All Of It with Alison Stewart
All Of It with Alison Stewart is a show about culture and its consumers. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and context. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and the culture. Our aim is to engage the thinkers, doers, makers, and creators, about the what and why of their work. People make the culture and we hope, need, and want the WNYC community to be a part of our show. As we build a community around ALL OF IT, we know that every guest and listener has an opinion. We won’t always agree, but our va...
Mean Girls at a Miss Ghana Pageant; How the Bowery Became 'the Devil's Mile'
In "School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play," a group of students are competing to be selected for the Miss Ghana 1986 beauty pageant. Paulina (Denée Benton) thinks she is the shoe-in, and she lets everyone else know. But her reign as queen bee is threatened when a new student, Ericka, transfers in from the United States. Benton discusses the Broadway revival of the play alongside playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Whitney White. "School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play" is running now at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The Bowery has a long history i...
Suki Waterhouse's New Album 'Loveland'; Photographer Taryn Simon Breaks Guggenheim Record
Musician Suki Waterhouse stops by Radio City Music Hall tomorrow night in support of her latest album Loveland. She joins us for a listening party.
New York artist Taryn Simon's new solo show at the Guggenheim is titled "Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You." The show marks the largest display of new work ever to exhibit at the Guggenheim. Simon uses photography to weave the story of her father's life with the story of an unnamed federal agent in 42 different "chapters." Simon discusses the exhibit, which is open through March 14, 2027.
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Behind the Scenes of 'To Catch A Predator'; Subway Musicians Live In Studio
The new movie "Primetime" follows Chris Hansen and the team behind "To Catch a Predator" as they hunt down one high profile subject at any cost. It is the first narrative feature from director Lance Oppenheim, who discusses the film alongside actor Merritt Wever, who stars as "To Catch a Predator" producer Andie. "Primetime" is in theaters Friday, Sept. 25th.
September is Classical Music Month. Celebrate with members of the Metropolitan Horn Authority, a horn quartet that often plays in the subway. As part of our subway series program, they perform live from Studio 5. Catch them at...
Designing the Magical Effects On Stage in 'Paranormal Activity' and 'Stranger Things'
Wally Feresten has been holding SNL's cue cards for more than 30 years. Ahead of the premiere of the show's 52nd season, Wally joins us to talk about his career.
The Tanya Weddemire Gallery is a black-owned gallery based in Industry City that was founded by Brooklyn native Tanya Weddemire in 2022. This month, the gallery is debuting at The Armory Show, featuring the work of two artists it represents, O'Neil Scott and Austin Uzor. Weddemire, Scott, and Uzor preview the show, and discuss the mission behind the gallery.
If you've been blown away by the magic...
Broadway on the Radio: Schmigadoon!
Broadway on the Radio’s Fall 2026 season kicks off with this year’s Tony winner for Best Musical: SCHMIGADOON! Alison Stewart talks with key members of the production, live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Hear interviews about the show and live performances from creator Cinco Paul and actors Sara Chase, Isabelle McCalla, Ivan Hernandez, Brad Oscar and Maulik Pancholy. This event is part of All Of It's 'Broadway on the Radio' series.
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Neil Patrick Harris Plays a Camp Director for Kids with Cancer
Thirty-three years into her career, UK singer-songwriter Beth Orton continues to captivate critics and audiences with her latest album, The Ground Above. She talks about the new record ahead of her show tomorrow night at Le Poisson Rouge at 6:30 p.m.
A new performance space called The People's Theater has recently opened in the Inwood/Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. Mino Lora, the venue's co-founder and executive artistic director talks about the new space and upcoming programming. Plus, artist and activist Manuel Oliver previews his upcoming show 'Guac,' opening Oct. 1, which honors the life of...
Actor Sharon Horgan on 'Youth,' and Caring For Adult Children and Aging Parents
The new show "Youth" stars Sharon Horgan as a woman navigating her dating life in the wake of divorce, and as she cares for her ailing parents and her immature son. Horgan discusses the show, which she created, wrote, and stars in. "Youth" premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, September 20.
A new 118-track box set captures the recordings of blues legend Ma Rainey over a prolific five years. Historian David Sager, who provided the set’s liner notes, and musician Gaye Adegbalola, who wrote the forward, discuss Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues, The Complete Par...
