All Of It with Alison Stewart

Kid Capri has been a major force in hip hop as a DJ, producer and personality. He'll be appearing at the Hip Hop 50 concert at Yankee Stadium on August 11. As a preview of the show he'll talk about how he fell in love with hip hop and play his list of favorite hip hop songs over the years.

*This segment is hosted by Arun Venugopal. 

A new documentary from award winning director Stanley Nelson examines the historical relationship between Black people in America and the police. From the forces formed to keep slaves from escaping to those enforcing Jim Crow laws to today's issues of police brutality--the film explores the "us vs them" tension. Nelson and his co-director, Valerie Scoon, join to discuss the film, "Sound of the Police" which premieres on Hulu tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 11.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal.

The new Broadway dance-pop opera "Here Lies Love" explores the figure of Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos and her place in relation to the corruption and human rights abuses of her husband Ferdinand Marcos's presidency. We're joined by Jose Llana, the actor who plays Ferdinand, as well as Annie-B Parson, who was responsible for choreographing the immersive show, which features a shifting stage and encourages audience members to move and dance as part of the production.

This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal. 

There's a community exhibition currently on view at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) in Jamaica, Queens, that is showcasing the work of over forty emerging local artists. Free Your Mind is on view through September 1, and curator and organizer Shenna Vaughn joins us in studio alongside two Queens-based artists who have work on view, Lisa D. Wade and Natali Barbee-Bravo.

This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal.

In another installment of our "Summer in the City'' series, we go to the home of Yankee Stadium and the birthplace of hip hop: The Bronx! We speak to ET Rodriguez, freelance arts and culture writer for the Bronx Times, who gives us a rundown of the top things to do, see and eat in the borough. Plus, we take your calls.

This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal.

Biz Markie, who died in 2021 from complications from diabetes, was the beatboxing, clever with a joke MC who influenced generations-- either through his early days with the Juice Crew to his stint in the children's show “Yo Gabba Gabba.” A new documentary explores his life story. We speak to director Sacha Jenkins and Biz's wife, Tara Hall about "All Up In The Biz."

This segment is guest-hosted by Arun Venugopal.

Hot subway cars, icky smells, mysterious drips--these are just some things that can make summer in New York a tad unpleasant. New York Times writer Dodai Stewart, who created the NYT quiz "Pick the Worst New York City Summer Plagues" joins to take listener calls about how they're coping this summer.

*This episode is hosted by Arun Venugopal.

Previous Installments of "Small Stakes, Big Opinions"

Following the Industrial Revolution, many scientists began sounding the alarm about the possibility of climate change, and were not met with the controversy we see today. So how did so many Americans become convinced that climate change isn't a real concern? Author David Lipsky investigates that history in his new book, "The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial." He joins us to discuss.

*This episode is hosted by Arun Venugopal.

"The Eternal Memory" is an intimate portrait into an aging Chilean couple's relationship with memory, following the husband's Alzheimer's diagnosis. Director Maite Alberdi joins us to discuss the film, which won the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival this year.

*This segment is hosted by Arun Venugopal.

This August is the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop's founding in the Bronx, created with turntables and a microphone at parties around the borough. An exhibition on view at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Two Turntables & a Microphone, celebrates the creation of Hip-Hop through Bronx native and artist Dianne Smith and her memories growing up in the culture. Smith joins alongside curator Souleo to discuss the exhibition, which is on view through August 20.

*This segment is hosted by Arun Venugopal.