Author and comedian Lane Moore's latest book serves as a total antidote to the flood of dating advice we usually see this time of year. It's titled, You're Not The Only One F*cking Up: Breaking the Endless Cycle of Dating Mistakes. She joins us to discuss breaking bad dating patterns and take calls about bad dates. *Lane Moore's Tinder Live Valentines Day Special at TV Eye in Rigdewood, NY on Tuesday, Feb 13 will feature Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna (Pete + Pete). Then, she has a livestream available on Feb. 15.

A new show written by the Indigenous comedy sketch troupe The 1491s provides a humorous look at one Native American family's history and experiences, from the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890 to activism of the 70s. We are joined by Bobby Wilson, writer and member of The 1491s, and Justin “Jud” Gauthier, who plays Larry in the show, to discuss "Between Two Knees," running at the Perelman Performing Arts Center through February 24.  

Commercial jingles are composed with a purpose: to ensure a brand's name and product stick in your brain, by leveraging unyieldingly catchy musical hooks. Ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend, listeners call in to share the jingles that have stuck with them, and Steve Karmen, composer of over 2,000 ad jingles, including "Nationwide is on your side," Budweiser's "Here Comes The King," and "Trust the Midas touch," talks about changes in the jingle-writing landscape, and what it takes to write catchy tunes that sell products.  

A recent feature in the New York Times maps the Soho-like transformation of Williamsburg, from industrial decay to its current identity as a luxury destination. We speak to the author of the piece, Steven Kurutz, a Times reporter who covers cultural trends and take listener calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 7, 2023] In 1920, W.E.B Du Bois created the first American magazine addressing Black children. The Brownies' Book invited the era's most prolific Black creatives to submit material—poems, illustrations, songs—so that Black children could feel seen and represented (the magazine was the first to publish a Langston Hughes poem). A new collection, The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families, celebrates the history of the magazine alongside new material for children today. The book was created by married duo Dr. Karida L. Brown, a sociologist and Du Bois expert, and her husband, artist Charly Palmer. Brown and Palmer join us to discuss.  

This Black History Month, we are the celebrating the legacy and contributions of Black New Yorkers. A new exhibition at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture looks at one of the most famous Black New Yorkers, Langston Hughes, and his many friendships, specifically his relationship with photographer Griff Davis, the first roving editor of Ebony Magazine. Dorothy Davis, guest curator, daughter of Griff Davis, and president of the Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives, joins to speak about the show. The Ways of Langston Hughes: Griff Davis and Black Artists in the Making is on view through July 8.

On a Lunar New Year edition of our new series, "Food for Thought," we speak to James Beard-winning chef and author Grace Young about what foods are considered auspicious going into the Year of the Dragon as well as some of the best places to enjoy dim sum around the city.

In the 1960s, British artist Harold Cohen developed AARON, a computer program that could draw and paint original work on its own. It was the earliest example of artificial intelligence designed for artmaking. A new exhibition at the Whitney, Harold Cohen: AARON, displays the work the AI has created over the years, and will also include live demonstrations of its drawing process in the gallery. Curator Christiane Paul joins me to discuss the show and what it says about our relationship with artificial intelligence today. Harold Cohen: AARON is on view through May.

For her latest book, author Bianca Bosker dove headfirst into the art world, spending time with gallerists, performance artists, wealthy collectors, and museum guards to understand the ins and outs of the industry. She joins us to discuss her new book, Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See. Bosker will also be speaking at Rizzoli Bookstore tomorrow at 6 pm.  

With the Supreme Court's hearing tomorrow on whether the insurrection clause of the constitution allows the state of Colorado to remove former President Trump from the ballot in the 2024 election, journalist Andrea Bernstein, former host of the Trump-centric podcasts: Will be Wild and Trump, Inc and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power previews tomorrow's proceedings, and talks about the many other legal challenges he is facing -- including the critical cases right here in New York.

With frequent headlines about layoffs, labor walkouts and general turmoil in the journalism and media right now, Jay Rosen, associate professor of journalism at New York University and a board member of the Peabody awards, explains how the landscape has changed for both news consumers and producers, and how newsrooms might be thinking about creating more sustainable business models. Plus, we take your calls.  

