Hi there, this is Sarah's great aunt Nancy.

This week on the show, NPR political reporter, Asma Khaled,

and all things considered hosts, Mary Louise Kelly.

All right, let's start the show.

From NPR, I'm Sarah McCammon, in for Sam Sanders.

He's on vacation somewhere.

It's been a minute.

Each week we start with a different song.

And before we explain this one, I want to say hi to our guest today.

As my great aunt Nancy said, here in the studio with me in Washington, DC,

all things considered host, Mary Louise Kelly.

Thanks so much for coming in.

Great, smart pleasure.

And on the line from Boston, my old friend from the Washington desk here at NPR,

political correspondent Asma Khaled, hi Asma.

Hey Sarah.

So to explain this song that we're hearing, this is Digital Witness by St. Vincent.

And I said, what's the point of even sleep?

She's one of the headliners at the Coachella Music Festival taking place in

Indio, California this weekend.

It's good stuff.

The festival is in the news this week, though, for an interesting reason.

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