All Of It with Alison Stewart

We air highlights from our interview with Harvey Fierstein as part of our March "Get Lit with All Of It" book club event. It's our first in-person event in over two years! We spent the month reading Fierstein's new memoir, I Was Better Last Night. The memoir details Fierstein's life and career, his activism, and his struggles with addiction. Kirkus says of the book, "A poignant, clever, and entertaining look at an impressive, unique career."

Ari Shapiro, co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, joins us to discuss his solo cabaret show, "Ari Shapiro: Behind the Mic," playing at Feinstein's/54 Below on April 3 and 4.

The Laundry Evangelist Patric Richardson helps us figure out how to care better for our garments and linens while also sharing tips for getting rid of difficult stains. We take listener calls as well.

We air the final part of our March installment of Full Bio. Today, we discuss the latter part of Constance Baker Motley's life and career, including how she became the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge. Historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, joins us again.

Writer, director, producer, comedian, and author Judd Apatow joins us to discuss his new book, Sicker in the Head: More Conversations about Life and Comedy, and his new HBO documentary on George Carlin, which premieres in late May. Then, Apatow is joined by actor David Duchovny to discuss their new movie, "The Bubble," written and directed by Apatow. The story follows a group of actors trying to complete a film while stuck together in a pandemic "bubble." The film premieres on Netflix on April 1.

We preview the contenders for awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony with Switched On Pop co-host Charlie Harding. Plus, we'll take your calls.

We air the third part of our March installment of Full Bio. Today, we learn more about Constance Baker Motley's legal career, as well as her entrance into politics, which would lead her to become a New York State Senator and Manhattan Borough President. Historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, joins us again.

It has been 50 years since five men broke into the Watergate office complex and attempted to bug and burgle the Democratic National Committee Offices. Now, author Garrett M. Graff has published a comprehensive history of the scandal and subsequent fallout, titled, Watergate: A New History. Kirkus calls it, "The best and fullest account of the crisis, one unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon." Graff joins us to discuss, and to take calls from listeners with their comments and questions about Watergate fifty years later.

After our conversation about Richard Linklater's new film about a kid astronaut, we'll talk about the educational (earthbound) hands-on exhibits at the New York Hall of Science. NYSCI president and CEO Margaret Honey joins to talk about the museum's space exhibits, its 'Happiness Experiment' and how the museum has been re-building after a lot of damage from Hurricane Ida.

Writer and director Richard Linklater joins us to discuss his latest animated film, "Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood," a coming of age story combined with a fantastical tale of a child sent to space. The film premieres on Netflix on April 1.