All Of It with Alison Stewart

The documentary " Roberta ," now streaming on PBS, provides a portrait of the life and career of the celebrated vocalist Roberta Flack, who died on Monday, February 24. Director Antonino D’Ambrosio discusses the life and work of the legendary singer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A new book called You Didn’t Hear This From Me: Notes On The Art Of Gossip , explores humanity's relationship to gossip, and what it suggests about our desire to seek out the truth. Journalist, author and former host of the Normal Gossip podcast Kelsey McKinney, shares what she's learned about the social value of the rumor mill.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

A new Black History comedy podcast dives into the gossip columns of black newspapers during the golden age of the Black press. Our Ancestors Were Messy was self-produced and financed by creator and host Nichole Hill , who discusses the show, the gossip she found, and why learning about our ancestors messy drama is just as valuable as what you can learn in a textbook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

The popularity of tinned fish is rising rapidly in the American diet, thanks in part to social media influencers. A new cookbook, T he Fishwife Cookbook: Delightful Tinned Fish Recipes for Every Occasion , comes from Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co., a women owned tinned fish company. Co-founder Becca Milstein  discusses the cookbook and recipes to use tinned fish at home, and we take your calls. Hoste...

A new exhibition at the Museum of Broadway honors Black theater trailblazers through costumes, archival material, and history. Musical theater artist and historian Ben West  discusses Crafting Excellence: Black Storytellers of Broadway and how Black artists have shaped the New York theater scene. The exhibition is on view through March 16. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

When actor Michael Imperioli isn't starring in shows like "The White Lotus," he's playing with his rock band Zopa , who put out a new album on Friday, Diamond Vehicle. Imperioli joins us with bandmates Olmo Tighe and Elijah Amitin for a Listening Party. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As part of our series on Harlem for Black History Month, we learn about venues and places of historical significance from Carolyn Johnson , founder of Welcome to Harlem , which hosts walking tours of the neighborhood. Johnson also created the Monopoly spinoff board game, Harlem-Opoly , featuring historical sites and figures of the Renaissance era. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

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 Celeste, played by Kristolyn Lloy...

The documentary, "The Only Girl in the Orchestra," is nominated for an Academy Award this year for Documentary Short Film. It tells the story of double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first female musician hired to play in the New York Philharmonic. O’Brien retired from the Philharmonic in 2021, after she was first hired by conductor Leonard Bernstein in 1966. Director Molly O'Brien (who is Orin's niece...

What's up this weekend? We ask listeners about their weekend plans.  *This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM Jan 23, 2025] Today it feels almost balmy after the last few days of single digit temperatures. But cold weather is great for cooking. We speak to Food & Wine assistant editor Andee Gosnell about some of her favorite one pot meals to keep you warm this winter. *This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

This weekend marks one year since beloved celebrity owl, Flaco, tragically died. Flaco first made headlines in 2023 after escaping from the Central Park Zoo. A new exhibition at the New-York Historical, The Year of Flaco , traces Flaco's story and the surrounding phenomena his escape created. Rebecca Klassen , associate curator of material culture at the New York Historical, discusses the show and...

Legendary keyboardist Benmont Tench  will release his new solo album, The Melancholy Season , on March 7. It's his first solo album in a decade. This week he's at Cafe Carlyle through Saturday. Tench stops by to play some music live from our studio. *This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

The married musical duo The War And Treaty dropped their latest album Plus One on Valentine’s Day. Tanya and Michael Trotter share some live performances from our studio. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Writer and director Osgood Perkins talks about his new film adaptation of a Stephen King short story called The Monkey , which will be showing in theaters beginning Friday, Feb. 20, which follows the carnage that a cursed wind-up toy leaves in its wake.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

West Philadelphia native and serial entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi  founded Down North Pizza to help reduce recidivism by offering jobs to formerly incarcerated individuals. Recently, he published a new cookbook, We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives , offering 68 recipes for award-winning Philadelphia-style pizzas, wings, and shakes. Abdul-Hadi joins us to discuss and share some recipes....

Art Spiegelman is the author of Maus , the graphic novel that changed how we read comics, and how we understand Holocaust literature. A new documentary called " Art Spiegelman : Disaster Is My Muse ," tells the story of Spiegelman's life, from his childhood in Rego Park raised by holocaust survivors, to the current-day efforts by some to ban Maus in schools. Art will join me next alongside the fil...

[REBROADCAST FROM Feb. 3, 2025] National Book Award-winning author Imani Perry previews our February Get Lit with All Of It book club event. We are spending the month reading her latest, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People . It's an exploration of the relationship between Black Americans and the color blue, from the indigo dye trade to R&B. Perry will join us for a book club e...

Called "gritty, glittering and exuberant" by the Boston Globe , the new novel, Dream State , tells the story of love and family over a 50 year period. We speak to author Eric Puchner . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In her new exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton  draws on her upbringing in the rural American South to explore environmental justice, folklore, and mythology through immersive sculptures, photography, and video. She joins us to discuss her show, Celestine , which is on display at Marianne Boesky Gallery through March 8. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Bartees Strange  embraces fear on his new album, Horror. He joins us for a Listening Party, before a show at Rough Trade on February 21. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

[REBROADCAST FROM Jan. 21, 2025] The Pulitzer Prize-winning play "English" is now on Broadway. The story follows a group of people practicing for their English proficiency exam. Playwright Sanaz Toossi discusses the show alongside actor Marjan Neshat and Tala Ashe , who star in the comedy. "English" is running at the Todd Haimes Theater through March 2. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

Recently, the National Endowment of the Arts announced it is eliminating fundraising programs that support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and underserved communities. New York Times  theater reporter Michael Paulson  discusses his reporting around the news and what it means for local arts organizations, as well as a recent unionization push in off-Broadway theaters . Plus, he previe...

For Black History Month this year, All Of It is focusing on the vibrant and historically influential community of Harlem. Today we discuss some of our favorite Harlem-based books with librarian Dana Bello , who works at the Countee Cullen branch of the NYPL in Harlem. And we take your calls about your favorite Harlem based books and authors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...

The "Wicked" screen adaptation blew away audiences for many reasons. One underrated aspect of the film is that the actors performed on practical constructed sets, from Shiz University to Emerald City. Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley discusses his vision for designing the world of "Wicked" as part of our series, The Big Picture, spotlighting Oscar-nominated talent who worked behi...