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Tony award winning actress and singer Audra McDonald's latest album is titled Go Back Home. Host Michel Martin speaks with McDonald about how being a mother, and losing her father in a plane crash, inspired her new songs.

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."

A list of the groundbreaking musicians, producers and journalists we lost in 2021.

After his comments about rape caused an uproar, Republican Rep. Todd Akin says he's staying in the Missouri Senate race. NPR's Neal Conan and Politico's Charlie Mahtesian discuss the fallout. Politix editor David Mark also joins in for an examination of negative campaign tactics.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

A giant, 6-ton potato is being rented on Airbnb in Idaho.

2: Actor JASON ALEXANDER. He's best known as George Costanza on the NBC series "Seinfeld", where he plays Jerry Seinfeld's best friend. Alexander won a Tony Award in 1989 for his performance in "Jerome Robbin's Broadway." (REBROADCAST FROM 6/23/92).

NPR's Melissa Block reports survivors of the Long Islan Railroad shooting in New York made courtroom statements this past week in th trial of Colin Ferguson. He was convicted of killing 6 people during a shooting rampage on the railroad. Crime victims and their relatives are making their case in court more and more often.

SIMON/RAPOPORT: SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIELD'S RETURN TO THE RING DESPITE THE FACT HE HAS A HEART CONDITION, AND THE UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF FEATHERWEIGHT JIMMY GARCIA, WHO DIED THIS WEEK FROM A BRAIN INJURY HE SUFFERED IN THE RING ON MAY 6TH.

Singer AL GREEN. Green's one of the greats of soul and gospel music. He's probably best known for his hit, "Let's Stay Together." He'll talk about his musical career, and about his being "born again" as a Christian. (REBROADCAST< Originally Aired 6/