All Of It
Interviews
ALL OF IT 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 varied perspectives and diversity of experience is what makes New York City great. ALL OF IT will be both companion for and curator of the myriad culture this city has to offer. In the words of Cristina De Rossi, anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College, London: "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things." ...In other words, ALL OF IT. --- Join us for ALL OF IT with Alison Stewart, weekdays from 12:00 - 2:00PM on WNYC.
Location:
New York, NY
Description:
ALL OF IT 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 varied perspectives and diversity of experience is what makes New York City great. ALL OF IT will be both companion for and curator of the myriad culture this city has to offer. In the words of Cristina De Rossi, anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College, London: "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things." ...In other words, ALL OF IT. --- Join us for ALL OF IT with Alison Stewart, weekdays from 12:00 - 2:00PM on WNYC.
Language:
English
Contact:
WNYC Radio 160 Varick St. New York, NY 10013
Episodes
Lakota Musician Frank Waln Performs (Get Lit)
5/3/2024
Lakota multi-genre musician and public speaker Frank Waln joined us for a special performance at our April Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Stephen Graham Jones. Jones has cited Waln's song, "AbOriginal" as an inspiration for his Indian Lake Trilogy. We present our interview with Waln, and a live performance. The conversation was hosted by All Of It producer Simon Close.
Duration:00:21:35
Author Stephen Graham Jones on 'My Heart is a Chainsaw' (Get Lit)
5/3/2024
We air highlights from our April Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Stephen Graham Jones. We discussed his book, My Heart is a Chainsaw, which tells the story of a half-Indigenous woman named Jade who feels alienated from the other people in her small town. She only finds comfort in horror movies. But when real-life murders start happening in her town, she uses her horror acumen to try and get to the bottom of what's going on. The conversation was hosted by All Of It producer Jordan Lauf.
Duration:00:28:03
Village Voice Photographer James Hamilton
5/3/2024
The new documentary “Uncropped' tells the story of photographer James Hamilton. He's a famed photographer who captured photos The Village Voice and The New York Observer. Hamilton and director D.W. Young will discuss the film. Plus we take your calls! The film is out now, and available to stream on Apple TV starting May 7.
Duration:00:22:09
A New Take on the Nativity Story
5/3/2024
The opera "El Niño" is making its Met premiere with a powerhouse team behind it, including composer John Adams and conductor Marin Alsop. It also marks the Met debut of acclaimed director Lileana Blain-Cruz, who is currently resident director at Lincoln Center Theater. She joins us to discuss the production along with bass-baritone Davóne Tines.
Duration:00:29:37
Who's Afraid of Carbs?
5/2/2024
In her new cookbook, chef and wellness educator Phoebe Lapine encourages readers to "stop fearing carbs and embrace the comfort foods you love." She joins to discuss Carbivore: 130 Healthy Recipes to Stop Fearing Carbs and Embrace the Comfort Foods You Love and take your calls.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.
Duration:00:26:26
Judith Hill: 'Letters from a Black Widow' (Listening Party)
5/2/2024
Judith Hill was once Prince's protégée and Michael Jackson's duet partner, and she was also featured in the celebrated documentary, "20 Feet From Stardom." In the decade since, she's performed as a solo artist, and she served as her own producer on her latest album, Letters from a Black Widow. Hill joins us for a Listening Party.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.
Duration:00:28:37
I'm Walkin' Here: An Essential Guide to NYC Sidewalk Behavior
5/2/2024
With a population of over 8 million, there are a diversity of viewpoints in New York City. But not when it comes to sidewalk behavior. WNYC's James Ramsay polled New Yorkers about sidewalk etiquette and got some very clear opinions. He wrote about it for Gothamist, and now he joins us to discuss and take your calls.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.
Duration:00:20:51
Bonus Track: Staten Island's Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band Performs
5/2/2024
Yesterday on the show we were lucky to be joined by 26 students from Staten Island’s Susan E. Wagner High School jazz band. The students will soon be taking part in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, happening May 9-11. They are the only New York City band out of 15 schools around the country selected to participate. After we wrapped our on-air conversation, the band also recorded two bonus songs, "Almendra" and "Who Me?" You can hear those performances now!
This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.
