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How Mercy Looks from Here begins with a flood, a funeral, a casualty of war and a family wedding.

Frankie Lewchuk was a high school football star whose picture was in his hometown newspaper every week. Years after graduating from high school, Frankie was back in the hometown paper, this time for drug-related crimes. Now, he's attempting to repair his life and his relationship with his family.

Given the realities of the federal budget, how should younger workers factor in future benefit cuts when they plan for retirement, and how should they be saving? We hear from people in Nashville, Tenn., about their plans, and Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with Ben Birken, a certified financial planner, about saving.

Curator Michael Gray discusses the key musicians and milestones in the evolution of country music.

Jack White's Third Man Records has become a cultural force in Nashville. Listen to co-founder Ben Swank play his five favorite recordings from the label's live concert series.

The Nashville band develops a distinct indie-prog-jazz-folk style on its new album, Cabaret.

As part of World Cafe's Sense of Place spotlight on Nashville, Tenn., we visit the city's best record store, Grimey's.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were natural subjects for World Cafe's Sense of Place: Nashville series; They've lived in the city since 1993 and own the historic Woodland Studios. Listen to an extended conversation with the country-folk singers about how the city's changed over the past 20 years.

The singer is a young darling of Nashville's music scene. Here, she plays songs from The Stand-In.

Residents in Memphis, Tenn., are thrilled that Swedish appliance giant Electrolux is opening a new factory there this year. The company plans to employ 1,200 people at the new, high-tech facility. But in Webster, Iowa, an Electrolux plant closure in 2011 has left the local economy reeling.