Ke Huy Quan's New Memoir, from 'The Goonies' to 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
[00:00] At just 12 years old, five years after his family fled Vietnam, Ke Huy Quan found himself on the set of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," working alongside Harrison Ford. Decades later, he’s an Oscar winner, known for his role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," and now he’s telling his story in a new memoir, Never Say Die. Quan talks about making lifelong friendships while filming The Goonies, stepping away from Hollywood, and finding the confidence to begin acting again.
[26:49] Saying "no" can be hard, whether at work, or with friends, family, or in a...
New One-Man Basquiat Play By One of His Old Friends
[00:00] When writer and actor Nadia Bowers learned that her beloved older sister Sasha died of a drug overdose, she set out to track down the dealer who sold Sasha the fentanyl-laced heroin. Bowers discusses her memoir about the experience, called Dear Dealer.
[28:03] Actor, playwright, and director Roger Guenveur Smith first met artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in Los Angeles in the 1980s, beginning a long friendship. Guenveur Smith discusses his one-man show, ‘In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat,’ which looks back at his memories with Basquiat, along with the show’s sound designer Marc Anthony Thompson, musician and founder of the mu...
How Karolina Wydra Plays Zosia in 'Pluribus'
[REBROADCAST FROM January 12, 2026] In the new post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama, "Pluribus," author Carol Sturka, the most miserable person on Earth, must save the world from an extraterrestrial virus that forces happiness onto humanity. Actor Karolina Wydra plays Zosia, an infected human who serves as Carol’s chaperone. She discusses her role, and the show’s season finale.
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Luke Thompson on Starring in 'Bridgerton' Season Four
[REBROADCAST FROM March 2, 2026] In the fourth season of the romantic period drama "Bridgerton," Luke Thompson stars as Benedict, the latest Bridgerton sibling to find love. Thompson discusses the new season.
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Sarah Pidgeon on Playing Carolyn Bessette in 'Love Story'
[REBROADCAST FROM August 19, 2026] Actor Sarah Pidgeon has earned an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Carolyn Bessette in the new FX limited series, "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette." Pidgeon discusses her performance and the popularity of the series.
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A New Documentary Follows UPS Workers Through Tense Contract Negotiations
In "Who Moves America," documentarian Yael Bridge followed members of UPS as they geared up for their first major contract negotiation in nearly 30 years. Bridge and Brooklyn UPS driver Antoine Andrews, who participated in the film, discuss the film and the contract's implications for 340,000 unionized workers.
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A Documentary Spotlights the Oldest People in the World
Director Sam Green spent a decade traveling to meet and interview the oldest person in the world at that time, and heading to the next person when the title inevitably shifts. Green discusses the resulting documentary, "The Oldest Person in the World," which opens September 11 at the Angelika Film Center.
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Musician Koku Gonza Embraces Her Tanzanian-American Roots
[REBROADCAST FROM August 19, 2026] Singer/songwriter/guitarist Koku Gonza is part of the MTA's music program, which normally takes place underground. But this Thursday, August 20, she's performing on Broadway as part of an MTA/Garment District Alliance partnership. She previews her set, and plays live in Studio 5.
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Fatboy Wilson and the Ripleys Perform Live and Talk Subway Busking
[REBROADCAST FROM July 22, 2026] Samoa Wilson is a folk and jazz musician who grew up on the music of the 1920s and 1930s. She and her band Fatboy Wilson and the Ripleys perform live in WNYC's Studio 5.
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Trumpeter Eganam 'ÉGO' Segbefia Uses the Subway as the Stage
[REBROADCAST FROM March 26, 2026] For decades, musicians have been playing in the NYC subway system. Now, the MTA is revamping its program for musicians who perform in the subway system. Tina Vaz, head of the MTA's Arts and Design program, discusses the changes, and trumpeter Eganam 'ÉGO' Segbefia performs live in studio.
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What Do You Wish You Had Known As a New Mom?
In the new collection Notes to New Mothers, 65 writers and artists muse about what was exciting, challenging, or unexpected about new motherhood, and the advice they wish they had gotten before embarking on this new chapter. Editors Rebecca Knight and Julie Buntin discuss the book, and listeners share their own advice for new moms.
