We unpack the week that was, including \u2018Zola,\u2019 heat waves, and the Delta variant, with Priska Neely and Anna Rubanova.\n\nThen, Abby Browde, co-creator of \u2018A Thousand Ways,\u2019 tells us what inspired this delightfully strange... play? (You\u2019ll have to listen to the interview for a better description!)\n\nAND we hear from the first ever editorial director of the New York Times Games section Everdeen Mason, who says she\u2019s got big plans for crossword land...