Out this Friday, the new album Phasor from Helado Negro draws inspiration from Foley art and Bolivian architecture and many other sources. He joins us live in the studio to perform.

Just because you shop at thrift stores doesn't mean you're not accidentally supporting sweatshops. Emily Stochl, host of the Pre-Loved Podcast, joins us to discuss the ethics of thrifting, as well as some do's and don'ts.

If you want furniture that's going to last, or you're concerned about the environment, visiting secondhand shops is a great solution. Ashley McDonald, store manager of Remix Market, and Katie Okamoto, editor of sustainability coverage at Wirecutter, join share tips for what to look for when thrifting furniture.

Sixty years ago tomorrow, The Beatles landed at JFK in preparation for their February 9 performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the band's debut in front of an American audience. Of course, we know the kind of Beatlemania that ensued after they played on televisions around the country. In commemoration of the anniversary, we speak with Kenneth Womack, professor of English and popular music at Monmouth University, and author of many books about The Beatles who also hosts a Beatles podcast, Everything Fab Four. Plus, we take your calls for those of you who witnessed the performance.

The Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland was built in the early 1900s to address the growing number of Black residents struggling with mental illness. The facility was segregated for decades, with overcrowded Black patients coping with terrible living conditions and abuse from all-white staff. Later decades saw attempts of reform, but the troubled legacy of the asylum lives on. NBC News journalist Antonia Hylton joins us to discuss her new book, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum, as part of our ongoing series, Mental Health Mondays.  Event: Hylton will be speaking on Wednesday at 5:30 pm with NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge. Free tickets are available now. 

In the third season of Blindspot, host Kai Wright investigates how the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic affected vulnerable communities, and those often left out of the conversation. Reporter Lizzy Ratner, who conducted several interviews for the podcast, joins us to discuss the new season alongside artist Kia LaBeija and Terry McGovern, lawyer, activist, and senior associate dean in the CUNY School of Public Health. Both Kia and Terry are featured in the series. Episodes of Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows are out now.   A companion photography exhibit by Kia LaBeija featuring portraits from the series is also on view at The Greene Space through March 11.

Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter joined us for a special performance at our Get Lit with All Of It book club event. We also speak with Ritter about his latest album, Spectral Lines, and the twentieth anniversary tour for his album, Hello Starling.

We air highlights from our Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Michael Cunningham. We discussed his new book, Day, which tells the story of one Brooklyn family on the same day, April 5, over the course of 3 years: 2019, 2020, and 2021, to see how the pandemic has reshaped their lives forever. 

[REBROADCAST FROM Dec 7, 2022] The singer songwriter and proud Vermonter Noah Kahan's latest album, Stick Season, is a tribute to the time of the year between fall and winter, what locals in his hometown call stick season. Kahan joined us in studio for a Listening Party, and also to performs some special acoustic versions of songs from the album, which helped him earn his Grammy nomination.

[REBROADCAST FROM Mar 27, 2023] Love In Exile is the first album from the trio made up of jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, vocalist Arooj Aftab, and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. The group first came together in 2018 to perform experimental, improvisational music, and have collaborated several times since. The new album, recorded live in New York, is their first attempt to capture those explorations on a record. All three musicians join us for a Listening Party.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 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 is nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. She joins us for a Listening Party and to talk about her short film, “The Devil You Know."

[REBROADCAST FROM May 18, 2023] Country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has been nominated in six different Grammy award categories. Clark is a co-writer of the music and lyrics to the hit new Broadway musical, "Shucked." And on Friday, she's releasing a new self-titled solo album, produced by Brandi Carlile. She joins us live in the studio to perform some songs from the album and talk about her work.

From reading cookbooks as a kid to working as a recipe developer for Martha Stewart, to becoming a Tik Tok sensation, Kat Ashmore has been devoted to food her whole life. She pours her passion in her debut cookbook, Big Bites: Wholesome, Comforting Recipes that are Big on Flavor, Nourishment and Fun. She joins to discuss and take listener calls.  

