All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM November 18, 2021] Lin-Manuel Miranda has made his directorial debut with the big screen adaptation of Jonathan Larsen's musical "Tick, Tick... Boom!" He joins us to discuss the film, which stars Andrew Garfield as Jon.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 5, 2021] After two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and playwright Sarah Ruhl successfully gives birth after a high-risk pregnancy, she thinks the worst of her health crises are behind her. Then, the left side of her face becomes paralyzed, due to Bell’s palsy. She is assured that in 90% of cases, the condition begins to improve, and eventually recovers fully. But that doesn’t happen. Ruhl chronicles her struggles with Bell’s palsy, and with post-partum depression, in her new memoir, Smile: The Story of a Face.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 13, 2021] Dave Grohl, 16-time Grammy award-winning artist of Foo Fighters and formally of Nirvana, joins us to discuss his new memoir, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.

This segment was picked by our producer Luke Green.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 14, 2021] Chef, lawyer, and recent TikTok star, Joanne Lee Molinaro, also known as The Korean Vegan, joins us to discuss her debut cookbook, The Korean Vegan Cookbook. The book explores the emotional role food plays in our lives, and looks to Lee Molinaro's Korean family and upbringing, as well as incorporating the storytelling and photography she has become known for on social media.

 This segment was picked by our producer Melia Agudelo.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 19, 2021] Actor, craftsman, outdoorsman and whiskey enthusiast Nick Offerman joins to discuss his new book, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside. The "Parks and Rec" star's latest book is series of meditations and personal stories about understanding, experiencing and protecting our natural world.

This segment was picked by our producer Zach Gottehrer-Cohen.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 22, 2021] Singer Merry Clayton became a legend for her show-stopping performance on The Rolling Stones song, “Gimme Shelter,” and as one of the main subjects of the Oscar-winning documentary, “20 Feet from Stardom.” Clayton joins us for a "Listening Party" of her first album in 25 years, Beautiful Scars.

This segment was picked by our producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM December 1, 2021] The new Christmas movie “Love Hard” tells the story of a holiday romance gone wrong when Natalie [Nina Dobrev] realizes she’s been catfished on a dating app by Josh, who is played by actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang. Yang joins us to discuss his new role as a romantic lead, and his career in comedy.

This segment was picked by our producer Malik Anderson.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 13, 2021] Author Anthony Doerr won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See. His new novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, tells a story spanning centuries and continents from fifteenth century Constantinople to present day Idaho. He joins us to discuss.

This segment was picked by our producer Jordan Lauf.

New York Public Library children's librarians Kevin Kelley and Jennifer Minehardt join us to talk kids' reading recommendations for 2021. We also take calls from kids, their parents, teachers, and librarians, about what they have been reading this year, as well as over the holiday break.

New York Times food writer and acclaimed cookbook author Melissa Clark joins All Of It to chat cooking with kids, especially over the holidays, and takes calls from listeners on their family cooking plans. Clark wrote about young chefs in her 2020 cookbook, Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks.