Nick shares more about the celebrations planned for his new book, “40 Years, 40 Films,” and how listeners can snag copies before the holidays. TV critic Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter drops by with sharp takes on recent SNL episodes, the Eddie Murphy documentary “Being Eddie,” the newest season of “A Man in the Inside,” and reviews of “The Beast in Me,” “The Assassin,” and the Susan Powter documentary, along with a quick look at what’s coming in the new season of “Stranger Things.”

Later, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick for a lively chat about cooking, holiday dishes, kitchen chaos, and the pressure of pulling off ambitious menus without sabotaging the turkey. [Ep 406]