It's back to school time. So USA TODAY colleague Cara Richardson invited her father, Pat McCoy, a college professor whose classes include the history of rock 'n' roll, to talk about songs that tackle education.

Cara is our Dad Rock fill-in cohost on this week's 'Tuesdays Without Mary.' It's a specially named segment while Mary Nahorniak is on maternity leave. Dr. Pat joins by phone from Ohio.

'Tuesdays With Mary'/'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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