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
Environmental Justice In NYC As COP28 Begins
12/1/2023
World leaders convened at the UN's COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai yesterday to discuss environmental policy on a global scale. Eddie Bautista, executive director of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance, joins us to talk about some of the local impacts of climate change which includes flooding, a change in air quality and heat hazards as well as efforts to reduce climate harms that land heaviest on marginalized communities. Plus, listeners call in to share their suggestions for sustainability and environmental justice in their own areas.
Duration:00:30:41
Dating in Your Golden Years with 'Love After 50' Author Francine Russo
12/1/2023
Following our discussion of "The Golden Bachelor," we look at what dating after 50 looks like without the glitz and glam of reality TV show cameras and helicopter dates. Francine Russo, author of the book Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It, joins us to discuss and take calls from our listeners.
Duration:00:20:30
Has 'The Golden Bachelor' Changed How We Look at Dating in Your Golden Years?
12/1/2023
Last night saw the finale of "The Golden Bachelor," a show that presented a bachelor over the age of 70 with single women in the 60s and 70s in a bid to find love. We break down what was successful about the show, how it presented love and aging in your golden years, and of course all the drama, with comedian and "Bachelor" fan Jordan Carlos. Plus, we take your calls.
Duration:00:29:56
A Documentary Shows Muscogee Reporters Fighting for a Free Press
12/1/2023
An award-winning documentary follows the citizens and journalists working in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to ensure freedom of the press and against state-censored media. Directors Joe Peeler and Rebecca Landsberry-Baker join us to discuss their film, "Bad Press" which won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This week the film will be shown at the DCTV Firehouse Cinema from Dec. 1-7.
Duration:00:20:29
Merriam-Webster’s Word of 2023
11/30/2023
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' is "authentic." Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski talks about why Merriam-Webster selected that word, what words he considers "runners up," plus some of the new words added to the dictionary in 2023. And listeners call in to share the words that mattered to them this year.
Duration:00:28:02
Adapting 'Sabbath's Theater' with John Turturro and Ariel Levy
11/30/2023
Philip Roth's National Book Award-winning novel Sabbath's Theater has found new life on the stage, thanks to a new theatrical adaptation from John Turturro and Ariel Levy. Both join us to discuss the play, which stars Turturro as a former puppet-maker forced to confront his troubled past. "Sabbath's Theater" is running at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre through December 17.
Duration:00:23:17
The Life of Groundbreaking War Correspondent Maggie Higgins
11/30/2023
A new biography captures the life of groundbreaking New York Herald Tribune reporter Maggie Higgins, who rose to prominence after her reporting on the liberation of Dachau following World War II. Her coverage of the Korean War won her a Pulitzer Prize, but her reputation as a journalist was often questioned by men in power who wondered if she was using her good looks to get the scoop. Author Jennet Conant joins us to discuss her new book, Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins.
Duration:00:28:35
A Harrowing Inside Look at the Russia-Ukraine War
11/30/2023
Winner of the Sundance Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol is a first-hand account of the besieged Ukrainian city during the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Filmed by journalists trapped inside, it depicts the harrowing account of the war's horrors. Director Mstylav Chernov joins to discuss.
Duration:00:20:57
The Lone Bellow Perform Live
11/29/2023
Brooklyn-based Americana trio The Lone Bellow, consisting of members Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin and Brian Elmquist, joins us to perform live in studio ahead of their three-night run at Rockwood Musical Hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut self-titled album.
*Correction: At one point in the conversation we refer to Zach Williams as Zach Wilson. The correct last name is Williams.
Duration:00:31:59
Music and Resilience with Pianist Robin Spielberg
11/29/2023
Robin Spielberg is a composer, music therapy advocate, and founder of the Mindful Music Association. She joins us to discuss her work and perform songs from her latest album, By Way of the Wind, live in our studio.
Duration:00:26:27
Mike Birbiglia's Show 'The Old Man & the Pool' Comes To Netflix
11/29/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM Dec. 8, 2022] Comedian Mike Birbiglia was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes some time ago. He chronicles his attempts to reverse that diagnosis by taking up swimming in his hilarious new one-man show, "The Old Man & the Pool." Birbiglia joins us to discuss the show, which has now been made into a Netflix special.
