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Commentator Julie Jamison reflects on how her grandmother started speaking her mind as she grew older, becoming less concerned with decorum. She once confessed with no shame to having had an abortion. And she continues to say surprising things to this day, even as she's dying.

Commentator Forrest Church says the Constitution gives a blueprint for how the country should run, but the founders' words in the Declaration of Independence, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address provide a script to speed reconciliation for a nation divided between two hostile camps.

Foreign editor Lloyd Doyle of the British paper The Independent tells us what people outside the United States think about the current controversy.

Hollywood is a dream factory. But what happens when real-world events make the dreams feel like nightmares? NPR's Bob Mondello looks at movies that come too close to reality for comfort.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Simulated Progress, from the co-operative trio Fieldwork. The CD features Vijay Iyer on piano, Steve Lehman on alto and sopranino saxophones and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums and percussion.

This Los Angeles-based group mixes Latin, hip-hop, funk, jazz and Middle Eastern elements to create a sound that reflects the band's own multi-ethnic makeup. The latest Ozomatli CD is titled Street Signs.

Colin Berry reviews the CD This is Not a Clarinet, by Evan Ziporyn. The album offers incredible insight into the kinds of sounds the clarinet can deliver. The album has been released by Cantaloupe Music.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new album by country singer Gene Watson. It's called In A Perfect World.

Holley Watts was one of more than 600 women who went to Vietnam as a hospitality worker for the Red Cross. Her experiences are described in her book, Who Knew? Reflections on Vietnam.

Russia said it has approved a coronavirus vaccine, even though skeptics say it has not been tested for safety and effectiveness. Vaccine experts say it is a potentially dangerous political stunt.