All Of It with Alison Stewart

In the wake of Lionel Messi leaving FC Barcelona due to the club's increasing debt and subsequent inability to pay Messi's salary, there has been much talk in the soccer world about the growing imbalance between teams who have the funds to spend on players, and those who do not. New York Times global sports reporter Tariq Panja joins us to discuss the current state of the soccer world amid these tensions, which have only grown due to the pandemic.

A new film tells the story of a British Pakistani rapper whose path to stardom is jeopardized by a serious illness. Riz Ahmed, who co-wrote and stars in the film, and Bassam Tariq, who co-wrote and directed, join us to discuss the movie, “Mogul Mowgli.”

Author and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen joins us for a new installment of our "Full Bio" series. He discusses his new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, a biography of the man who helped orchestrate 9/11 and changed the course of American history forever.

In 1964, country musician Connie Smith became the first female artist to reach number one on the country charts with a debut single. Nearly six decades later, at the age of 80, she’s released her 54th studio album, The Cry of the Heart. Smith joins us for a Listening Party.

We air the final installment of 'Full Bio' with Peter Bergen, CNN national security analyst and author of the book The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.  Today, we discuss how the Pentagon missed an opportunity to capture bin Laden, and how on-the-ground surveillance led to the discovery of his compound in Pakistan. 

Songwriter and Grammy-winning producer Paula Cole joins to discuss her new record, American Quilt, featuring new renditions of folk and jazz standards, plus some roots-inspired originals. She'll talk about the album, and what goes into the production and interpretation of classic Americana songs.

A new book chronicles the long process of rebuilding the World Trade Center from the rubble of 9/11. Journalist Scott Raab, who followed the story for Esquire, and the official World Trade Center photographer Joe Woolhead join us to discuss their new book, Once More to the Sky: the Rebuilding of the World Trade Center.

Dindga McCannon, an artist born and raised in Harlem and the Bronx, joins us to discuss her solo exhibition, In Plain Sight, at Fridman Gallery at 169 Bowery. The exhibition features twenty-two of her works throughout her over five-decade career and will run from September 8 to October 17.

As part of our week of coverage commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, WQXR chief content officer and senior vice president Ed Yim joins us to discuss the music that has become connected to the day and made in response to it.

We continue 'Full Bio' with Peter Bergen, CNN national security analyst and the author of the book The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden. Today, we discuss the 9/11 attacks, and what the Clinton and Bush administrations did and did not know before September 11, and what they did and did not do.