Duration:00:23:01
Alvaro Barrington Paints 'Island Life'
11/29/2023
There's new work from artist Alvaro Barrington on view at Nicola Vassell in Chelsea. Barrington was born in Caracas to parents from Grenada in Haiti. He was raised between Brooklyn and the Caribbean, and his new show, Alvaro Barrington: Island Life, references his Caribbean roots, specifically his paintings of the hibiscus flower. Barrington joins us to discuss the exhibition, which is on view through December 21.
Duration:00:19:07
An HIV Medical Scandal in 'Blood Farm'
11/28/2023
A new book uncovers a medical scandal that led to HIV infections of around 8,000 people in the United States, and many more in the UK. Blood Farm: The Explosive Big Pharma Scandal That Altered the AIDS Crisis details how a cure for promised hemophilia relied on contaminated blood plasma, collected in locations like nightclubs and prisons. Cara McGoogan, the book's author and host of the investigative podcast of the same subject, Bed of Lies, joins us to explain.
Duration:00:21:00
Nellie McKay Performs Live
11/28/2023
Singer and songwriter Nellie McKay stops by to perform from her latest album, Hey Guys, Watch This.
Duration:00:25:21
The New One-Person Show Inspired by the Stress of NYC High School Admissions
11/28/2023
"School Pictures," a new one-person show at Playwrights Horizons, takes aim at the education system in New York, especially the High School admissions process. The show is written and performed by Milo Cramer, a former tutor, and they join to discuss their production, which Vulture calls "completely wonderful." "School Pictures" runs through December 3.
Duration:00:30:04
Cocktails, Anyone?
11/28/2023
The holiday season is also the season for entertaining. We discuss some new takes on the Hot Toddy, Spritzes, Eggnog and more with Carey Jones and John McCarthy, bartenders and authors of the new book, Every Cocktail Has a Twist. We also take your calls and questions.
A WINTER’S NAP
Unique in the cocktail world, Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro brings an inviting warmth to drinks, like a cozy old sweater. The orange notes of Amaro Montenegro and a good base of rye whiskey make this reasonably stiff cocktail nonetheless accessible. A star anise contributes great aromatics and makes this drink photo ready.
2 ounces rye
1 ounce Amaro Montenegro
1 ounce Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro (page 27)
1 orange peel for garnish
1 star anise for garnish
In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients. Fill the mixing glass three-quarters full of ice. Stir for 30 seconds and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Express a 3-inch strip of orange peel, skin side down, over the surface of the drink, run the skin around the rim of the glass to distribute the citrus oils, and add the peel, skin side up, to the cocktail. Garnish with a star anise.
Duration:00:22:32
The 2022-23 Studio Museum Artists in Residence
11/27/2023
The annual Studio Museum residency has long been one of the most prestigious artist residencies in the city, and a fertile ground for emerging Black artists. The program includes alumni such as David Hammons, Mickalene Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley. A new exhibition at MoMA PS1 presents the work of the 2022-23 artists in residence: Jeffrey Meris, Devin N. Morris, and Charisse Pearlina Weston. Meris and Morris join us alongside curator Yelena Keller to discuss the show. And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 is on view through April 8.
Duration:00:21:40
Rosanne Cash on 30th Anniversary of 'The Wheel'
11/27/2023
Rosanne Cash released her eighth album The Wheel in 1993, her first record after moving to New York City, where she's lived since. The album also marked a new sound and trajectory for Cash's career. She joins us to discuss a new reissue of the album.
Duration:00:25:55
What to Watch this Winter
11/27/2023
"The Crown" is back for its final season, and critically acclaimed favorites like "Slow Horses" and "True Detective" are set to return in the coming weeks. We speak with Kathryn VanArendonk, one of our favorite TV critics, about what to watch over the holiday season and into early next year, as well as take your calls.
Duration:00:28:45
Where to Give for Giving Tuesday
11/27/2023
Ahead of Giving Tuesday, we talk about some places where you can donate, and where you might be able to receive donations, such as free coats. Beth Amodio, CEO of One Warm Coat, joins us to discuss their work and take calls from listeners about where they are planning on giving this year.
Duration:00:14:41