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What happens when your favorite musician appropriates your culture, or is accused of sexual assault? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with The Washington Post's pop music critic Chris Richards.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former first lady Michelle Obama about her new book Becoming. Cornish and Obama are joined in the conversation by three young women from Obama's high school in Chicago.

Lamar plays a prominent role on the soundtrack for the new Marvel film. Critic Ken Tucker says the songs on Black Panther are shrewd, passionate and "almost ridiculously entertaining."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone about the ongoing U.S. women's national team lawsuit over equal pay and her continued priorities for the federation.

The FX series, now in its final season, is based on Leonard's novella Fire in the Hole. Showrunner Graham Yost says, "I look at this show as Elmore Leonard's show, and we're all in service of him."

The producer says there was a moment when his co-writers thought, "Maybe this song wasn't meant to be." He also describes working with Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars.

Haitian-American musician Pras Michel talks about his new documentary, Sweet Micky for President, which chronicles an unconventional presidential election in post-earthquake Haiti.

The SNL veteran used to ruminate over shows that didn't quite hit the mark; now he resists the urge to look back: "It's nice to be in this place where you can be very forward focused," he says.

Amateur cyclist Bryan Fogel set out to make a film about doping in international sports. What he found was an scandal over a state-run Russian doping program, with links to the Russian government.

Gethard tells stories of hitting rock bottom in his new one-man off-Broadway show, which is billed as a comedy about "suicide, depression, alcoholism and all the other funniest parts of life."