All Of It with Alison Stewart

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection is holding its sixth day of public hearings today, focusing on new evidence and testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Mark Meadows. WNYC's own Brian Lehrer joins us to preview the hearing and discuss what revelations might be found.

"Ms. Marvel" is Disney's first Muslim superhero to headline her own Marvel comic and television show. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah join us to talk about the heroic origins of the character, Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani American from Jersey City, and to discuss the show's production.

Indie pop band MUNA join as the musical guest at our June Get Lit radio special! We host a Listening Party with the trio of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson for their brand new self-titled album.

A new documentary, “Endangered,” follows four journalists living and working in democratic countries with a free press as misinformation spreads. Executive producer Ronan Farrow and director Heidi Ewing join us to talk about the film and the ongoing culture war over free speech. The film is an official selection of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and premieres June 28 on HBO Max.

Following last week's Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, Farah Diaz Tello, senior counsel and legal director at If/When/How, and Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, join us to discuss the future of activism and reproductive justice.

This summer, we're hosting our Get Lit with All Of It book club on the radio! This month, we've been reading the acclaimed debut novel of Chantal V. Johnson, Post-Traumatic. The novel tells the story of a lawyer named Vivian, who works defending those sent to a psychiatric hospital in New York. Her own past trauma, disordered eating, and outbursts of self-destructive behavior threaten to derail her life, and all her relationships. Johnson joins us to discuss the novel, and to take calls from Get Lit readers!

The 1999 World Cup-winning U.S Women's soccer team has been foundational for millions of girls playing soccer in the 21st century, and for the growth of the sport's popularity in the United States. Briana Scurry was the goalie for this team, and she was also the first black and openly gay woman to ever represent her country on the soccer field. Now, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Title IX and Pride month, Scurry has written a new memoir, My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey Of a World-Champion Goalkeeper. She joins us to discuss her story.

On June 27th, drummer Bryan Carter will present "Jazz at Pride," a concert at Dizzy's Club - Jazz at Lincoln Center. Carter joins us to preview the show, and discuss his new album, I Believe.

It's Pride weekend. Shaye Weaver, the editor of Time Out New York, joins us to preview some of the events -- and take your calls.

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. To discuss the decision and what it means for the future of women's rights and reproductive rights, we're joined by Katherine Franke, law professor at Columbia University on the executive committee of Columbia’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality, as well as Mark Joseph Stern, Slate senior writer covering courts and the law.