All Of It with Alison Stewart

Our Get Lit with All Of It October book club selection is the novel King of Ashes by thriller and crime writer S.A. Cosby . It follows a man named Roman Carruthers who returns home to a small town in Virginia to discover that his family is the crosshairs of a local gang. Cosby discusses the novel, live from our Get Lit event. Missed the event? Watch it in full here . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

Testosterone treatments have been shown to increase sex drive in middle-aged women with low libido. But the FDA has not approved any such treatments, and doctors are reluctant to prescribe them. Susan Dominus , staff writer at the New York Times Magazine , shares her reporting on the subject , and talks about medical priorities and women's health. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

America's fascination with true crime seems endless, from hit podcasts and documentaries to bestselling books and Netflix binges. But what’s behind our collective obsession with murder and mayhem? Matt DeLisi , a forensic consultant and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University, joins us to unpack the cultural, psychological, and even political reasons we’r...

This weekend, Flushing Town Hall hosts MexFest , a Día de los Muertos celebration honoring those who have passed and those separated from loved ones through immigration. Artists and co-curators Xtian Ávila and Arantxa Araujo explore the holiday through a participatory altar, storytelling, and performances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll...

Once upon a midday talkshow, 'fore we hear Sean Carlson read Poe — Halloween tradition, you know, if you have tuned in before — hear about the works enduring, of bleak Edgar, dark and churning; how he set the tone for wording tales that chill us to the core. Dr. Amy Branam Armiento , former president of the Poe Studies Association for the USA and editor of the essay collection Poe and Women: Recog...

Reports of paranormal encounters are not uncommon in our area. A new series from New 12 called ' Haunted Tri-State ' explores some of the most prominent nearby places that are known for spooky, unexplained experiences. Host Kristie Reeter , anchor/reporter for News12 The Bronx, discusses her experiences from the series. Plus, listeners share their local encounters with ghosts, apparitions and othe...

[REBROADCAST FROM June 25, 2025] Hear a celebration of Latin American jazz, with the Tony-winning band from Broadway's "Buena Vista Social Club." Music director and winner of the Tony for Best Orchestrations, Marco Paguia leads the band in this hourlong special in The Greene Space, with songs performed by actors Wesley Wray, Da’Von Moody, Mel Seme, Isa Antonetti and Sophia Ramos . Choreographers J...

The new cast from Broadway's Hadestown  joins Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space. Lead actors Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot,  and  Jack Wolfe  perform songs from the show and discuss stepping into the principal roles of the long-running Broadway hit. This event is part of All Of It's Broadway on the Radio series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

A new coming-of-age film tells the story of a non-binary teenager who moves in with their sister after their parents kick them out of the home. Director Tommy Dorfman , who co-wrote the film, joins us alongside star Corey Fogelmanis to discuss the film, " I Wish You All The Best " which releases in theaters Friday, Nov. 7th. NOTE: Director Tommy Dorfman's pronouns are She/Her. Corey Fogelmanis's p...

The New York Times calls pianist Hania Rani "a shooting star in a genre of pop-inflected minimalist music often referred to as neoclassical, or alt-classical." Next month, she'll release the new piano concerto, Non Fiction , which she previews at WNYC's studios. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

The artist Uman has made a career making art inspired by her homeland of Somalia and other East African aesthetics, using rich colors and patterns inspired by textiles. This fall, her work will be on display in a solo exhibition at the Aldrich Museum , as well as in a solo exhibition at the Nicola Vassell Gallery . Uman discusses her art and career. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc...

R&B, jazz and soul singer Ledisi started the year off with the spring release of The Crown , an album of original music. She's wrapping the year up with a new album in tribute to the Queen of the Blues, Dinah Washington, titled For Dinah . She plays some excerpts and talk about the new record for a Listening Party. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

Criminal profiling is one of the most famous tools in our crime-fighting arsenal, and probably our least understood. In her new book,  The Monsters We Make: Murder, Obsession, and the Rise of Criminal Profiling author Rachel Corbett writes about how it got its start in Victorian England, the first attempts by profilers to codify psychological patterns, and what profiling reveals, and what it obscu...

Radiohead's fourth studio album Kid A  (released October 2, 2000) departed from the group's earlier releases, featuring more slippery, ambient electronic sounds. Rolling Stone called it the "weirdest hit album of that year, by a band poised to be the modern-rock Beatles, following the breakthrough of OK Computer." The magazine also named it the best album of 2000. It was Radiohead's first album to...

30 years ago, The Drag Queens of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide was one of the first books from a major publisher to document the history of the city's drag scene. Howl! Arts has mounted a 30th anniversary exhibition of the book, curated in part by the book's author Julian Fleisher . Fleisher and celebrated playwright and drag queen Charles Busch talk about the history and new exhibition, an...

The new documentary film " The Alabama Solution " tells the story of a group incarcerated men in an Alabama prison who join together to attempt to expose the violent conditions they experienced at the hands of prison guards. Directors Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman discuss the film, which is streaming now on HBO Max. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

The new film "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" follows Bruce Springsteen at a particular time in his life, as he was writing his album Nebraska. It's a unique take on the music biopic, a genre that has been mocked in films like "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," but is also one of the most beloved and celebrated styles of filmmaking. Stephen Thompson , host, writer, and reviewer for NPR Music,...

The new Bruce Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White, " Deliver Me From Nowhere ," released in theaters over the weekend. The film depicts the making of The Boss's 1982 album "Nebraska." Warren Zanes , author of Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska,' on which the film is based, discusses his thoughts on the film, and what he learned about "Nebraska" from his...

In his new solo show " Other ," Tony Award-winning actor Ari'el Stachel explores the challenges of navigating his background as both an Arab American and a Jewish American. Stachel joins to discuss the show, which runs through December 6. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Photojournalist Brent Renaud became the first American on assignment to be killed while covering the war in Ukraine after he was shot by Russian forces in 2022. In the new documentary short "Armed Only With a Camera," Renaud's brother Craig Renaud puts together footage shot over Brent's career in combat zones to tell the story of his life and work. Craig talks about the film, along with producer J...

Alison Shearer is a New York City-based saxophonist and composer. In October, she released her second album, In The Garden . Shearer performs live in our studio with her band, talks about the ideas behind the album and her relationship the saxophone, and her family connection to Civil Rights-era history: her father, John Shearer, was the second black staff photographer to work for Life magazine. H...

[REBROADCAST FROM Feb. 24, 2025] The latest production from playwright Bess Wohl blends the present and the past to examine the Women's Lib movement in the 1970s. "Liberation" stars Susannah Flood as Lizzie, a woman who, to better understand her mother's past, embodies her mother to witness how she started a consciousness raising group with other women in her Ohio community. One of those women is...

This weekend marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal on October 25, 1825. The canal had a major impact on the economic and maritime power of New York City and State, and opened up global trade to the midwestern United States. Mark Ferrara , professor at SUNY Oneonta and author of the book, The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal , tells us more about the history o...

While legendary guitarist Stevie Van Zand t isn't playing in the E-Street band with Bruce Springsteen, he heads the nonprofit TeachRock , which offers musical lesson plans to teachers at no cost. "Little Steven" talks about a new milestone the organization just reached and its plans for the future, and discusses the band's portrayal in "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere," which hits theaters to...

The new NYC production of "Ragtime" is an epic portrait of American life in the early 20th century. Joshua Henry stars as Coalhouse Walker Jr., a celebrated pianist. Caissie Levy stars as Mother, a wealthy woman living in New Rochelle. And Brandon Uranowitz stars as Tateh, a poor Jewish immigrant from Latvia who arrives in America with his young daughter. For the first half of this conversation th...