Last year, the small Massachusetts college Worcester Polytechnic Institute dealt with a spate of suicides on campus. A new piece in New York Times Magazine chronicles what happened, and how professors and administrators struggled to figure out what to do. Journalist Jordan Kisner joins us to discuss her piece, “The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College.”A new show from The Wooster Group adapts Toasts, an historic Black American oral storytelling technique, for the stage. “Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me” stars Eric Berryman, and is inspired by a folklore record of the same name from the 1970s. Berryman plays a late-night radio DJ, who tells stories alongside live drumming from Jharis Yokley. The show is running at The Performing Garage through February 3. Berryman and director Kate Valk join to discuss their production.A new law in New York recently went into effect to pay delivery drivers from apps like Door Dash and Uber Eats a minimum wage of $17.96 per hour, but some apps have attempted to block tips. Meanwhile, from coffee shops to taxis, software is leaving customers feeling compelled to tip when they otherwise wouldn’t. We speak to Food & Wine senior features editor Kat Kinsman about current tip etiquette and take your calls about how you tip.The second season of the Ryan Murphyverse series “Feud” centers on the antagonistic relationships between writer Truman Capote and a group of high society women known as “the swans.” Molly Ringwald plays Joanne Carson, wife of Johnny Carson and lifelong friend of Capote. Ringwald joins us to discuss “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” which premieres Wednesday on FX.
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