All Of It with Alison Stewart

After a winter's worth of indoor time, the changing season means it's time for some spring cleaning. Amy Panos, editor of the Better Homes And Gardens 'Home' section and Amanda Wiss, founder of the Brooklyn-based home organizing service Urban Clarity bring us their tips, tricks and advice for your home's once-a-year, top-to-bottom deep cleaning.

"Everyone is beholden to him," says Mick Jagger, when discussing Little Richard's impact on rock'n roll in the new documentary, "Little Richard: I Am Everything." The film explores the music icon's complicated relationship with his own sexuality, how racism affected his career and his enduring effect on the genre that he was an originator of. Director Lisa Cortes joins to discuss.

Season two of the WNYC Studios/El Futuro podcast La Brega explores the history, culture and soul of Puerto Rico through one of its most cherished exports: its music. Its companion album drops today. Host Alana Casanova-Burgess joins us to play some tracks.

Filing for divorce can be one of the most challenging decisions a person might make. And once you've filed, there are all kinds of legal and emotional challenges you might face. Joining us to take listener calls about all things divorce are two experts. Dr. Elizabeth Cohen is a New York City therapist who specializes in divorce and couple's counseling. Gabrielle Hartley is an attorney specializing in divorce mediation and author of the upcoming book, The Secret to Getting Along (And Why It's Easier Than You Think): 3 Steps to Life-Changing Conflict Resolution. They join us to take listener calls.

Celebrated poet and author Maggie Smith suspected something might be going on with her husband, and when she went through his briefcase she found evidence he had been having an affair. In her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Smith unpacks her feelings of betrayal, sadness, bitterness and the painful process of going through a divorce with two small children. She joins us to discuss the memoir. Later tonight, Smith will be speaking at Books Are Magic in conversation with Leslie Jamison.

A new exhibition at MoMA, Georgia O’Keeffe: To See Takes Time, displays over 120 works of the late American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who's most known for her flower paintings made in the 1930s. But in an earlier period of her life, and also later on, O'Keeffe experimented with a series of works on paper, using charcoal, watercolor, pencil and pastel. These works and more are part of the exhibition which is on view until August 12. Samantha Friedman, associate curator in the MoMA Department of Drawings and Prints, discusses the show.

The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns in person for the first time since 2020! Each year, this event offers participants the opportunity to meet established and up-and-coming comic book creators, join conversations with artists in the field and show off their best cosplay. Kadiatou Tubman, manager of education programs and outreach for the center, previews this year's festival.

Yes, Alison Roman's latest cookbook, Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook, has recipes for strawberry cake and birthday cookies. It also has savory recipes like "many mushrooms pot pie," which she writes "is probably the best-tasting thing in the whole book." She joins us to talk about how to make simple -- but sublime -- food.

The New York Philharmonic has been performing for over 180 years and is America's oldest operating orchestra. A new podcast from WQXR, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, launched last week. The podcast dives into the history of the orchestra and the people who have played in it. Host Jamie Bernstein joins us to discuss the history of the NY Phil and take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 21, 2023] A new graphic novel explores the life of Harlem's legendary mobster, Stephanie Saint-Clair, sometimes called "Queenie," with jazz and voodoo as the backdrop. Authors Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Levy join us to discuss their book, Queenie: Godmother of Harlem. 

In an upcoming panel discussion, Colomba will speak about Black Women and marginalized voices in comics for the Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival this Saturday, April 15.