All Of It with Alison Stewart

Dan Medley  is a contractor and the founder of Team Handy Dan . He also teaches people the basics of home repair. He offers tips from how to build a home toolbox to how to assess when you can do a job yourself, and when to call a professional.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jennifer Senior used to have no trouble sleeping. Until she did. In her new article for The Atlantic , called " Why Can’t Americans Sleep? Insomnia has become a public-health emergency ," she looks at how insomnia is now tenacious and pervasive. She joins us to discuss her reporting, and talk about how America is actually making its sleep crisis worse. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

July 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Scopes Trial, which centered on the ability to teach the theory of evolution in public schools. We reflect on the legacy of this monumental case and its relevance today, with Brenda Wineapple , author of the book Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

We continue our week of beach reads with a debut novel from Katie Yee , called Maggie: Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar . The story follows a woman who finds out her husband has been having an affair with a woman named Maggie... and that she has also been diagnosed with cancer. Yee discusses the novel, which is out on July 22, and will be speaking on 'pub day' at Yu and Me Bookstore at the NY...

Jonathan Adler 's 30 year career is being celebrated at the Museum of Art & Design in a show titled " The Mad, MAD World of Jonathan Adler ," which looks at his ceramic work over the past 30 years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner 's latest novel The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits follows sisters Zoe and Cassie as they skyrocket to early‑2000s pop stardom, only for a tragedy to end their meteoric rise and shatter their bond. Years later, after going their separate ways, Zoe's teenage daughter tries to engineer a reunion. Weiner talks about her new book. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...

In the 80s and 90s, New York City's skateboarding scene was wild and gritty, and seemingly unable to be commercialized. And then the streetwear brand Supreme came along. Director Josh Swade discusses the new 30 for 30 documentary “ Empire Skate, ” which tells the story of 1990s New York City skate culture that inspired a global brand. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

The Zombies were core to the British Invasion of the 1960s, with songs like She's Not There, and Time of the Season. " Hung Up On A Dream: The Zombies Documentary " explores how the English teenagers became Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Lead singer Colin Blunstone discusses the group's story, and takes listener calls, along with the film's director Robert Schwartzman . On Wednesday evening at Gram...

Duke is an international hip hop star who is visiting US troops in Kabul. Roya is his interpreter. In the new play set against a war-torn Afghanistan in 2016, can their chemistry matter more than their differences? Stars Jay Ellis and Stephanie Nur discuss the new play ' Duke & Roya ', alongside director Warren Adams . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Before Kate Spade’s tragic death, she and Frances Valentine co-founder Elyce Arons had been best friends for 37 years. Arons reflects on their bond in her new memoir, titled We Might Just Make It After All , and shares memories of their decades-long friendship. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisin...

A mystical adventure awaits Gwendolyn Montgomery, an NYC power publicist, who finds herself caught in web of murder. Clarence Haynes discusses his book The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery , which has been described as "a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy and horror." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

When it’s too hot to cook, easy, no-oven recipes can be a lifesaver. New York Times associate editor Margaux Laskey recently published a list of " 100 Easy Summer Recipes for Right Now ." She talks about her favorites, and listeners share their go-to hot-weather meals. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

ADHD diagnoses are soaring. For some kids, it's a lifesaver. But recent research about ADHD shows that it might be more of a mismatch between your brain and your current circumstance -- and that labeling kids with ADHD has some downsides. In his recent article for the New York Times Magazine , Paul Tough  asks " Have We Been Thinking About ADHD All Wrong ?" He discusses his reporting, and listener...

You may know Laura Lippman for her Tess Monaghan series of mysteries. In her latest novel, Murder Takes a Vacation , we meet Muriel Blossom, who once worked with Tess. Now retired and widowed, she takes her first trip to Europe, which promptly goes awry. Lippman discusses her new work, which  The New York Times calls "a rollicking adventure of the highest order." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

Our second Summer Reading Challenge is underway! This week, All Of It producer Jordan Lauf discusses some beach reads that could fit in the five Summer Reading Challenge categories. Listeners weigh in with their recommendations. Click here to sign up for the Challenge! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

We are previewing the sights and sounds of summer. We've talked about movies, music, and podcasts. Now Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins us to talk about some of the season's most anticipated TV shows, from a new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to Love Island USA. Plus listeners share what they excited to be watching this season.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

This summer, you can see the largest New York exhibition ever put together about local post-war photographer Diane Arbus. For " Diane Arbus: Constellation ," Park Avenue Armory has amassed more than 450 Arbus photographs. Curator Matthieu Humery and photographer Neil Selkirk , a former student of Arbus and the only person allowed to make prints from her negatives, talk about the exhibition, on vie...

For this month's installment of Full Bio, we learn about the life of Senator Charles Sumner with Zaakir Tameez , author of the new biography, Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation . Sumner was a fierce abolitionist and statesman from Massachusetts who was a pivotal advisor to President Lincoln and an influential force during the Civil War. You can listen to all three parts of our series in full....

Today for the Fourth of July, we learn about the life of Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist born into slavery who famously asked, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" We present our Full Bio conversation with Yale historian David Blight , author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography,  Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom . Frederick Douglass, Part 1 : Douglass’s early life as an enslav...

[REBROADCAST FROM May 5, 2025]  Jesse Krimes  was interested in art at an early age, but got caught up in the criminal justice system in his early 20's. He spent 6 years in prison, including some time in solitary confinement. Since his release, he has pursued his own art career, and worked to help incarcerated people use art as a tool for self-expression and rehabilitation. Now he has his own exhi...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 16, 2025] A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the earliest days of photography and the daguerreotype. Curator Jeff Rosenheim discusses the new exhibition "The New Art: American Photography, 1839–1910," on view at the Met through July 20.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 14, 2025] Curator Aimee Ng discusses the reopening and renovations of the venerable Frick Collection, including what exhibits to check out.   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 28, 2025] Artist Nanette Carter  grew up in Montclair, the daughter of the city's first Black mayor, Matthew G. Carter. The Montclair Art Museum has organized a new homecoming solo exhibition of Carter's work, "Nanette Carter: A Question of Balance," on view through July 6. Carter discusses revisiting her art from throughout her career for this show, which is her first major...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 18, 2025] Today is the opening of the Guggenheim's major survey of artist Rashid Johnson , who was born in Chicago in the late 1970s. "Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers," displays almost 90 pieces, including paintings, films, sculptures, and a site-specific installation at the top of the museum's rotunda. Johnson discusses his practice alongside Naomi Beckwith , Gugg...

[REBROADCAST FROM April 9, 2025] New York-based artist Amy Sherald  is best recognized for her famous portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor. Today is the opening of “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” the artist's first solo exhibition at a major New York museum. She discusses her practice, the stories of some of her most iconic portraits and the fifty paintings dating back to 200...