All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM October 19, 2022] Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault has reported on Black lives for over fifty years, a career that came after she won a legal challenge to become one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. Reporting for The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, and NPR, now she's released a book, My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives, which compiles much of her writing throughout her career. Hunter-Gault joined us to reflect on her career, and the state of journalism.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 8, 2023] Preeminent author Margaret Atwood joins us to discuss her latest short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood, containing fifteen works of short fiction.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 6, 2022] Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino joins us to discuss the 75th anniversary of The Actor's Studio, of which he is co-president.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 16, 2023] Over the last fifty years, Henry Threadgill has been one of the most renowned American composers, never afraid of leaning into innovation and experimentation. He's one of three Jazz artists to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. Today is the publishing day for his autobiography, Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music, which details his early years in Chicago, playing in an Infantry Division Band in Vietnam, and how he settled in New York and made a name for himself in the East Village in the 1970s. The book comes around the same time as the release of his latest composition, The Other One. Threadgill joins us in studio to discuss both projects.

As we head into the weekend, we have some fun with something that has caused a debate thanks to a classification by the NY State tax code which designates a hot dog as a sandwich. Josh Gondelman, who previously was on with strong opinions about Seltzer, joins to moderate and we'll take listener calls.

*This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

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Edan Lepucki's latest novel, Time's Mouth, follows a woman who discovers an ability to time travel, which she then hones and transmits to other women. She joins us to discuss her book. Lupucki will be appearing at a book event at Greenlight Bookstore tonight at 7:30pm.

 *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

Onetime Fugees frontwoman Lauryn Hill released her solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, on August 25, 1998. It debuted at number one on the album charts, won the Grammy for album of the year, and is now considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time. To date, it remains Hill’s only solo studio album. As part of our 25th-anniversary album series Silver Liner Notes, we’re joined by poet, essayist, and author Hanif Abdurraqib to discuss the album’s legacy and Lauryn Hill’s career. Also joining is Karen Good Marable, who wrote the 1998 Vibe cover story on Hill. And we take your calls. 

 *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

Regina Spektor joined us on Monday to preview her summer tour shows at SummerStage in Central Park tonight, and tomorrow at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. She was kind enough to stick around after the interview wrapped and perform a bonus song, What Might Have Been, which we share with you here!

A new documentary series chronicles the life of saxophonist and jazz legend Wayne Shorter. Director Dorsay Alavi, who was personally close with Shorter, worked on the series for many years and interviewed Shorter for the project before his passing. Alavi joins us to discuss the series, titled "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity," which begins streaming on Prime Video on August 25.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

Last year, French-Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin swept the biggest prizes at the Juno Awards, Canada's version of the Grammys. She had the most nominations, and won artist of the year, album of the year, and single of the year. Her album Phoenix topped the charts, and this Friday, she's releasing her follow up album, 99 Nights. Cardin joins us in studio for a Listening Party and to discuss her fast rise in popularity.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.