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Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to prison for illegal use of campaign funds. Is this the end of the Jackson legacy or could he make a comeback? The Barbershop guys weigh in.

Crouch's engagement with American culture spanned over five decades, numerous mediums and many dustups. His influence on the life and shape of jazz will remain unquantifiable.

Citing his age (85) and diminished strength, the pontiff plans to step down effective Feb. 28. It's likely that a conclave to elect a new pope will be held by mid-March. A pope hasn't stepped down this way since 1415.

To some, Detroit may be a symbol of urban decay; but to journalist Charlie LeDuff, it's home. In Detroit: An American Autopsy, he says the city's heart beats on. "We're still here trying to reconstruct the great thing we once had," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies.

The New Orleans-based guitarist and songwriter returns with a personal, political gospel track, lent moral urgency by Mavis Staples. Hear the song and read Booker's accompanying essay.

Scott Walker and Sunn O)))'s collaborative record Soused, a dark and wild leap into the metallic abyss, has inspired a collaborative beer by the same name. What does that beer taste like?

Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Wealth Care, Spy-crowave, Tale As Old As Time

When Yasaman Alavi misses Iran, she puts up a pot of rice and adds saffron water and barberries for a Persian twist. The smell of zereshk polow makes her feel as if she's back home.

A strained "Star-Spangled Banner," a decaf flat white of a halftime show and, of course, the advertisements: Super Bowl LII's musical moments were legion, if often little else.

Almost 50 years after its release, the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual self-preservation in times of trouble and the god that appears when you seek her out.