All Of It with Alison Stewart

Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper has released the third installment of his Black Radio album series. Black Radio III features a deep roster of musicians, including Meshell Ndegeocello, Q-Tip, Jennifer Hudson, Yebba, Common, Ty Dolla Sign, Esperanza Spalding, Killer Mike, and H.E.R. Glasper joins us for a Listening Party.

The news, social media, friends...the news out of Ukraine is everywhere, and it's distressing. To give us tips on how to talk to kids about this, especially as we emerge out of a global pandemic, is Dr. Vanessa Jensen, who works with children at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

In the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion, many people have shown their support for Ukraine and its citizens.

A new memoir Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream tells the story of an immigrant child coming to the United States. Based on a piece published in The New York Times, author Tiffanie Drayton explains why she fled racial prejudice in the U.S. She joins us to talk about the book.

A new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum uses sound and the unique architecture of the Guggenheim to create an engaging aural experience. The artist Jennie C. Jones uses both paint and recorded sound for the show, which is titled Dynamics. She joins us to discuss what it's like to create an exhibition inspired by a museum's space, and the influence of jazz and 20th century radical Black sonic practitioners in her work. Dynamics is on view until May 2.

Pamela Adlon is the creator, writer, director and star of "Better Things," which tells the story of Sam Fox (played by Adlon), a single mother and working actress, as she raises her three daughters Max, Frankie, and Duke. Adlon joins us to discuss the fifth and final season of the much-loved comedy series, IndieWire dubbed the last season "an experience like nothing else on television," which premieres tonight, February 28.

Feb. 26 marks 10 years since the death of Trayvon Martin, which sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. But what's happened in the U.S. since its latest racial reckoning? New York Magazine editor Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Morgan Jerkins explored this in the latest issue. Jerkins joins us alongside author Derecka Purnell to talk about the lasting impact of Martin's death.

KJ Kearny is the creator of the newsletter Black Food Fridays, which spotlights Black chefs, restaurants — even food trucks — all over the U.S. He joins us to share his recommendations for some of the best Black food in the country.

"Cyrano" is a new film starring Peter Dinklage, which tells the story of a man named Cyrano who is in love with a woman named Roxanne. But Cyrano struggles to tell her because of his insecurities about his own physique. The story is adopted from the famous five-act play, "Cyrano de Bergerac", written in 1897 by the French writer Edmond Rostand. Screenwriter Erica Schmidt joins us to discuss the film and what it was like to adapt the play for the big screen.