All Of It with Alison Stewart

We spend the whole second hour of today's show taking a deep dive into the history of the Morgenthaus, one of the most powerful and influential families in New York City. The Morgenthau family made a mark on every corner of the city, from real estate to politics to the judicial system. Author Andrew Meier joins us to discuss his new, comprehensive history, Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty.

For almost six decades, New York City was artist Edward Hopper's muse. He lived in the city in a time of immense change, from 1908 to 1967. As skyscrapers shot to the sky, Hopper sketched and painted various people, scenes, and blocks around the city. Now, a new exhibition at The Whitney, Edward Hopper’s New York, displays much of the work Hopper made during this time in his life. Curator Kim Conaty is with us to preview the show, which is on view until March 5.

"Descendant" tells the story of a community that was born out of an illegal slave colony and the work being done to preserve its history in the light of environmental racism. Director Margaret Brown joins to preview the documentary, which is out on Netflix on October 21.

James Beard Award winning chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi join us to discuss their restaurant and cookbook, Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant: An Italian Cookbook.

Check out their recipe for Lenticchie con Cavolo Nero, braised lentils and kale.

Lenticchie con Cavolo Nero (Braised Lentils and Kale)The small brown lentils grown in Tuscany and Umbria can cook long enough to absorb the flavors of the pot without breaking down. Serve a bowl of these lentils hot, with a drizzle of olive oil on top.

From 'Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant' by Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, with Anna Kovel. Copyright © 2022 by Jody Williams and Rita Sodi. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Ingredients:

With inflation--and shrinkflation--high, we look at ways to save money at lunchtime and how to pack healthy and flavorful lunches with Sporkful's Dan Pashman and take listener calls.

Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault has reported on Black lives for over fifty years, a career that came after she won a legal challenge to become one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. Reporting for The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, and NPR, now she's released a book, My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives, which compiles much of her writing throughout her career. Hunter-Gault is with us to reflect on her career, and the state of journalism today.

Each fall, hundreds of migrating bird species visit New York City from other countries and territories, including places as far away as Argentina and Uruguay. That's just one of the highlights from the Bird Migration Explorer, a digital platform from Audubon and nine partner organizations. Melanie Smith, program director for Audubon's Bird Migration Explorer, joins to walk us through the platform, which visualizes the epic journeys the birds take on their migration routes and the challenges they face along the way.

"All That Breathes," winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and the L'OEil d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, follows two brothers in New Delhi and their efforts to rehabilitate sick and injured birds, casualties of the city's polluted skies. Director Shaunak Sen joins us.

A new exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum celebrates the life and work of Nellie Mae Rowe, a Black female artist who created while living in the Jim Crow American South. Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, displays Rowe's drawings, sculptures, and paintings, and tells the story of how she made art in a dangerous period for Black people in the South. Co-curators Catherine Morris and Jenée-Daria Strand are with us to talk about the life of Nellie Mae Rowe, and why her art is important to engage with.