Fans across the world are reeling at the news Dame Olivia Newton-John has died, aged 73.

Her legacy is enormous.

Across music, culture, fashion and medicine, Newton-John is being remembered as a style icon, a musical trailblazer, and a fearless advocate for cancer treatment and research.

And she is being remembered as a friend.

Today on a special episode of Please Explain, writer Neil McMahon and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato join Bianca Hall to talk about the woman they knew.

Fans across the world are reeling at the news Dame Olivia Newton-John has died, aged 73.
Her legacy is enormous.
Across music, culture, fashion and medicine, Newton-John is being remembered as a style icon, a musical trailblazer, and a fearless advocate for cancer treatment and research.
And she is being remembered as a friend.
Today on a special episode of Please Explain, writer Neil McMahon and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato join Bianca Hall to talk about the woman they knew.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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