The week of Monday, Nov. 9, Please Advise is hosted by Janae Pierre, host of WNYC's NYC Now podcast.

• Mary-Frances O'Connor, author of "The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can be an Opportunity for Healing" shares tips for navigating grief and loss.
• Cookbook author and food columnist Casey Elsass, talks about being a good party host, a gracious guest, and shares tips for party etiquette and best practices.
• Dr. Marisa Franco psychologist, professor, friendship expert and bestselling author of Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make — and Keep — Friends, and comedian George Civeris

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On Please Advise, we talk through some of the practical ways to get the most out of life here: from navigating subway etiquette to navigating complicated family dynamics. And we're talking about it in real time. Each week a different host presents a new advice topic. Expert guests share their insights, and listeners call in with their problems or their own advice.

We're giving you direct access to the professionals who can help you make tough calls so you can thrive in the greatest city in the world. Tune in!