All Of It with Alison Stewart

The new novel, Reprieve, tells the story of a terrifying escape room challenge gone wrong when someone breaks in and murderers one of the participants. Publisher’s Weekly calls the novel, “A canny use of horror as metaphor for themes of guilt, race, and sexuality.” Author James Han Mattson joins us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 31, 2021] Screen Violence is the latest album from the Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES, who formed 10 years ago. The group recorded and produced most of the record using screens, via video calls and sending audio files. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry joins us for a "Listening Party."

Brooklyn is full of locations that are said to be haunted... luckily there is a tour that will help you explore these locations from the safety of a trolley. Allison Chase and Matt Zaller, co-founders of Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours, discuss the spooky locations around Brooklyn, from hidden graveyards to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer joins us to discuss his score for the film “Dune,” which includes some of Zimmer’s most ambitious work to date and is an essential feature of the film.

The Denis Villeneuve adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune has been raking in big numbers at the box office, despite a simultaneous HBO Max release. But how does it measure up? Critics remain divided. Joining us to share his thoughts is IndieWire’s chief film critic, David Ehrlich, who called “Dune” a “massive disappointment” in his review. 

The latest film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune is set to be a box office smash. But why has Dune, a sci-fi novel published in 1965, remained so famous and popular? And if you finished reading the novel and have a Dune shaped hole in your heart… what should you pick up next? Petra Mayer, an editor at NPR Books who focuses on genre fiction, joins us to discuss the lasting legacy of Dune and recommend some sci-fi novels that fans of Dune might enjoy.

Mayer's recommendations include:

WNYC culture editor Jay Vanasco drops by for another installment of our ongoing series, "The Get Out," to help us look forward to all the Halloween action around New York City this weekend. Plus, we take your calls.

WNYC’s George Joseph is an investigative reporter and member of the Race & Justice Unit, focusing on law enforcement corruption, misconduct, and surveillance technology. He updates us on the conditions on Rikers Island in light of complaints about mistreatment, overcrowding and lack of COVID protocol.

A new documentary, "Attica," recounts the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility fifty years later, investigating the enduring racism of the American prison system, as well as the urgent need for prison reform. Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson, and co-director Traci A. Curry, discuss the film, which is opening tomorrow in New York at the Village East theater. It will also premiere on Showtime on November 6.

"The Sopranos" creator David Chase discusses his new film "The Many Saints of Newark", the prequel to his acclaimed "Sopranos" series, and what’s next.

"The Many Saints of Newark" is now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.