All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM May 17, 2021] Best-selling author Jennifer Weiner discusses her novel, That Summer. A starred review in Booklist called it “a summer banger with a ripped-from-the-headlines plot.”

Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor for Gothamist, joins us to talk about the recent news of the expected demolition of Grand Prospect Hall, a Park Slope staple that has hosted weddings, bar and mat mitzvahs, and concerts for over 100 years. Plus, we take calls from listeners about their own memories and experiences at the venue.

Actor and filmmaker Jay Duplass joins us to discuss his role as Bill in Netflix's new series "The Chair," as well as the new documentary film, "Not Going Quietly," from Duplass Brothers Productions, his production company with his brother Mark. In "The Chair" Duplass stars opposite Sandra Oh as a fellow professor in the English department at the fictional Pembroke University. "Not Going Quietly" documents the life and work of activist Ady Barkan after being diagnosed with ALS. 

Screen Violence is the latest album from the Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES, who formed 10 years ago this month. The group recorded and produced most of the record using screens, via video calls and sending audio files. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry joins us for a "Listening Party."

[REBROADCAST FROM June 1, 2021] Elyssa Friedland joins us to discuss her novel, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, about the waning days of the Borscht Belt in the Catskills.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 14, 2021] Andy Weir, author of the bestselling book, The Martian, joins to discuss his latest novel, Project Hail Mary, which follows an astronaut who wakes up in space without any memory of how he got there.

With the Tokyo Paralympic Games coming to a close on September 5th, NPR reporter Rachel Treisman joins us to discuss the highlights so far and what to look forward to in the last few days of the games, plus the history and origins of the Paralympics.

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.

Julio A. Pabón, supervising creative producer at Spotify Studios, joins us to discuss the new Spotify and Futuro Studios Podcast, LOUD: The History of Reggaeton, hosted by Ivy Queen, who's often known as the "Queen of Reggaeton." The show dives into the cultural history and evolution of Reggaeton and its various forms.

Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson joins us to discuss "What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad," the final play in his 12-play Rhinebeck Panorama cycle, presented at Frederick Loewe Theater at Hunter College, and running August 28 to October 8.