All Of It with Alison Stewart

In the latest film from writer and director Todd Field, Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár, a pioneering and domineering conductor at the top of her game, an EGOT winner and the head of a major Berlin orchestra. But as allegations of misconduct follow her, Lydia struggles to keep a hold of her job, her power, her family, and perhaps even her sanity. Todd Field and Cate Blanchett join us discuss "Tár," in select theaters October 7th and everywhere October 28. 

Constance Wu is known and beloved for her roles in "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Fresh Off the Boat." But until now, she has not revealed some of the more challenging details of her life, including experiences with sexual assault and a suicide attempt. Wu discusses all of this, plus her childhood and her big break in Hollywood, in her new collection of essays Making A Scene. She joins us to discuss.

Food writer and culinary historian Michael Twitty is devoted to preserving the foods of African American traditions and the global Jewish diaspora. In his latest book, Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew, he marries them both.

Not only is Margo Price a prolific songwriter, she's now an author. Her new memoir, Maybe We'll Make It, follows her quest to live a full and creative life while dodging the grenades the world throws at modern women. She will be discussing her memoir on October 5th in conversation with Valerie June at P&T Knitwear LES and October 6th in conversation with Alison Stewart at Greenlight Books in Brooklyn.

[REBROADCAST FROM July 21, 2020] Country singer-songwriter Margo Price was a nominee for the Best New Artist Award at the 2018 Grammys. She joins us to discuss her career and new album, That's How Rumors Get Started.

Actor Sanaa Lathan goes behind the camera for the new film, "On the Come Up," based on the novel by Angie Thomas about a young female rapper trying to make it on the underground scene. Lathan joins to discuss to discuss the film adaptation.

Vulture's Nicholas Quah returns to share his picks for the best new podcasts this fall and also about what he sees A the lack of hit series since the hugely popular podcast, Serial.

The 1980s were a transformative time for horror movies, with new innovators like David Cronenberg, Paul Schrader, and John Carpenter experimenting with new ways to terrify an audience. A new series from the Criterion Channel, "'80s Horror," features 30 horror movies from throughout the decade, from creature features to paranormal frights. Curator Clyde Folley joins us to discuss what makes the 80s such a special decade for horror, and takes calls from listeners about their favorite 80s horror flicks.

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.

In 1850, a Harvard professor who held racist views commissioned a daguerreotype be made of a slave named Renty. The daguerreotype still remains in Harvard's collections today. Tamara Lanier is the great-great-great granddaughter of Renty, and for the past few years, she has tried to get Harvard to cede possession of the image of her relative, taking the university to court to seek justice. A new documentary, "Free Renty," has followed Lanier in her efforts, and Tamara Lanier joins alongside the film's director David Grubin to discuss the film, which goes into wide release on October 11.