All Of It with Alison Stewart

The first published rape trial in America happened here in New York City in the 1700s, after a a seventeen-year-old seamstress charged a man with sexual assault. Author John Wood Sweet uncovers this little-known history in his new book, The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America, which examines how this case laid the groundwork for rape cases to come.

A new seven-piece band, Slavo Rican Assembly, blends Latin jazz with traditional South Slavic musical influences. The band recently released their debut album, Intercosmic, which features bomba, salsa, rumba, Slovenian harvest songs, Bosnian lullabies and Serbian laments. Slovenian saxophonist/composer Jan Kus and Puerto Rican bass player Dan Martinez join us for a Listening Party.

Our November Get Lit with All Of It book club selection is On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton! The novel tells the story of a 1950s sister act called the Salvations, and their mother's attempts to keep the group from splintering apart as they chase national fame. Sexton joins us for a preview conversation ahead of our November 22nd in-person event at the SNFL rooftop event center! Click here to get tickets now.

Anyone who sits at a desk for long periods of time probably notices how quickly they start to slouch. Physical therapist Vinh Pham says bad postural habits can have a cascading effect -- and that there are ways to combat them. He writes about it in his new book, Sit Up Straight: Futureproof Your Body Against Chronic Pain with 12 Simple Movements, and joins to take listener calls.

As the weather turns cold, maladies like the flu, COVID, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) tend to see rising case numbers. Dr. Stephanie Silvera, epidemiologist at Montclair State University, explains the difference between common illnesses, and how to avoid getting sick through the winter.

The early 2000s in New York City ushered in a new wave of rock bands that included The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and LCD Soundsystem. A new documentary, "Meet Me in the Bathroom," based on the oral history book from writer Lizzy Goodman, tells the story of that moment and those bands. Goodman joins us along with one of the film's directors, Dylan Southern, and musician Adam Green, whose band the Moldy Peaches also emerged from this scene. "Meet Me in the Bathroom" opens November 4 at the IFC Center and on November 8 widely, and will be available to stream on Showtime starting November 25.

The new documentary "Let There Be Drums!" celebrates the place of percussion in rock history, through interviews with drumming greats like Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith, and the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in his final filmed interview. Director Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, joins us. The film will be available to stream and in theaters October 28.

The creator of the "Pasta Grannies" YouTube channel and author of the award-winning cookbook of the same name, Vicky Bennison, returns to All Of It to discuss her new book, Comfort Cooking: Traditional Family Recipes From Italy’s Best Home Cooks, which aims to make authentic Italian cooking accessible.

Framily Ties: You Win Some, You Lose Some, is on view at Pace Prints until November 12. The show spotlights Nina Chanel Abney's bold, colorful printwork. Abney joins to discuss.

As the air gets crisper and cooler, you might be looking for a musical pairing of acoustic arrangements, clear vocal harmonies and cozy, catchy, simple familiar tunes. In other words, folk music. Folk musicians Heather Wood and Jules Peiperl, board members of the Folk Music Society of New York, discuss the New York folk music scene, and preview the best upcoming acts and standout venues in our area.