All Of It with Alison Stewart

"The League," the most recent film from acclaimed documentarian Sam Pollard, tells the story of the Negro Baseball League and how vital it was to the Black community as a whole. He joins to discuss and take your calls.

Season four of Pushkin's podcast, The Last Archive, attempts to find out some truths about 20th century America. This season includes a few episodes of New York-centric history, from one composer's quest to build an automated songwriting machine that ended up in the hands of Motown, to the abundance of Parakeets in the 1970s, to the story of a controversial theory that emerged at a New York State Training School where Ella Fitzgerald was once held. Host Ben Naddaf-Hafrey joins to discuss the history uncovered in this season of The Last Archive.

Tomorrow kicks off the beginning of the 2023 Women's World Cup, which is taking place in New Zealand and Australia. The U.S. are looking to win their third straight World Cup title, but also find themselves with a team in transition, blending a younger and older generation of players. The tournament has also never been more competitive. Jeff Rueter, staff writer for The Athletic, helps us preview the tournament and take your calls.

Of course, the summer is a time for getting outdoors or sitting by a beach, but with the heat comes a problem: pests. New Yorkers know how heat can bring out bugs like cockroaches or fruit flies in small apartments, and hot garbage sitting on the sidewalk can attract even more rats in the city. There are many different methods to deal with pests in your home, some more friendly than others. Courtney Mason, general manager and vice president of The Spruce, joins to educate us on how to deal with common pests, the best indoor and outdoor pest prevention strategies, and take your calls.

A new documentary-style podcast, The Set, revisits New York City in the crack era of the 1980's, and explores how the flush of easy money corrupted some police departments charged with serving and protecting communities, including the notorious "Dirty 30" in Washington Heights. Writer, researcher and host Zak Levitt joins to discuss.

The filmmaker Sally Potter has won awards at the Venice and Berlin film festivals and directed actors like Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, and Javier Bardem. Now, at 73, she's releasing her debut album. She joins us to discuss the album, Pink Bikini, for an All Of It Listening Party.

For a week, the news of the disappearance of the Titan submersible and its passengers was everywhere. For journalist David Pogue, the story was eerily familiar. A year earlier, in the summer of 2022, Pogue was invited to take one of the OceanGate trips to see the wreckage of The Titanic. He kept a journal and described being "emotionally terrified" at what he saw and heard from OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. He joins us to tell his story and take calls

We're only halfway through the summer, and we're already blessed with some amazing album releases from heavy hitters like Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift, to pop and R&B releases from Amaarae and Christine and the Queens. Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding and producer Reanna Cruz take us through some of the best and most anticipated new music of the season.

*Post show note: check out Reanna and Charlie's summer music Spotify playlist here.

Ani DiFranco released her album Little Plastic Castle in February 1998. The album became her highest-charting, and NPR has ranked it among the 25 greatest albums made by women. Last month, DiFranco released a 25th anniversary remastered edition. She joins us to discuss the legacy of the album as part of our series Silver Liner Notes.