In the past year, the "Black Angels" of Sea View Hospital on Staten Island have been recognized for their contributions as nurses involved in developing a groundbreaking treatment for tuberculosis. A new exhibition at The Staten Island Museum, Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital, just opened, and features objects the nurses used in their work, as well as more information about the harsh conditions in which they had to operate. For the first day of Black History Month, we're joined by the show's curators Rylee Eterginoso and Gabriella Leone, and Virginia Allen, one of the last surviving Black Angels.

At the 2023 Grammy awards, bluegrass singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle was nominated for Best New Artist and took home the award for Best Bluegrass Album. At this weekend's ceremony, she's the returning champion in the latter category, for her latest album, City of Gold. Tuttle joins us for a Listening Party.  

On the heels of Stalking Awareness month, Kris Mohandie, Ph.D and expert on security management joins to discuss stalking--why it happens, and what resources there are for those who are victims of stalking. We'll also take listener calls.

Celebrated horror novelist Tananarive Due has a personal connection to the now-infamous Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Her great-uncle died at the school in the 1930s under suspicious circumstances. Based on that family history, Due crafted her novel, The Reformatory, which follows a young Black boy named Robert who's sent to the Gracetown School for Boys and has to learn how to survive such a violent place, as ghosts from the past haunt him. Due joins us to discuss.

When you hit a certain age, the hobbies you enjoyed at one point in life may not be as easy, or accessible. But that doesn't mean you can't still have fun, find new hobbies, or find a group to join! Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez, Commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging, joins to discuss all the resources the city has for recreation and fun for older adults, and we take your calls and suggestions

[REBROADCAST FROM May 26, 2023] A new musical adapts JP Miller's 1962 film, "Days of Wine and Roses," for the 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 join to discuss their adaptation. "Days of Wine and Roses" is running at Studio 54 through April 28.  

Getting in shape is one of the most popular and common New Year's Resolutions. We check in with listeners to see how their workouts are going and get tips from Danielle Friedman, whose recent article is "How to Exercise When it Feels Impossible."

A new guide assists couples in escaping the win-or-lose mentality in moments of conflict,  favoring a collaborative approach. Clinical psychologists Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman and Dr. John Gottman join us to discuss their latest book, Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection, and take listener calls.

A new food memoir includes nearly forty family recipes rooted in the culinary history of Black women who settled in Appalachia. Author Crystal Wilkinson joins us to discuss her new book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks.   Indian Creek Chili Indian Creek Chili (Courtesy of Penguin Random House) This is a mild chili, similar to the one I grew up with. It’s the perfectmeal for a frosty fall evening. It’s perfect for a family of all spicepreferences; you can increase the heat for those who want it (like myhusband) or enjoy its tomatoey mildness. At my house, we now top itwith a scoop of sour cream and a sprinkling of cheddar cheese and serveit with saltines on the side. When we owned Wild Fig Books and Coffeein Lexington, we served our chili with goat cheese underneath andcornbread that had a touch of sweetness. It makes a great meal on itsown, or you can serve it with grilled cheese or peanut butter sandwicheson the side. The addition of spaghetti—typical in this region—stretches it to feed a large family. 10 to 12 servings (makes about 14 cups)2 pounds ground beef or ground turkey1 large onion, chopped3 tablespoons chili powder2 tablespoons garlic powderCrushed red pepper flakes1 (14- to 16-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with their juices, or 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes1 (14- to 16-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained46 ounces tomato juice (5¾ cups)Table salt7 ounces dried spaghettiSour cream, for servingShredded cheddar cheese, for serving Heat a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Working inbatches as needed, brown the ground meat just until no trace of pinkremains, stirring often. If there is a lot of rendered fat, drain that off.Move the meat to one side of the pot and add the onion. Cook for6 to 8 minutes, until it has softened, then stir in the chili powder, garlicpowder, and a small pinch of red pepper flakes into the meat.Add the diced tomatoes with their juices, the kidney beans, and tomatojuice. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for about40 minutes, stirring occasionally. About 15 minutes before the chili is done, bring a pot of water to a boilover medium-high heat. Salt it generously. Add the spaghetti and cookto al dente following the directions on the package. Drain the pasta andadd it to the pot of chili. Cover and cook for the remaining minutes so thepasta absorbs some of the chili’s flavor. Taste and add more salt and/orred pepper flakes as needed. Serve hot, with sour cream and cheese.

