All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM July 16, 2024] In Cole Escola's hit play  "Oh, Mary!" they star as a deranged version of Mary Todd Lincoln, whose dream in life is to be a cabaret star. Mary's husband Abraham gets her acting lessons to keep her from bothering him, which sets off a chain of events which ultimately leads to his own assassination. Following a successful off-Broadway run, the show is now running at...

Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah released her latest album, Still + Bright, on Oct. 25th. Ahead of the release, Kiah, also a member of the supergroup Our Native Daughters, performed a few songs from the album. You can listen to the full conversation , and enjoy a bonus track she recorded in our studios which has not been previously aired.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

10 years ago, four friends with no restaurant experience, including LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, decided to open The Four Horsemen in Williamsburg. A decade later, and with a Michelin star under their belt, the team has published a new cookbook that also dives deep into what it took to make the restaurant work. We are joined by head chef Nick Curtola and restaurant manager Amanda McMillan to ta...

Brendan Hunt  is an actor, co-creator of the TV series "Ted Lasso," and a playwright. His new play, "The Art Couple,"  will get an all-star reading at Symphony Space tonight as part of their "At Play" series . Hunt joins us to discuss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today is the opening of artist Keith Jackson's  new show, his New York solo debut, at Charles Moffett. For much of his life, Jackson, who grew up in Missouri and now in lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin, worked as a building contractor. But in the last few years, he's dedicated himself to painting full-time. This new show, The Provocateurs, displays paintings inspired by Jackson's study of a 1939 sharec...

In 1994, choreographer, dancer and director Bill T. Jones  stirred up controversy with his work "Still/Here,"  a performance piece that used dance, video, photos, music, and more to tell the stories of people grappling with terminal illness, including many who were dying of AIDS. Now, 30 years after the work first premiered at BAM, Bill T. Jones and his company will be returning for a recreation o...

NYC-based musician and Columbia grad Sarah Kinsley  released her debut album Escaper last month and wrapped her US tour at Webster Hall last week. Next month she'll set off for Europe, but before then she joins us in the studio to perform live. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time for the final season of the acclaimed HBO series "Somebody Somewhere." Actor Jeff Hiller , who stars in the show as Joel, the best friend of main character Sam, joins us to discuss the final season, which premieres on Sunday. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff VanderMeer returns to his provocative Southern Reach series with a surprise fourth (and he says final) installment, Absolution . He joins us to discuss ahead of his event on Thursday night in conversation with Emily St. John Mandel at 7:30pm at St. Joseph's University, New York, Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

In 2020, pastry chef Clarice Lam opened the acclaimed Japanese-Italian restaurant Kimika, which was a James Beard Foundation Award semi-finalist for Best New Restaurant. Now, she has released her debut cookbook, Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond . Lam joins us to discuss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Last year, just off Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, a new diner opened inspired by the history of radio and WNYC, which used the land for transmission towers for over fifty years. Radio Star is inspired by the radio era of the 1940s, including vintage fixtures and furniture from the time period. Owner Sara Conklin tells us about what's on the menu, her original vision for her restaurant and its co...

In playwright Dominique Morisseau 's "Bad Kreyòl," a first-generation Haitian-American travels to Haiti to reconnect with a relative, exploring the relationships between the characters and the countries they reside in. Morisseau discusses the show, which is running through December 1 in a world premiere at the Signature Theatre. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

In honor of the museum's 200th anniversary, the eight galleries of the American Art wing of the Brooklyn Museum have been reinstalled and "reoriented" with a more diverse collection where "Black feminist and BIPOC perspectives act as through lines in this vast presentation." We're joined by Stephanie Sparling Williams , Andrew Mellon Curator, American Art, to discuss.   Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich  discusses her new novel, The Mighty Red , about a group of people who come together in North Dakota to attend a wedding, including a man determined to steal the soon-to-be-wife away. Erdrich is speaking tomorrow night at Symphony Space.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

Nasozi Kakembo  is a designer with studios in Brooklyn and Kampala, Uganda. She describes it as a "a design bridge between my East African heritage and my American upbringing." She works specifically with artisans to highlight ethical decor. Kakembo discusses her new book, The African Decor Edit , which looks at the ways you can bring your heritage into your home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Actor and comedian Cat Cohen  discusses her new comedy special, "Come For Me,"  and her role as one of the Brothers Sisters on the latest season of "Only Murders in the Building." She will also discuss her debut album, Plus One , which will release with Elektra Records on November 14. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pers...

Collaborators Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis join us to discuss their new project, the concept album Warriors. It's a multi-genre musical adaptation of the 1979 movie "The Warriors," which tells the story of a Coney Island gang who need to fight their way back to Brooklyn after they are framed for a murder in the Bronx. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

Before he became a New York City doorman, Stephen Bruno's  story begins in the Bronx. Growing up as an academically gifted kid, Bruno's path didn't necessarily go as planned. In his new memoir, Building Material: The Memoir of a Park Avenue Doorman , Bruno describes how he went from being broke and flunking out of college to landing a prestigious doorman job for a fancy Park Avenue building. He al...

Broadway's "Suffs"   tells the story of the fight for women's suffrage, led by National Woman's Party founder Alice Paul. The show won Tony Awards for both Best Book and Best Original Score, as well as a number of nominations including Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role ( Nikki M. James ) and Best Direction ( Leigh Silverman ). James and Silverman join us. "Suffs"  is running at Mus...

Award-winning artist Edra Soto  has an ongoing series of installations based on rejas, wrought iron screens frequently seen outside homes in Puerto Rico. Graft is the latest installation and is on view at Doris C. Freedman Plaza in Central Park through August 2025. Soto joins us to discuss her work as part of a commission through the Public Art Fund. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...

Comedian, actor, and author Jenny Slate  joins us to discuss her new collection of essays, Lifeform , about love and new motherhood. Jenny will be speaking tomorrow night at Town Hall. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The latest Broadway revival of the Thornton Wilder classic "Our Town"  is both familiar and modern, under the direction of Kenny Leon . Leon joins us to discuss alongside actor Zoey Deutch , who stars as Emily. "Our Town" is running now at the Barrymore Theatre through January 19. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

You can now listen to the Public Song Project on a record player near you! We've curated an LP of this year's standout tracks -- from artists including Bela Fleck, Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, Rhiannon Giddens, and The Lemon Twigs -- and put them on a limited edition vinyl pressing. Producers Simon Close  and Zach Gottehrer-Cohen  join for a Listening Party. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

New York Nico , "the Unofficial Talent Scout of NYC" as his bio says, is publishing his debut book on his hometown. New York Nico's Guide to NYC   spotlights Nico's 100 favorite NY institutions and the personalities that keep them interesting. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Photographer Anastasia Samoylova has made a career of capturing colorful portraits of life in South Florida. Now, she is co-headlining an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the first living woman photographer to do so since Helen Levitt in 1991. She joins us to discuss the show, Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans , which is running through May 11. Plus, we discuss her new monog...