All Of It with Alison Stewart

After rekindling their love for one another, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot recently. We discuss the possibility of getting back with an ex. We also receive advice from the Dateable podcast hosts Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick as well as journalist and Love After 50 author Francine Russo.

The years between adolescence and middle age can be some of the trickiest to navigate, especially in a modern world filled with uncertainty about the stability of the future. Psychotherapist and author Satya Doyle Byock has written a new book about this stage, which she defines as the "quarterlife" period from ages 16 to 36. She joins us to discuss the book, titled Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood, and take calls from listeners.

With smartphones being a common tool of everyday life for many people today, it can be hard as parents to navigate when to buy your child their first smartphone, if you can afford it. What are the ground rules you should set? How should you teach your kid about the right ways to engage on the internet? Catherine Pearlman, social worker and creator of the website, The Family Coach, has a new book called, First Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Etiquette, and she joins us to talk about how to teach children to use smartphones responsibly, and take your calls.

It's almost time for the summer season's Perseid meteor showers. Bart Fried, executive VP of the NYC-based Amateur Astronomers Association, joins with tips on the best times and places to catch the falling stars, and more advice on stargazing in and around the light-polluted city.

A new guidebook, 111 Places for Kids in New York That You Must Not Miss, spotlights 111 places to take the kiddos around the city in all boroughs for all budgets. Co-author Rachel Mazor joins and we take listener calls.

Drummer, MacArthur Genius, and composer Tyshawn Sorey has had a busy summer. For the past few months, he's been on tour in Europe, and on July 8, he released his latest album, Mesmerism, recorded with his trio. The self-released album includes interpretations of standards of the American Songbook and also lesser known compositions. Sorey joins us for a Listening Party.

Author Katherine J. Chen spent years researching Joan of Arc to prepare to write her fictionalized account of the young warrior's life for her novel, Joan. Chen joins us to discuss.

NYO Jazz is a summer program from Carnegie Hall recognizing talented musicians between the ages of 16 and 19 from across the country. The group just released their first album, We’re Still Here, and this week they'll launch a multi-state tour starting July 28 at Carnegie Hall. Artistic director and bandleader Sean Jones joins us to talk about the program, alongside two teen bandmembers: alto saxophone player Kaela Seltzer and trombone player Melvin Nimtz.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 11, 2022]

A new sweeping exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases the work of painter Winslow Homer, with a particular focus on his depictions of conflict from the mid 19th to early 20th century. Curators Stephanie Herdrich and Sylvia Yount join us to discuss the exhibit, Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents, which is up at the Met through July 31.

In the late '80s and early '90s, the most powerful drug lords in Queens were also the most influential in the emerging hip hop music scene. A new 3 part docuseries, which premiered at Tribeca, "Supreme Team," begins airing on Showtime this month. We speak to producer/director Peter Scalettar, who worked on this project with hip hop legend, Nas.