All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 22, 2022] Multitude is Belgian musician Stromae's first studio album in eight years, following a hiatus imposed by physical and mental health struggles. The album explores many of those experiences and others from that period, through music that dances between hip-hop, europop, cumbia and more. Stromae joined us for a Listening Party.

Stromae will perform at Madison Square Garden on November 21 and 22.

The 2022 Men's World Cup kicks off this Sunday in Qatar, with the host nation facing off against Ecuador. This iteration of the tournament has not been without controversy, whether it's briberies, FIFA corruption, and Qatar's human rights violations, including the deaths of over 6,500 migrant workers while the stadiums were being built. But, at the same time, the World Cup is a spectacle, with more than a billion people around the world watching, including at the many beloved local soccer bars around New York City. Roger Bennett, founder of the Men In Blazers Media Network, and co-author of the new book, Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players (According to Us), joins for the first installment of our month of World Cup coverage to help preview the tournament and take your calls for your predictions and questions.

The Indian made, Telugu language epic film "RRR" was released on Netflix in the United States months ago, but since then, the movie has only gained steam at the box office and internationally, winning over incredibly devoted fans around the globe. Director S.S. Rajamouli joins us to discuss the film, which tells the story of two freedom fighters in Indian in the 1920s... who are turned into almost super-human action figures. "RRR" dubbed in Hinid is on Netflix now, and "RRR" is Telugu is in select theaters now.

Last week, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," the second film in the franchise, was released to positive reviews. The first Black Panther broke records at the box office in 2018, and the sequel has been highly anticipated, especially after the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman, who played T'Challa, in 2020. William Evans and Omar Holmon, co-founders of the website Black Nerd Problems, are with us to give their thoughts on the new movie.

Dancehall star Sean Paul released his breakthrough album Dutty Rock 20 years ago this month. The now-multiplatinum album spawned several hit singles, launched Paul to global fame, and helped shape mainstream pop in the years following. Paul joins us to discuss the album's legacy and his career.

The new documentary "Roberta" provides a portrait of the life and career of the celebrated vocalist Roberta Flack, who just this week revealed she had been diagnosed with ALS, making it difficult for her to speak or sing. Director Antonino D’Ambrosio joins us to discuss the film and artist. "Roberta" will have its world premiere at DOC NYC tonight (Thursday, November 17) at 7:30 PM, and become available to screen online tomorrow.

Quiara Alegría Hudes is a Pulitzer-winning playwright who is perhaps best known for writing the book for the musical, "In the Heights." Currently, through November 27, she directs a stage adaptation of her memoir, My Broken Language, running at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Hudes joins us to discuss her show.

The documentary, "Fire of Love," follows the lives of Katia and Maurice Krafft, French volcanologists who were killed in 1991, along with over 40 other people, in a pyroclastic flow in Japan. Director Sara Dosa joins to discuss her documentary, which is available to stream on Disney+.

In a new exhibition at the Guggenheim, the building's spiral ramps offer a unique survey of the life and career of 95-year-old American artist Alex Katz. Alex Katz: Gathering, spans Katz's earliest work, covering his discovery of portraiture and exploration of light, up to works made within the last year. Alex Katz joins us along with Guggenheim curator Katherine Brinson.