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Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.

The New York band The Sharp Things employs a long list of instruments. Strings, wind, and brass contribute as much to their music as guitar, bass, and drums. Their debut album is Here Comes The Sharp Things. Chris Nickson reviews.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.

President Bill Clinton said one artist inspired him to take up the saxophone: Dave Brubeck. Brubeck had a No. 1 hit with "Take Five," which is heard on Time Out. The album also illustrates the Brubeck Quartet's experimentation with complex poly-rhythms.

Rapper Mike Skinner is Britain's version of the hip-hop star, but his second CD is more soap opera than thug life. Known as "The Streets," Skinner tells an entire story from start to end, involving girls, drugs, and returning video rentals. Critic Will Hermes a review the new CD, A Grand Don't Come for Free.

Many financial technology companies are applying to become banks. The Indicator finds out what it takes to go through this process and what benefits come with a bank charter.

We look back on the life and music of one of the most beloved artists who's ever come through the Tiny Desk: Mac Miller. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

New design proposals for rebuilding on the World Trade Center site include a wider variety than early entries, but tall towers remain a common element. A final design choice is expected in February. Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Jacob Weisberg about his new book, "Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era."

That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.

- Korva talks with NPR's Brian Naylor about the decision by congreessional leaders to place the House Ethics Committee on hold while a bi-partisan panel re-examines whether the entire ethics process is working. The time-out comes in the wake of the long and divisive probe into the ethical problems of House Speaker Newt Gingrich.