All Of It with Alison Stewart

Fans might already know Bobby Finger as the co-host of the popular celebrity gossip podcast, Who? Weekly, but now they get to know Finger as a novelist as well. His debut, The Old Place, tells the story of a small-town Texas teacher whose life is disrupted by the return of her sister. Finger joins us to discuss as part of our series 2022 Debuts, which spotlights debut authors.

Steve Smith, arts and culture editor for WNYC/Gothamist, joins to give us his list of things to do in New York City this weekend, from the best concerts, to Medieval festivals, to Bob Dylan tributes.

In 1965, novelist James Baldwin and conservative thinker William F. Buckley Jr. debated this topic at Cambridge University: "The American Dream is at the expense of the American Negro." The resulting discussion was an inflection point in the fight for racial justice in America. That debate has been dramatized for the stage in the new production, "Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge," running at The Public Theater. We're joined by Greig Sargeant, who conceived of the show and stars as James Baldwin, and director John Collins, to discuss. "Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge" runs at The Public through October 23.

Singer/Songwriter Kay Hanley had hits with her band Letters to Cleo in the 1990's and went on to create music for TV and film as well as pen articles for Variety, Esquire and Billboard. She stops by to perform two songs and talk about her career and influences.

“The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales” is a new documentary that lifts the curtain on “the happiest place on earth” to demonstrate how income inequality is playing out in. Directors Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes join us to discuss the film and talk about why they say corporate America has lost its way.

Creators of the hit shows "The Good Wife" and its spinoff "The Good Fight" Robert & Michelle King join to speak on the final season of "The Good Fight" and share their thoughts on the future of television.

We continue our Get Lit radio celebration with a preview of our October selection! A.M. Homes joins us to discuss her first book in a decade, The Unfolding, which tells the story of a man, and his family, undone by the results of the 2008 election. Our Get Lit event with Homes will be in person, at the SNFL Rooftop Event Center, on October 27th at 6 pm. Tickets, are free, click here to get yours now! Homes will also be in conversation with Alison, and former Get Lit author Gary Shteyngart, at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday at 12 pm. We'd love to see our Get Lit readers there!

It's our Get Lit with All Of It radio celebration! We've spent the month reading the novel This Time Tomorrow from author Emma Straub. In light of the recent passing of her father, novelist Peter Straub, we've decided to celebrate on the radio this month, and to reair our original interview with Emma about the novel, which tells the story of a 40 year old woman who finds herself transported back to 1996, on her 16th birthday.

A new play from Victor I. Cazares tackles the American Dream through the story of an undocumented Mexican family in the 1990s that takes place in a Walmart aisle. Cazares joins us to discuss their play, "American (tele)visions," alongside director Rubén Polendo. "American (tele)visions" is running at New York Theater Workshop through October 16.