All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM July 11, 2019] Artists Melanie Crean, Shaun Leonardo, and Sable Elyse Smith join us to discuss their collaboration, "Mirror/Echo/Tilt." The exhibition was on view at the New Museum in 2019.

This segment was picked by our Producer Ursula Sommer.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 22, 2019] John Waters joins us to talk about his book, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder, and his incredible career.

This segment was picked by our Producer Ursula Sommer.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 10, 2021] Author Yasmin Khan joins us to discuss her cookbook, Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus, a follow up to her acclaimed 2018 cookbook, Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 16, 2021] Actor Gabriel Byrne joins us to discuss his acclaimed memoir, Walking With Ghosts, about his childhood growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, his brief time in a seminary, and the various jobs he took in the 1960s before joining an amateur drama group.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 6, 2021] A new podcast titled, The Turning: The Sisters Who Left, tells the story of the women who joined Mother Teresa's religious order, the Missionaries of Charity. The podcast takes listeners behind the walls of the fiercely private order where sisters took vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and public service. We speak with host Erika Lantz as well as Kelli Dunham, who was with the Missionaries of Charity for two years and now works in the Brooklyn school system.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 18, 2020] Ina Garten, also known as the Barefoot Contessa, joins us to discuss her latest cookbook, Modern Comfort Food.

This segment was picked by our Producer Katherine Milsop.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 23, 2021] Composer Emile Mosseri, known previously for his work on “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and “Kajillionaire,” was nominated for an Oscar this year for Best Original Score for his work on “Minari.” He joins us to discuss his work on the film.

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 4, 2021] On the album, Vulture Prince, Brooklyn-based musician Arooj Aftab sets poetry to stirring orchestrations that fuse jazz, Pakistani folk, classical, and other musical genres. Aftab joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 2, 2021] West London songwriter Arlo Parks first gained attention in 2018 with the breakthrough single, “Cola.” In January, she released her full-length debut, Collapsed in Sunbeams. She joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 21, 2021] On his third album, Sharecropper’s Son, blues singer Robert Finley recalls the sounds and stories of his childhood in Louisiana. After becoming legally blind and retiring from his job in carpentry, Finley released his studio debut at age 62 in 2016. The new album was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who also produced his 2017 follow-up. Finley joins us for a "Listening Party."

This segment was picked by our Producer Simon Close.