All Of It with Alison Stewart

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin recently released the album, DRONES, featuring a guest roster that includes Kendrick Lamar, Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper, Cordae, and Snoop Dogg. Martin joins us for a Listening Party.

The latest film from writer-director Sean Baker (“The Florida Project”) tells the story of a former pornographic star who returns to his hometown in Texas. It stars Simon Rex, actor and former MTV video DJ, who also has some personal experience with the adult film industry. Baker and Rex join us to discuss their film, “Red Rocket,” which premieres in theaters tomorrow, December 10.

This weekend will be the season three finale of HBO's "Succession," and to help us get up to speed on all the scheming, backstabbing, and just plain weirdness of the Roy Family, we'll be joined by Gothamist Arts & Culture Critic Ben Yakas, who has been recapping every episode for Gothamist.

Dictionary.com’s word of 2021 is "Allyship." John Kelly, Dictionary.com's associate director of content and education, joins to discuss why they have selected "Allyship" as the word of the year, and walk us through the process of how slang and buzzwords become official words.

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. Branagh joins us to discuss the film, which he wrote and directed. "Belfast" is in theaters now.

What's the best New York City-centric movie? "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? "Do the Right Thing"? "Taxi Driver"? The editors at Vulture put together their list of 101 of the best, and it's already causing some debate. New York Magazine's City Editor Christopher Bonanos makes his case for the picks, and takes listener calls about their favorites. 

We take a moment to remember journalist, author, and musician Greg Tate who passed away yesterday, December 7th.

This past month legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz released her newest book, a collection of her long-spanning work in fashion photography, the first compilation of her work in the industry. In Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland, inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland, Leibovitz journeys through over 300 photos from her career in fashion, including photographing models, designers like Tom Ford and John Galiano, to important political figures and athletes, though, as she would tell it, she never considered herself a fashion photographer at all. Leibovitz joins us to talk the new collection of her work.

In March of this year, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile won a Grammy for Best Country Song with her group The Highwomen. In April, she published the best-selling memoir, Broken Horses. In October, she released the acclaimed solo album, In These Silent Days. And in November, she received five Grammy nominations, including one for Record of the Year and two for Song of the Year. She joins us to talk about her eventful year, career and life.

The Stephen Sondheim musical “Assassins,” about those who have attempted to assassinate American presidents, feels incredibly of-the-moment, even though it premiered in 1990. The 2021 revival was delayed due to COVID, but is now running at the Classic Stage Company. Director John Doyle, no stranger to Sondheim’s work, joins us to discuss the show. He will be joined by actor Steven Pasquale, who plays John Wilkes Booth.

“Assassins” is running at Classic Stage Company through January 29.