unprepared with asides and anecdotes that interrupt the flow of her stories when she’s doing interviews, I want to hear more from the guests and less about her and her kids — I say this as a mom and a woman of color. After several months, it hasn’t gotten better. There are MANY wonderful, talented women of color on NPR who can pronounce Latino and Asian names correctly, which Ayesha Rascoe often does not seem to put the time in to doing, and that can fully prepare for a polished flow of conversation, with a smooth line of questioning excellent interviews without needless interruptions. I miss having stories in the latter 20 minutes that are inclusive of an array of voices, and an array of minoritized populations and identities. I’ve been waiting for her to grow into the position, but she hasn’t yet.
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