The autobiographical comedy "The White Chip" stars Joe Tapper as a version of playwright and director Sean Daniels. Tapper's character is a rising star in the theater industry, who is also struggling with a serious addiction to alcohol. We speak with Daniels and Tapper, and later in the hour with Tapper's co-star Jason Tam, about "The White Chip," which is running at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space through March 9.

A new law in New York recently went into effect to pay delivery drivers from apps like Door Dash and Uber Eats a minimum wage of $17.96 per hour, but some apps have attempted to block tips. Meanwhile, from coffee shops to taxis, software is leaving customers feeling compelled to tip when they otherwise wouldn't. We speak to Food & Wine's executive features editor Kat Kinsman about current tip etiquette and take your calls about how you tip.

The second season of the Ryan Murphyverse series "Feud" centers on the antagonistic relationships between writer Truman Capote and a group of high society women known as "the swans." Molly Ringwald plays Joanne Carson, wife of Johnny Carson and lifelong friend of Capote. Ringwald joins us to discuss "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans," which premieres Wednesday on FX.

A new show from The Wooster Group adapts Toasts, an historic Black American oral storytelling technique, for the stage. "Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me" stars Eric Berryman, and is inspired by a folklore record of the same name from the 1970s. Berryman plays a late-night radio DJ, who tells stories alongside live drumming from Jharis Yokley. The show is running at The Performing Garage through February 3. Berryman and director Kate Valk join to discuss their production.

Last year, the small Massachusetts college Worcester Polytechnic Institute dealt with a spate of suicides on campus. A new piece in New York Times Magazine chronicles what happened, and how professors and administrators struggled to figure out what to do. Journalist Jordan Kisner joins us to discuss her piece, "The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College."  

Hear highlights from our Listening Party Live event with new wave synth-pop band Future Islands. Ahead of the release of their new album, People Who Aren't There Anymore, they joined us in The Greene Space for an intimate show, to discuss the making-of and perform new songs.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 18, 2023] Grammy album of the year winner Jon Batiste joins us live in The Greene Space to break down and perform songs from his latest album, World Music Radio. Hear highlights from our inaugural Listening Party Live event.

Beloved chef Jamie Oliver has created a companion book to his cookbook, 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food with a take on Mediterranean cuisine. 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food features over 100 recipes from salads to desserts--each one based around 5 main ingredients. He joins to discuss everything from Island salad with peaches and halloumi to lamb meatballs. He'll also take questions from listeners about incorporating the Mediterranean cuisine in their cooking. Garlic Chicken Creamy Chickpeas, Spinach & Sumac   Inspired by some of the wonderful flavors of Lebanon, this quick dish is perfect for an easy meal. Hunting out nice fat jarred chickpeas is game-changing when it comes to both flavor and texture.   Serves: 2 Total time: 18 minutes   4 cloves of garlic 2 x 5-oz skinless chicken breasts 1⁄2 x 24-oz jar of chickpeas 8 ½ oz baby spinach 1 heaping teaspoon sumac   Peel the garlic cloves and slice lengthways, then place in a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, stirring regularly. Slice each chicken breast lengthways into 3 strips, then toss with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Once the garlic is nicely golden, quickly remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving the flavored oil behind. Go in with the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, turning regularly. Garlic Chicken. (Photo credit: David Loftus)     Remove the chicken from the pan and tip in the chickpeas (juices and all). Add the spinach, along with most of the garlic and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, then toss over the heat until the spinach has wilted and the chickpeas are hot through. Season to perfection with salt and pepper, then return the chicken to the pan and finish with the reserved garlic and a generous dusting of sumac.      

Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and Kyle Buchanan, awards season columnist for The New York Times, joins us to discuss all the snubs, surprises, and tell us his impressions of how awards season is shaping up so far this year. Plus, we take calls on your favorite movies and performances of the year.

