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Door to Suspense #6 Featuring Frank Sinatra in: Songs by Sinatra 9/19/45 CBS, Suspense “To Find Help” 1/18/45 CBS.

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., had sent a letter to President Obama urging him to seek congressional approval before any military action against Syria. Surprisingly, on Saturday, Obama agreed. Cole talks about what comes next.

A directive passed last November in Tulsa, Okla., raises fresh questions about the ability of patients to have their end-of-life treatment wishes honored — and whether and how a health care provider should comply with lawful requests not consistent with the provider's religious views.

The leaders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone pleaded for help at the annual World Bank-IMF meeting: "This slower-than-the-virus response needs to change."

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen's quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.

Series: World’s Greatest Novels “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” Part 3 of 3 6/18/48 NBC, Adventures By Morse “A Coffin For the Lady” Part 3 of 3 4/1/44 Syndicated.

True History: Cavalcade of America “Juliet in Pigtails” 10/24/50 NBC, Hallmark Hall of Fame “George Gershwin” 9/20/53 CBS.

Comedy: Charlie McCarthy Show 10/19/47 NBC, Burns and Allen “Guest: Fred Astaire” 2/15/44 CBS / AFRS.

Comedy: Milton Berle Show 11/4/47 NBC, Fibber McGee and Molly 1/15/52 NBC.

Two new books explore how culture shapes our identity. First, Lawrence Burney's essay collection, No Sense in Wishing, is an appreciation of the arts and artists that shaped him as he grew up in Baltimore. In today's episode, he speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about his influences, from Gil Scott Heron to local Baltimore rappers. Then, Nora Princiotti's Hit Girls takes a serious look at the impact of female pop stars from the 2000s. In today's episode, she talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her obsession with millennial pop culture. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday