All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM December 9, 2021] When actor, writer and director Kenneth Branagh was only 9 years old, his community in Belfast erupted in violence. Now, over 50 years later, Branagh has brought this story of his childhood to life in his new film "Belfast," which follows a young boy named Buddy as his family struggles to decide whether to stay in Northern Ireland. The film received nominations for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Sound, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. Branagh joins us to discuss the film, which he wrote and directed.

[REBROADCAST FROM December 21, 2021] Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "Licorice Pizza," tells the tale of the tumultuous relationship between Alana Kane and Gary Valentine, played by Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, as they grow up in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. "Licorice Pizza" marks the acting debut for both leads, with Alana Haim bridging the gap between her music career, as part of the band Haim, to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Alana Haim joins to talk her acting debut.

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 30, 2019] In light of the passing of Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as US Secretary of State, we share parts of her interview about her book, Fascism: A Warning.

*This segment was intended to air on the radio, but was preempted by President Biden's remarks.

Acclaimed author and poet Claudia Rankine joins us to discuss her new play, "Help," which fictionalizes Rankine's conversations with white people in transitional spaces in order to investigate the question, "What are white people thinking?" "Help" runs at The Shed through April 10.

A new novel tells the story of Naomi, a young aspiring novelist searching desperately for inspiration. She turns to her new boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, a successful editor with her own novelistic aspirations. Befriending her under false pretenses, Naomi decides to use her for writing material...as long as she, and Naomi's boyfriend, don't find out. Author Caitlin Barasch joins us to discuss her book A Novel Obsession as part of our series highlighting debut authors "2022 Debuts."

We continue our series "The Big Picture" spotlighting Oscar nominees in the technical categories by speaking with Linda Dowds, who is nominated for her work on "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," transforming fellow nominee Jessica Chastain into Tammy Faye Bakker, a televangelist known for her excessive makeup.

Today is the final day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson as part of the confirmation process for Jackson's Supreme Court nomination. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first black woman to serve as a Justice on the Supreme Court. To recap the last few days of the confirmation process, we're joined by Alicia Bannon, Director of the Judiciary Program for the Brennan Center for Justice, and Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate Magazine. Plus, we'll take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 28, 2021] A Showtime documentary, "Attica," recounts the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility fifty years later, investigating the enduring racism of the American prison system, as well as the urgent need for prison reform. Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson, and co-director Traci A. Curry, discuss the film.

We continue our series "The Big Picture," highlighting Oscar nominees who aren't directors or actors. Today, we speak with Jon Spaihts, who had the monumental task of adapting Frank Herbert's "Dune" for the big screen. He is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and he joins us to discuss the film, as well as the forthcoming second installment of "Dune."

When author Amy Bloom's husband learned that he had early onset Alzheimer's, he made a difficult decision--- to end his own life through Dignitas, an organization in Switzerland. Amy chronicles the difficult road to this decision, and her final days with her husband, in her new book In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss.