All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM FEB. 4, 2022] A new debut novel tells a story of lust and obsession on a college campus... among the professors. When a popular English professor finds out her husband is under investigation for his behavior with former students, she turns her attention to a man named Vladimir, a young, married, novelist who has just come to campus. Her infatuation quickly turns to potentially dangerous obsession. Author Julia May Jonas joins us to discuss her novel, Vladimir, as part of our series '2022 Debuts.'

Pianist Lara Downes joins as the musical guest at our July Get Lit radio special! Named 2022 Classical Woman of the Year by American Public Media's Performance Today, Downes discusses her career and shares two exclusive performances.

In continuing our Get Lit celebration, we welcome Tony Award winner Sutton Foster to the party! Foster read the audiobook of The Summer Place, and is currently starring in "The Music Man" on Broadway opposite Hugh Jackman. She joins us, and Jennifer Weiner, to discuss both projects.

With the summer time comes the opportunity to get outside and get your gardening on! But not everyone has the same amount of space in their home or apartment, and trying to know everything about soil, watering, and the right amount of sunlight for plants can be intimidating. With us to talk about getting started in gardening and take your gardening related calls is horticulturist Jessica Walliser, author of the book, Container Gardening Complete: Creative Projects for Growing Vegetables and Flowers in Small Spaces, and co-founder of Savvy Gardening, who can speak to apartment gardening, as well as Joel Flagler, Professor at the Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences and Rutgers Agricultural Extension Agent for Bergen County.

Get Lit with All Of It is on the radio this summer! This month, we've been reading, The Summer Place, by bestselling author Jennifer Weiner. The novel tells the story of a family full of secrets... secrets that are forced to the surface when 22-year-old Ruby decides to get married to her pandemic boyfriend at the family's vacation home in Cape Cod. Jennifer Weiner joins us to discuss, and take calls from our readers!

After years of dominating pop culture with its immense catalog and acclaimed original programming, Netflix seems to be going through a rough patch. It's begun losing subscribers for the first time in its history, losing a million just in 2022's second quarter. With competition ramping up from other streaming services and a number of expensive original movies and series failing to gain much attention, what is the future for Netflix? David Sims, staff writer covering culture for The Atlantic, joins us to discuss the issues with Netflix, and what the company's plans are for the future.

To round out an hour on romance, we take calls from listeners about their most memorable dating stories. Liv Atwood, creator of the matchmaking service Liv's Love Pool, joins us.  

Viewers have left the theaters after seeing Jordan Peele's latest film, "Nope," starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, with their jaws dropped. It's been described as genre-blending and a spectacle summer blockbuster that lives up to the hype. A.O Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, recently reviewed the film, and he joins to share his thoughts on "Nope" and Peele's reputation as a director in Hollywood today.

Comedian Wyatt Cenac and musician Donwill began their "Shouting at the Screen" series about a decade ago. At each event, the duo screen a Blaxploitation film or cult favorite and provide commentary as it plays. Their next screening is July 28, with shows to follow in October and January 2023. Cenac and Donwill join us to talk about the series, and listeners call in to shout out (and at) their own picks.

We're a little over halfway through the summer, so we wanted to take a 'tour' of this year's summer blockbuster movies like "Thor: Love and Thunder," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Jurassic World Dominion," and more. Plus, listeners call in with their reviews.