The week of Monday, Oct. 19, Please Advise is hosted by David Furst, host of Morning Edition on WNYC.

• Legendary 'Car Talk' host Ray Magliozzi reprises his longstanding role, giving out automobile repair and maintenance tips on the radio. Then Ross Levi, Empire State Development Vice President and Executive Director of New York State's Division of Tourism, shares tips for autumn road trips, weekend trips and day trips available to our area.
• On The Media co-host Micah Loewinger, shares his thoughts on the political information landscape ahead of the midterm elections, including how to evaluate sources, how to decipher 'spin,' and more advice for making sense of the news.
• Musician and podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway, creator of Song Exploder, shares his tips to help us appreciate music more deeply.

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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.

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