'Your Fat Friend,' Aaron Diehl Performs Mary Lou Williams, Rachel Bloom's Musical Comedy, Hanukah Cooking And Kitchen Tips

Before Aubrey Gordon was a published author and co-host of the podcast Maintenance Phase, she was the anonymous blogger Your Fat Friend, writing about the lived experiences of fat people in America. Documentarian Jeanie Finlay followed Aubrey's story over the course of a few years in the new documentary "Your Fat Friend," in select theaters today. Finlay and Gordon join us to discuss.

Pianist Aaron Diehl’s latest album with orchestral group The Knights revives "Zodiac Suite," a relatively obscure work from the great Mary Lou Williams, a mid-20th century composer of music drawing from jazz, classical, religious and other vernaculars. He joins us to perform live.

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2023] Comedian and actor Rachel Bloom has an off-Broadway musical comedy about the tumultuous past few years of her life, including speaking about her dear friend Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19. She joins us to discuss "Death, Let Me Do My Show," which is running at the Orpheum Theatre through Jan. 6.

During Hanukah, oil-based cooking is a central tradition for those celebrating the Jewish 'Festival of Lights." Food writer and cookbook author Jake Cohen shares tips and recipes for your holiday festivities.