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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.

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New York, NY

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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

Women's History Highlights: The History of Female Philosophers

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM March 13, 2023] In continuing our Women's History Month programming looking at female trailblazers, we turn our attention to female philosophers! Author Regan Penaluna joins us to discuss her new book, How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind, which explores the life and careers of Damaris Cudworth Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine Cockburn and Mary Wollstonecraft. This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Duration:00:15:49

Women's History Highlights: Gallery Owner Nicola Vassell

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM February 28, 2023] As we wrap up our Black Art History month series, we meet Nicola Vassell, one of the only black female gallery owners in New York City. She opened her eponymous gallery in Chelsea in 2021. She came to the U.S from Jamaica at just 17 and worked her way up through the art world, working for big names like Pace, and has also helped curate The Dean Collection. We hear her story and what she has planned for 2023.

Duration:00:13:15

Women's History Highlights: Jessica Chastain Stars in 'A Doll's House'

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM March 3, 2023] Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain stars in the new Broadway adaptation of the classic feminist play, "A Doll's House." Chastain and playwright Amy Herzog join us to discuss the new, incredibly pared back production which is now running through June 10. This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Duration:00:18:03

Women's History Highlights: Academy Award-Winning 'Women Talking'

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM January 9, 2023] The celebrated novel, Women Talking, by Miriam Toews, follows an isolated community of Mennonite women who must decide what to do after learning they had been suffering sexual attacks by men within the commune. Writer and director Sarah Polley joins us to discuss adapting the novel for the big screen. We are also joined by actor Jessie Buckley, who stars in the film as Mariche, a woman skeptical that leaving the community is the right thing to do. This...

Duration:00:17:49

Women's History Highlights: The Story of First Lady Edith Wilson

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM March 10, 2023] For Feminist Fridays in honor of Women's History Month, we discuss the woman some consider to be the unofficial first female President: Edith Wilson. She helped run the country after her husband Woodrow Wilson had a stroke. Author Rebecca Boggs Roberts joins us to discuss her new biography of Wilson, Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson. This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Duration:00:18:07

Women's History Highlights: Margaret Atwood's Latest Short Story Collection

3/24/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM March 8, 2023] Preeminent author Margaret Atwood joins us to discuss her latest short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood, containing fifteen works of short fiction. This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

Duration:00:18:24

Staycation: New Jersey Edition

3/23/2023
Spring break is here! Whether you waited until the last minute to plan or you're on a budget, there's a lot of places to enjoy spring weather right in the tri-state area. Travel + Leisure's editor-in-chief Jacqui Gifford shares her picks for the best staycations in New Jersey and we also take your calls to hear yours. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan* Listeners called in with their own recommendations for the best New Jersey destinations: Alex in Allendale: Northern New...

Duration:00:31:13

A New Exhibition Presents a Multigenerational Saga of a Wealthy Jewish Family

3/23/2023
Over 120 works at The Jewish Museum—paintings, Chinese art, illuminated manuscripts, and Judaica unveil the story of a Jewish family's pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II. The new exhibition is titled, 'The Sassoons.' Co-curators Claudia Nahson and Esther da Costa Meyer join us to talk about the show on display through Aug. 13. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan*

Duration:00:21:25

Get Lit Preview: Rebecca Makkai's 'I Have Some Questions For You'

3/23/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai is our March Get Lit with All Of It book club author. She joins us to give a preview of her new novel, I Have Some Questions For You, which follows a podcast host as she begins to look into the murder of her old boarding school roommate in the 1990s. Click here to borrow your free e-copy of the book and to grab your free ticket to our March 28th event with Rebecca Makkai.

