NPR's Steve Inskeep checks back in with Tsinghua University Professor Da Wei, who says President Trump's policies have erased some of the U.S.'s advantages in its competition with China.

During the COVID pandemic, NPR's Morning Edition commissioned pieces by musicians from various genres. Five years later, we listen back on the project.

How will the first quarter of this century be remembered? In this episode of a multi-part series, we explore how file-sharing and streaming totally transformed the music industry.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At that time ... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) SECOR: Great songs are there for all to enjoy and for all to see themselves in. So writing a song about COVID-19 ...

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At that time ... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) KETCH SECOR: These are troubling times, and we need new songs about our country to inspire unity.