All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2021] We air a performance by acclaimed guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela that was part of our January Get Lit with All Of It event.

Missed the event? Watch it in full here.

To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2021] We air highlights from the audience Q&A portion of our January Get Lit with All Of It event with author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. 

Missed the event? Watch it in full here.

To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

WNYC arts and culture editor Jennifer Vanasco gives suggestions for what to do this weekend, while safely social distancing.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

2021 marks 10 years since the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival and 40 years since the club’s founding. Alex Kurland, director of programming at Blue Note, joins us to discuss Blue Note’s history, its recent reopening for in-person concerts, and this year’s festival, which runs through August 15.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

Author Matt Haig joins us to discuss his new book, The Comfort Book, a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over several years that originally served as gentle reminders to Haig’s future self that things are not always as dark as they may seem. We'll also take calls from listeners about mental health. 

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

Director Rudy Valdez joins us to discuss the next installment of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Breakaway,” which comes out on July 13. “Breakaway” tells the story of WNBA superstar Maya Moore, who left the sport to advocate for a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned. 

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

A new documentary highlights the activism of the US Women’s Soccer Team as they fight for equal pay while continuing to excel on the world stage. Academy Award winning filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine join us to discuss the film, “LFG,” available to stream now on HBO Max.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

Director Jeffrey Togman joins us to discuss his documentary, "Mayor Mohamed," which follows Mayor Mohamed Khairullah, the Syrian American mayor of Prospect Park, NJ, as he brings humanitarian relief to Syria while managing local politics in the small north Jersey town.  When a local politician runs a campaign to unseat him as mayor, Mayor Khairullah faces Islamophobia and reckons with his own view of what it means to be American. 

For screening information and updated details, follow “Mayor Mohamed the Movie” on Facebook & Twitter. The next screening of the film will be on September 23rd at Seton Hall University. 

This episode is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

On the day of New York City's "hometown heroes" ticker tape parade honoring essential workers in Lower Manhattan, WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us to discuss the occasion and take listeners' calls shouting out the heroes in their lives. 

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

Macarthur fellow and lawyer Jonathan Rapping joins us to discuss his book, Gideon's Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.