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Prince has had lasting impact on his fans. That includes USA TODAY copy editor Sharyn Flanagan, who credits the singer with changing her life. Seriously. At one point, Sharyn was planning to become a nun. Hearing Prince's music changed that life path. She now has eight tattoos of Prince's "love symbol."

This is our first Dad Rock Tuesday without our usual third host Mary Nahorniak, who is on maternity leave. And so this segment is temporarily called 'Tuesdays Without Mary.' Join us each week as other guest hosts sit in and talk about music and life.

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'Tuesdays With Mary' (temporarily 'Tuesdays Without Mary') is a weekly feature of Dad Rock, a music podcast from USA TODAY hosted by Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan.

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All eyes are on Brazil this month with the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Now open your ears to the sounds of Brazil with this Dad Rock primer on Tropicalia.

This is some of the coolest rock and pop you'll hear, championed several years ago by David Byrne, born out of political strife. And it shows that Brazilian music is much more than "The Girl From Ipanema" (although that's a pretty chill song too, we must admit).

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Mary has a baby! Mary Nahorniak is taking a break from podcasting for a little while, but before her maternity leave, a group of coworkers made a special podcast for her. Now she shares that podcast with the world.

On this installment of 'Tuesdays With Mary,' several people "gift" songs to Mary and child. It's all so very cute and further illustrates the bonds of music.

Send congratulations to Mary on Twitter @maryvale

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USA TODAY colleague Lindsay Deutsch joins 'Dad Rock' via Skype to share her experiences at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival. She took in some LCD Soundsystem, Sufjan Stevens and Lionel Richie (!) and discovered Ibeyi.

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Sarah Jarosz has gone from teenage bluegrass prodigy to established folk/Americana act. Her mastery of the mandolin, guitar and banjo is well-known, especially among fans of acoustic music, and her songwriting has earned her a loyal — and growing — fan base. In recent years, she has performed multiple times on "A Prairie Home Companion" and "Austin City Limits."

She is touring the USA and UK this year in support of her fourth album "Undercurrent."

Sarah stopped by for an interview, which became even more "dad rock" with special guest co-host Mackenzie Lenahan, Jim's 16-year-old daughter, filling in for Patrick.

Learn more about Sarah Jarosz at sarahjarosz.com

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Twenty years ago this month, Outkast released 'ATLiens.' It's an album and group that mean a lot to Mary Nahorniak, as she explains in this week's 'Tuesdays With Mary' segment on Dad Rock.

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Your feedback keeps coming, faster than we can respond. So here's a special Bonus Track dedicated all to listener correspondence. We talk about father-daughter music, Paul Simon concerts, synth pop, Asian rock and mix CDs.

Mary Nahorniak of 'Tuesdays With Mary' joins in the fun.

(And there's a special treat for loyal listeners; you know where to find it.)

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A classic Beatles album — some might even say the best Beatles album — turns 50 years old. Jim and Patrick go track-by-track on "Revolver," released in August 1966. Joining the discussion is Grant Gunn, a Washington, D.C.-area musician who is part of a Beatles tribute concert.

Learn more about the Aug. 17 Beatles tribute show in Vienna, Va., at jamminjava.com

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Does classical music have a place in rock? On this week's Tuesdays With Mary, our friend Mary Nahorniak invites her friend Abby McKee to discuss. Abby is a flutist and executive director of the Bach Collegium in San Diego ... and a big fan of indie rock. We talk about contemporary artists inspired by music that's way older than even Jim and Patrick.

"Tuesdays With Mary" is a weekly feature of Dad Rock, a music podcast from USA TODAY hosted by Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan.

Follow Mary Nahorniak on Twitter @maryvale

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Three weeks ago, Jim and Patrick discussed some of their favorite cover songs. Now, it's the listeners' turn. Your picks range from rocked-up takes on disco and '70s AM radio hits to slowed-down versions of punk songs. Bravo.

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