All Of It with Alison Stewart

The Department of Education’s announcement of the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar included a number of changes for city students in the coming school year. Gothamist reporter Sophia Chang joins us to explain, and we take calls from parents.

In 2004, a murder in the small Swedish town Knutby captivated the nation, especially when it became clear that the violence occurred within an insular Pentecostal community. Director Henrik Georgsson joins us to discuss his new HBO Max true crime series about the crime, called "Pray, Obey, Kill."

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel joins us to discuss her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman Strength, about her lifelong obsession with exercise.

The BAFTA-nominated film “Limbo” tells the story of refugees who get stuck in a small island town in the UK. Writer and director Ben Sharrock joins us to discuss making the film.

The new CBC podcast, Life Jolt—which refers to a life sentence—examines women's experiences in prison in both the US and Canada. The podcast is hosted by a formerly incarcerated woman, Rosemary Green, who speaks to several women in different places in their prison journeys, looking at the inmate in a holistic way as well as looking at rates of indigenous women in Canadian prisons. She will be joined by her producer, John Chipman. 

This segment was guest-hosted by Matt Katz. 

Artist and organizer for both the North Bronx Collective and Friends of Tibbett's Tail, Alicia Grullon, joins us to discuss her work cleaning up a green space in the Bronx known as Tibbett's Tail and the Department of Parks and Recreation's decision to close access to the space in March.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz. 

Gothamist reporter Jake Offenhartz joins to discuss his reporting on the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, its impact on East River Park, and the response from local activists and residents.

This segment was guest-hosted by Matt Katz. 

Aric Toler, who currently heads up Bellingcat's training and research efforts with a focus on Eurasia and Eastern Europe, joins us to talk about Open Source Intelligence and its role in geopolitics.

This segment was guest-hosted by Matt Katz. 

The Son of Sam shooter was one of the biggest stories in New York, and after David Berkowitz was arrested, most people thought the story was over. But for journalist Maury Terry, many questions remained unanswered. Terry was convinced Berkowitz had not acted alone and spent decades digging into the story. A new Netflix docuseries, “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness," examines Terry’s investigation. Director and executive producer Joshua Zeman joins us to discuss making the series.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz. 

TikTok has launched the 2012 novel The Song of Achilles back on the New York Times bestseller list. We've selected it for our May Get Lit with All Of It book club. Author Madeline Miller joins us for a preview conversation about the novel, which is a love story between Greek heroes Achilles and Patroclus. 

Find out how to join the book club here.