All Of It with Alison Stewart

The Big Apple Circus returns November 9 for its 45th anniversary season, with the new show, “DREAM BIG!”. Ringmaster/acrobat Alan Silva and CEO/juggler Marty LaSalle join for a preview.

Author Dani Shapiro started work on her book, Signal Fires, years ago, and then stopped, putting the manuscript away. Decades later, she returned to that original story and finished it, publishing her first fiction writing in fifteen years. Signal Fires tells the story of a group of teenagers whose lives change forever after a drunk driving accident. Shapiro joins us to discuss.

Actor Crystal Dickinson and director Brandon J. Dirden join us to discuss their upcoming production of the Alice Childress play, "Wine in the Wilderness," at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. The show runs until November 6.

The new HBO series "House of the Dragon," a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, aired the season finale last night. This series focuses on the in-fighting between two branches of the Targaryen family, as Westeros grapples with whether a woman can rule. Jeremy Egner, television editor for the New York Times, joins us to discuss whether "House of the Dragon" lived up to the anticipation and take calls from listeners.

Long time New York Times journalist and NY1 host Sam Roberts joins to talk about his latest book, The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World’s Greatest City, which tells the story of thirty one incredible New Yorkers that have been forgotten by history.

Last Friday, streaming service Amazon Freevee premiered the TV series, "High School," based on the memoir of the same name by pop musicians and twins Tegan and Sara. Today, the duo drops their 10th album, Crybaby. They join us to discuss both projects.

Tegan and Sara will perform at Pier 17 on October 29.

Comedian Paula Poundstone is a regular panelist on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and was the first woman to host the White House Correspondents' Dinner. She's on tour now with a show at Tarrytown Music Hall tonight (10/21). She joins us and takes listeners' calls.

Crafting Change is a new book on handmade art and activism geared towards young adults looking to get involved with crafting and activism, aka "craftivism." We're joined by its author, Jessica Vitkus.

Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade has won more Latin Grammy's than any other female artist. Her most recent release, Un Canto por México, is nominated for Best Folk Album at next month's Latin Grammy Awards. And on October 28, she'll release a new album, called De Todas las Flores, which is her first album of all new music in 7 years. Lafourcade joins us for a Listening Party, and she previews her October 27 concert at Carnegie Hall.