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[REBROADCAST FROM June 20, 2023] On his latest album Animals, drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall invites a sweeping group of guest musicians including Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, Danny Brown, and Francis and the Lights. The Guardian calls it "a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry." Overall joins us for a Listening Party.

If you're coughing, you're not alone. Respiratory viruses are surging in our area. Rachel Sklar, who wrote about this recent trend for The Cut, and Dr. Mark Horowitz, a family physician, join us to talk about what's going on, when to see a doctor, and how treatment is changing.

"Schitts Creek" co-creator and star Dan Levy makes his feature film directorial debut in a new movie out today call "Good Grief." He joins us to discuss.  

Board games are a great pastime for those looking for something to do, lasting anywhere from 3 minutes to many, many hours. Andrew Lynch, community development and inventory manager at the game shop, Brooklyn Strategist joins us to talk about the best games to plan and give tips on how to host a well run game night. We also take listener suggestions.  

New Yorker Emily King explores heartache on her latest album Special Occasion, for which she's nominated for a Grammy at February's ceremony, in the category of Best R&B Album. She joins us for a Listening Party.

A new book emphasizes the importance of privacy for teenagers in the digital age and provides a guide for parents to talk to their kids about their life online. It's titled, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World. Author Devorah Heitner joins us to discuss, and we take your calls. 

Since the MeToo movement's emphasis on power differentials and the reality that many women have been exploited by powerful men, our culture has held "age gap" relationships under high scrutiny. We'll discuss the nuances of this discourse with Lila Shapiro, a features writer for New York Magazine whose recent piece in The Cut is called "The Age Gappers: They say they’re happy. Why is it so hard to believe them?" Plus, listeners call in to talk about their age gap relationships, including the stigmas they've experienced, the challenges they've worked through, and why they feel they gravitate towards partnerships with an age differences.

It's the time of year when many people set new reading goals on Goodreads, the website and mobile app that lets you track and review your books. But many authors have found that their books can been inundated with negative reviews online... even before the book has been released. We take a look at how Goodreads has changed the publishing industry with Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis, author of the piece "The Wrath of Goodreads." Plus, we take listener calls.

This week, embattled Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned from her post at the university. We discuss her departure and the events that led to it with WBUR education reporter Max Larkin and NPR analyst Eric Deggans and take listener calls.

Maybe one of your New Year's Resolutions was to cook more... but you just don't feel like you have the time. Cookbook author Ali Rosen is here to help with her latest book, 15 Minute Meals: Truly Quick Recipes that Don't Taste Like Shortcuts. She joins us to discuss and take calls.   SPICY TOMATO POACHED SHRIMP This is one of those stewy one-pot meals that comes together incredibly quickly but feels like it contains more flavor than it has any right to. Harissa—the spicy, smoky North African red pepper condiment—forms the base layer, and it adds just the right level of heat. If you can’t track it down (even though it is now widely available), you can always use your preferred hot sauce, and the rest of the ingredients will still pull their weight. Between the peppers, the chickpeas, and the shrimp, you’ve got an entire meal in a single serving. Ingredients 2 red bell peppers
 2 pounds (900 g/32 oz) peeled shrimp 2 tablespoons harissa
 2 28-oz (794 g) cans of diced tomato 2 15-oz (400 g) cans of chickpeas
 1 c