All Of It with Alison Stewart

How many of us have a favorite song that for years we sang totally wrong? New Sounds host John Schaefer joins to talk "Mondegreens," or misheard lyrics, and takes listener calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 5, 2022] A new debut novel tells the story of a Nuyorican wedding planner whose life changes when her absent mother, a former member of the Young Lords who turned radical, comes back into the picture. Author Xochitl Gonzalez, herself a former New York City wedding planner, joins us to discuss her first novel Olga Dies Dreaming, as part of our series "2022 Debuts."

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we invite writer and founder of the literary organization and newsletter, "Brown Girl Book Lover," Leslie-Ann Murray, to share her favorite books that spotlight the Hispanic experience.

Robert Burns is known as the national poet of Scotland, a trailblazer for his decision to write in Scots and a Scots dialect of English. But his journey to become a famous poet was not always easy. Actor and fellow Scotsman Alan Cumming brings the story of Burns to life in a new show of theater and dance called "Burn." Co-created by Steven Hoggett, "Burn" is running from September 20-25 at The Joyce Theater. Cumming joins us to discuss.

The San Gennaro Festival kicked off on September 15. We speak to Big Onion Tour founded Seth Kamil about the history of the festival and its place in Little Italy. Plus, some reporting from AOI producer Luke Green, who attended the festival last Friday night.

Known for her ethereal blend of folk and electonica or "folktronica", BRIT-Award-winning singer-songwriter Beth Orton returns with her first album in six years. She joins for a Listening Party for the album, called Weather Alive.

Tomorrow, the Montclair Art Museum hosts the debut of a sight and sound piece created by two Indigenous artists. The work titled, From My Home to Yours. Experimental violinist, Brooklyn Resident and member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, Laura Ortman joins us to discuss the piece.

A new novel follows the story of a young graduate student caught in a toxic affair with an older artist named Paul in the south of France. Author Daisy Lafarge based the story on Paul Gauguin's time in Tahiti. She joins us to discuss the novel, titled Paul, as part of our series spotlighting debut novelists, 2022 Debuts.

Born in Bologna Italy and now based in Brooklyn, multimedia artist Federico Solmi's show "Joie de Vire" opens Friday September 16th at the Morris Museum in NJ, the state's second largest museum. The show features traditional art practices like drawing as well as digital technologies like VR and digital painting. Solmi joins us to talk about the show alongside curator Michelle Graves.

As All Of It says goodbye to our 1 Minute Meditation, we encourage listeners to maintain a mindfulness practice. Ashley Dinges, meditation instructor at Shambhala NYC joins to tell us how.