The celebrated podcast, Criminal, has been using crime stories as a way to discuss issues important to American life and culture. We speak to host Phoebe Judge about how the true crime podcast landscape has changed in the ten years since the show launched, and about the New York crime stories the show has covered. Judge will be hosting a live Criminal event at Town Hall on Valentine's Day.  

The new Criterion Channel collection "James Gray's New York" focuses on the Queens-native's films set here in the city, from his 1994 film "Little Odessa" to 2013's "The Immigrant." Director James Gray himself joins us to discuss these films, his career, and his relationship with New York City.  

On his latest album All One, saxophonist and bassoonist Ben Wendel is joined by Bill Frisell, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard and more jazz stars. The album earned Wendel his first Grammy, in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, for which he'll vie at February's ceremony. Wendel joins us for a Listening Party.  

[REBROADCAST FROM November 23, 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.

It's Must-See Week here in New York. We learn about all the initiatives, deals and events happening through February 4 from Tiffany Townsend, NYC Tourism's EVP of Global Communications, and recommendations from our very own producers. Plus, we take your calls about your favorite places to take out of town visitors.

Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Public Library are inviting members of the public to help them add a new original composition to the canon of American anthems, as part of their initiative, "Anthem to US." Lincoln Center chief artistic officer Shanta Thake and Jakab Orsós, vice president of Arts and Culture at the Brooklyn Public Library, join us to explain how it works.

In the debut novel from poet Kaveh Akbar, a man who has lost everything becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a martyr, until he meets a dying woman who has decided to spend her final days talking to people at the Brooklyn Museum. Akbar joins us to discuss Martyr! ahead of his launch event at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights branch, this evening at 6.

In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges stopped requiring the SAT or ACT as part of their application. Many schools have gotten rid of the requirement entirely, arguing it evens the playing field for underrepresented students. But new data throws doubt on that assumption. David Leonhardt, senior writer at The New York Times, joins us to discuss his piece, "The Misguided War on the SAT," and takes your calls.  

After a few recent extensions, the immersive theater production "Sleep No More" will wrap up its 13 year run this March. The show, in which audience members follow the actors and the action from room to room is a surreal re-imagining of Shakespeare's Macbeth. We'll hear from Ilana Gilovich, chief storyteller for Emursive Productions, and Jonathan Hochwald, producer of "Sleep No More" and owner of McKittrick Hotel, where the show is set. Plus, listeners who have seen the show call in to share their experiences.  

Last week, Conde Nast announced it would fold mainstay music blog Pitchfork into men's magazine GQ, laying off a significant number of music writers in the process, including editor-in-chief Puja Patel. In a recent article, Atlantic staff writer Spencer Kornhaber describes the music site as one that "made an incredible effort to listen broadly, listen seriously, and champion the underdog." The uncertain future of Pitchfork highlights the uncertainty of music journalism in general. Kornhaber joins us to discuss the news. Then, Switched on Pop producer Reanna Cruz joins us to talk about the positive things 2024 has in store for music, with a Review/Preview of upcoming releases. 2024 Music Review/ Preview List: Brittany Howard- What Now MGMT- Loss of Life Khruangbin- A LA SALA Faye Webster- Underdressed at the Symphony Ariana Grande- Eternal Sunshine Dua Lipa Meth Math- Chupetones Burial- Dreamfear​/​Boy Sent From Above Kali Uchis- Orquídeas  

In his latest book, Judson A. Brewer, psychiatrist and associate professor at Brown University, shares everything he’s learned over the past two decades of studying habit change and shows readers how to abandon unhealthy eating habits while creating better ones. Brewer joins us to discuss his book, The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We’re Not Hungry and How to Stop.

Director Lulu Wang joins us to discuss directing the new TV series "Expats," which tells the story of three American women living in Hong Kong whose lives intersect after a tragic event. The show stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo and premieres on Prime Video on January 26.

Chilean singer, rapper and songwriter Ana Tijoux is back with her first album release since 2014. It's called Vida, and despite touching lyrically on dark themes like climate change, poverty and death, the disco-inspired uptempo beats stand in defiance of that darkness. In the artist's words, "life is the best vengeance against death." Ana Tijoux joins us for an All Of It Listening Party for her new album, Vida.

