Wynton Marsalis talks about Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition. Then, we’ll explore the complex and often violent history of American whaling with filmmaker Ric Burns.

And bestselling author Bruce Feiler was a new father when he was diagnosed with cancer, and he talks about his decision to ask six men from his life to stand in for him at important moments in his daughters’ lives should he not survive. Then, we’ll find out about Japan’s obsession with bugs. Plus, chef and television host Sara Moulton discusses making easy everyday family dinners and takes your calls!