All Of It with Alison Stewart

For almost sixty years, longtime Chinatown resident Arlan Huang has operated as an artist and collector, and amassed a large collection of work from Asian American artists while he operated his framing shop, Squid Frames. The archive includes photographs by the late Corky Lee. In the 1970s, Huang was also a member of the Basement Workshop, a loose collective of Chinatown artists and activists inspired by the Black Panther Party. A new exhibition at Pearl River Mart displays pieces from the collection, and Arlan Huang alongside curator Danielle Wu join to talk about the show. Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang is on view through August 27.

"Couples Therapy" therapist and host Orna Guralnik joins to discuss the latest season of the show including the effects of the pandemic on relationships.

The 1980s was the decade when many Asian American filmmakers began to come into their own, and started releasing feature films in Hollywood. A new series from the Criterion Channel spotlights those films. Brian Hu, artistic director of the Pacific Arts Movement, lead programmer of the San Diego Asian Film Festival and associate professor of Television, Film, and New Media at San Diego State University, curated the series, titled "Asian American '80s." He joins us to discuss, and take listener calls.

Recent AAA booking data shows tourist hotspots such as Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City are among some of the top destinations for Memorial Day weekend. In preparation for the holiday, we talk about the do's and don'ts for hosting overnight guests and staying at someone else's place. Judge John Hodgman host John Hodgman and co-host and producer Jesse Thorn join us to provide tips and take your calls.

Newbery-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander is a beloved children's book author, but now he is sharing more of his life and story with adult readers. Alexander joins us to discuss his new memoir, Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances, which tells the story of his parents, and his own journey as a father.

EVENT: Alexander will be in conversation with Christine Platt at 92NY tomorrow at 6:30.

R.F. Kuang has made a name for herself as a beloved fantasy writer, but now she has turned to realistic fiction for her latest novel, Yellowface. The story follows a young, white novelist who decides to steal her dead Asian friend's manuscript, and pass herself off as an Asian writer. Kuang joins us to discuss.

Ruth E. Carter has designed some of the most iconic costumes on screen, including looks from Marvel's "Black Panther" which won her an Oscar. Now, she's sharing lessons she learned throughout her three-decade career working with directors such as Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay. She joins us to talk about her new book, The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther, which publishes Tuesday, May 23.

A new play from Eboni Booth tells the story of a bookstore worker named Kenneth who is forced to face everything he's been avoiding when he is laid off from his job. William Jackson Harper, who stars in "Primary Trust" as Kenneth, joins us to discuss the play, alongside Booth. "Primary Trust" is running through July 2 at the Laura Pels Theater.

This month, the Surgeon General has warned that the effects of loneliness can be worse on our health than smoking cigarettes. Many Americans seem lonelier than ever, but why? And what can we do about it? For our final installment of Mental Health Mondays, we discuss loneliness with Kristen Radtke, author of the graphic book, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness.

After over a decade of teaching in New York City schools, local Harlem-based artist Kim Dacres decided to dedicate herself fulltime to her work. She makes sculptures using tires and found rubber in New York City streets and repair shops. A new solo show, Measure Me in Rotations, is her first in New York in over 4 years. Dacres joins to tell us more about her story and the show, which features ten new works. Measure Me in Rotations is on view at Charles Moffett through June 24.