All Of It with Alison Stewart

Playwright Sanaz Toossi has two shows running off-Broadway this spring, and both are comedies that take place in Karaj, Iran. "English" (running now through March 20), set in the present day, centers on a small class of English-language learners whose teacher is played by Marjan Neshat. Neshat will also appear in "Wish You Were Here" (April 13 through May 22), which follows a group of friends living through the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. Toossi and Neshat join us to discuss both shows.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

We continue our series, "The Big Picture," highlighting Oscar nominees who are not actors or directors. Today, we speak with production designer Stefan Dechant, who is nominated for his work on "The Tragedy of Macbeth," creating eerie sets of interiors and exteriors entirely on a soundstage.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Last month, New York City mayor Eric Adams has called for the removal of drill videos from social media, receiving reactions from drill artists and rap culture experts. NME US news editor Erica Campbell explains the origins and the negative stereotypes associated with the style of music.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Directors Clarence "Coodie" Simmons and Chike Ozah have spent years --- for Simmons, over two decades-- following and filming polarizing rapper Kanye West, beginning with his early days as a producer in Chicago to his rise to fame, and then to infamy. But through it all, one thing comes through--- Kanye's undeniable talent. Simmons and Ozah join us to discuss the resulting three part docuseries, "jeen-yuhs: a Kanye Trilogy" available to stream now on Netflix.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

[REBROADCAST FROM December 8, 2021] This past month legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz released her newest book, a collection of her long-spanning work in fashion photography, the first compilation of her work in the industry. In Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland, inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland, Leibovitz journeys through over 300 photos from her career in fashion, including photographing models, designers like Tom Ford and John Galiano, to important political figures and athletes, though, as she would tell it, she never considered herself a fashion photographer at all. Leibovitz joins us to talk the new collection of her work.

[REBROADCAST FROM January 4, 2022] Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori is one of the most celebrated artists working in theater today, with credits that include "Caroline, or Change," "Fun Home," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Shrek the Musical" and "A Free Man of Color." She joins us to discuss her incredible year, with shows like "Caroline, or Change," "Kimberly Akimbo," and her role as development music consultant and supervising vocal producer on the new "West Side Story" film.

There are so many people who work behind-the-scenes to make a film great. We're taking some time to spotlight some of the Oscar nominees who aren't actors or directors in our series, "The Big Picture." We kick things off with Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, who are nominated for their work editing the film, "tick, tick... BOOM!"

[REBROADCAST FROM December 22, 2021] The 1619 Project from The New York Times was first published in 2019, four hundred years after the first slave ship landed on the shores of the United States. The project aims to create a new framework for how to understand the legacy and present consequences of slavery in the U.S, and was received with high praise or sharp criticism, depending on who you ask. Now, a new book, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, expands upon the original published version with new essays and reporting. Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and New York Times Magazine editor in chief Jake Silverstein are with us to discuss the project.

A new novel tells the story of a 24-year-old British painter named Cleo who marries a man 20 years her senior in order to get a green card. But their impulsive marriage soon changes their lives, and the lives of everyone around them, in ways they didn't anticipate. Author Coco Mellors joins us to discuss her debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, as part of our series, "2022 Debuts."

Spring's around the corner and what better time to get your garden growing! Chris Satch, adjunct professor at the New York Botanical Gardens also known as "Plant Doctor Chris," joins to help answer all your plant questions---from starting from scratch to repotting to figuring out why your plants keep dying.