Duration:00:11:09

Video Games & Interactive Design At MoMA

3/23/2023
An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art features pieces of interactive design -- pieces which strongly resemble, and in some cases simply are, video games. The exhibit is called "Never Alone," and its curators Paola Antonelli and Paul Galloway join us to discuss computer-based art, interactivity and designing works for players who expect to do more than spectate. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan*

Duration:00:19:37

Jeremy Allen White Stars in 'The Bear'

3/23/2023
[REBROADCAST FROM July 7, 2022] According to the Ringer, FX's "The Bear" is "the surprise hit of the summer." The show stars Jeremy Allen White as a chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to take over his family's sandwich shop. White, who is also known for his role in Showtime's "Shameless," joins us. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan*

Duration:00:16:31

Matt Ruff's Story of Monsters in America

3/22/2023
Matt Ruff's novel, Lovecraft Country, uses both literal and figurative monsters to portray the trauma of Black life in Jim Crow America. It became an acclaimed HBO series. His sequel, Destroyer of Worlds, continues the story. Publisher's Weekly calls it "another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor." This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

Duration:00:25:10

The Three Co-Directors of 'How to Defend Yourself'

3/22/2023
In the new play from Liliana Padilla, a group of college students gather together for a self-defense class, prompted by a desire to protect themselves from violence and sexual assault. Padilla and co-directors Steph Paul and Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin join us to discuss, "How to Defend Yourself," which is running at the New York Theatre Workshop through April 2. This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

Duration:00:25:06

The Man Behind the Original 'I ❤️ NY' Logo

3/22/2023
New York City officials this week unveiled the new “We ❤️ NYC” campaign, complete with a new logo that has received mixed reviews. The slogan riffs on the classic "I ❤️ NY" image created in 1977 by influential graphic designer Milton Glaser, whose career is the subject of a new book out next week. Milton Glaser: POP explores the designer's work through the 1960s and 1970s, from posters to playbills and album art. Authors Steven Heller, Beth Kleber, and Mirko Ilić join us to discuss and take...

Duration:00:28:41

The Fixer Speaks

3/22/2023
For years, Anthony Pellicano was called on by Hollywood heavyweights to make their problems disappear. A new limited series from FX, the New York Times and Hulu tells the story of his rise and ultimate fall. Reporter and Producer Liz Day joins to discuss. This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

Duration:00:22:05

Spring Plant Call In

3/21/2023
Spring is here and what better time to get your garden growing! Chris Satch, adjunct professor at the New York Botanical Garden and known as Plant Doctor Chris and founder of NYC Plant Help, joins to help answer all your plant questions, from starting from scratch, to repotting, to figuring out why your plants keep dying.

Duration:00:30:05

Kristen Kish's Global Culinary Adventures

3/21/2023
Former "Top Chef" contestant Kristen Kish not only has a new cookbook out, she's also launching a new series on the National Geographic channel where she enjoys homestyle cooking in remote areas. She joins to discuss both projects.

Duration:00:22:01

How Our Parks Make Us More Resilient Against Climate Change

3/21/2023
As the weather warms up and the days get longer, many will be aiming to spend more time in the city's parks, or other local greenspaces. Reveler's should know that parks can be about more than outdoor recreation — they can also be designed to help fight the effects of climate change, like flooding, and the heat islands that form in urban spaces. Michelle Mueller-Gamez is the Central Park Conservancy's manager of climate change research, who will explain what climate change means for parks,...

Duration:00:19:48

The Boss Is Back

3/21/2023
Bruce Springsteen is back on tour with the E Street Band for the first time in seven years. But a lot has changed. WNYC/Gothamist arts and culture editor Ben Yakas joins to talk about ticket prices, merchandising, the band's sound, the joy of seeing them live, and whether this could possibly be their last tour together as a group. Plus, take your calls.

Duration:00:29:05

How the Black Panther Party Branded Itself

3/20/2023
A new exhibition on view at Poster House looks at the branding and graphic language of the Black Panther Party, and the historical context that informed how the party went about portraying itself in posters, advertisements, and slogans. Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party features 37 works from the years 1932 to 1980, with newspaper clippings, campaign posters, and images of Party leaders. Curator Es-pranza Humphrey tells us more about the history and the...

Duration:00:19:53