All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM September 21, 2021] Michael Stipe’s cover of “Sunday Morning” opens the new album, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico. The record also features Iggy Pop, Sharon Van Etten, Matt Berninger, St Vincent, and more. Stipe joins us to discuss the album and the legacy of the band, as well as his other current projects, including a recently published book of photography and the upcoming 25th anniversary reissue of REM’s album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

"Trouble in Mind", Alice Childress' 1955 play that examines power and racism in theatre, made its Broadway debut at the end of October. We'll speak to the play's lead actor, LaChanze, about the show, which The New York Times calls, "66 years late but still on time."

"Trouble in Mind" runs through January 9, 2022. 

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol was raised as a devout Catholic. Even after he moved to New York City and lived as openly gay man, he never abandoned his faith and would regularly attend Mass. Andy Warhol: Revelation, a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, explores the complicated relationship between Warhol's faith and his art. Lead curator Carmen Hermo, as well as José Carlos Diaz, chief curator of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, speak with us about the intersections between Warhol's identity, art, and faith.

Andy Warhol: Revelation runs through June 19, 2022

For four years, Tim Mak parsed through thousands of documents related to the National Rifle Association, better known as the NRA, seeking to understand how the organization operated behind-the-scenes. The result of the investigation can be found in his new book, Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA. Mak speaks with us about what he found in his reporting.

WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us for her ongoing series, “Kate Has a Plan,” to discuss the stories the newsroom is following this week.

Trumpeter Chris Botti is celebrating the season with his 17th annual holiday residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club. He joins us the day after opening night to preview the rest of the month of shows, which run through January 2, and talk about other projects.

It's end-of-the-year-list season. Pitchfork editor in chief Puja Patel joins to share their list of the best songs of 2021, which is out today. 

We're joined by director Marilyn Agrelo and producer Trevor Crafts to talk about their documentary, "Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street", which details the creation of "Sesame Street." The film is inspired by the book, Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, premieres on HBO Max on December 13.

Sarah Aroeste is a singer described by The Boston Globe as "one of the foremost artists making music in Ladino," the Sephardic language sometimes called Judeo-Spanish. Her latest album, Hanuká!, combines traditional songs with new compositions, all sung in Ladino. Aroeste joins us for a Holiday Listening Party of the new album.

After two decades, former Journey frontman Steve Perry returned to recording as a solo artist with the album, Traces, in 2018. Now he’s released his first Christmas album, a collection of reimagined holiday standards titled, The Season. Perry joins us for a Listening Party.