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For much of her early life, rock critic Jessica Hopper was an ardent fan of punk rock. But despite her passion, she never felt like she quite fit in. That began to change once she started seeing female fronted bands performing onstage. She says the experience convinced her that there was a place for her in music. The discovery set her on a quest to uncover the countless other ways women are excluded from music, which she writes about in her book, "The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic." She spoke to producer Craig Eley about the various forms of sexism she encountered in her decades-long career as a music journalist.

Captain James Yee volunteered after 9/11 to be the US Army Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay prison.  But then he was accused of spying, espionage, and aiding the alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo.   He was held in solitary confinement for 76 days.