All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM October 5, 2022] Bestselling author Celeste Ng is back with her latest novel after the tremendous success of Little Fires Everywhere. In Our Missing Hearts, Ng creates a future America in which laws have been created to "preserve American culture" and children of dissidents can be sent away. One of those children is Bird, whose mother is a Chinese American poet deemed unpatriotic by the government. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother, but when he receives a mysterious note, he begins a journey to find her. Ng join us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 6, 2022] We air highlights from our Get Lit with All Of It April book club event with Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan, which took place in the Greene Space on May 2! Egan joined us to discuss her latest novel and our book club selection, The Candy House, and to take questions from the audience.

A new series hosted by comedian Kareem Rahma explores the lives and stories of NYC cab drivers. "Keep the Meter Running" is a TikTok show that follows cab drivers as they take Rahma on adventures around the city, whether that be to a driver's favorite Moroccan restaurant or to Pier 40 to kick around a soccer ball with a preprofessional player turned cab driver. Along the way the cab drivers share life lessons and tidbits of wisdom, and at the end Rahma covers the fare, costs of meals, and a 15% tip. Rahma joins to discuss.

Comedian Mike Birbiglia was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few years ago. He chronicles his attempts to reverse that diagnosis by taking up swimming in his hilarious new one-man show, "The Old Man & the Pool." Birbiglia joins us to discuss the show, which is running now at the Vivian Beaumont Theater through January 15th.

Artist, author, and designer Maira Kalman's latest book, Women Holding Things, is, in her words, "a love song to women and at times everyone (as exhausted as we all are from holding everything)." Like much of her work, it combines her observations with her paintings and becomes something whimsical, philosophical and deeply moving. She joins us to discuss.

Producer Lee Daniels and playwright and star Jordan E. Cooper join us to discuss their new Broadway satire "Ain't No Mo,'" about a world in which Black Americans are offered a free one-way ticket to Africa by the U.S. government. "Ain't No Mo'" is running at the Belasco Theater through February 26th.

Under New York City rules, public servants cannot accept gifts from people or entities doing business with the city. But when you hold an office like Mayor, people tend to want to give you things. What happens to those items? Now, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services is auctioning them off. We learn about what is up for grabs -- and who benefits -- with Nick Benson, a DCAS official.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back for its first full holiday season in a few years. After a truncated run due to last year’s Omicron surge, Ailey kicked off November 30 and runs through December 24. Director Robert Battle and guest choreographer Kyle Abraham join us to discuss this season of the company's performances.