All Of It with Alison Stewart

All Of It with Alison Stewart

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All Of It with Alison Stewart episodes

  • Artist Karyn Olivier's Show, "How A Home is Made"

    Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1968 and raised in Brooklyn, Karyn Olivier's installation How A Home is Made explores themes of displacement, migration and absence using discarded items and common construction materials." She joins us to discuss her practice and her show.

     

    20 min
  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell on 'The Talk' Black Parents Face with Their Kids

    When Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell was young, he asked his mother for a realistic looking water gun. When she explained to him why, as a young Black boy, it was dangerous for him to have one, it was the first time Bell's eyes were opened to the racism he would face for the rest of his life. Bell chronicles this moment, and other moments of prejudice and discrimination throughout his life, in the new graphic memoir The Talk.

    22 min
  • 'Kung Pao Chicken and Beyond'

    Hong Kong-based food editor Susan Jung might just love fried chicken the most. In her new cookbook, Kung Pao and Beyond, she incorporates 60 different recipes from all over Asia from those you can find at Taiwanese Night Markets to Sichuan Hot Pot style.

     

    Chicken Poppers with Instant Noodle Coating

    Ingredients:

      450g boneless chicken thighs
      coarse salt crystals, as necessary
      2–4 packets of instant noodles, depending on size
      about 60g (2oz) potato, sweet potato or tapioca flour
      2–3 eggs
      750ml cooking oil

      Method:

        Butterfly the chicken thighs, cut them into 2.5cm (1in) chunks and put them in a bowl. Weigh the chicken, then multiply the amount by 0.005 – this is the amount of salt you need. Sprinkle the salt over the chicken, mix well, then set aside for at least 10 minutes.
        Put the noodles with the contents of the dry seasoning pack in a food processor. Process until the noodles are about the size of rice grains.
        Put the potato, sweet potato or tapioca flour in a shallow dish. Whisk the eggs in another shallow dish and put the instant noodles in a third dish. Dredge the chicken thighs in the flour and shake off the excess, then dip in the egg. Dredge in the instant noodles, pressing firmly so they adhere. Lay the chicken on a cooling rack placed over a tray.
        Pour the cooking oil into a pan, preferably a medium wok, set over a medium heat. Fry the chicken in two batches at 160ºC (320ºF). Fry the pieces for 4 minutes, then put them on the rack placed over the tray – there’s no need to fry again.
        35 min
      1. Summer Movie Preview

        There are so many great movies coming out this summer... including the much talked about "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" double-feature. Joining us to talk about some of their most anticipated summer films are Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins, hosts of The Big Picture podcast.

        30 min
      3. Documentary 'BAMA RUSH'

        "BAMA RUSH" follows students at the University of Alabama as they rush sororities, a legendary and rigorous process. The film looks at the lengths people will go to fit in, including director Rachel Fleit's own story as a woman with alopecia. 

         

        41 min
      4. Barbara Butcher on Death (and Life) in 'What the Dead Know'

        Dealing with death was a part of Barbara Butcher's day job. In her new memoir, the former "death investigator" at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City takes readers through the homicides and crime scenes she investigated throughout her tenure, and the life lessons she learned along the way. Butcher joins us to discuss her book, What the Dead Know. 

        24 min
      5. Threads: All You Need To Know

        A new social media app from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp's parent company with similarities to Twitter has sparked conversation of whether a rivalry with a new platform could kill the social media giant. Shira Ovide, writer of The Washington Post's Tech Friend newsletter, joins us to talk about one of the most rapidly downloaded apps at the moment.

         

        27 min
      6. 'Below the Belt' Depicts the Struggle of Endometriosis

        Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects mainly women... and it takes an average of 8 to 10 years for women to be successfully diagnosed. The new documentary "Below the Belt," executive produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton, takes a look at four women struggling to get properly diagnosed and treated for their endometriosis. Director Shannon Cohn joins us to discuss the documentary, which you can stream through PBS, and take calls from our listeners about their struggles with endometriosis. 

         

        10 min

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      All Of It with Alison Stewart is a show about culture and its consumers.