'Cookie Queens' follows a group of Girl Scouts in their six-week quest to sell cookies

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published August 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM MDT

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Ayesha Rascoe speaks with filmmaker Alysa Nahmias about her new documentary, "Cookie Queens." It follows Girl Scouts as they hustle to sell box after box over one cookie season.

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Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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