All Of It with Alison Stewart

Singer, songwriter, and actor Moses Sumney discusses making his theatrical stage debut in "Twelfth Night" as part of Shakespeare in the Park. Sumney plays Feste, a jester who becomes involved in a mean-spirited prank. "Twelfth Night" is running at the Delacorte Theater through September 13.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 21, 2025] Paste Magazine calls Valerie June  "casually masterful, deceptively mellow." Her latest album Owls, Omens and Oracles is a celebration of joy and positivity in the face of adversity. June performs live in WNYC's studio five. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 3, 2025] A historical novel follows Jessie Redmon Fauset, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C who moves to Harlem to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an editor. However, a secret affair with her boss puts her dreams at risk. Author Victoria Christopher Murray  discusses Harlem Rhapsody . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 18, 2025] In a comedic drama film, stand-up comedian and actor John Leguizamo  plays a man who finds himself in an unlikely friendship with a young woman searching for her estranged father on Facebook. The two of them just happen to have the same name: Bob Trevino.  Leguizamo and writer-director Tracie Laymon , who partly based the film on her own experience, joins us to di...

[REBROADCAST FROM June 6, 2025] A Netflix series called "Forever" follows two teen athletes in Los Angeles falling in love for the first time. The show's creator,  Mara Brock Akil , discusses the series, and what went into adapting a Judy Blume novel for the screen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...

[REBROADCAST FROM May 14, 2025] Celebrated poet and author Ocean Vuong discusses his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness . It follows the relationship between a young man and an elderly woman who meet after the man's suicide attempt.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM February 26, 2025] Veteran Broadway costume designer Paul Tazewell won a Tony for his work on "Hamilton," and has worked on countless other stage musicals and plays. So he made the choice to bring the fashion from the beloved musical "Wicked" from stage to screen. He's nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design, and joined us fresh off his BAFTA win. This conversation is part...

[REBROADCAST FROM May 22, 2025] Indie rocker Briston Maroney  performs songs from his new album, JIMMY.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM July 17, 2025] The new two-part documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" provides an in-depth look into the life and career of America's beloved piano man. Co-director Susan Lacy discusses the film, which is streaming on HBO Max. Listeners weigh in with their favorite Billy Joel memories and performances.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

[REBROADCAST FROM January 8, 2025] Author Adam Ross  draws on his experiences as a former child actor in his new novel, Playworld . The novel tells the story of Griffin, a 14-year-old sitcom star who finds himself caught in an inappropriate relationship with an adult woman in 1980s New York.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...

[REBROADCAST FROM March 7, 2025] Before the 1985 Grammy Awards, no women had ever been nominated for Producer of the Year. Wendy Melvoin  and Lisa Coleman became the first as part of Prince and the Revolution, though still no woman has ever won the award. Wendy & Lisa discuss their career. And, hear a little bit from Susan Rogers , a veteran audio engineer who worked for years with Prince and on a...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 28, 2025] As The Dogist, photographer Elias Weiss Friedman  has won over millions of fans with his photos of dogs in New York and around the world. In a new book, titled This Dog Will Change Your Life , he shares stories about some of the dogs he's met, both as The Dogist and in his private life, and how those interactions have shaped him.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

[REBROADCAST FROM February 20, 2025] Powerhouse country and Americana duo The War and Treaty  join us live in the studio to perform songs from their brand new album, Plus One . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 22, 2025] The new two part documentary "Pee-wee As Himself" features some of the final interviews with comedian Paul Ruebens before his death in 2023. The documentary, directed by  Matt Wolf , follows both the public and private life of Ruebens, who discusses his sexuality in detail for the first time.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...

[REBROADCAST FROM February 13, 2025] Suzy Hopkins was taken by complete surprise when her husband of 30 years decided to leave her and begin a relationship with an old flame from high school. So, she decided to write a book about her experience, What to Do When You Get Dumped: A Guide to Unbreaking Your Heart. The book features illustrations from her daughter, New Yorker cartoonist Hallie Bateman...

[REBROADCAST FROM May 27. 2025] Relationships can create the need for difficult conversations about the different ways that two (or more) partners are aligned (or not). Dr. Orna Guralnik , clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst and subject of the reality show "Couples Therapy," discusses communicating across perspectives, the value of couples therapy, and the show's return with nine new episodes,...

[REBROADCAST FROM January 22, 2025] Jonathan Van Ness pledges to provide sex ed to adults in their first standup comedy special, "Fun & Slutty." They take aim at efforts to ban sex ed in schools or stigmatize sexual freedoms. Van Ness discusses their special, streaming on Veeps. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

[REBROADCAST FROM October 16, 2024] At this year's Grammy's, tabla player Zakir Hussain took home three Grammy awards, the first musician from India to win that many in one year. He reflects on his career, and his efforts to preserve and spread Indian classical music across genres and around the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

[REBROADCAST FROM May 2, 2025] This year marks the thirtieth annual Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington festival, where high school big bands from around the country are selected to compete and perform. But this year, in honor of the anniversary, Jazz at Lincoln Center opened applications up to schools around the world, and bands from Australia, Japan, and Spain were selected to participa...

[REBROADCAST FROM July 1, 2025] Bobbito Garcia  is an influential New York DJ, author, filmmaker, radio host, and park hooper. He grew up in the city obsessed with the game of basketball, especially the unique culture of New York City outdoor pickup. He discusses his new memoir, Bobbito’s Book of B-Ball Bong Bong!: A Memoir of Sports, Style, and Soul , and listeners share stories about their time...

[REBROADCAST FROM June 23, 2025] Bill Sherman  wears many hats, including as the music director of "Sesame Street," orchestrating and arranging Broadway productions like  "& Juliet,"  and "In The Heights,"  and also co-executive producer behind one of the latest projects from PBS Kids, "Donkey Hodie," a puppet music video series for preschoolers. Sherman discuss his career in music, and previews t...

[REBROADCAST FROM July 15, 2025] Harpist Brandee Younger returns to the show to perform live and discuss her third album, Gadabout Season , featuring original compositions and Younger's playing with Alice Coltrane's restored harp. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 30, 2025] "The Gilded Age" star Morgan Spector  discusses the third season of the period drama, and takes calls from our listeners who have questions about the series.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This month, our Full Bio series is dedicated to the life and art of controversial French painter Paul Gauguin. Our guest is Sue Prideaux , author of the book Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin .    Part 1: Prideaux discusses Gauguin's childhood in Peru, and explains why she wanted to write a book about an artist who has been controversial among contemporary art fans. Part 2: Prideaux discusses the...

[REBROADCAST FROM October 4, 2024] We air highlights of the performance half of our September Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Erik Larson. Songwriter and author David Berkeley and songwriter and producer Ben Parker make up the band Sons of Town Hall . The 19th-century inspired duo perform timeless folk music under the aliases George Ulysses Brown and Josiah Chester Jones.  Hoste...