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NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Daniel Estrin, lead singer of the band representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest, and Daniel Estrin, lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated band Hoobastank.

Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.

Australian pop star and actor Olivia Newton John died yesterday; she was 73. Best known for her iconic performance opposite John Travolta as Sandy in the 1978 movie musical “Grease,” she was already a popular easy-listening singer with several hit songs when she was cast it the film. In 1981, her poppy dance hit "Physical," became her biggest hit and spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. After learning she had breast cancer in 1992, Newton-John became an advocate for research into the disease. We spoke with her in 2011 when a northeast tour brought her to The Palace Theatre in Albany, New York.

You might recognize the performer's unmistakable voice from the Netflix series Ripley, the HBO series The White Lotus or the Pixar animated feature Luca. In Italy, she's a legend.

A symphonic celebration of Jerry Garcia’s music is coming to Tanglewood next month, pairing veterans of the jam band scene with the Boston Pops to play some rare and different tunes.

Taylor Swift's chokehold on the Hot 100 is loosening, and that's made room for two fresh career milestones.

The organization canceled panels on harassment and Gamergate because of threats of violence. BuzzFeed and Vox say they will pull out of the conference unless SXSW reverses its decision.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with OutVox crisis expert Tony Keller about Boeing's long, expensive path to rebuilding consumer trust.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Ian Milihiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox, about new federal judiciary rules limiting the practice of "judge shopping."

The mission of Red Hook Responds is to coordinate, enhance, and support the existing and new volunteer efforts in the Red Hook area. It harnesses volunteers in a centralized location where people work together to maximize the programs already in place. RHR has created a volunteer portal that places volunteers with appropriate programs based on skills and interests and improves communication between groups within the community doing similar volunteer efforts.We are joined by RHR's Execituve Director Jeung-Il Tsumagari and co-founder Dan Bud.