All Of It with Alison Stewart

As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we are taking stock of how that day changed the world forever. We'll speak to leading scholar Evelyn Alsultany, who is an expert of the representation of Muslims in American media, about stereotypes about Muslims and how they are changing--or not.

In the wake of 9/11, Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians decided to form a publishing company. Soon after, they published Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets, a collection featuring various poets. Now, the volume will be re-released in honor of the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Johnson and Merians join us to discuss the collection along with poet Nancy Mercado, whose work is featured in the volume.

Marcus A. Clarke, director of the Netflix documentary, "Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammed Ali," joins us to discuss his new film, which takes a look at the history of the often-complex relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, featuring never before seen archival footage. The film premieres on Netflix September 9. 

A recent law passed in Texas bans most abortions around the 6 week mark, which will likely prevent many women seeking an abortion from securing one. What can we know about what will happened to the women who will be denied an abortion? Dr. Diana Greene Foster is professor at the University of California San Francisco, and the leader of the Turnaway Study, a nationwide project which spends years following women who sought an abortion. The study examines the long-term effects of either having an abortion or being turned away. Foster joins us to discuss her research and her book, The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion.

We air the next installment of "Full Bio" with author and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen, who 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. 

Today, we will discuss how bin Laden exerted his influence in the 1990s, how he chose his targets, and his relationship with the Taliban. We'll also learn about the Gina Bennet, the first U.S. intelligence officer to recognize bin Laden as a lethal thread, and about the first time Bergen himself met with bin Laden. 

September 11 marked a turning point for a set of rules restricting NYPD surveillance of political groups and ethic communities, which can be traced back to the Black Panther Party and extend to Black Lives Matter protests today. WNYC's Matt Katz joins us to discuss his reporting.

Retired FDNY Captain Brenda Berkman not only paved the way for more female firefighters, but in recent years has used art to process the trauma of her time as a first responder, including a series of lithographs titled Thirty-Six Views of One World Trade Center, which is part of the 9/11 Museum's permanent collection.

A new documentary tackles the complex and oft-misunderstood story of John Walker Lindh, commonly known as the American Taliban, who was released from prison in 2019 after serving seventeen years of a 20-year sentence for providing support to the Taliban. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Director Greg Barker, who has spent many years chronicling the conflicts in the Middle East, joins us to discuss his latest film, “Detainee 001,” which premieres on September 10 on Showtime.

Author and CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen joins us to discuss 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. The conversation will air as part of our “Full Bio” series.

On today's installation, we learn how Bin Laden became a religious zealot as a young man, the only of his 54 siblings to embark on that route. We also hear how the Bin Laden family became wealthy, and how Bin Laden himself used that wealth to fund his projects.

Big Red Machine is the collaborative project between The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Their new album, How Long Do you Think It’s Gonna Last?, features contributions from other artists, many of whose albums Dessner has produced, such as Taylor Swift, Ben Howard, and Sharon Van Etten. Dessner joins us for a Listening Party.