All Of It with Alison Stewart

A new book that's part essay collection and part cookbook amasses stories, insights and delicacies of over sixty BIPOC women and femme-identifying people who are shaping the food and wine industry today. Food writer Klancy Miller discusses her book, For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food.

It's Friday the 13th, which means it's the perfect time to talk about the demon barber of Fleet Street. Star Josh Groban and director Thomas Kail join us to discuss their acclaimed Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd," and the recently released cast album.

Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood Cemetery was one of the first rural cemeteries in America. By the early 1860s, it was attracting 500,000 visitors a year, second only to Niagara Falls as the nation’s greatest tourist attraction. We talk about its historical significance, and present importance, with photographer and writer Andrew Garn, author of Brooklyn Arcadia: Art, History, and Nature at Majestic Green-Wood. Also joining us is Allison C. Meier, a writer who also leads tours of cemeteries, including Green-Wood. Her latest book is called Grave.

You think YOUR puberty was tough. These days, it starts an average of two years earlier, and there is social media to deal with as well. Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson and puberty educator Vanessa Kroll Bennett, co-authors of the book, This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, join us to give listeners the tools they need to help their adolescents navigate everything from growth spurts and acne to sexuality and mood disorders.  

In 2018, American missionary John Chau was killed while attempting to contact and convert the Sentinelese, a group of people who have lived in voluntary isolation for centuries. A new documentary explores what led Chau to believe it was his duty to convert the people of North Sentinel Island, and looks back at the ways missionary work has been misguided, and even harmful, throughout history. Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss join us to discuss their film, "The Mission," which premieres in theaters today.

Cable TV is shedding customers who are increasingly choosing other platforms. But now that you subscribe to half a dozen streaming services, are you really saving money? We speak with Consumer Reports editor Jim Willcox, who will help listeners make sense of the options.

As we enter spooky season, maybe now is a good time to check out some classic horror films! Clyde Folley, video editor at Criterion Collection, joins us to discuss the new series he curated, "90s Horror," and take calls from listeners about their favorite horror films from that period.

With so many blockbuster art shows and interesting gallery exhibits this fall, we've asked Susie Hodge, author of How to Look at Art and How Art Can Change Your Life, to join us to discuss how to enjoy and learn from your next trip to the museum. Plus, we take your calls. 

French artist Pierre Soulages was known for his famous black monochrome paintings. Lévy Gorvy Dayan's new retrospective of the artist's work includes significant pieces on loan from the Met, the Guggenheim, the Art Institute of Chicago, and more. Dominique Lévy, a gallery partner and a close friend of the artist for many years, joins us to discuss, Pierre Soulages: From Midnight to Twilight, which is on view through November 4.

A new romantic comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, and Marisa Tomei tells the story of a composer struck by writer's block who becomes inspired to write an opera when he meets a woman. Writer and director Rebecca Miller joins us to discuss, "She Came to Me," in theaters now.