All Of It with Alison Stewart

A new Netflix limited series tells the story of a young mother who flees an abusive relationship and tries to find work cleaning homes to support her child. It is based on the memoir, Maid, by Stephanie Land. Creator and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler and actor Andie MacDowell, who stars in the series alongside her daughter, Margaret Qualley, join us to discuss. “Maid” is now available to stream on Netflix.

This segment is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 30, 2021] Tommy Pico, a queer poet and Kumeyaay Indian joins to discuss Feed, his 2019 book-length poem about what it means to hunger and to be nourished spiritually as a colonized person in America. Feed is the fourth and final book in his "Teebs Cycle," which uses scenes from the poet's life in New York City as gateways into deeper explorations of authenticity, heritage, love and striving.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 30, 2021] On the last day of National Poetry Month, we spoke with United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about the anthology, Living Nations, Living Words, as well as her latest album, I Pray for My Enemies.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 22, 2021] Journalist Connie Walker joins us to discuss her podcast from Gimlet Media titled, Stolen: The Search for Jermain, about the search for Jermain Charlo, a 23-year-old woman from the Flathead Reservation in Montana who was last seen in Missoula, Montana in 2018.

This segment was guest-hosted by Rebeca Ibarra.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 22, 2021] Reporter and host of multiple investigative podcasts, Connie Walker, joins us to discuss her experience being an Indigenous journalist covering the treatment of Indigenous communities, as well as the history of residential schools in Canada.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 31, 2021] Since the premiere of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” the popularity of social justice-minded horror has increased. Author Stephen Graham Jones has been writing in that tradition for years. He joins us to discuss his novel, The Only Good Indians, which follows four Indigenous American men in a struggle for their lives against a spirit bent on revenge.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 30, 2021] Musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie joins us to discuss her remarkable life and career. Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography, by Andrea Warner, is now out in paperback.

Joining us during Hispanic Heritage Month, John Alba Cutler, Associate English Professor at Berkeley University with a focus on US Latino/a/x literatures, gives us a rundown of the different Latinx terminologies and identities, their history, as well as taking calls from listeners about how they identify.

When an album receives a great score from Pitchfork, it can help the artist gain momentum in a Grammys race… when it receives a terrible score, it can sometimes tank the album. This week, Pitchfork took a look back at nineteen albums they wish they had scored differently, and given them a new score, in a piece titled “Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored.” Reviews editor Jeremy Larson joins us to discuss the list, and take calls from listeners about the albums they find either underrated… or overrated.

The Grammy award-winning Natalie Hemby has had a long successful career as a songwriter. She's written songs for Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Kacey Musgraves, and also is a founding member of The Highway Women, which includes Brandi Carlisle, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires. But Natalie also produces her own work from time to time. Her latest album, Pins and Needles, is out today. She joins us for a "Listening Party" to talk about the album and listen to some tracks, including a special performance.