All Of It with Alison Stewart

After finding herself saddled with lots of student debt from her undergraduate degree, Kate Beaton decided to attempt to pay them off by working in the oil sands of Alberta, Canada. But when she gets there, she finds herself shocked by the working conditions, racism and misogyny, and rampant corporate misconduct. Beaton recounts this time in her life in her new graphic memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.

Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush tells the story of how her experiences with homelessness, and with sexual and domestic violence, led her to a life of activism, and eventually politics. Bush joins us to discuss her new memoir, The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America.

Actor and activist Geena Davis has made a career out of playing strong women on screen, and advocating for women in all aspects of Hollywood. In her new memoir, Dying of Politeness, Davis recounts how she decided to become an actor, her career in the movies, and her fight for gender parity. Davis joins us to discuss.

EVENT: Geena Davis will be in conversation with Stephanie Ramos at the 92nd St Y tonight at 7 pm. Tickets are available here.

We begin our monthly Full Bio series, with our conversation with author David Maraniss about his biography of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. In today's installment, we discuss the early life of Thorpe, the beginning signs of his athletic prowess, and his time at the Carlisle Indian School, a boarding school for indigenous children designed for assimilation.

A few years ago, Djali Brown-Cepeda started posting archival images that she sourced from her Latinx friends and family in New York City. Now, Nuevayorkinos has over 69,000 followers on Instagram and numerous family photos and stories from locals in their archive. Brown-Cepeda joins us to talk about the project and upcoming exhibitions.

As part of The Greene Space's First People's Week programming, Black Indigenous comedian, actor, and writer Kaili Y. Turner will present a reading of her new show "Indian Country" on Tuesday at 7 pm. Turner joins us with a preview.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 26, 2022] Apsáalooke (Crow) artist Wendy Red Star has become one of the most celebrated Indigenous artists working today. Her work often tackles stereotypes, misconceptions, and historical inaccuracies in portrayals of Native Americans throughout history. She joins us to discuss her first comprehensive monograph, Delegation (copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts, 2022) and her solo exhibition at Sargent’s Daughters, which opened on May 26.

Just Above Midtown (JAM) was an art gallery opened in 1974 on west 57th Street that spotlighted the work of Black artists who had yet to receive mainstream recognition, like David Hammons, Lorraine O'Grady, and Howardena Pindell. The gallery was opened by Linda Goode Bryant and closed in 1986. Now, a new exhibition at MOMA, Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces, showcases some of the work that was once displayed at the original gallery. Head curator Thomas Jean Lax joins to speak to the importance of preserving the memory of JAM.

Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces is on view until February 18, 2023.

Dave Douglas is New York based professor, label owner, and a seasoned jazz trumpeter whose latest album is called, Songs Of Ascent. The album was recorded remotely during the pandemic and is based on the biblical Book of Psalms. Douglas joins us for a release day Listening Party for the record.

A new book explores the long history of trans identity, demonstrating that gender binary has not always been dominant in cultures across the world. From seventeenth century Angola to early America, Dr. Kit Heyam takes readers on a journey through trans history in their new book, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender. They join us to discuss.