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In the new book: HIGH-OCTANE-BRAIN, Harvard and Yale trained neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Braun encourages readers to make lasting improvements, by understanding the truth about the brain, with five steps to achieve essential brain health.

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Primary Stages, the resident Off Broadway company at 59E59 Theaters, has just begun their fall season online. Associate Artistic Director Erin Daley talks about their upcoming schedule, taking theater virtual and how online theater presents opportunities for both the theater community and audiences. For more, visit primarystages.org

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Our guest is Tom Shanahan, founder of Sober Active NYC, a new fitness group for New Yorkers challenged with addiction. Sober Active is on social media including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @soberactiveNYC.

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THE OPTIMIST’S TELESCOPE: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age, explores how we can plan better for our future. Author Bina Venkataraman is Boston Globe editorial page editor and former senior adviser on climate change for the Obama White House.

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NYC Census 2020 is a first of its kind initiative established by the Mayor’s Office to ensure a complete count of all New Yorkers. Director Julie Menin discusses the challenges of this particular census, the federal funding at stake, and the potential impact of the shortened timeline. To complete the census online through September 30th, visit my2020census.gov.

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Celebrity couple Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue mark their 40th anniversary with WHAT MAKES A MARRIAGE LAST, an intimate collection of intriguing conversations with famous couples about their enduring marriages and how they have made them last.

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Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began In A Shelter And Inspired The World, by Nikita Stewart, takes us further into the story of a very special group of girls in Queens, she first reported on for the New York Times in 2018.

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In his new book CLEAN: The New Science of Skin, Dr. James Hamblin examines the science and culture of how we care for our skin today. He examines the history of hygiene, the new science of skin microbes and probiotics and the surprising and unintended effects of our hygiene.

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As officials discuss how and when to return to the classroom, advocates like Naftuli Moster, Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education (YAFFED), are calling for regulations to ensure New York State yeshiva students in Hasidic and ultra-Orthodox schools receive an equal education. For more, visit Yaffed.org

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The Battery Dance Festival is among New York City's longest-running free public dance festivals and one of its most wide-ranging. Founder and Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander previews this year’s virtual festival, with 52 performances from 19 countries, online nightly through August 22, 2020. For more, visit batterydance.org.

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