Ryan Benk

How the U.S. is using AI in the war in Iran

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lauren Kahn of Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology about the role of artificial intelligence in war.

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Texas's state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home

Ayesha Rascoe, Ryan Benk

Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

Expensive price tags, worker strikes: why video game companies are having a rough time

Ayesha Rascoe, Ryan Benk

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bloomberg tech journalist Jason Schreier about the woes of video game companies as they face possible worker strikes and canceled games.

We finally watched the movies we were not allowed to see as kids

Sarah McCammon, Avery Keatley, Ryan Benk

Many of our childhood movie choices are defined by the films our parents wouldn't let us see. An NPR panel of movie lovers discusses the films they were forbidden to watch and what it was like to finally see them.

In 'No Other Choice,' Park Chan-wook takes desperation for a job to the extreme

Ryan Benk, Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook about his latest film, "No Other Choice."

Coming of age takes a terrifying turn in Charlie Polinger's 'The Plague'

Daniel Estrin, Ryan Benk

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with writer and director Charlie Polinger about his new horror film, "The Plague."

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'

Ryan Benk, Rob Schmitz

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.