This week on Cooking Issues, Dave continues plowing through your questions and having some fun along the way. Tune in to learn more about everything from reverse spherification to rotisserie turkey. Find out why Dave loves to deep fry and what he has to say about Carolina rice fields. Hear him answer listener questions on duck liver, pumpkin flan & more! Cooking Issues is brought to you by Modernist Pantry.

"I deep fry EVERYTHING at home" - Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues

Today on Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is joined in the studio by his old Cooper Union classmate, guitarist George Naha. Tune into this episode to hear about George's experiences at Cooper Union, and why he decided to leave architecture for the music world. Hear about George's career touring with some of the legends of soul! Curtis talks about Alberti's Santa Maria Novella, and how its proportions are related to musical intervals. Tune in to hear some live rock 'n' roll from George and Curtis! Curtis and George also talk about dirt and mess, and how its integral to the process of creation! Also, listen in to hear discussions about the price of higher education, particularly for architecture schooling. This episode has been brought to you by Rolling Press.

"To really get great at something in music, you need to work on it in a place where there's no time constraint." [28:50] -- George Naha on Burning Down the House

On this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone is talking about Vanberg & Dewulf's Coast to Coast Toast 2012 and Spanish beer! Jimmy's joined in the studio by beer enthusiast Julie Barnard and Jen Schwertman of Blind Tiger! Wendy Littlefield, co-owner of Vanberg & Dewulf, calls in to talk about the postponing of the Coast to Coast Toast in New York City due to Superstorm Sandy. Wendy gives some tips on how you can help all of the small business that were negatively impacted by the storm. For the next segment, Johnny Brilliant of Iberian Beer United stops by to talk about some of the Spanish beers that he's importing. What does the Barcelona beer scene have to offer? The second half of Iberian Beer United, Jessica Garcia Agullo, drops by for the third segment to offer some wonderful porters from Gisberga Brewing and the Juliet from L'anjub! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"In order to help the individual business owners, patronized their businesses or buy gift certificates for a friend as a holiday gift so there's cash on hand for the businesses as they are rebuilding." [11:00]

-- Wendy Littlefield on Beer Sessions Radio