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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with ambassador John Bass, who just left his post after two years in Afghanistan, about the state of U.S. policy there and what changes he's seen during his time.

Tensions spiked a week ago when an Iranian general was killed in a U.S.-ordered drone strike — Iran retaliated. And, investigators probe whether an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner.

Russell King, a cabaret performer who has a drag character, tells a former music teacher she helped him feel comfortable being himself. "[H]ow fortunate I was to have influences like you," he says.

There are five military bases in Colorado Springs, Colo. But it's the parking lot of the local VA clinic, where former service members are more willing to talk about the situation with Iran.

NPR's David Greene talks about the Ukraine airline disaster with NPR's Jackie Northam and Mary Schiavo, ex-inspector general of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The incident killed 176 people.

The rapper was in the midst of completing the second in a two-album concept at the time of his death in 2018. Producer Jon Brion resolved to finish what they'd started.

The Austin, Texas band brought old-school R&B horns, bongos and deep grooves to the Tiny Desk.

Henry, who died Jan. 8, co-created the film Get Smart with Mel Brooks and made regular appearances as a guest host on Saturday Night Live in the show's early years. Originally broadcast in 1997.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Mayita Meléndez, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about the recovery efforts in her region after this week's 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

Phillips explores mental health in his Batman villain origin story. Author Andrea Bernstein discusses the power and influence of the Trump and Kushner families. John Powers reviews HBO's The Outsider.