What is the best cheese? We seek to answer this seemingly impossible question by inviting you to weigh in for the latest installment of Small Stakes, Big Opinions. Plus, we speak with third-generation cheesemonger Adam Jay Moskowitz, owner and operator of The Cheesemonger Invitational, Maker to Monger and Larkin Cold Storage.

It's a new year and that means a new slate of TV on the horizon. Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk previews some of the shows she's watching from the anticipated return of "Severance" to the new medical drama "The Pitt."

In the new documentary film "Black Box Diaries," Japanese journalist Shiori Itō chronicles her personal experience with sexual assault. After she accused a prominent associate of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Itō's story sparked a version of the #MeToo movement in Japan. She joins us to discuss her experience, and the new documentary. "Black Box Diaries" is available to stream now on Paramount Plus. 

In light of the tragic fires in Los Angeles, team AOI wanted to share with listeners some practical advice about how to prepare for different kinds of emergencies. We speak with Jason Lyons, regional manager of individual preparedness for the Red Cross of Greater New York, on how to protect your family, pets and home in the event of a disaster.