All Of It with Alison Stewart

This month we have selected the 1929 novel Passing by Nella Larsen as our Get Lit with All Of It book club selection. Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of the novel Libertie, joins us for a discussion of the history of the novel and its broader themes. Greenidge wrote the forward for the Modern Library edition of the novel.

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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the movement known as Occupy Wall Street. Michael Levitin, author of the book Generation Occupy, joins us to talk about how the Occupy movement served as a catalyst for current activism and we’ll take calls from listeners who may have been a part of the group or inspired to become politically active because of it.

Twenty years ago, the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released in theaters, setting the stage for over a decade of films and launching the careers of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. As we look back on the film twenty years later, we are joined by the director of both “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and the second film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” Chris Columbus. He will join us to talk about setting the tone for the series, working with the young stars, and he’ll take calls from fans of the films who remember when the first movie was released.

Erika Kubick, Chicago-based creator of the popular blog, Cheese Sex Death, and former cheese monger, joins us to talk about her new book, dedicated to the world of cheese, and the perfect place to begin for those hoping to get into artisan cheese. Cheese, Sex, Death: A Bible for the Cheese Obsessed, addresses everything from cheese-related recipes, to how to put together the perfect cheeseboard, and of course is supplemented by some cheese photography to make it all the more enticing.

DOC NYC is the largest documentary film festival in the country. Artistic director Thom Powers and senior programmer Karen McMullen help us preview the festival and what films to look out for. DOC NYC 2021 opens on November 10 and runs until November 18.

WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us for her ongoing series, “Kate Has a Plan,” to discuss the stories the newsroom is following this week.

Ocean to Ocean is Tori Amos’s first full-length album since publishing her memoir Resistance in 2020. Written during the pandemic, the album has been described by Amos as “a record about your losses, and how you cope with them.” Amos joins us for a Listening Party.

The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons is a full-length work for jazz orchestra composed by renowned bassist Christian McBride, honoring leaders of the civil rights movement. Originally composed in 1998, the piece was released on an album in early 2020. On November 11, as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, McBride will lead a performance of the work. He joins us to preview it.

The Big Apple Circus returns to Lincoln Center on November 11, through January 2022. Aerialist and “King of the High Wire” Nik Wallenda swings by to preview the season’s production, “Making the Impossible, Possible!"

WNYC's Jay Vanasco gives us her list of must see shows and exhibits in the city before they close.