All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM January 4, 2022] Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori is one of the most celebrated artists working in theater today, with credits that include "Caroline, or Change," "Fun Home," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Shrek the Musical" and "A Free Man of Color." She joins us to discuss her incredible year, with shows like "Caroline, or Change," "Kimberly Akimbo," and her role as development music consultant and supervising vocal producer on the new "West Side Story" film.

A new documentary based on Eve Rodsky’s New York Times bestselling book examines domestic inequities in today’s households. Rodsky and director Jennifer Siebel Newsom join us to discuss the film "Fair Play."

As the country reels from continued mass shootings and a Supreme Court decision that makes it easier to carry a concealed firearm, we revisit the story of one of the most prominent figures in the fight for gun reform. In 2011, then-Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords survived an assassination attempt when she was shot in a parking lot. A new documentary tells her story, and charts her recovery and activism. Co-directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen joins us to discuss the film, "Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down," in theaters now.

For the latest installment of our ongoing Full Bio series, we speak with journalist Joshua Prager, author of the biography about the story of Roe v. Wade, called The Family Roe: An American Story. On day four, we speak about the later life of Jane Roe, Norma McCorvey, and how her opinions of abortion changed as she aged. Plus, we reflect on how the story of Roe v. Wade is different now that it has been overturned by the Supreme Court, and it could mean for the future of civil rights in the United States.

We continue our series 2022 Debuts by spotlighting the novel Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress. Set in 2011, it tells the story of four students who become entangled in the Occupy Wall Street movement, and with each other. Angress joins us to discuss.

The weather shows no sign of cooling down this weekend so we’ll take a tour of some of the best places to treat yourself with a little ice cream. Eater NY reporter Emma Orlow joins to share her list, and we’ll take listener calls about your favorite spots and flavors.

For the latest installment of our ongoing Full Bio series, we speak with journalist Joshua Prager, author of the biography about the story of Roe v. Wade, called The Family Roe: An American Story. On day three, we discuss America post-Roe v. Wade, and how people on both sides of the issue continued to fight for or against the decision, including the story of two doctors who fell on different sides of the issue, Mildred Jefferson and Curtis Boyd.

Home, before and after is the first album from Bronx-raised musician Regina Spektor in six years. She joins us for a Listening Party and to preview her shows at Carnegie Hall on July 19 and Forest Hills Stadium on August 4.

A new biography from Ken Auletta explores how Harvey Weinstein became one of the biggest power-players in Hollywood... and one of its most widespread perpetuators of abuse. From the very beginnings to the Me Too movement, Auletta covers the life of Weinstein in his new book Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence.

A new film from Magnolia Pictures and Martin Scorsese tells the story of the storied Chelsea Hotel from its days as the center of the bohemian arts community in NYC to its decline to its reinvention as market rate apartments. We'll speak to directors Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier, and current resident Rose Cory and take listener calls.