Back to School, Roommate Advice, 'The Shark is Broken,' Martini Madness

Next week, New York City's approximately 1 million public school kids return to class. In the two years since the lockdown, how are schools faring and what challenges do they still face? We'll speak to Chalkbeat's Michael Elsen-Rooney and take calls from listeners about how they're feeling about the upcoming year.

Last week, we talked about how to find (and vet) a potential roommate. This week we're discussing how to navigate the relationship and sharing space once you have one. Journalist Nick Leighton and comedian Leah Bonnema, cohost of the Were You Raised by Wolves? weekly podcast join us to offer some tips on roommate etiquette, and take your calls.

A new Broadway play investigates the contentious relationships between "Jaws" co-stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider as they filmed the blockbuster hit in the 1970s. "The Shark is Broken" is co-written by Robert Shaw's son, Ian Shaw, who also stars as his father in the play. He joins us to discuss, alongside costars Alex Brightman and Colin Donnell. "The Shark is Broken" runs on Broadway through November 19th.

This summer, Becky Hughes, senior staff editor of New York Times Cooking, wrote a piece entitled "The Martini Has Lost Its Mind." We'll speak about just how far the definition of a "Martini" has become and take listener calls about what a martini really is as part of the latest installment of our series "Small Stakes, Big Opinions."

*This episode is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin*