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On today's episode of Latin Roots, NPR's Felix Contreras returns to discuss the Latin Alternative music of the 1970s. Contreras is a connoisseur of Latin music who hosts NPR's Alt.Latino, reports on jazz, world music and Latin culture for NPR's Arts Desk, and plays in several Latin and jazz bands. Here, Contreras describes how politics in the 1970s influenced Latin music of the era.

On May Day, the Occupy Wall Street movement re-emerged to try to reestablish its message and place in the national conversation. Thousands marched in New York City, Oakland and other cities, then quickly faded from national view. Guests consider what sustains social movements, and why some fail.

Men dealing with male pattern baldness have decisions to make — go with a comb over, take medication, get hair plugs or a toupee, or do nothing at all.

When New York Times contributing editor Daniel Jones started losing his hair, he chose what he considers a "cooler alternative" — head shaving.

"Losing your hair," he tells NPR's Neal Conan, "is a little bit like a girlfriend who's sort of drifting away, and you're clinging to her as she goes off and sees other people. ... It gets worse and worse. So it's better to take some sort of pre-emptive move."

In Nothing Daunted, two women leave New York to teach school in Colorado's wild frontier.

Caleb's Crossing — about the colonial elite during Calvinism — debuts at No. 5.

Google may be facing new investigations into its Street View program, which collected 600 gigabytes of personal data including e-mails, passwords, pictures and web searches while its vehicles roamed the streets.

Anna Quindlen weighs in on being middle-aged in Lots Of Candles, Plenty Of Cake. It debuts at No. 2.

Public Radio Music Month came to a close this week, and the outpouring of support from stations, musicians and local communities throughout April was quite inspiring.

Artists came forward on Twitter, touting their favorite stations...

Hey, it's Public Radio Month! http://publicradiomusicmonth.org/ Be sure to support your local stations - we do! @WNYC @pubradiomusic
- @The_National

Joining other artists in support of public radio...