All Of It with Alison Stewart
WNYC
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 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.
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Join us for ALL OF IT with Alison Stewart, weekdays from 12:00 - 2:00PM on WNYC.
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.
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Join us for ALL OF IT with Alison Stewart, weekdays from 12:00 - 2:00PM on WNYC.
Episodes
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Sep 30, 2024 • 24min
Gentrification and the American Dream in 'Good Bones' at The Public
The latest production from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames ("Fat Ham") stars Susan Kelechi Watson in the role of Aisha, who decides to move to the struggling neighborhood she grew up in with her husband, and they renovate their new house. What unfolds is a story of gentrification, class divides, and an intense debate with her young contractor, Earl. "Good Bones" is running at The Public now through October 27, and we're joined by Ijames, Watson, and director Saheem Ali.
Sep 27, 2024 • 24min
A History of Presidents Who Threatened Democracy (Get Po-LIT-ical)
[REBROADCAST FROM September 4, 2024] For our series, Get Po-LIT-ical, we're reading political history books in the leadup to the election. We start with The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It, by author Corey Brettschneider, professor of political science at Brown University, who tells us about his research and the lessons for our politics today.
Sep 27, 2024 • 25min
Roxane Gay Makes the Case for Gun Ownership (Get Po-LIT-ical)
[REBROADCAST FROM September 6, 2024] In her new personal essay, Stand Your Ground: A Black Feminists Reckoning with America's Gun Problem, Roxane Gay examines the culture and power in American society. She joins in studio to discuss.
Sep 27, 2024 • 29min
Sarah Smarsh on Covering the Rural Working-Class (Get Po-LIT-ical)
[REBROADCAST FROM September 9, 2024] Author and journalist Sarah Smarsh has spent the last decade dedicating herself to correcting stereotypes, misinformation, and prejudice around the lives and beliefs of rural, working-class White Americans. She speaks from experience, as the daughter of two poor Kansas residents. Now, she's collected that decade of writing in her new book, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class. Smarsh joins us to discuss as part of our election series, Get Po-LIT-ical.
Sep 27, 2024 • 23min
The Case of Tribal Land in Oklahoma (Get Po-LIT-ical)
[REBROADCAST FROM September 19, 2024] In 2020, a landmark Supreme Court case declared a substantial part of Oklahoma to be under tribal jurisdiction. Author and podcast host Rebecca Nagle joins us to discuss her new book about the case, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land.
Sep 26, 2024 • 20min
The Twenty-Year Fight for a Free Press in Afghanistan
A new book spotlights an Afghan businessman Saad Mohseni's efforts to bring a free press to the country after years of Taliban rule. Written alongside journalist Jenna Krajeski, Mohseni discusses founding and running Moby Group, Afghanistan’s largest independent media company. Mohseni joins us to talk about the book, Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty-Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul, which is out this week.
Sep 26, 2024 • 15min
Poet Cynthia Zarin's 'Next Day' Collection
Critically acclaimed poet Cynthia Zarin has published a new compilation, Next Day, that includes new poems and some her work over the years that has appeared in publications like The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and The Yale Review. Zarin discusses her relationship with poetry, her writing process, and reads for us live.
Sep 26, 2024 • 6min
Migrating Elephant Statues Make it to NYC
A group of 100 life-sized elephant statues, created by Indigenous Indian artists through The Coexistence Collective, have made their way to New York. The statues are meant to draw awareness to elephant conservation efforts in India and around the globe. We speak with Ruth Ganesh, co-founder of The Coexistence Collective, about the ideas behind the initiative and the process for actually crafting the elephants.
Sep 26, 2024 • 28min
Celebrate New Jersey Folklore With 'The Devil & Daisy Dirt'
On Thursday evening, New Jersey folklore is coming to the East Village. The Devil & Daisy Dirt: a Garden State Gothic, Alt-Folk Event uses music, storytelling and puppetry to tell the story of the New Jersey Devil. Lyricist and organizer Alex Dawson, puppeteer Dan Diana, and podcaster Will Rogers, host of Guide to the Unknown preview the event.
Sep 26, 2024 • 31min
Salty and Cheesy Snackable Bakes (Food for Thought)
In her follow up cookbook to Snackable Bakes, author Jessie Sheehan gives equal attention to the savory side of baking. She joins us to discuss her latest, Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes and take your calls.
