All Of It with Alison Stewart

On January 1, the public domain welcomed a new group of works that includes A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, as well as writings from Dorothy Parker, William Faulkner, Langston Hughes and more. Plus, for the first time, hundreds of thousands of sound recordings from before 1923 will also be included. Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, highlights some of the newly public works and explains what it all means.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 16, 2021] Actor Gabriel Byrne joins us to discuss his acclaimed memoir, Walking With Ghosts, now out in paperback. The book is about his childhood growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, his brief time in a seminary, and the various jobs he took in the 1960s before joining an amateur drama group.

Lindsey Vonn is one of the most successful female alpine skiers in the history of the sport, competing in four Winter Olympic Games, and winning four overall World Cup championships before retiring in 2019. Now, she's releasing a memoir called, RISE: My Story, about her early life and career. Vonn is with us to discuss the book.

WNYC news editor Kate Hinds joins us as we take calls from listeners about the top headlines of this week.

Ground-breaking actor Sidney Poitier died last week at the age of 94. He was the first Black performer to win the Oscar for Best Actor in 1964. Author Mark Harris joins us to discuss Poitier's life, legacy, and performances, which he wrote about in his book Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood. We will also take calls from listeners about their favorite Poitier performances.

The final season of the genre-defying series "Search Party" has been released on HBO Max. The series began with a group of millennials, led by Dory (Alia Shawkat), searching for a woman they went to college with after she had gone missing. But in the seasons since, the satirical takedown of New York millennials has turned into a real comedic thriller, as Dory herself becomes a famous accused murderer, and eventually finds herself imprisoned by an obsessive fan. In this final season, Dory starts a cult as she searches to provide "enlightenment" to the masses. Co-creators, executive producers, writers and directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers join us to discuss the final season and the series as a whole. We are also joined by actor John Reynolds, who stars as Dory's hapless boyfriend Drew.

A debut collection from author Jean Chen Ho traces the lives and friendship of two Asian American women throughout the years. Kirkus says of 'Fiona and Jane' "Readers will wish for a Fiona or Jane in their own lives." Ho joins us to discuss as part of our series spotlighting debut authors in the month of January.

Last week, we invited the co-authors of the book, Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, to help give us some personal finance advice for the New Year. The segment proved so popular, that we decided to organize a part two! Returning to take your finance-related calls is Joe Saul-Sehy, one of the co-authors, and former financial advisor and creator and host of the Stacking Benjamins Podcast.

We think about ways to develop our basic skills in the kitchen with New York Times cooking writer Eric Kim. We also take your calls for questions and easy kitchen tips to improve your home cooking.

The Golden Globes did not air on television this year, nor was it even livestreamed online. But that's not the only thing new, different, and a bit odd about the awards show this year. New York Times awards show columnist Kyle Buchanan walks us through the reasons behind the change as well as recap the show, which took place last night.