All Of It with Alison Stewart

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 two, we discuss the life of the lawyers who would represent Norma McCorvey in front of the Supreme Court, and how McCorvey came to be the woman the lawyers chose as the plaintiff to attempt to legalize abortion.

NOTE: This segment has been edited. The original audio featured a number of impromptu contributions from Alison's dog, Rocco. As delightful as he is, we've re-recorded some portions to remove his comments. 

The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol resumes hearings today at 1 pm. We'll review what we've learned so far, preview what we might hear today, and take your questions with Karen Greenberg, the director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, as well as WNYC's own Brian Lehrer. 

“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” is a quirky, charming new film based on a series of YouTube shorts about a talking shell in search of his long-lost family. We speak to its director, Dean Fleischer Camp, and Jenny Slate, who is the voice of Marcel.

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 one, we discuss the early life of the woman who became Jane Roe in the Supreme Court case, Norma McCorvey. Prager speaks about how the culture of the rural American South in the early 20th century and McCorvey's family informed how she carried herself.

According to the Newark Museum of Art, The Newark Black Film Festival is the oldest Black film festival in the country, since it was first organized in 1974. The festival allows young Black filmmakers, like a young Spike Lee once upon a time, to screen their work and speak with viewers about their creative process in panel discussions. The 2022 Newark Black Film Festival runs from July 12 to July 17 at the Newark Museum of Art, and will screen eight films. Darryl Walker, the director of community engagement for the Museum, joins us to preview the festival and speak about the filmmakers being featured this year.

A new book explores experimental collaborations in hip hop cultural production in New York City from the 1970s through the early twenty-first century. St. John’s University associate professor Shanté Paradigm Smalls joins us to discuss their research and book, Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City.

This year, 45 years since the Voyager probes escaped Earth's gravity, carrying scientific equipment and some cultural artifacts of humankind, NASA engineers began to power down some of the spacecrafts' systems in order to extend the missions life, possibly for another 10 years. Among things made by human hands, these spacecraft are farther from home than anything else. Dr. Candice Hansen-Koharcheck, a longtime Voyager scientist, and chair of NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group joins to celebrate the long life of this mission, and tell us what insights the probe could gather as it continues beyond the gravitational reach of our sun.

A new novel tells the story of a woman who begins running into all of her ex boyfriends on the streets of Chinatown. Newly engaged, our protagonist suspects that something bigger than coincidence is going on... and it might even involve some magic. Author Sloane Crosley joins us to discuss her latest novel, Cult Classic.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

The summer is in full swing, and chances are you're attending or hosting parties with family and friends and you'll want to do some baking. Jessie Sheehan, recipe developer and author of the cookbook, Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy Recipes for Exceptionally Scrumptious Sweets and Treats, is here to help. Sheehan joins us to share some easy recipes for baking small bite-sized treats that are great for entertaining, and take your calls.

*This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.