All Of It with Alison Stewart

Jury selection began this week in the defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News, and the trial is expected to open in a Delaware courtroom on Monday. We'll talk about the case, and what's at stake for Fox, with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. 

A new drama, "A Thousand and One," stars Teyana Taylor as Inez, a young mother in New York City who kidnaps her 6-year-old son, Terry, from the foster care system. As Inez builds a home for her son, the two of them are confronted with the realities of gentrification in their community. Writer and Director A.V. Rockwell, who was born and raised in Queens, joins us to talk about the film which is now playing in theaters.

According to Uproxx cultural critic Steven Hyden, an artist's debut album is usually all about hope. Hyden recently wrote an article called, "The Best Debut Albums Ever, Ranked," with his list of the best 100 debut albums, featuring the likes of Lauryn Hill, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and more. Hyden joins us to give us his criteria for what makes a great debut album, listen to some music, and take your calls.

Dr. Lisa Cain is a neuroscientist & anatomy professor. She is also a painter who counts Viola Davis among her collectors. Her first NYC show is now up until April 23rd at Harlem's Heath Gallery. Titled HOME it features her paintings & collages depicting what the artist says is "the beauty of the rural South".

After Sunday's night massive episode of "Succession," it is clear now that someone will have to step into Logan Roy's shoes. But who will it be? Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture TV critic, joins us to discuss the final season so far, and take calls from listeners about who they think will inherit Waystar Royco.

Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel tells a love story between a comedy sketch writer and one of the musical guests on the show, a famous pop star. She joins us to discuss the book, titled Romantic Comedy.

It's Arab American Heritage Month, and to celebrate, we're going to be talking about the portrayal of Arab and Arab American characters in film. While many Arab characters in Hollywood still suffer from stereotyping or inaccuracies, many filmmakers in the Arab world are working to counteract that with their work. Joining us to discuss, and to provide a list of films to check out this month, is Yasmina Tawil, director of film programming at the Arab Film & Media Institute.

Yasmina Recommends:

"Amreeka" (2009) dir. Cherien Dabis - USA"Salt of this Sea" (2008) dir. Annemarie Jacir - Palestine"Caramel" (2007) dir. Nadine Labaki - Lebanon"West Beirut" (1998) dir. Ziad Doueriri - Lebanon"Yommedine" (2018) dir. Abu Bakr Shawky - Egypt"Barakah Meets Barakah" (2016) dir. Mahmoud Sabbagh - Saudi Arabia

A new docuseries explores the bond between Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur and her son Tupac, a relationship that was fraught at times but also inspired some of his greatest work. Director Allen Hughes and writer/activist Jamal Joseph join to discuss "Dear Mama.”

In a new play, the tension simmers between two Puerto Rican sisters over a hot pot of sancocho. Playwright Christin Eve Cato, director Rebecca Martinez and actress Shirley Rumierk, who plays Renata, the younger sister, joins us to talk about the show, “Sancocho,” which runs through April 23.

LAMBDA Literary Award-winning poet Eileen Myles joins us to discuss their latest collection, a "Working Life," as part of our National Poetry Month coverage.