All Of It with Alison Stewart

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  • NYC Storefronts
    When New York City effectively shut down in March 2020, artist Joel Holland began sketching the storefronts in his neighborhood as a homage to beloved small businesses. As the lockdown continued, he moved beyond his neighborhood and began posting on Instagram. His new book, NYC Storefronts: Illustrations of the Big Apple's Best-Loved Spots, contains 225 sketches of storefronts, from bodegas to bars. He joins along with David Dodge, the book's writer, and we take your calls for your most beloved small businesses.
    22 min
  • The History of the Morgenthau Family

    We spend the whole second hour of today's show taking a deep dive into the history of the Morgenthaus, one of the most powerful and influential families in New York City. The Morgenthau family made a mark on every corner of the city, from real estate to politics to the judicial system. Author Andrew Meier joins us to discuss his new, comprehensive history, Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty.

    36 min
  • Edward Hopper's 'New York' at The Whitney

    For almost six decades, New York City was artist Edward Hopper's muse. He lived in the city in a time of immense change, from 1908 to 1967. As skyscrapers shot to the sky, Hopper sketched and painted various people, scenes, and blocks around the city. Now, a new exhibition at The Whitney, Edward Hopper’s New York, displays much of the work Hopper made during this time in his life. Curator Kim Conaty is with us to preview the show, which is on view until March 5.

    15 min
  • A New Cookbook from Beloved Restaurant Via Carota

    James Beard Award winning chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi join us to discuss their restaurant and cookbook, Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant: An Italian Cookbook.

    Check out their recipe for Lenticchie con Cavolo Nero, braised lentils and kale.

     

    Lenticchie con Cavolo Nero (Braised Lentils and Kale)The small brown lentils grown in Tuscany and Umbria can cook long enough to absorb the flavors of the pot without breaking down. Serve a bowl of these lentils hot, with a drizzle of olive oil on top.

    From 'Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant' by Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, with Anna Kovel. Copyright © 2022 by Jody Williams and Rita Sodi. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

    Ingredients:

      1⅓ cups/265 grams small lentils, such as Castelluccio, or French le Puy
      1 onion
      1 celery stalk
      1 medium carrot
      4 large leaves lacinato kale
      extra-virgin olive oil
      1 garlic clove, crushed
      1 fresh sage leaf
      1 cup finely diced pancetta or guanciale (about 4 ounces/ 115 grams)
      salt
      pepper
        Pour the lentils onto a plate and pick through them for any pebbles or small clumps of soil, then place them in a sieve and rinse well. Finely dice the onion, celery, and carrot (about ¼ inch/6 mm). Strip the kale leaves from the stems, finely chop the stems, and cut the leaves into wide pieces.
        Pour a good amount of olive oil (4 tablespoons/60 ml) into a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the garlic and sage. Heat over medium until the garlic is aromatic, but not browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the pancetta and render the fat, about 3 minutes. Stir in the chopped onions, carrots, celery, and kale stems and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the kale leaves, coating them with fat.
        Add the lentils and enough water to cover them by about 1 inch/2.5 cm. Bring to a simmer. Stir the pot and reduce the heat to simmer gently. Cook partly covered until lentils are tender but retain their texture, about 40 minutes. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
        22 min
      1. Lunch in the Time of Inflation

        With inflation--and shrinkflation--high, we look at ways to save money at lunchtime and how to pack healthy and flavorful lunches with Sporkful's Dan Pashman and take listener calls.

        15 min
      2. Charlayne Hunter-Gault's Career Reporting on Black Lives

        Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault has reported on Black lives for over fifty years, a career that came after she won a legal challenge to become one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. Reporting for The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, and NPR, now she's released a book, My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives, which compiles much of her writing throughout her career. Hunter-Gault is with us to reflect on her career, and the state of journalism today.

        23 min
      3. Dangerous Healthcare Workers in 'The Good Nurse'
        In the new movie "The Good Nurse," Jessica Chastain plays a nurse who starts to suspect her seemingly charming colleague, played by Eddie Redmayne, might be responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths. The film is based on a true story. Director Tobias Lindholm joins us to discuss the film, which is in theaters October 19 and on Netflix October 26.

         

        22 min
      4. Where the Birds Are--And Where They Are Going

        Each fall, hundreds of migrating bird species visit New York City from other countries and territories, including places as far away as Argentina and Uruguay. That's just one of the highlights from the Bird Migration Explorer, a digital platform from Audubon and nine partner organizations. Melanie Smith, program director for Audubon's Bird Migration Explorer, joins to walk us through the platform, which visualizes the epic journeys the birds take on their migration routes and the challenges they face along the way.

        13 min
      5. A New Delhi Bird Hospital in 'All That Breathes'

        "All That Breathes," winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and the L'OEil d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, follows two brothers in New Delhi and their efforts to rehabilitate sick and injured birds, casualties of the city's polluted skies. Director Shaunak Sen joins us.

        16 min

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