All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM November 22, 2022] "Welcome to Chippendales," a new series streaming on Hulu today tells the story of the all-male revue brand, and its unlikely founder, Steve Banerjee. Actor Kumail Nanjiani plays Banerjee in the series and joins to discuss.

On January 1, a new cohort of works entered the public domain, including Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, the films "Metropolis" and "The Jazz Singer," and the songs “Ol’ Man River“ and “(I Scream You Scream, We All Scream for) Ice Cream.“ Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University, highlights some of the newly public works and explains the meaning of the public domain. You can read more about the public domain and new works in it in her Public Domain Day 2023 blog post.

The New York Times declared that one of the 10 best books of 2022 is the latest from Barbara Kingsolver, titled Demon Copperhead. It's a retelling of David Copperfield, set in 1990s Appalachia, following a young boy growing up in foster care. Kingsolver joins us to discuss, kicking off our book coverage in 2023.

As we begin a new year, we're taking today to look back at some of the restaurants that closed their doors in 2022. Joining to discuss some of his favorites is Eater NY reporter Luke Fortney, and we'll also take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM Jun 17, 2022] Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock joins us to discuss his new memoir, A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation and the New American Story. The book chronicles his childhood in Savannah, his time as a senior pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, and the runoff election that earned him and Senator Jon Ossoff seats in the Senate, officially handing control of the body over to the Democratic Party. 

We all know the phrase "New Year, new me." Resolutions are a big part of the New Year celebrations, but there's a lot of pressure associated with making them, and also living up to them. Chris Duffy, host of the Ted podcast, How To Be a Better Human, which has just launched its third season, gives us some advice for making practical New Year's resolutions and takes listener calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 2, 2022] For our second installment of Get Little, we speak with author Stuart Gibbs, who you may know from his best-selling books, FunJungle, Spy School, Moon Base Alpha, Charlie Thorne and more. We tackle how he got his start writing for kids, his upcoming projects (hint, he's got a lot), and why he knows so much about capybaras.

[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 8, 2022] Ben Thornewill joins as the musical guest for our Get Little radio event with Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney. Thornewill's band, Jukebox the Ghost, was featured on the soundtrack for the first film adaption of Kinney's series. Earlier this year, the band released their sixth album, Cheers, and last year Thornewill released the solo LP, Quiet At The End Of The Day. Thornewill joins us to talk about those releases as well as his "Name in Music" project. Plus, Ben turned young callers' names into instrumental pieces, live on the radio.

[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 8, 2022] Jeff Kinney's bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has captivated generations of young readers prompting NPR to call him a "rock star" of the publishing world. He joins to talk about the new Diary of A Wimpy Kid book -- his 17th -- and takes calls from listeners of all ages.

[REBRAOADCAST FROM: Feb 1, 2022] Raina Telgemeier is a bestselling author and cartoonist, writing acclaimed YA novels such as Smile, Guts, Sisters, Ghosts, and Drama. She discusses her books and career as our inaugural "Get Little" author! Telgemeier takes questions from fans, kids and parents alike.