BOBBYCAST - Sheryl Crow on Meeting the Pope, Touring with Babies & Knowing She Was Ready to Adopt

Sheryl Crow opens up about the profound emotional shift that came with becoming a father later in life—after years of fearing she wasn’t ready, financially or emotionally, to raise a child. She reveals that her decision to adopt two sons wasn’t driven by a grand plan, but by a quiet surrender: 'I’m just going to get in the boat. I’m gonna start rowing.' What followed was a spiritual awakening—her son Wyatt once told her, matter-of-factly, that they’d lived in Africa with dirt floors and grass roofs, a story that left her stunned and convinced her children chose her. She shares how the Pope’s simple, peaceful demeanor during a 48-hour visit to Rome—where she flew her kids to meet him—became a defining moment in her faith, not because of doctrine, but because of the Pope’s quiet commitment to Christ’s teachings: care for the poor, the stranger, the hungry. Crow also reflects on the fragility of American identity, expressing sorrow that the nation’s 250th anniversary feels less like a celebration of values and more like a monument to ego and conquest. Yet she finds hope in small acts—like picking up trash on a beach or asking, 'Where can I help someone?'—believing that’s where true legacy is built.