All Of It with Alison Stewart

For Irish musician Hozier, March 17 is not only the national holiday St. Patrick's Day, it's also his birthday. And this year he's celebrating by releasing the new EP, Eat Your Young, and announcing a tour and full-length album. He joins us to talk about the new music, his birthday plans, and more.

The new film, "Palm Trees and Power Lines," presents a harrowing look at sexual grooming, as a 30-something year old man begins a relationship with a teenage high school student. Writer and director Jamie Dack joins us to discuss the film, her feature debut. "Palm Trees and Power Lines" is in select theaters and video on demand now.

For our Full Bio selection this Women's History Month, we're learning about political trailblazer, New York congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. We continue our discussion with Anastasia C. Curwood, author of the new biography Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics. On the final day, we learn about Chisholm's run for president and her final years.

A recent CDC report found that adolescent girls reported high rates of sadness, suicidal thoughts and sexual violence. Lisa Damour, Ph.D., co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast and writes about adolescents for the New York Times. She joins us to discuss her latest book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers which offers parents a guide for helping their daughters through a challenging developmental phase. We also take your calls.

Author Joseph Earl Thomas’s new memoir focuses on his upbringing in Frankford, a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia where his family struggled with drug addiction and he faced constant hostility. To get through his childhood, he threw himself into the world of geek culture, like “Pokémon.” His debut memoir is called Sink, which the New York Times calls "an extraordinary memoir of a Black American boyhood."

Yesterday, VENI VIDI, an exhibition at Galerie Templon in Chelsea showcasing the work of American artist Michael Ray Charles, opened to the public. Charles first made waves in the 90s with paintings depicting Black stereotypes using archives of American advertisements, billboards, and television and radio commercials. But since 2004, frustrated by the art world, Charles committed himself to research and his art, deciding to avoid public exposure. As a result, this exhibition is the first showing of Charles' work in New York in two decades. Charles joins us to discuss his return, which is on view until May 6.

There are only a handful of state parks in New York City. The newest and largest is named after the first Black women elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm, herself a Brooklyn native. As part of Women's History Month, and as part of our conversation about her life, we learn about what it took to make the park a public space and why Leslie Wright, NYC Regional Director New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, says its creation is nothing short of a miracle.

For our Full Bio selection this Women's History Month, we're learning about political trailblazer, New York congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. We continue our discussion with Anastasia C. Curwood, author of the new biography, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics. On day three, we learn about her arrival in Congress and founding the Congressional Black Caucus.

The Jamaican cult classic film "The Harder They Come" is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The story follows Ivan, a singer who leaves his hometown to try to make it as an artist in Kingston. He soon discovers that the music business is not what he thought. Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks wrote the book for a new musical adaptation of the film, which opens tomorrow at Newman Theater. She joins us to talk about "The Harder They Come," and preview her upcoming project, "Plays for the Plague Year," which opens on April 5.

People know about Rosa Parks’ civil disobedience and her refusal to sit in the back of the bus, but a new documentary examines her lifelong activism, including her support of organizations like the Black Panther Party. We speak to director Yoruba Richen about "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks."