We speak to Nicholas Quah, critic for Vulture about the new series "Adolescence," which premiered on Netflix last week. The story follows a 13 year old boy arrested for the murder of a classmate and is told from different perspectives, including the cops, the family, the friends and mental health professionals. Each of the 4 episodes is shot in one take, giving it the feel of a play. 

This conversation is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Tony-winning actor LaChanze makes her directorial debut with a new revival of "Wine in the Wilderness," an Alice Childress play set in the midst of 1964 riot in Harlem. Grantham Coleman stars as Bill, an artist who is working on a triptych on Black womanhood. His final model is Tomorrow Marie, played by Olivia Washington. And soon their meeting will be about much more than art. Coleman, and Washington discuss "Wine in the Wilderness," running at the Classic Stage Company through April 13.

In February, The Altons, a Southern California-based band, released their debut album on Daptone Records, Heartache in Room 14. Vocalists and front-persons Adriana Flores and Bryan Ponce discuss the story of their group, and we listen to some tracks for an All Of It Listening Party. The Altons play tonight at Racket NYC at 8pm.

Calvin Eng is the Brooklyn-born chef and founder of Bonnie's, a popular Cantonese-American restaurant in Williamsburg that opened in 2021. The restaurant blends Eng's Cantonese background and American upbringing with dishes like Italian combo fried rice and clam chowder jook. Eng has written a new cookbook, Salt Sugar MSG, with recipes inspired by what he serves at his restaurant, and background into why he named his restaurant after his mother, Bonnie. Eng tells us more about his story.

Musician, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington talks about her career and approach to music as part of the Women's History Month series Equalizers: Women In Music Production.

[REBROADCAST FROM Feb. 20, 2025] The married musical duo The War And Treaty centers the complexities of love in their music, and even dropped their latest album Plus One on Valentine’s Day. Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter share some live performances from our studio. They will be performing at Irving Plaza on April 8.

WNYC and Theater of War Productions have teamed up for a series of live readings and discussion series bring actors together with journalists to bring important and complex reporting to life. This month, the series features a December 2023 article from The Atlantic by Rebecca Johns called A Diet Writer’s Regrets, which reflects on weight loss, social pressure, and the unintended consequences of diet culture. On March 22, WNYC will air a recording of the live event, in which actor Hope Davis performs a reading of the article, followed by a conversation with Johns and Theater of War Artistic Director Bryan Doerries, who discuss the series, and its latest installment. 

This week, jazz trumpeter Theo Croker takes the stage at SMOKE Jazz Club from Wednesday, March 19, through Sunday, March 23, for a special preview of his upcoming album. He stopped by WNYC's studios for a live performance and a conversation about Dream Manifest, set for release in June 2025. You can hear the full conversation and more music from our conversation on Tuesday. Today, we present a bonus track.

The J-pop duo YOASOBI have earned fans around the world, sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall, and played at Lollapalooza and Coachella. The J-Pop duo's lead singer Ikura performs an exclusive set in our studio, featuring acoustic versions of their hit songs.

The new Peacock series, "Long Bright River," is based on the best selling novel by Liz Moore and is set in an Philadelphia area known for high opioid rates. It tells the story of an awkward cop, played by Amanda Seyfried, investigating the deaths of known prostitutes in the area while also searching for her own sister, also an addict. Seyfriend joins along with showrunner Nikki Toscano to discuss making the series.