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Those who have been pushing for the university to take more action about reports of football players sexually assaulted young women are asking why so much attention was given to the story of star Manti Te'o's fictitious girlfriend.

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is Monday. As the nation celebrates the civil rights leader, host Michel Martin takes a look at some of Dr. King's lesser known writings and speeches. She speaks with Clayborne Carson, director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute.

For Tell Me More's 'Faith Matters' segment, host Michel Martin talks with Mormon blogger Joanna Brooks. They discuss a parallel between the debacle surrounding Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o, and a famous Mormon elder.

Pianist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Chick Corea is one of the most creative and inventive musicians in jazz today. On this episode of Piano Jazz from 2002, he solos in "Monk's Mood" and joins host Marian McPartland for an evocative version of his legendary tune "Spain."

Four years ago, when the nation's first African-American president was inaugurated, even conservative editorial cartoonists marked the moment with reverence. Now, not so much. Political cartoonists Scott Stantis of the Chicago Tribune and Matt Wuerker of Politico weigh in on the evolution of a president's image.

Last year, farmers caught a break from the stink bug, an invasive pest that can cause significant crop damage. The population dropped sharply in 2011, but experts say the insect could come back bigger than ever this year.

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plays a game called "But I meant well, your Majesty." Three questions about gifts given to Queen Elizabeth II.

Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the weeks news: The Tour de Sorry; The Fighting Lying Irish; and Justice Speaks.

MI6 may be the world's most legendary secret service, but fiction and film can't uncover its actual history. For that, you need BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera and his new book, The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6.

The Ireland native is best known as a filmmaker — he directed The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire and the Showtime series The Borgias — but he began his career as a writer. His 1980 novel, The Past, has been reissued in the United States.