All Of It with Alison Stewart

A new book tells the history of New York City through the story of one city block, from Twenty-third Street to the south, Twenty-fourth Street to the north, Fifth Avenue and Broadway to the east, and Sixth Avenue to the west. Christiane Bird's book A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street, tells the story of this neighborhood from the original Lenape inhabitants through the life of a formerly enslaved person turned-property owner, through the Gilded Age construction, and all the way to present day. Bird joins us to discuss.

The 2002 play, "Take Me Out," from Richard Greenberg tells the story of a professional baseball player who decides to come out of the closet, releasing a barrage of prejudice from his teammates that he wasn't prepared for. Greenberg, director Scott Ellis, and star Jesse Williams join us to discuss their revival of the play, which runs at the Second Stage Theater through May 29th. 

BAM's Spring Music Series, curated by poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib, runs through May 22 and celebrates Black music in various forms, featuring performances from Moses Sumney, Devonté Hynes, Mavis Staples, Little Simz, and Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar. On March 23, R&B singer Dawn Richard will bring her "Electro Revival" tour to the series and perform from her latest album, Second Line. Abdurraqib and Richard join us to preview her show and discuss the rest of the festival.

Multitude is Belgian musician Stromae's first studio album in eight years, following a hiatus imposed by physical and mental health struggles. The new album explores many of those experiences and others from that period, through music that dances between hip-hop, europop, cumbia and more. Stromae joins for a Listening Party.

We continue our series, "The Big Picture," spotlighting Oscar nominees who aren't actors or directors. Today, we speak with costume designer Luis Sequeira, who is nominated for an Oscar for his work on the film, "Nightmare Alley." He joins us to discuss nailing the period costumes and his process for dressing each character.

WNYC's news editor Kate Hinds joins to discuss the stories and top headlines the newsroom is following this week.

Prolific songwriter Diane Warren earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1988, for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" from "Mannequin." This year, she is up for her 13th nomination for the song, "Somehow You Do," from "Four Good Days." As part of our series, "The Big Picture," highlighting Oscar nominees who are not actors or directors, she joins us to discuss her career, as well as her "debut" album from last year, Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vol. 1, a collection of new original songs featuring contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Maren Morris, John Legend, Luis Fonsi, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, and more.

Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B and Doja Cat are some of the biggest names in Hip Hop right now. We highlight some of the up-and-coming femcees and women dominating the music industry with Complex anchor and producer Alana Yzola.

To continue our Women in Music Monday, we celebrate Black women trailblazers in the pop world, with Danyel Smith, author of the new book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop. Smith is also the creator and host of the podcast, Black Girl Songbook.