Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country.

We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing.

Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.

It's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, with the splendid table. Today it's an adventure show.

We're taking you places you may not get to on your own, but the fantasy is great fun.

Food writer John Willoughby is sweeping us away to Istanbul to feast on fabulous Turkish cooking.

The tea detective is taking us trekking into the backcountry of Laos in search of the birthplace of tea.

Jane and Michael Stern are inviting us to a fish market restaurant in San Francisco.

Food and Equipment Authority, Dory Greenspan has a report on stockpots,

and you'll learn about coffee magic,

not how to brew it,

but how to create some white magic with the dark brew.

All this and your calls coming up on the splendid table.

But first, this.

It's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, with Kitchen Chronicles,

where knowledge is power and cooking is pleasure,

a practical guide for nourishing ourselves and the people we care about.

Do you know that we're in the midst of an apple renaissance?

Now, I realize that for most people, this is not earth-shaking news,

but over the past couple of years, old apple varieties have made a huge comeback.

And then there's the new ones packed with character.

And what about all this organic growing that's going on? Food experts used to love to shake their

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