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
Boards of Canada’s ‘Music Has the Right to Children’
5/31/2023
In 1998, the electronic music duo Boards Of Canada released their breakout album, Music Has the Right to Children. Twenty-five years later, as part of our Silver Liner Notes series, music writer Mark Richardson discusses the role of memory and public broadcasting in the group's sample-heavy, synth driven tracks and interludes, how 'misusing' analog technologies like tape machines led them to innovative techniques, and how the record helped launch a sub genre known as "hauntology."
Duration:00:14:00
The Public's 'The Comedy of Errors' Offers Free Theater
5/31/2023
For the past month, The Public Theater's Mobile Unit has been performing a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" in community spaces around New York City, from parks, to correctional facilities, to community centers. The show, a bilingual and musical adaptation set in the streets New York, is now running at The Public, and all tickets are free. Director Rebecca Martínez and composer Julián Mesri join to discuss their modern retelling and the importance of accessible theater. "The Comedy of Errors" is showing through June 11.
Duration:00:17:56
'The Story of Art Without Men' by Katy Hessel, Part II
5/31/2023
Women so often don't get enough spotlight when it comes to art history. Art historian, author and podcast host Katy Hessel seeks to change that. Hessel is the host of The Great Women Artists Podcast and author of the new book The Story of Art Without Men. She joins us all week to take us on a journey through art history to learn about the trailblazing female artists who don't get enough attention. Today, we focus on the Impressionists and the Harlem Renaissance.
Duration:00:24:06
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Kicks Off
5/31/2023
Today kicks off the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival! We get a festival preview from festival director John Biaggi, and then we deep dive into the film kicking off the Festival with director Steffi Niederzoll. She'll discuss her documentary "Seven Winters in Tehran," about capital punishment against women in Iran. The festival runs through June 11th.
Duration:00:36:38
J. Smith-Cameron of 'Succession' on Waystar's Final Boss (Watch Party)
5/30/2023
J. Smith-Cameron has played Waystar-Royco's shrewd General Counsel Gerri Kellman for all of the show's four seasons. She joins us following Sunday's finale and takes your calls as part of our "Succession" Watch Party.
Duration:00:24:32
Christina Ricci on Season 2 of 'Yellowjackets' (Watch Party)
5/30/2023
The shocking season two finale of the beloved thriller "Yellowjackets" aired this weekend. We are joined by actor Christina Ricci, who stars as the bubbly and murderous Misty. We speak about her character's development, and newfound romance this season. Plus, we take your calls!
Duration:00:22:08
'The Story of Art Without Men' by Katy Hessel
5/30/2023
Women so often don't get enough spotlight when it comes to art history. Art historian, author and podcast host Katy Hessel seeks to change that. Hessel is the host of The Great Women Artists Podcast and author of the new book The Story of Art Without Men. She joins us all week to take us on a journey through art history to learn about the trailblazing female artists who don't get enough attention. Today, we focus on artists before the 20th century.
Duration:00:24:40
Natalie Merchant, ‘Keep Your Courage’ (Listening Party)
5/30/2023
Natalie Merchant’s Keep Your Courage is her first full-length album in nearly a decade, and she’s currently bringing it on tour across the United States. She’ll play in our area accompanied by an orchestra at Lincoln Center on June 2 and 3 and at NJPAC on June 25. Merchant joins us for a Listening Party.
Duration:00:28:40
Tony Nom: 'Some Like It Hot'
5/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM Jan. 20, 2023] The new Broadway musical "Some Like It Hot" updates the original 1959 film and turns the show into a rollicking celebration of embracing your true self. Adrianna Hicks, who stars as Sugar Kane, and J. Harrison Ghee, who stars as Jerry/Daphne, join us to discuss the show, running now at the Shubert Theater.
Duration:00:19:14
Tony Nom: 'Fat Ham'
5/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM April 17, 2023] The Pulitzer Prize-winning retelling of "Hamlet," "Fat Ham," is now on Broadway! Playwright James Ijames and director Saheem Ali have turned the classic Shakespeare show into a comedy about a queer Black college student named Juicy who is reluctant to avenge his father's murder. Joining us to discuss the show is Marcel Spears, who plays Juicy, and Nikki Crawford, who plays his mother. "Fat Ham" is running at American Airlines Theater until June 25.
