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Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff

An undisputed master of Verdi's final comic masterpiece, James Levine conducts Robert Carsen's acclaimed production, the first new Met Falstaff since 1964.  Ambrogio Maestri sings the role of the blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble cast.

"When it comes to theatrical flair, captivating costumes, stage antics and imagination, there are not many Broadway shows to rival the Met's new Falstaff. (New York Times)

This week on the Splendid Table, we talk about eating on the road with musician and poet Dessa, we head into Lynne's kitchen, with comedian Lizz Winstead, for another round of "Key 3" and we talk to Dr. Andrew Weil about what we really should be worrying about when we worry about what we eat.

Sunday at 8pm on 88.9 and 7pm central on 89.1

The end of the investigation of Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston this week shut the door on criminal charges, but also opened a discussion of how sexual assault is talked about.  As Stan Jastrzebski reports, experts say the rhetoric surrounding the star quarterback may foretell who’s best suited to take the handoff from the Winston case and run with it.

Who WAS Johnny Carson? Guest host Mike Pesca will talk to Henry Bushkin about just that. He was Carson’s longtime lawyer and fixer. Carson even once called Bushkin his best friend. And Johnny didn’t make friends easily. Then later, we revisit Jesse Thorn’s conversation with a woman who was part of an entirely different television phenomenon - Friends. Lisa Kudrow will talk about playing the “dumb” one on Friends, but also her real life career in brain science.

Sunday at 9pm on 88.9FM

The Florida Panhandle has spawned some incredible writers and literary works.  We talk about it with Tallahassee Community College Professor Bob Holloday, Florida State University Professor of History Emeritus Dr. William Warren Rogers and Susan Wolfe, who owns the Forgotten Coast Bookstore in Apalachicola.