All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM February 16, 2021] Actor Gabriel Byrne joins us to discuss his acclaimed memoir, Walking With Ghosts, about his childhood growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, his brief time in a seminary, and the various jobs he took in the 1960s before joining an amateur drama group.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 6, 2021] A new podcast titled, The Turning: The Sisters Who Left, tells the story of the women who joined Mother Teresa's religious order, the Missionaries of Charity. The podcast takes listeners behind the walls of the fiercely private order where sisters took vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and public service. We speak with host Erika Lantz as well as Kelli Dunham, who was with the Missionaries of Charity for two years and now works in the Brooklyn school system.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 18, 2020] Ina Garten, also known as the Barefoot Contessa, joins us to discuss her latest cookbook, Modern Comfort Food.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 23, 2021] Composer Emile Mosseri, known previously for his work on “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and “Kajillionaire,” was nominated for an Oscar this year for Best Original Score for his work on “Minari.” He joins us to discuss his work on the film.

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 4, 2021] On the album, Vulture Prince, Brooklyn-based musician Arooj Aftab sets poetry to stirring orchestrations that fuse jazz, Pakistani folk, classical, and other musical genres. Aftab joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 2, 2021] West London songwriter Arlo Parks first gained attention in 2018 with the breakthrough single, “Cola.” In January, she released her full-length debut, Collapsed in Sunbeams. She joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 21, 2021] On his third album, Sharecropper’s Son, blues singer Robert Finley recalls the sounds and stories of his childhood in Louisiana. After becoming legally blind and retiring from his job in carpentry, Finley released his studio debut at age 62 in 2016. The new album was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who also produced his 2017 follow-up. Finley joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 15, 2021] On Lake Street Dive’s seventh album, Obviously, the Brooklyn-based band worked with Grammy-winning producer Mike Elizondo, whose breadth of expertise includes bluegrass, rock, and hip-hop. Lead singer Rachael Price and keyboardist Akie Bermiss join us for a “Listening Party.”

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

Patrick Radden Keefe joins us for a new installment of our "Full Bio" series. He discusses his book about the Sackler family, Empire of Pain: the Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, from the roots of their wealth, to their family dynamics, and finally, a look into their role in the opioid crisis and Perdue Pharma's current bankruptcy cases.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2021] We air musical performances from our May 24 Get Lit with All Of It book club event by classicist and musician Bettina Joy de Guzman who uses traditional instruments to reconstruct and perform ancient music, drawing from classical poetry.