Brazil Pandemic, Jew-ish Food, Apple Decline,

How politics is driving Brazil even deeper into crisis as COVID infections and deaths there continue to climb. Also, a new recipe book that hopes to help young Jews fall in love with the cuisine of their heritage. Then, the hunt for the cause of a mysterious disease killing apple trees in America. Also today: how sperm whales learn to evade humans and teach each other their tricks, what the Yiddish language means for Jewish culture, and why disability advocates want the income requirements lowered for people with disabilities.