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'IX XI' Revisits 9/11 Through 12 Different New Yorkers
[REBROADCAST FROM June 8, 2026] This year is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. A new documentary, "IX XI," revisits the tragedy by hearing the stories and reflections of 12 people who experienced the attacks from different perspectives. Director Sean Wilsey discusses the film, alongside one of its subjects Stefan Springman, who was at ground zero as a cameraman.
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Hannah Einbeinder and Jane Schoenbrun Reimagine the Slasher Genre
[REBROADCAST FROM August 6, 2026] Director Jane Schoenbrun's third feature film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” follows a young filmmaker, played by Hannah Einbeinder, tasked with reviving a dated and problematic slasher series, ‘Camp Miasma.’ Schoenbrun's and Einbeinder discuss the film, the history of homophobic and transphobic messaging in horror, and what it's like to make a queer slasher movie.
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Will Poulter and Noah Centineo Play Two Brothers Navigating Recovery in 'Union County'
[REBROADCAST FROM August 12, 2026] The new film "Union County" follows Cody Parsons as he is assigned to a county-mandated drug court program. His foster brother, Jack, is also in the program, and the two navigate a tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio. Director Adam Meeks and actors Will Poulter and Noah Centineo share their experience making the film.
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Willem Dafoe on His Role as a Poet in 'Late Fame'
[REBROADCAST FROM August 6, 2026] The new film "Late Fame" follows a New York City poet named Ed Saxberger (played by Willem Dafoe) who was working in relative obscurity until a group of young people became obsessed with his work. Director Kent Jones and actors Dafoe and Edmund Donovan discuss the film.
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How Carla Lalli Cooked Through Divorce
After her divorce, food writer Carla Lalli experienced life in the kitchen differently. She's written a new cookbook, Food is a Feeling, which also features 30 essays reflecting on her experience going through divorce. Lalli discusses the recipes that provided her comfort in the kitchen, and shares why she thinks it's ok to eat our feelings. Plus, listeners who experienced divorce share how their cooking and eating habits were affected.
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A Montreal Garbageman Tells His Story in 'Trash!'
Simon Paré-Poupart spent 20 years working as a garbageman on the streets of Montreal. Now he shares his story in the hit new memoir, Trash! A Garbageman's Story. Paré-Poupart discusses the highs and lows of working in waste management, and what he's learned from decades on the job.
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Intimacy Coordinator Ita O'Brien on Finding Deeper Intimacy On Screen and in Life
[REBROADCAST FROM February 18, 2026] Ita O'Brien is the intimacy coordinator behind some of television's more progressive and modern portrayals of sex, and conversations about sex, on screen, from "Sex Education" to "Normal People." O'Brien has written a book, Intimacy: A Field Guide to Finding Connection and Feeling Your Deep Desires, about what her work looks like on set, and how people can try to a foster a greater sense of emotional and physical intimacy in their own lives, even if that may be vulnerable and challenging. O'Brien discusses the lessons she's learned in her career, and listeners share their questions...
The Culinary Producer Behind 'The Bear'
[REBROADCAST FROM July 15, 2026] Chef Courtney Storer, culinary producer on "The Bear," talks about bringing authenticity to the way food is prepared and filmed in the show. She also reflects on the end of "The Bear," which dropped its fifth and final season this summer, and how the show has changed pop culture’s approach to food and restaurants.
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A Met Museum Guard Reflects on His Experience Protecting and Viewing Art
[REBROADCAST FROM February 16, 2023] A new memoir recounts one person's journey serving as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a decade. Facing the devastating loss of his brother, Patrick Bringley left his job at The New Yorker to seek solace and escape to work at one of the most famous museums in the world. Bringley discusses his book, All the Beauty in the World.
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David Clarke is 'Trash Talk NYC'
[REBROADCAST FROM June 23, 2026] A local man is on a mission to clean up New York City block by block, and inviting fellow New Yorkers to join him. David Clarke, aka @trashtalk_nyc, explains why he started this project, and how to get involved.
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Frances Valentine co-founder Elyce Arons on Her Friendship with Kate Spade
[REBROADCAST FROM July 8, 2025] 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 memoir, We Might Just Make It After All, and shares memories of their decades-long friendship.
