October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, we return to our conversation with Sam and Susan Simon. You may remember Sam and Susan from our first episode of season two. Adaobi and Carter visited with them about his Alzheimer's diagnosis, the importance of care partners and his one man play called "Dementia Man, An Existential Journey."

Back in 2000, Susan was diagnosed with breast cancer and wasn't expected to survive. Sam wrote a book and one man play called "The Actual Dance, Love's Ultimate Journey Through Breast Cancer." That play and book is about Sam's journey as a care partner during that time.

Now, in episode six we excerpt that conversation and learn about Susan's cancer, Sam's reaction as a care partner and their perspectives on care giving and grief.

Food is at the center of all of our lives. We enjoy it at celebrations. It provides comfort during tough times. Food helps define our family culture, our regional cultures and our national culture. We also need it to survive.

Food can also help drive both sickness and health. Hari and Jenneffer Pulapaka understand the importance of food as a family and cultural touchstone as well as the connection between food and our health. Hari is a four-time James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef - South. Jenneffer is the first podiatrist to become Board Certified with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Together, they have written "The Heart Healthy, Plant-Based Cookbook." It is filled with more than 100 recipes that are packed with flavor while also being heart healthy. We talk with them about their food journeys, how to make healthy food tasty, and the importance of food to a healthy lifestyle.

During a career in tobacco control that so far has spanned more than 40 years, Myers has participated in virtually every major tobacco-related policy initiative in the United States as well as supporting advocates driving change around the globe. We talk about how the anti-tobacco movement found success and the new challenges public health advocates face as the industry comes roaring back.