All Of It with Alison Stewart

To celebrate the Barbenheimer double-feature, we're having a "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" celebration of our own! To kick things off, we speak with Ludwig Göransson, the Swedish composer who scored "Oppenheimer," about the challenges of finding the right musical tone for this difficult film.

This segment is hosted by Brigid Bergin.

A new documentary follows former NDTV broadcast news host Ravish Kumar as he stands against the tide of nationalism sweeping Indian media coverage, sometimes with frightening consequences. Kumar and documentarian Vinay Shukla join us to discuss their film, "While We Watched," which is at the IFC Center now.

This segment is hosted by Brigid Bergin.

This summer, WNYC's Notes From America with Kai Wright has launched a new series celebrating different diaspora communities in the U.S. through the lens of music, and the project includes listener compiled playlists. Yesterday, NFA producer Regina de Heer spoke to Kai about the different sounds of Afrobeats, including the story of the song she chose for her Ghanaian traditional engagement ceremony. Regina tells us more about the series, the history of Afrobeats, and we take your calls.

This segment is hosted by Brigid Bergin.

To continue our coverage of the "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" double feature weekend, we speak with Alison Willmore, who reviewed "Barbie" for Vulture. Plus, we take calls from listeners who have seen "Barbie," or want to share their thoughts about the complicated but ubiquitous doll.

This segment is hosted by Brigid Bergin.

Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis spreads fun and positivity on her latest album, Joy'All, a country-tinged collection recorded in Nashville with super-producer Dave Cobb. She joins us for a Listening Party.

Alison Stewart is heading out for a few weeks of medical leave to donate a kidney to her sister. In a table-turning conversation, Brian Lehrer will ask Alison about the procedure -- and what to expect. Plus, Dr. Jonathan Berger, the surgical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant program at NYU Langone's Transplant Institute, joins us to explain how kidney donations work.

Now that summer is well underway, we speak to to Manhattan Kayak's Senior Instructor and General Manager, Jay Cartagena, on fun ways to do water sports in the city. Plus, we take calls from listeners. 

"The League," the most recent film from acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard, tells the story of the Negro Baseball League and how vital it was to the Black community as a whole. He joins to discuss and take your calls.

Josh Gondelman feels very strongly about seltzer, and a very strongly about a particular brand of seltzer. As part of our series "Small Stakes, Big Opinions," we quiz Josh on his devotion to Polar Seltzer and take listener calls about their favorites, as well as their favorite drinks to make with the beloved fizzy water.