All Of It with Alison Stewart

It’s officially summer travel season. If you’re thinking about planning a trip to sample some local cuisine along the Eastern Seaboard (or beyond) we’ll share some suggestions of where to check out great food with Hunter Lewis, editor in chief of Food and Wine. And we’ll take your calls of your favorite places for your favorite dishes. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

William Jackson Harper has received a Tony nomination for his role as Astrov in the classic Chekov play "Uncle Vanya," running now at Lincoln Center. He joins us to discuss.*This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Pride Month is only a few days away, and NewFest is launching its annual NewFest Pride film festival! The 5-day festival features a series of short films, documentaries, and director Q&As that celebrate the community's enduring legacy. Programming director Nick McCarthy and executive director David Hatkoff join us in studio to give us a preview NewFest, which starts tonight.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Years ago, chef and cookbook author Lee Kalpakis decided to leave her life in New York City behind and move to a camper in the Catskills. Now, she's released a new cookbook based on her experiences in the woods to help others camp, and cook, in style. She joins us to discuss, Out There: A Camper Cookbook, and take calls from listeners.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Photoville's yearly exhibition of public photography launches this weekend. We speak to executive director Laura Roumanos about the festival's thirteenth year as well as hear from photographer Ismail Ferdous, whose work will be featured.This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Recently, singer-songwriter Judy Collins recorded a concert in which she performed her iconic 1967 album, Wildflowers, backed by an orchestra. A recording of the concert streams on the PBS app starting tomorrow, and Collins previews the concert for us, reflects on the impact of Wildflowers, and takes your calls!This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

The New York-based indie rock band Habibi combines the sounds of the Arab world with punk rock to create a unique sound. Founding bandmembers Rahill Jamalifard and Lenny Lynch join us to preview their new album, Dreamachine, out Friday. The band is playing tomorrow night at Rough Trade.This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds.

Fresh herbs are a great way to elevate your home cooking. Whether it's basil, thyme, rosemary, or sage, herbs can be used not just in meals, but in drinks too! And they're easier to grow than normal houseplants (think fire escape herb gardens). Stephen Orr, editor in chief of Better Homes & Gardens, and author of the book, The New American Herbal: An Herb Gardening Book, returns to the show to give us some tips for starting an herb garden this summer and takes your calls.This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Last week, lawmakers in Connecticut made a push for Connecticut to be named "The Pizza State" and New Haven "The Pizza Capital." Of course, this caused some consternation here in New York, where we think highly of our own offerings. For our latest installment of "Small Stakes, Big Opinions" we ask you to call in and share your favorite pizza joints as well as take a stand about whether New Haven edges out NYC. Joining us as a guest is New Yorker staff writer Hannah Goldfield, who penned a piece called "The Lasting Pleasures of New Haven Pizza."

In the latest novel from writer Rachel Khong, a teenage boy sets out to find his biological father, and we learn the love story between his mother, Lily, and a rich heir to a pharmaceutical company, Matt. Khong joins us to discuss the novel, titled Real Americans.

Tuesday after Memorial Day is known within the moving industry as "Crazy Tuesday," when moving companies have a high number of requests from clients moving homes around the country. Moving in New York can be especially chaotic and stressful, so Caroline Utz, Senior Editorial Director for The Spruce, gives us some tips to make that move to a new apartment a little less hectic, and we take your calls.

May is National Moving Month, so today we're dedicating a whole hour of the show to moving. Chances are some of you have moved to New York recently. Jake Dobkin, Gothamist co-founder, current Vice President of Sponsorship at New York Public Radio, and author the book, Ask a Native New Yorker: Hard-Earned Advice on Surviving and Thriving in the Big City, takes your calls to see how things are going and offers tips on adjusting to New York life.

