All Of It with Alison Stewart

Comedian Wyatt Cenac and musician Donwill began their "Shouting at the Screen" series about a decade ago. At each event, the duo screen a Blaxploitation film or cult favorite and provide commentary as it plays. Their next screening is July 28, with shows to follow in October and January 2023. Cenac and Donwill join us to talk about the series, and listeners call in to shout out (and at) their own picks.

We're a little over halfway through the summer, so we wanted to take a 'tour' of this year's summer blockbuster movies like "Thor: Love and Thunder," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Jurassic World Dominion," and more. Plus, listeners call in with their reviews.

After rekindling their love for one another, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot recently. We discuss the possibility of getting back with an ex. We also receive advice from the Dateable podcast hosts Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick as well as journalist and Love After 50 author Francine Russo.

The years between adolescence and middle age can be some of the trickiest to navigate, especially in a modern world filled with uncertainty about the stability of the future. Psychotherapist and author Satya Doyle Byock has written a new book about this stage, which she defines as the "quarterlife" period from ages 16 to 36. She joins us to discuss the book, titled Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood, and take calls from listeners.

With smartphones being a common tool of everyday life for many people today, it can be hard as parents to navigate when to buy your child their first smartphone, if you can afford it. What are the ground rules you should set? How should you teach your kid about the right ways to engage on the internet? Catherine Pearlman, social worker and creator of the website, The Family Coach, has a new book called, First Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Etiquette, and she joins us to talk about how to teach children to use smartphones responsibly, and take your calls.

It's almost time for the summer season's Perseid meteor showers. Bart Fried, executive VP of the NYC-based Amateur Astronomers Association, joins with tips on the best times and places to catch the falling stars, and more advice on stargazing in and around the light-polluted city.

A new guidebook, 111 Places for Kids in New York That You Must Not Miss, spotlights 111 places to take the kiddos around the city in all boroughs for all budgets. Co-author Rachel Mazor joins and we take listener calls.

Drummer, MacArthur Genius, and composer Tyshawn Sorey has had a busy summer. For the past few months, he's been on tour in Europe, and on July 8, he released his latest album, Mesmerism, recorded with his trio. The self-released album includes interpretations of standards of the American Songbook and also lesser known compositions. Sorey joins us for a Listening Party.

Author Katherine J. Chen spent years researching Joan of Arc to prepare to write her fictionalized account of the young warrior's life for her novel, Joan. Chen joins us to discuss.

NYO Jazz is a summer program from Carnegie Hall recognizing talented musicians between the ages of 16 and 19 from across the country. The group just released their first album, We’re Still Here, and this week they'll launch a multi-state tour starting July 28 at Carnegie Hall. Artistic director and bandleader Sean Jones joins us to talk about the program, alongside two teen bandmembers: alto saxophone player Kaela Seltzer and trombone player Melvin Nimtz.