'Crying in H-Mart,' Elizabeth Warren, 'In Bibi's Kitchen,' Cooking with Mom

A new memoir tackles grief, identity, and really good food. Writer and musician Michelle Zauner, known by the stage name Japanese Breakfast, joins us to discuss her memoir Crying in H-Mart, which centers on the death of her mother in 2014.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us to discuss her new book, Persist.

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 10, 2020] Hawa Hassan, the Brooklyn-based founder and CEO of the Somali hot sauce line Basbaas, joins us to discuss her new cookbook, In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean. The book draws on the recipes and stories of bibis -- Swahili for grandmothers -- from eight African nations that touch the Indian Ocean.

New York Times food reporter Eric Kim joins us for a call-in segment ahead of Mother's Day. He writes about moving home to Atlanta to live with his mother during the pandemic, how they cooked together and what he learned.