Duration:00:08:25
Raye Zaragoza for the Public Song Project
5/2/2024
The final day to send a song into the Public Song Project is May 12. Raye Zaragoza stops by to share her version of George and Ira Gershwin's "Oh, Lady Be Good!" for the project. You can stream the song and others from Rhiannon Giddens, They Might Be Giants, Billie Marten, and more on the Public Song Project website and also find out how to get involved yourself.
This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.
Duration:00:16:01
A Preview of the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
5/1/2024
Jazz at Lincoln Center's 29th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is May 9–11! We receive a preview of the event from JLCO’s longtime sax player, Sherman Irby, Todd Stoll, jazz trumpeter and Vice President of Education at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Paul Corn, the band director at Staten Island’s Susan E. Wagner High School and some of his students for a live performance.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:27:51
'I Saw the TV Glow' is a Horror Meets Sci-Fi Thriller
5/1/2024
"I Saw the TV Glow" is a new horror meets sci-fi thriller about a teen who gets drawn into a mysterious TV show and loses his grip on reality. We speak with star Justice Smith and director Jane Schoenbrun about the film, which The Guardian calls "stunning" and "devastating.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.
Duration:00:23:59
The History of the 'Swans of Harlem' Told in New Book
5/1/2024
A new book tells the little-known story of the first principal ballerinas in the Dance Theatre of Harlem. It spotlights five dancers who broke barriers, performing internationally in a world where Black ballerinas were not expected or, in some cases, welcome. We speak to The Swans of Harlem author Karen Valby and one of the subjects, dancer Marcia Sells.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:28:17
How to Level Up Your Finances
5/1/2024
A financial guide offers readers tips for protecting themselves from financial abuse, setting boundaries, and investing in the future. Writer and business coach JanneseTorres joins us to discuss her new book, Financially Lit!: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Level Up Your Dinero & Become Financially Poderosa. We also take your calls.
*This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:22:22
Dating After 50
4/30/2024
Dating can be stressful under the best circumstances; if you're over 50 years old, it can be particularly daunting. But there's a lot of reason for optimism. Maggie Jones is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, and she spoke to dozens of people about their experiences for an article called, "Online Dating After 50 Can Be Miserable. But It’s Also Liberating." She joins us to discuss her reporting and take your calls.
*This segment is guest hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:31:03
Your Personal Heirlooms
4/30/2024
Shana Novak is a photographer who is interested in people's heirlooms. To Novak, an heirloom is any object of significance to a person, that thing you just can't seem to get rid of for some reason. Novak launched a project and popular Instagram called The Heirloomist, where she photographs your heirlooms, and today she's releasing a collection of the photographs, The Heirloomist: 100 Treasures and the Stories They Tell. Novak joins to discuss the book and take your calls.
*This segment is guested hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:24:36
Recapping the Tony Award Nominations
4/30/2024
Today, the Tony nominations were announced. Jackson McHenry, theater critic from Vulture joins us to talk about the nominations, recapping this year's theater season, and his predictions for the winners!
*This segment is guest hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:19:01
A New Surrealist Drama About Black People in the Workplace
4/30/2024
A new dramatic play explores the dynamics Black employees face in white-dominant workplaces through the lens of a creative studio assistant named Jordan (played by Naomi Lorrain) and her new colleague, the "director of culture" who is also named Jordan (played by Toby Onwumere). Playwright Ife Olujobi, director Whitney White and actress Kate Walsh who plays the creative studio's owner, Hailey joins us to discuss the show, which is running at The Public Theater through Sunday, May 12.
*This segment is guest hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:26:30
A Spring Podcast Review/Preview
4/29/2024
The hit podcast series Serial is in the midst of a new season on Guantanamo Bay, ten years after the first season was released and became a smash success. Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah joins for a Review/Preview on what new podcasts he's listening to this Spring, the state of the podcast industry, and we take your recommendations.
This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen
Duration:00:21:07
What Are You Reading Right Now?
4/29/2024
With the hot weather today, you may begin to think about your next beach read. All Of It and Get Lit Producer Jordan Lauf brings a list of books she recommends checking out and we take your calls.
This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.
Duration:00:17:01
How to Support Sexual Assault Survivors
4/29/2024
Every 68 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM), we hear about efforts to help those in a crisis and tips for supporting survivors from Lynn M. Frederick-Hawley, MAc, the executive director of the Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention (SAVI) Program at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Luis Ramírez, LCSW, the founder of Rising Potential Counseling, PLLC. We also take your calls.
This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen
Duration:00:23:19