NYC Yarn Crawl This Weekend; True Crime Podcast With Chinatown History; Autumn Plant Care; Timothy Olyphant on 'Alien: Earth'
The NYC Yarn Crawl is this weekend -- an annual fall extravaganza in which fiber craft lovers off all kinds visit knitting stores across Manhattan and Brooklyn. There are events! Discounts! Scavenger hunts! And the opportunity to "touch, squeeze and sniff all the latest yarns," all while in community with fellow knitters. Kiana Malekzadeh, owner of West Village Knit and Needle, one of the stores on the Crawl previews the event.
In the 1980's federal agents got a tip about large shipments of heroin coming in through Chinatown. What they didn't know was the ring consisted of women recruited from local mahjong clubs. The host of the new podcast "The Chinatown Sting,"Â Lidia Jean Kott, discusses the little known case that led to the top rungs of organized crime.
As summer days shorten and autumn chills start to creep in, how should we be re-tuning our green thumbs for the seasonal changes? Plant Doctor Christopher Satch returns to the show to hear about your favorite houseplants and answer any questions about Fall plantcare.
Actor Timothy Olyphant talks about "Alien: Earth," the new series that builds on Ridley Scott's legendary sci-fi horror franchise.
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