Celebrating Nowruz, Tierney Sutton, 'Hurricane Diane,' Central Park in Spring, Racial Disparities at NYC Public High Schools

Chef Nasim Alikhani, owner of the Prospect Park Persian restaurant, Sofreh, talks about some of the great Iranian dishes made on Nowruz, Persian New Year. Parham Haghighi, a vocalist, pianist, composer and arranger, discusses Iranian music and the songs of Nowruz. Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton talks about her Café Carlyle debut. Playwright Madeleine George, director Leigh Silverman, and actor Becca Blackwell discuss the play, “Hurricane Diane.” Elizabeth W. Smith, president and CEO of The Central Park Conservancy, talks about the park's plans for welcoming spring! New York Times education reporter Eliza Shapiro and Stuyvesant High School alumnus Marlon Williams explain the recent news regarding racial disparities among the incoming freshman classes of the city's elite public high schools.

This episode is guest-hosted by Shumita Basu.