Darin Bresnitz is getting spicy on today's Snacky Tunes. Tune into this episode to hear Darin chat with Jimmy Carbone and Steve Seabury about the upcoming New York City Hot Sauce Expo on April 20th, 2013. Hear why Jimmy and Steve teamed up to create this event, and why there is a need for a great hot sauce festival on the East Coast. How do a lot of new hot sauce makers differ from the traditional hot sauce companies? Later, Darin is joined in the studio by Lesley Townsend Duval to talk about this year's installment of The Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Learn about the five-day festival, and some of the new events for this year's cocktail celebration. How is cocktail culture changing? Finally, Darin wraps up the show with Ian Vanek of Japanther. Hear about Japanther's decade-long journey of art, music, and play. How does Japanther hope to combine the worlds of art, food, and music in the digital age? Find out on this week's Snacky Tunes! This program has been sponsored by Tekserve.

"A lot of new hot sauce makers, such as myself, are all about flavor. It's easy to make a sauce that will rip your face off." [9:50] -- Steve Seabury on Snacky Tunes

"Cocktails are going more in the savory direction, and that compliments food a lot better." [30:00] -- Lesley Townsend Duval on Snacky Tunes

This week on A Taste of the Past, Andrew F. Smith once again joins Linda Pelaccio in the studio! Andy teaches food history at the New School in New York City, and is the author and editor of numerous books on culinary history. On this episode, Andy talks about his newest book called Drinking History: Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages. Hear about water quality during the Colonial period, and how it led to the proliferation of alcoholic beverages. Why did beer not succeed initially in the New World? Learn about the gendered considerations of specific drinks, like tea and alcohol. Listen in to find out some surprising facts about Prohibition, and how the movement directly related to the outcome of World War I. This program has been sponsored by 360 Cookware.

"Food is even more important than food. You can go for weeks without food, but you need to take in water every couple of days." [5:40]

"People think that we drink a lot of alcohol now, but we don't drink as much as if it were earlier times." [10:30]

"New Yorkers never believe Prohibition was for them. The upper classes drank from the beginning to the end." [29:40]

-- Andrew F. Smith on A Taste of the Past

This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is discussing volunteerism with architect Leah Kreger. Leah has been donating her time to relief efforts in Breezy Point and The Rockaways in Queens, New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Tune in to learn about the roles that professional architects and laypeople can play in terms of rebuilding these devastated areas. How does the architect's social contract factor into the idea of volunteering? Hear about some of the construction and rebuilding techniques that are being used to fix and insulate homes in Breezy Point. Leah speaks about Storm Enormous and her experiences working with the populations in Queens, and how architects can design to serve the community in emergency situations. This program has been sponsored by The Heritage Meat Shop.

"Architects have this thing where sometimes we work these crazy hours... but one of the things that I have learned is that working longer hours does not necessarily serve our clients. I want to put a push back into being efficient and effective with our resources and our energy." [60:00]

-- Leah Kreger on Burning Down the House