All Of It with Alison Stewart

An alien invasion reshapes the United States economy in a new science fiction comedy-drama, "Landscape with Invisible Hand." Director Cory Finley joins us to talk about the film which is based on M. T. Anderson's 2017 novel of the same name. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is now playing in theaters.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar. 

A new graphic memoir from New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian tells the story of his decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho. Mahdavian joins us to discuss, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America. Plus, we take your calls.

Event: Mahdavian will be speaking at Barnes and Noble Union Square on Tuesday, September 12 at 7 pm.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar. 

On September 8, Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell will release The Returner, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed solo debut, Outside Child. She stops by our studios to preview the album and perform a live unreleased song.

On September 1, the U.S. Department of Education's pandemic student loan relief will expire, meaning millions will need to begin paying their student loans again. Many may have gotten used to not having to worry about student loans, at least temporarily, and the increase in payments may change how you plan your budget, social plans, and financial future. Travis Hornsby, founder of Student Loan Planner, and Lauryn Williams, a consultant for Student Loan Planner, joins to help us think through paying student loans and take your calls.

“Command Z” is a new series from writer Kurt Andersen and director Stephen Soderbergh, released as a surprise last month and available to stream only on Soderbergh’s website. The series follows three people living in a post-apocalyptic near-future, who are recruited by the digital simulacrum of a billionaire CEO played by Michael Cera, to change the events of 2023 and undo the present disaster. Soderbergh and Andersen join us to talk about the series, whose proceeds go to Children’s Aid and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.

From "Othello" to "The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's plays often contain both nuanced and offensive portrayals of race. A new book from author and scholar Farah Karim Cooper examines the role of race in Shakespeare's work. It's titled, The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race. Cooper joins us to discuss.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

A preschool teacher and a musician whom the New York Times has described as “one of the greatest artists of his time” have teamed up on a new album, with the clear and accurate title, Mr. Greg & Cass McCombs Sing and Play New Folk Songs for Children. Mr. Greg (aka Greg Gardner) & Cass McCombs join All Of It to talk about singing and playing new folk songs for children.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

A new HBO docuseries explores the triumphs, challenges, and scams that are all part of the lives of telemarketers. The series is produced by the Safdie brothers, and directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern, who join us to discuss. Lipman-Stern worked as a telemarketer himself. "Telemarketers" is streaming now on MAX.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.