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This week we share the incredible stories listeners shared about the songs that remind them of their mothers, from Ella Fitzgerald to Shania Twain and The Mamas & The Papas.

Chilean novelist ISABEL ALLENDE (ah-YEN-day). She's one of the few females in the male-dominated world of Latin American novelists. She's the niece of Chile's ousted President Salvador Allende, who was pushed out during a 1973 coup and assassinated. ISABEL left Chile after the military coup and went to Venezuela. She moved to the U.S. five years ago after falling in love with an American, and now lives in California. Her new book, "The Infinite Plan," (HarperCollins) is the first time she's set a story in the U.S. about a white American family. ALLENDE is also the author of "The House of Spirits," "Of Love and Shadows," and other novels.

Chilean novelist ISABEL ALLENDE (ah-YEN-day). She's the niece of Chile's ousted President Salvador Allende, who was assassinated during the 1973 coup there. ALLENDE left Chile after the military coup and went to Venezuela. She moved to the U.S. five years ago after falling in love with an American, and now lives in California. Her newest book "The Infinite Plan," (HarperCollins) is about a white American family, and is the first time she's set a story in the United States. ALLENDE is also the author of "The House of Spirits," "Of Love and Shadows," and other novels. (REBROADCAST FROM 5/25/93).

Chilean novelist ISABEL ALLENDE (ah-YEN-day). She's one of the few females in the male-dominated world of Latin American novelists. She's the niece of Chile's ousted President Salvador Allende, who was pushed out during a 1973 coup and assassinated. ISABEL left Chile after the military coup and went to Venezuela. She moved to the U.S. five years ago after falling in love with an American, and now lives in California. Her new book, "The Infinite Plan," (HarperCollins) is the first time she's set a story in the U.S. about a white American family. ALLENDE is also the author of "The House of Spirits," "Of Love and Shadows," and other novels.

What's your worst memory of performance panic? Imagine showing up with the wrong solo — that's what happened to pianist Maria João Pires, who mixed up which Mozart concerto she was supposed to play.

A Minnesota man, according to local media, bought five pairs of the same pants, nine T-shirts and four sweaters, which essentially means he's been wearing the same outfit everyday.

Spain is marking the country's national day. It is usually seen as a celebration of national unity — but today's event is being overshadowed by the crisis over the possible secession of Catalonia.

John Williams' score was, true to form, unforgettable — as Jeff Goldblum remembers in an interview with NPR.

Journalist-turned-politician Derryn Hinch showed up in the news slouched down with his eyes closed. Despite that, Hinch says he'll still push for relaxing photographer rules in the Senate.

Jolie Holland's voice seems to come from another age. At 29, she often draws comparisons to blues singers Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith, but her music is a mix of front-porch folk and jazz, and distinctly her own.