All Of It with Alison Stewart

Artist Gary Panter and editor Nicole Rudick join us to discuss the reprinting of Panter’s 1988 debut book, Jimbo: Adventures in Paradise. Panter has designed album covers for the likes of Frank Zappa and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, won three Emmy Awards for his set design work on the show “Pee-wee's Playhouse,” and it’s said that Jimbo’s styling inspired the look of Bart Simpson.

Today, we kick off the latest edition of our “Full Bio” series. All this week, we’ll be speaking with author and host Julia Sweig about her book, Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight, as well as her podcast, In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson, which draws on over 123 hours of Johnson’s audio diaries, many of them unheard until now. In this first installment, we discuss Lady Bird Johnson's upbringing and how she met Lyndon B. Johnson.

Deputy editor of the New York Times Book Review Tina Jordan joins us to discuss her recommendations for summer reads, as part of our ongoing series “Review/Preview.”

Paulana Lamonier, founder of Black People Will Swim, joins us to discuss the program’s initiative to teach 2,020 people to swim by 2022 and to confront stereotypes about Black people and swimming. We will take calls from listeners as well.

Max Halley, the creator of Max's Sandwich Shop, who has been called "London's King of Sandwiches," joins us to discuss Max's Picnic Book, featuring themed menus, outdoor dining hacks and twists on familiar favorites, just in time for spring and summer picnicking. 

Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel, hosts of the podcast Keep It, join us to recap the events of Sunday night’s 93rd Annual Academy Awards Ceremony. And Virtel will put his encyclopedic Oscars knowledge to the test!

[REBROADCAST FROM DECEMBER 16, 2020] We air a clip of actor Riz Ahmed discussing his work on the film, "Sound of Metal," for which he's been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. 

Best Picture Oscar nominee, “Sound of Metal,” tells the story of a heavy metal drummer struggling to cope with the fact that he has lost his hearing. Naturally, the film needed an expert sound designer. Supervising sound editor, Nicolas Becker, who has worked on such films as “Gravity” and “127 Hours,” joins us to discuss his work on “Sound of Metal” and his first Oscar nomination in the new Best Sound category.

Journalist Lela Nargi, who has covered food insecurity extensively for Civil Eats, joins us for call-in about addressing food insecurity in our area and how to help. This is part of our Earth Week series, "Chew It Over: Rethinking Leftovers & Food Waste." 

A.O. Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, and Kyle Buchanan, The Projectionist awards season columnist for The New York Times, join us for a time-honored Oscars tradition: to predict who will win and share who they think should win.