Duration:00:30:33
Tony Nom: '& Juliet'
5/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 30, 2022] A new pop jukebox musical imagines what might have happened if Juliet survived her love affair with Romeo... and if Anne Hathaway had more say in Shakespeare's plays. David West Read, the Emmy Award winning writer behind "Schitt's Creek," wrote the book and joins us to discuss, alongside Betsy Wolf, who stars as Anne Hathaway. "& Juliet" is on Broadway now.
Duration:00:20:34
Tony Nom: Victoria Clark & Jessica Stone, 'Kimberly Akimbo'
5/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM Jan. 4, 2022] A new play at the Atlantic Theater is charming critics and viewers alike. It's called "Kimberly Akimbo" and it's about a young girl with a rare disease that causes her to age over 4x faster than normal. We'll speak to its lead Victoria Clark, and director Jessica Stone.
Duration:00:15:22
Tony Nom: Sean Hayes, 'Good Night, Oscar'
5/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM May 15, 2023] Actor Sean Hayes has been nominated for a Tony for his role as musician and talk show mainstay Oscar Levant in the new play, "Good Night, Oscar." Hayes joins us to discuss the role, which allows him to show off his skills as a classically trained pianist. The play follows Levant after he leaves a mental hospital to appear on Jack Paar's show.
Duration:00:15:46
'This Is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture'
5/26/2023
A new Museum of the City of New York exhibition features depictions of New York in film and television, visual and performing arts, music, poetry and literature, and even fashion to celebrate the museum's centennial. Sarah Henry, the museum's chief curator and interim director, joins us to talk about the show, which opens today.
Duration:00:25:18
Get Lit with All Of It: Kaia Kater
5/26/2023
We air highlights from our June Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Victor LaValle. Our musical guest was Grenadian-Canadian banjo player Kaia Kater, who will release a new album later this year. Kater joined us at the event to perform live.
Duration:00:19:02
Get Lit with All Of It: Victor LaValle
5/26/2023
We air highlights from our June Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Victor LaValle. We spent the month reading his novel, Lone Women. It tells the story of a Black female homesteader in 1915 Montana who arrives in the state with a massive steamer trunk, holding a terrible secret. LaValle joined us in-person for our Get Lit event and answered audience questions.
Duration:00:30:20
'Days of Wine and Roses' Off-Broadway Musical
5/26/2023
A new musical adapts JP Miller's 1962 film, "Days of Wine and Roses," for the off-Broadway stage. Set in 1950s New York, the musical tells the story of Joe Clay (Brian d’Arcy James) and Kristen Arnesen (Kelli O'Hara), a couple who fall in love, but also both struggle with alcoholism. d’Arcy James, O'Hara, and director Michael Greif ("Dear Evan Hansen") join to discuss their adaptation. "Days of Wine and Roses" is running at Linda Gross Theater through July 9.
Duration:00:25:52
Singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad Performs Live
5/25/2023
Indian singer-songwriter and NYU grad Prateek Kuhad has earned millions of fans and landed on an Obama playlist. On Friday he released a deluxe version of his 2022 album, The Way That Lovers Do. He joins us live in studio to perform.
Duration:00:20:39
'When The Poems Do What They Do' by aja monet (Listening Party)
5/25/2023
After releasing her debut single, “Give My Regards To Brooklyn'' in 2022, surrealist blues poet and cultural worker aja monet returns with her first album, When The Poems Do What They Do, which releases on Friday, June 9. She joins us for a Listening Party and to talk about her short film, “The Devil You Know."
Duration:00:21:33
Tony Nominees Ben Platt and Michael Arden on 'Parade'
5/25/2023
The new Broadway revival of "Parade" has earned six Tony nominations, including one each for leading man Ben Platt and director Michael Arden. They join us to discuss this show, which tells the story of the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish man accused of murder.
Duration:00:29:42