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Chris Smalls Reflects on Amazon Unionization Effort in New Memoir
[REBROADCAST FROM June 2, 2026] Chris Smalls, who became known for his unionization efforts at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, discusses his book When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class, which discusses his life and his work founding the Amazon Labor Union.
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The Cast and Creative Team of 'The Outsiders'
[REBROADCAST FROM June 11, 2026] The stars of Broadway's Tony-winning musical "The Outsiders" joined Alison Stewart live in The Greene Space at WNYC. The event featured up-close performances from actors Noah Pacht (Ponyboy), Caleb Mathura (Johnny Cade), SeQuoiia (Dallas Winston), Dan Berry (Darrel), Sutton James Kaylor (Sodapop), and Emma Pittman (Cherry). They talked about their roles and broke down the work of putting on a hit Broadway show eight times a week.
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Full Bio: Malcolm X
[REBROADCAST FROM October 19 2020] Investigative journalist Les Payne spent 28 years working on his biography, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, but died before the book could be completed. As part of our Full Bio series, we spoke with his daughter Tamara Payne, who was his chief researcher on the project and finished the book.
Photo by Lloyd Yearwood/Three Lions/Getty Images: Human rights activist Malcolm X at Harlem Broadcasting Station, WLIB, expressing his views on the radio, with editor George S Schuyler, circa 1960-1965.
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Braille Readers Hold the Camera in New Documentary
The new documentary "Brailled It" follows a group of blind and low-vision kids as they compete in the Braille Challenge against the country's top readers. The documentary has five directors, three of which are the blind and low-vision children themselves. One of those kids, Christopher Morgan, joins us alongside the film's two adult co-directors, David Grabias and Brendon Shulze. "Brailled It" opens at Quad Cinema tomorrow.
Photo courtesy of Artifact Studios
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Ashe Performs From Her Forthcoming Album, 'The Girl of Your Dreams'
Singer-songwriter Ashe exploded onto the scene with her hit divorce track "Moral of the Story," and has since collaborated with FINNEAS to form the group The Favors. Her upcoming solo album, "The Girl of Your Dreams," will be released on October 16th. Ashe previews the album with special live performances.
Photo by Silken Weinberg
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Michelle Buteau on the Final Season of 'Survival of the Thickest'
[REBROADCAST FROM June 29, 2026] Comedian and actress Michelle Buteau returns to her role as stylist Mavis Beaumont for a final season of her dramedy series 'Survival of the Thickest.' She joins us for a preview.
Photo by Janice Yi
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Women Processing Domestic Violence in 'Pre-Existing Condition'
[REBROADCAST FROM July 9, 2024] A new play from actor Marin Ireland tells the story of a woman processing the aftermath of a relationship that ended with domestic violence. The lead role is played in rotation by multiple actors, including Maria Dizzia, who also directs the show. Ireland and Dizzia join us to discuss 'Pre-Existing Condition.”
Image courtesy of the production
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How Director Jamie Lloyd Pushed the Boundaries of Broadway
Acclaimed theater director Jamie Lloyd has become famous for his spare and innovative productions of classic theater and Shakespeare... along with his boundary-pushing revivals of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, like "Sunset Boulevard" and the forthcoming "Evita." He joins us to discuss his boundary-pushing career ahead of his upcoming Broadway shows, "Evita" and "Much Ado About Nothing."
Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage via Getty: Pierre Marais and Director Jamie Lloyd during the closing night curtain call for the hit revival of "Sunset Blvd." on Broadway at The St. James Theatre on July 20, 2025 in New York City.
The Mission to Develop Male Birth Control
The new documentary "Give It a Shot" follows doctors in India and Virginia as they seek to develop a revolutionary, reversible male contraceptive. Director Vaishali Sinha joins us to discuss the film, which opens at DCTV on September 4.
Film still courtesy of the production
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Tori Kelly's Album, 'God Must Really Love Me'
[REBROADCAST FROM June 10, 2026] Tori Kelly discusses her latest album, God Must Really Love Me.
Photo courtesy of the artist
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Angelique Kidjo Offers 'HOPE!'
[REBROADCAST FROM April 28, 2026] The prolific and ever-collaborative musician Angelique Kidjo tapped Pharrell, Quavo, and Nile Rogers along with African artists including The Cavemen and Fally Ipupa and many others to join her on her latest album HOPE!
Photo by Brantley Gutierrez
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