Two of our favorite WBEZ colleagues join the panel to cool down after a record-breaking hot week. Meha Ahmad is a senior reporter for Reset and Adora Namigadde is a metro reporter. We discuss the new star of Doctor Who, the discontinuation of the iPod, and the health benefits of friendship.

Then, freelance writer and cooking goddess Alex Beggs joins us to round up the best cookbooks of 2022 so far.

In case you weren’t hungry enough, we asked three chefs to share what they are excited to cook with late spring fruits and vegetables. Tejal Rao is the California restaurant critic at The New York Times, Mei Li is a cookbook author and the chef behind the website Food Waste Feast, and Ligaya Figueras is the food and dining editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Look out for Mei Li’s forthcoming cookbook later this year!

Recipe recommendations:

• “Sugar Snap Pea Salad With Radishes, Mint and Ricotta Salata” by Melissa Cark at The New York Times

• “Strawberry and Sesame Swirl Soft Serve” by Claire de Boer at The New York Times

• “Absurdly Addictive Asparagus” by Kaykay at Food52

• Sauteed radishes in butter with salt and parsley