Way before Michael McDonald was Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Award–winning musician with The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, and as a solo artist, he was a high school dropout from Ferguson, Missouri who moved to California to pursue his dream. Now, McDonald has written a new memoir,What a Fool Believes, and he speaks to us about the book, his life, his music, and his struggles with addiction.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

We know that late summer is the prime season for having more tomatoes than we know what to do with from the garden. But now is a crucial time for planting and early growth. Joel Flagler, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County, gives us tips on how to ensure our tomato plants thrive as the weather gets warmer and answers your questions.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Last week, we asked you about your weekend plans, and we got some fantastic responses. So we're doing it again! So we're doing it again! Hear what's in store for this weekend from members of team All Of It, our WNYC colleagues, and other listeners.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Ani DiFranco has a very busy month. She's currently starring as Persephone in "Hadestown." Her new album, Unprecedented Sh!t, drops today, and later in June a new documentary about her life, "1-800-ON-HER-OWN," will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. DiFranco joins us to discuss all of her new projects.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Trained chef and food writer Karla Tatiana Vasquez's new cookbook features recipes and traditions within the Salvadoran diaspora. It's titled, The SalviSoul Cookbook: Salvadoran Recipes and The Women Who Preserve Them. Vasquez joins us to share some of those dishes and their history before her event at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) on Friday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Scientific discovery is often a collaborative experience. But for a group of men in the early 1800s studying birds of North America, it was a messy and chaotic effort to identify and write about many different species as possible, all while trying to outdo each other. Naturalist Kenn Kaufman writes about what John James Audubon and his peers discovered (and what they missed) and how it impacts our understanding of the world today. His book is called, The Birds That Audubon Missed, and Kaufman joins us to discuss.This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

The New York City-set drama "Evil" follows a scientist, a priest, and a psychiatrist tasked by the Catholic Church with investigating potentially demonic activity around the city. Katja Herbers, who stars as doubtful psychiatrist Kristen Bouchard, joins us to discuss the final season of the show, which premieres today on Paramount +.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

It's almost time for a summer of new music: bangers, sweaty bops, anthems, and the annual "song of the summer" debate. With new releases approaching from Charli XCX, Khelani, Tems, and more, All Of It producers Simon Close and L. Malik Anderson break down what music to be looking out for to feed your summer playlist. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

Edy Massih is a trained chef and owner of Edy's Grocer, a Lebanese market and caterer in Greenpoint. Massih moved from his native Lebanon to the U.S at the age of 10, and has just released a new cookbook, Keep It Zesty: A Celebration of Lebanese Flavors & Culture from Edy's Grocer, inspired by the menu of his market and his love for the flavors of Lebanon. Massih tells us more about his story and the book.

The hit comedy "Girls5eva" tells the story of a girl group that reunites in middle age to make another run at a career in music. The show's creator, Meredith Scardino, joins us to discuss Season 3 of the show, now on Netflix.

Acclaimed author Claire Messud joins us to discuss her latest novel,This Strange Eventful History, a family drama in part based on her own family's history following Algerian independence. Critics are calling it some of her best work. Messud is speaking tonight with Jennifer Egan at the Center for Fiction.

A new article that asks whether therapy is more useful as an indefinite practice, or as a shorter-term maintenance practice. Melissa Dahl is a healthcare reporter at The Cut, and her recent article is called Maybe You Shouldn’t Talk to Someone. For years, we were told therapy was the key to a good life. What if we don’t want to go anymore? Listeners share their own experiences with saying goodbye to long-term therapy.

Adrienne Elise Tarver is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist who's currently showing new work at Dinner Gallery in Chelsea. In the show, called Where the Waters Go, Tarver examines her own identity as a black woman through painting, using a character she invented named Vera Otis as inspiration, as well as old Ebony magazines. Tarver discusses her work, which is on view now through June 29.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

Last year, Time Magazine named writer Mahogany L. Browne’s poetry collection, Chrome Valley, one of "100 Must-Read Books" of 2023. Now, she's teamed up with producer and composer Sean Mason to create a music essay on the Black experience in America inspired by the collection. Browne and Mason join us to discuss their collaboration for a Listening Party.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

The new Tony-nominated play from Paula Vogel stars Jessica Lange as an unstable mother who struggles in her relationships with her two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger. All three are Tony nominated for their roles in "Mother Play," which is running now at the Hayes Theater through June 16. Lange, Parsons, and Keenan-Bolger join us to discuss.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

