All Of It with Alison Stewart

Last month, NASA's perseverance rover touched down on the surface of Mars, making it the latest human-made object to call the red planet home. As of now, there are over 10 tons of human-made objects on Mars, with more missions planned for later in the decade. We look at the line between exploration and colonization. Joining us are Dr. Alice Gorman, AKA Dr. Space Junk, an archaeologist and who looks at spacecraft and off-earth landing sites the way others look at clay pots and cave art; and Chris Schaberg, an English professor at Loyola University New Orleans specializing in the environmental humanities, who recently wrote an article called, "We're Already Colonizing Mars."

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 23, 2020] Charles Yu joins us to discuss his new novel, Interior Chinatown , a "send-up of Hollywood tropes and Asian stereotypes." 

Director Mike Rianda joins us to discuss his animated film, “The Mitchells vs. The Machines.”

Zoom and video chatting have changed the way students with disabilities experience the classroom. Now that students are returning to class, how will this affect the deaf and hard of hearing community? Michelle Morgan, an experienced digital accessibility specialist from Yale University, joins us to talk about accessibility in the classroom. She specializes in working with faculty to help create a more inclusive learning environment, and discusses the benefits both virtual and physical classroom space can provide.

As the city opens up, not everyone is ready to abandon mask wearing. Some people feel safer--from COVID, but also from street harassment and even violence. Some like the anonymity of it, and as VICE senior staff writer Shayla Love writes, some are simply and understandably, scared. Love joins to discuss her reporting and take listeners' calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2018] Author, advice columnist for Slate, and Catapult’s digital editorial director, Nicole Chung joins us to discuss her book, All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir. Chung was born premature, then was placed for adoption by her Korean parents, and ultimately raised in Oregon by a white family. Her memoir charts her journey as she learns the truth about herself and her family.

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that could determine public school's abilities to police student's speech off campus. The case began when a young woman named Brandi Levy sent out an curse-laden Snapchat expressing her frustration at not making the Varsity cheerleading squad, and was suspended from the JV team. Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School & New Yorker contributing writer, joins us to discuss the case, known as Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

Laurie Woolever joins us to discuss World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, the final book Anthony Bourdain worked on, completed almost entirely after his death in 2018. Woolever, who was Bourdain's assistant and friend, served as co-author for this entertaining and practical guide to travelling to, eating at, and staying in some of Bourdain’s favorite places.

WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us to discuss the stories that the newsroom is covering this week. 

Helen Shaw, theater critic at New York Magazine, joins us to discuss the return of Broadway ticket sales in anticipation of September’s reopening.