All Of It with Alison Stewart

Bao Ong, editor for Eater who recently previewed new restaurant openings around New York City, joins us to talk about what openings to look forward to this fall, as well as take calls from listeners to hear about any new restaurants they've been frequenting. 

Jessica Mallare-Best, director of educational equity at the Center for Equity and Inclusion in Portland, Oregon, and former Portland Public School High School teacher, joins us to discuss Critical Race Theory, what it is, and teaching it to high school students.

Michael Stipe’s cover of “Sunday Morning” opens the new album, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico, out September 24. 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.

In 1986, the New York Mets had a magical season, winning 108 regular season games and the World Series. Director Nick Davis, and Mookie Wilson, the Mets outfielder who hit the famous ground ball that rolled through the legs of Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series, join us to discuss the ESPN ’30 for 30’ documentary, "Once Upon a Time in Queens." We will also take calls from those who remember the ’86 season.

Phoebe Robinson, comedian, actress, and former co-host of the WNYC Studios podcast, 2 Dope Queens, joins us to discuss her new collection of essays, Please Don’t Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes.

Veronica Chambers, New York Times editor and author of a new book, Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, joins us to discuss her book designed for younger readers to understand the history of the movement, plus we take listener calls.

While the weather is still feeling summery, fall really is right around the corner, and it soon will be cool enough to actually cook in your apartment. Monica Burton, Senior Editor at Eater, will give us her picks for the best fall cookbooks out this season in this week's installment of "Review/Preview."

[REBROADCAST FROM June 8, 2021] We re-air our conversation with body acceptance advocate, influencer, and author Katie Sturino, who wants to encourage more people to be kinder to themselves, and to their bodies. She joined us to discuss her book, Body Talk: How to Embrace Your Body and Start Living Your Best Life.

New reporting from David Gauvey Herbert tells the story of Camp Shane, a weight-loss camp in the Catskills that for decades has been consumed in conflict among its owners, the Ettenberg family. Herbert joins us to discuss his piece for Bloomberg, titled “The Epic Family Feud Behind an Iconic Weight-Loss Camp for Kids.”

*[REBROADCAST FROM June 4, 2021] In light of his recent official induction into the NBA Hall of Fame, we re-air our conversation with Chris Bosh about his story in the form of messages to younger players in his book, Letters to a Young Athlete.