Author Erik Larson joins us to discuss his latest work of history, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. The book tells the story of turbulent months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the outbreak of violence.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

An illustrated study of crying provides insights into why humans shed emotional tears and the role they've played throughout our existence. Visual artist and author Pepita Sandwich joins us to discuss her new book, titled The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears.*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

A new musical performance from the Greene Space artist-in-residence, singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon adapts Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel, titled Parable of the Sower which is considered the "grand dame" of science fiction and takes place in the year 2024. We’ll preview tomorrow’s show, and find out what Toshi thinks people mean when they say “Octavia Butler Knew.”*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Vulture TV critic Kathryn Van Arendonk joins to preview the slate of summer premieres, including the return of hit series like “The Bear,” “Babylon Berlin” and “Evil.”*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

A new, two-night documentary premiere tells the story of the Memphis-based record label Stax, which produced the sound of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T & the MGs and more. Not only was Stax trailblazing in terms of sound, but in its progressive approach to racial equality and inclusion. Director Jamila Wignot joins to discuss "Stax: Soulsville U.S.A."*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Last week, we asked you about your weekend plans, and we got some fantastic responses. So we're doing it again! Hear what's in store for this weekend from members of team All Of It, our WNYC colleagues, and other listeners.

Suchitra Mattai's first solo show in New York City features a series of enormous, soft sculptures made from vintage saris. The exhibition pays homage to the artist’s Indo-Caribbean ancestors and the stories of many Queens residents. Mattai joins us alongside curator Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas to discuss the show, titled We are nomads, we are dreamers, which is on display through Sunday, Aug. 25.

Oscar-nominated director Yance Ford takes on the difficult subject of law enforcement in his new film "Power," questioning whether the police really should have such a sense of control. It begins streaming today on Netflix. We speak to Ford about the project as well as his personal connection to the criminal justice system.

For the first time ever, the Brooklyn Museum has hired a composer-in-residence to make original music to accompany their exhibitions. Cellist and composer Niles Luther joins us to discuss taking on this new position, and composing original music for the exhibit Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami). He is joined by the exhibit's curator, Joan Cummins.

Food is a necessity, but when it’s made by someone who loves you, it can be a real gift. So if you love making and receiving gifts of food, or if food is your love language, you may want to whip something together to tell someone you are thinking about them. For this week’s installment of our “Food for Thought” series, we are joined by Elle Simone Scott. She’s a food stylist and a test cook on the PBS show, America’s Test Kitchen, and her new cookbook is called, Food Gifts: 150+ Irresistible Recipes for Crafting Personalized Presents.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

Helen Rebanks' new memoir, The Farmer's Wife, discusses modern day life on her farm in pastoral England. She shares the life with her husband, four children and animals. Her sustainable lifestyle has inspired many, including actor and comedian Nick Offerman, who has worked as a farmhand for her. Both join to discuss their experience.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

Celebrated author Colm Tóibín picks up the story of Eilis Lacey years after we last left her in Brooklyn. In the new novel, Long Island, Eilis's life with her husband Tony is disrupted when a man claims that Tony is having an affair with his wife, and that the woman is having his child. Tóibín joins us to discuss the novel ahead of his event tonight at the New York Public Library.

The classic musical "Cabaret" is back on Broadway, this time transforming a theater into an immersive Kit Kat Klub experience. Tony nominated stars Eddie Redmayne (the emcee) and Gayle Rankin (Sally Bowles) join us alongside director Rebecca Frecknall to discuss the production, which has been nominated for Best Musical Revival.This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

When he was a child, artist Bony Ramirez moved from his native Dominican Republic to New Jersey. The first museum he ever visited in his new home was The Newark Museum of Art. After working for years in construction while also painting in his mother's kitchen, Ramirez is now a full-time self-taught artist. Over the last year, Ramirez immersed himself within the museum's collections, and the result is a new installation, Cattleya, featuring work he made inspired by what he found. Bony Ramirez speaks about his experience alongside Elena Munoz-Rodriguez, Newark Museum assistant curator of Latinx and Latin American Art.