All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2020]  Director Rick Rowley joins us to discuss his Showtime documentary, “Kingdom of Silence,” about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2020] Directors Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus talk about the new Amazon Studios documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” which traces the history of voter suppression efforts in America from the earliest days of the republic. The film looks particularly at the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, in which Brian Kemp narrowly beat Stacey Abrams, and the impact that voter suppression can have on election outcomes.

We present the full conversation about Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry, by Soyica Colbert, interim dean of Georgetown College and professor of African American studies and performing arts. It's our May Full Bio selection. 

"Hot Vax Summer," or "Shot Girl Summer," is upon us. Many have had to put their love lives on hold over the past year of social distancing, but now that the vaccines are rolling out, the places where singles mingle are opening back up. Rachel Wright, NYC-based relationship and sex therapist, joins us for a dating and intimacy tune-up and explains how a year of social distancing may have pushed some to re-evaluate what they want from their love lives. We also take calls from listeners with "Hot Vax Summer" anecdotes and questions.

The 2020 novel Hamnet won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction and was named one of the ten best books of the year by The New York Times. Author Maggie O’Farrell joins us to discuss the novel, which fictionalizes the death of Shakespeare’s beloved son, Hamnet, and the writing of his legendary play, “Hamlet.” Hamnet is now available in paperback.

Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney joins us for a preview of our upcoming "Watch Party" for the HBO drama "Mare of Easttown."

We air musical performances from our May 24 Get Lit with All Of It book club event by aughts hit-makers turned indie pop stars, Aly & AJ, aka Alyson and Amanda Michalka, who have also recently been receiving renewed attention on TikTok. Their latest album is a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun.

We air the debut performance of "Briseis, Patroclus, and Achilles" that opened 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.

We air the most recent installment of our Get Lit with All Of It book club event from May 24. We spoke to author Madeline Miller about her 2012 New York Times bestseller, The Song of Achilles, that’s had a recent resurgence in popularity thanks to the attention it’s been receiving on TikTok.

After a certain mayoral candidate announced his favorite subway station was Times Square, New Yorkers have shared their varying opinions on what makes a subway stop superior or subpar. Gothamist arts and culture editor Ben Yakas joins to discuss, and we take listeners' calls.