Almost a decade ago, Nikita Nakonchnyi spent his summers working as a cook at a resort in Lake George. Three weeks ago, he was a typical 20-something living in Kyiv, Ukraine, and teaching digital marketing. This week, the 27-year-old helped blow up a bridge in a small village outside the city with molotov cocktails and drums of diesel to keep Russians from invading.

On this episode, we catch up with Nakonchnyi and discuss the situation in his country.

Also on this episode, we'll talk about a completely different kind of cocktail—the take-home kind from bars and restaurants, which may soon become permanently legal in New York. 

Finally, we talk to "As the World Turns" alum Yvonne Perry about her new role as an intimacy director for theater, television and movie productions.

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