'Dear Evan Hansen', Elizabeth Holmes Trial Update, Brooklyn Housing, Sahadi's Cookbook, The Ethnic Aisle

The beloved and Tony Award-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” has been adapted for the big screen. Director and novelist Stephen Chbosky joins us to discuss directing the film, which sees Ben Platt reprise the titular role he originated on Broadway. “Dear Evan Hansen” premieres in theaters on Friday, September 24. Bobby Allyn, NPR Business Reporter covering Technology, joins us for un update on the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who is being accused of fraud. Daniel Karel, writer for Brooklyn Magazine, joins us to discuss his recent article which looked at how in the last ten years, Brooklyn's population grew much higher than its housing stock, according to data from the 2020 Census. We discuss how this affects the housing crisis in Brooklyn, and we take calls from Brooklynites to talk about what they're noticing in their neighborhoods. The James Beard Award-winning Sahadi’s market has been a local favorite for over a century. Now, with the new cookbook, Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients, anyone can enjoy the flavors of Sahadi’s at home. Cookbook author and Sahadi’s co-owner and culinary director Christine Sahadi Whelan joins us to discuss. Priya Krishna, food reporter for The New York Times and author of the upcoming cookbook, Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave), joins us to discuss her recent article about the social, economic, and historic complexities of the "Ethnic" food aisle in American supermarkets, plus take listener calls.