All Of It with Alison Stewart

A debut novel tells the story of an elite boarding school that may or may not be plagued by disturbing supernatural elements. Author Stephen Lloyd, best known for being a producer of shows like, "Modern Family" and "How I Met Your Mother," joins us to discuss his first novel, Friend of the Devil, as part of our series, "2022 Debuts."

The 29th annual New York African Film Festival returns in person to Film at Lincoln Center, featuring films from Kenya, to Haiti, to Brooklyn. We speak to festival curator Mahen Bonetti to get a preview. The festival runs from May 12 to June 2.

On her new solo album, Breaking The Thermometer, former Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters bandmember Leyla McCalla explores the history of Radio Haiti, the country's first independent radio station and one of few to broadcast in Haitian Creole. Along with original acoustic compositions and traditional Haitian songs, McCalla includes personal interviews and radio broadcasts to tell the station's story. McCalla joins us for a Listening Party.

[REBROADCAST FROM December 14, 2021] In light of the recent news that the off-Broadway play, "Selling Kabul," was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize this year for Drama, we revisit our conversation with playwright Sylvia Khoury and actor Marjan Neshat where we discussed working on the show, U.S. immigration policy and the legacy of our longest war.

A lot has happened in the art world this week. The most expensive painting ever at auction was sold, the Sackler name was removed from two institutions, and there are two blockbuster shows at two of the city's institutions: Matisse at MOMA and Homer Winslow at The Met. We discuss what's different about the way artists in the canon are being considered by exhibitions in 2022. New York Times culture reporter Robin Pogrebin joins us to discuss.

The Tony Nominations were announced Monday. NPR editor Jay Vanasco talks about what stood out to her.

A new art exhibition, I Can Show You the Way Out, depicts the torment of solitary confinement. The art show, curated by Gregory Thornbury, features several abstract paintings created by formerly incarcerated activist, artist and author Chris Wilson. He joins us to talk about his collaboration with House of Puff and Etain to raise awareness about solitary confinement. The exhibition opens on May 12 and will remain on view until June 10 at Etain located at 242 E. 58th Street.

On Sunday, Trombone Shorty closed out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's main stage, as he and his band have been doing since 2013. Fresh off winning his first Grammy for his contribution to Jon Batiste's We Are, Trombone Shorty is now out with a new album of his own, titled Lifted. Trombone Shorty joins us for a Listening Party.

A new book tells the story of the Women's House of Detention, a prison that operated in Greenwich Village from 1929 until 1971, before being demolished in 1974. The facility, which today is the Jefferson Market Library, was a women's prison that held women, transgender, and gender non-conforming people, often for just being poor or not compliant with gender standards of the time. Author Hugh Ryan joins to discuss this history and his book, called, The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison.

A new comic play tells the story of seven women who work closely with the President of the United States, attempting to help alleviate a massive global crisis he inadvertently caused. Playwright Selina Fillinger joins us to discuss, "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive," which is playing now on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.