All Of It with Alison Stewart

In 2021, comedian Sam Morrison lost his partner to COVID-19. From that grief emerged his new comedy show, "Sugar Daddy," which explores that tragic loss, his recent Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis, and more. Morrison joins us to discuss the show, which runs at the SoHo Playhouse through February 17th.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Between Riverside and Crazy," is now on Broadway, starring Stephen McKinley Henderson as ex-cop Walter "Pops" Washington, and Common as his son Junior, who is recently on parole from prison. The play follows the father and son as they attempt to hold on to their rent stabilized apartment on Riverside Drive. Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, Henderson, and Common join us to discuss the show, which plays at Hayes Theater through February 12.

[REBROADCAST FROM September 9, 2022] In the late 1950s and 1960s, the photographer Kwame Brathwaite, born in Brooklyn to a Caribbean American family, used his work to push for social change. Along with his brother, he founded the African Jazz-Art Society & Studios, an artist collective in Harlem and the Bronx, and also is thought of one of the creators of the phrase, “Black Is Beautiful.” A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society, called, Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, originally organized by Aperture, displays his photography and behind the scenes images of his involvement in the artistic communities around Harlem. Kwame S. Brathwaite, the artist's son and archive director of The Kwame Brathwaite Archive, and Marilyn Kushner, curator and head of the Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections at the New-York Historical Society, join us to discuss the show, which is on display until January 15.

The latest installment of the "Knives Out" series follows a suspicious group of celebrities and thinkers accused of a murder as they gather at the house of tech giant Miles Bron. Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) arrives on the scene to investigate. Writer and director Rian Johnson joins us to discuss, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," and whether or not Muppets will be in the next film.

Harpist Brandee Younger was named a Rising Star in DownBeat's 2020 critics poll, and she's played on albums from Makaya McCraven, Terri Lyne Carrington, Alessia Cara, John Legend, and Common. She's part of this year's NYC Winter Jazzfest line-up with performances at The Opera House on Saturday 1/14 and (le) Poisson Rouge on Monday 1/16. She joins us to preview the shows and discuss her career, and shares a special performance.

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is up for a Grammy for his recent spoken-word album, Hiding In Plain View. He also stars in the upcoming series, "Accused," on Fox. He joins us to discuss his current projects.

Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick stars in the new film, "Alice, Darling," as a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. The Guardian calls it "a career-best performance." Kendrick joins us. "Alice, Darling" is in AMC theaters on January 20.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 3, 2022] The NAACP Image award-winning slam poet J. Ivy is back with his sixth album, The Poet Who Sat By The Door, with his spoken word featured under music featuring John Legend, PJ Morton, Musiq Soulchild, BJ the Chicago Kid, and more. Ivy is widely known for his appearances on the "HBO Def Poetry" series, as well as his inclusion on Kanye West's The College Dropout (Ivy also was a lead writer on the recent Netflix documentary series, "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye West Trilogy"). J. Ivy joins us for a Listening Party for the album which has been nominated for a Grammy award. 

Author Paul Auster has personal experience with gun violence: his grandmother shot and killed his grandfather when Auster's father was young. In his latest book, Bloodbath Nation, Auster traces America's long and tragic history with gun violence. The book also features photographs from Spencer Ostrander, who has photographed the sites of over thirty mass shootings. Auster and Ostrander join us to discuss.

Singer Rachael Price and guitarist/vocalist Vilray return as Rachael & Vilray with their second album of songs inspired by early jazz music. They join us live in studio to perform songs from the new album, titled I Love a Love Song!

The opening song was re-recorded due to a technical error during the live broadcast.