All Of It with Alison Stewart

Jan Karski was a Polish resistance fighter whose reports of the horrors in Warsaw during World War II were tragically dismissed by Allied forces, an experience that haunted him for the rest of his life. Karski's story is told in the one-man play, "Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski," starring actor David Strathairn and directed and co-written by Derek Goldman, chair of Georgetown University’s Department of Performing Arts. Strathairn and Goldman join us to discuss the show, whose New York premiere runs through October 9.

Masa, the dough resulting from the process of grinding corn kernels, is an ancient cooking tradition that was common in indigenous Latin American communities, and is still used to today. A new cookbook, Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple, includes recipes of how to make masa at home, shape the perfect tortillas, but also use the dough in other ways, like masa waffles or shrimp and masa grits. Author and founder of Masienda Jorge Gavirisis with us to talk all things masa.

"Moonage Daydream" is a new documentary about David Bowie drawing from millions of assets and tracing the life of the enigmatic rock star. Director Brett Morgen joins to discuss the film, which opens in theaters and in IMAX globally on September 16.

We continue our week-long look at the Montclair Art Museum’s offerings this fall. Today we speak talk about the exhibition, Transformed: Objects Reimagined by American Artists, which has been up for a while, but the pieces are always evolving. It's inspired by a 1964 Jasper Johns quote: “Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it.” The show features sixty works, Gail Stavitsky, chief curator of The Montclair Art Museum, joins to discuss.

The Dominican-American artist Kenny Rivero is showing his newest work at a solo exhibition at Charles Moffett in Tribeca. Born in Washington Heights and now based in the Bronx, Rivero creates with painting, collage, drawing, and sculpture to engage with his Dominican identity and family history, as well as using his background as a trained musician to inform his creative process. Rivero joins us to discuss the show, called Steward: The Ballad of a Super Super, which is on display at Charles Moffett until October 22.

As a photographer, David LaChapelle's images have defined pop culture since the 90's, whether through the classic image of Tupac in a bathtub, the official album cover for Travis Scott's Astroworld, or photos of models such as Amanda Lepore and Angelina Jolie. While he is known for his iconic celebrity portraits, his art also makes social commentary on capitalism and celebrity, sometimes described as "kitsch pop surrealism." The photographer's largest retrospective ever is now on view in a museum-wide exhibition at Fotografiska New York until January 8. LaChapelle joins us alongside Amanda Hajjar, founding director of exhibitions for Fotografiska, to discuss the show.

Shrinkflation, subvariant, baller, and even pumpkin spice are now officially in the dictionary. We speak to Merriam-Webster's Editor at Large, Peter Sokolowski about how words are chosen and take listener calls.

When photographer William Klein passed away on September 10, a major exhibition of his work was showing at International Center for Photography. "William Klein: YES Photographs, Paintings, Films 1948-2013," was set to close Monday but was extended through tomorrow night as a tribute to the artist. We speak to ICP Executive Director David Little about the show and Klein's legacy.

There are over 11,000 bird species globally. Mike Unwin takes us on a tour of 80 of them, from birds who fly over the Himalaya Mountains to birds who dive 600 meters below the surface of the sea.

Violinist Ezinma has contributed an original piece for a new film called "Stranger At the Gate" which premieres at the New Yorker Documentary Film Festival September 14th. She joins to talk about that experience, as well as other projects she's currently working on.