All Of It with Alison Stewart

Karen Dalton was a fixture of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and shared the stage with Bob Dylan. But because she released only two albums and died at the age of 55, her legacy has been obscured relative to her peers. The new documentary, “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time,” attempts to shine a light on her life and career, through rediscovered material, footage, and journals, and interviews with artists like Nick Cave and Vanessa Carlton who were influenced by Dalton. Filmmakers Robert Yapkowitz and Richard Peete join us to discuss.

The documentary opens in theaters October 1, and will be available digitally on November 16.

To round out our caretaking hour, we speak with AARP’s caregiving expert and columnist Amy Goyer, who will take calls from listeners and provide advice for how to best take care of yourself, while taking care of others.

The new novel from PEN/Faulkner winner Atticus Lish tells the story of a young man thrust into a caretaker role when his mother learns she has ALS… and his absent father returns to their lives with suspect motivations. Lish joins us to discuss his novel, The War for Gloria, which is based in part on his own experience caring for a mother with ALS.

Esperanza Spalding’s new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab, is named after the roaming creative workshop into which she invited musicians, neuroscientists, ethnomusicologists, and other specialists. Six of the twelve songs on the resulting LP were recorded during a session of live sets in New York this summer. Spalding joins us for a Listening Party.

Grammy-winning country artist and bestselling cookbook author Trisha Yearwood joins us to discuss her latest cookbook, 'Trisha’s Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends & Family.'

Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders

Makes 12 Sliders

When I first moved to Nashville, the only place to get hot chicken was Prince’s Hot Chicken on Ewing Drive. These days, hot chicken is all the rage in Nashville, and you can find it in a lot of restaurants. I love it all, but Prince’s is still the gold standard for me. These sliders are my nod to Ms. André Prince Jeffries, who still serves up the best hot chicken I’ve ever tasted!

Meatballs

1 pound ground chicken1 tablespoon Louisiana hot sauce1 tablespoon light brown sugar1 teaspoon smoked paprika½ teaspoon kosher salt¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper2 garlic cloves, minced2 ounces blue cheese, cut into 12 (¼-inch) cubes2 tablespoons butter1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Sauce

½ cup (1 stick) butter½ cup Louisiana hot sauce2 tablespoons honey2 tablespoons light brown sugar1½ teaspoons garlic powder1 teaspoon kosher salt¼ teaspoon freshlyground black pepper2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Sliders

12 slider bunsPickle chips (I like bread-and-butter pickles)

1. Make the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 375°F.

2. In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, hot sauce, brown sugar, paprika, salt, black pepper, cayenne, and garlic and gently mix with your hands until combined.

3. Divide the meat mixture into 12 portions, then form them into meatballs using wet hands. (Meat sticks to dry hands.) Push a piece of cheese into each meatball and pinch the meat mixture around it to enclose the cheese.

4. In a large ovenproof sauté pan, heat the butter and vegetable oil over medium heat until combined and shimmering, about 2 minutes. Add the meatballs and brown on all sides, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 10 minutes to finish cooking the meatballs.

5. Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a small saucepot, combine the butter, hot sauce, honey, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring continuously, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until the mixture comes together, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the garlic powder, salt, and pepper and stir until smooth.

6. Remove the meatballs from the oven and pour the sauce over them. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with the parsley. Add a pickle chip to each bun, then set a meatball on top. Skewer with a toothpick. Serve warm.

Excerpted from Trisha's Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family © 2021 by Trisha Yearwood with Beth Yearwood Bernard. Reproduced by permission of Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

Public radio listeners know Paula Poundstone as a regular panelist on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. After more than a year of focusing her joke-making energy on her podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and on a weekly Zoom game show, she is back performing in front of live, in-person audiences. Poundstone joins us to talk about her career and preview her Town Hall show on October 7. 

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

A new documentary, “My Name is Pauli Murray,” chronicles the life of Pauli Murray, a civil rights lawyer, poet, and priest who challenged racial and gender lines and influenced legal icons like Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Thurgood Marshall. But Murray has remained largely unknown. Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West join to discuss Murray’s impact on the American legal system. 

The film will be streaming on Amazon Prime, starting October 1. 

Puja Patel, Pitchfork Editor in Chief, joins us to help preview the most anticipated album releases of the fall from both established and up and coming artists, and of course, listen to some music.

Arturo O'Farrill was born into music. His late father, Chico O'Farrill, was a celebrated Cuban Jazz composer and bandleader. Now, Arturo is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer, and he joins us for a Listening Party for his new album, ...dreaming in lions..., featuring the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble.