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O'Farrell's new novel is based on the story of her own great, great-grandfather, and tells the story of a father and son mapping 19th-century Ireland after the devastation of the Great Famine.

A recent parenting conversation about boys friendships featured moms and researcher Niobe Way, who finds that boys crave and value deep friendships with each other, but American ideas of masculinity make these bonds tougher to keep as boys grow older. Now two fathers and a young male weigh in on the research and discuss their own friendships.

As summer approaches, parents are debating whether the vacation is for play or more learning. In this weekly parenting segment, host Michel Martin hears from Joan Almon, Alliance for Childhood executive director; Elena Silva, Education Sector senior policy director; Connie Schultz, mother and The Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist; and Dani Tucker, Tell Me More's regular parenting contributor.

NPR's Ken Rudin talks about the Connecticut race for the Senate with Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger.

The allegations against Michael Jackson in the documentary Leaving Neverland make listening to his songs a struggle, one that resists the comfort those songs once provided.

Through the process of translating his book about Japan's robust independent music scene into the country's native language, an author finds himself reckoning with where he's really at.

Boston Celtics icon Red Auerbach is full of stories. Now retired, he still evokes moments that made legends out of Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird — and Auerbach himself. NPR's Steve Inskeep and Auerbach discuss a life in basketball.

In an interview with Morning Edition, rapper Logic explains the central message of his new album, Vinyl Days: "I rap good! Let's just be honest here."

In this week's Political Junkie, NPR's Ken Rudin, Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and his opponent, Ned Lamont, talk about the fight for the Senate in Connecticut.

Heche died at age 53 from injuries she sustained in a car accident. She was best known for her roles on the soap opera Another World and films Donnie Brasco and Wag the Dog. Originally broadcast in 2000.