Yannick Benjamin is an award winning sommelier and the founder of Wine on Wheels, an annual grand wine tasting in New York to support people with disabilities. You may have also read Yannick’s recent guest essay in the NY Times, regarding financial struggles for restaurant workers across New York City and the country, published December 28:  “My Restaurant Was Named One of New York City’s Best. Here’s Why It Closed.”  For more on WineOnWheels, visit wineonwheels.org.

As more women reevaluate their career choices, the logical answer for some has been to start their own businesses. But where to begin?  Our guest is Amanda Jane Jones, co-author with Jennifer Fernandez, of MOTHER / FOUNDER: 68 Women on the Trials and Triumphs of Starting a Business and Raising a Family.  Amanda Jane Jones was the co-creator and founding designer of Kinfolk magazine, and is now a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and children's book author. Find her at amandajanejones.com.

The 40th season of Works & Process at the Guggenheim opens with the Underground Uptown Dance Festival, a festival of commissioned dances taking place from January 9-13, 2025. Gather round the Guggenheim in a series of one-night-only events spanning both the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed theater and rotunda. Works & Process Executive Director Duke Dang previews the event which combines New York City’s extraordinary club, street, and social dance traditions with concert dance. For more, visit worksandprocess.org.

90 years ago, the world lost the most famous woman in the history of science: Marie Curie. Shining the spotlight on this remarkable woman is Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author Dava Sobel in her new book, THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE: How the glow of radium lit a path for women in science. Dava Sobel is the author of the international bestseller Longitude, the bestselling Pulitzer Prize finalist Galileo’s Daughter, The Planets, A More Perfect Heaven, and other books.

The Anne Frank House, one of the most visited historical sites in Europe, is for the first time, presenting a pioneering experience in New York City: Anne Frank The Exhibition will immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the rooms where Anne Frank, her parents and sister, and four other Jews spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. Presented in New York City in partnership with the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, Anne Frank The Exhibition opens on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2025. Our guest is Ronald Leopold, Executive Director of the Anne Frank House, connecting with us from Amsterdam. For more, visit annefrankexhibit.org.

As workplace structures change and AI advances, author and social scientist Dr. Jacqueline Kucera believes now is the time for female leadership. Her book is Wake Up Woman, It’s Your Time to Lead: Ten steps to become a transformational leader and achieve personal and professional growth. Based in Switzerland, Dr. Kucera’s work focuses on gender inequalities in education, income, politics, and leadership.

As the impact of climate change becomes more apparent, a first-of-it’s-kind organization focused on climate solutions is taking shape on Governor’s Island. Stephen Hammer is CEO of the The New York Climate Exchange, a part think-tank, part do-tank, working with a network of partner organizations including universities, businesses and community groups to lead the response to climate change in NYC and beyond. For more, visit nyclimateexchange.org.

Menopause, a topic we’d once avoid—at best—is now is a central part of conversations, thanks to a few outspoken public figures, and increasing recognition and interest in women's health. Our guest is Dr. Jessica Shepherd – menopause expert and board-certified OB/GYN – who you may have already seen on The Today Show, CNN, and elsewhere, with her new book GENERATION M: Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause. Dr. Shepherd offers a guide to change the conversation around menopause, and tailored to provide modern women with the tools they need to thrive. For more, visit jessicashepherdmd.com.

Harkness Dance Center, created at the birth of modern dance, is celebrating 90 years as a global community exploring fundamental questions of identity, society and humanity through dance. Alison Manning, Co-Executive Director of Harkness Dance Center, previews Mainstage performances, from now through spring 2025. For tickets and details, visit 92ny.org/dance.