A new permanent exhibit at the Tenement Museum does something the museum has never done before: it tells the story of a Black family living in lower Manhattan in the 1860s. Museum president Annie Polland and historian and scholar Leslie Harris join to discuss the exhibit, A Union of Hope: 1869.

The New York Videogame Critic Circle is an organization that teaches underserved kids journalism skills through video games, and their annual New York Game Awards will be held next week. Founder Harold Goldberg joins to talk about his organization's work, along with longtime youth participant Kimari Rennis, who started with NYVGCC's Playing with Purpose program when she was 14, and is now studying game design at NYU. Plus, Harold and Kimari take listener calls about the best games released in 2023, and the most anticipated titles of 2024.

Ava DuVernay wrote and directed the new film, "Origin," which has been called "one of a kind," "powerful" and "ambitious." The story is based around the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and follows Wilkerson as she writes her book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Published in 2020, the book argues for considering racism as an aspect of a caste system like those in India or Nazi Germany. DuVernay and Ellis-Taylor join us to discuss the film, which is in theaters now.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 3, 2023] "Job" is a play that centers on the relationship between a crisis therapist, played by "Succession" actor Peter Friedman, and his client, a tech employee played by Sydney Lemmon whose recent workplace breakdown has become a viral video. Friedman and Lemmon join us with the playwright Max Wolf Friedlich. "Job" is running another limited engagement at Connelly Theater through March 3. 

In December, The Royal Caribbean Ultimate World Cruise set off for a 9 month voyage, visiting 60 countries. The cheapest ticket was $59,999. The ship's passengers have taken to TikTok, with users following along, racking up hundreds of millions of views. However, cruises can divide opinion, some love them, some wouldn't dare be stuck on a boat for more than an hour. For the next installment of our Small Stakes, Big Opinions series, we take your calls about experiences and thoughts on cruises with comedian Josh Gondelman.

Bettye LaVette recorded her first single at the age of sixteen and soon made her debut on the R&B charts in the early 1960s. Six decades later, now in her late 70s, she's still singing, with her latest album LaVette! nominated for the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. She joins us for a Listening Party ahead of the February awards show.

A new thriller series on Showtime is based on the notorious Magdalene laundries in Ireland, schools for "wayward girls" and the trauma they endured. Actor Daryl McCormack plays a Dublin detective working the case of a murdered priest in a small town, opposite Ruth Wilson. We'll speak to the BAFTA nominated actor as well as the creator and showrunner Joe Murtagh about "The Woman in the Wall."  

In the new novel, Invisible Woman, a former Hollywood filmmaker named Joni tries to convince her friend Val to share the story of the sexual abuse she faced years ago, but for different reasons, both Val and Joni's husband Paul want to keep things quiet. Author and New School professor Katia Lief joins us to discuss the novel.  

A building on West 13th street was the site of an important part of African American history. It may be demolished. Sites like this and others around New York have a champion in the group Village Preservation. We will talk with its executive director Andrew Berman about his work.

As part of our dance hour, we speak to writer, reporter and dance lover Alexandra Starr about the winter dance season and what to see, from classic ballets at the New York City Ballet to the acrobatic styles of Compagnie Hervé KOUBI.  

As injectable drugs used for weight loss like Ozempic become more mainstream, how will we as a society view body diversity? And, given that these drugs are so expensive, how will that divide who is thin and who is not? We speak about Ozempic's impact on the body positivity movement and feminism with Vox senior correspondent Constance Grady, who wrote an article, "The Year of Ozempic Bodies and Barbie Botox." Plus, we take your calls.

In this age of Ozempic, it can feel even harder to exist in America if you're not thin. Kate Manne, professor of Philosophy at Cornell, joins us to discuss her new book, Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia, which combines research and memoir to discuss what it's like facing discrimination for the size of your body, and what to do about it. Plus, we take your calls.  

Emmy Award winning host and producer Mickela Mallozzi joins to discuss the sixth season of "Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi," a travel series where the lens is focused on dance. This season centers completely in New York and features a diverse range of dance from Sri Lanken to Latinx.

Walasse Ting: New York, New York is the inaugural exhibition of Alisan Fine Arts new location on the Upper East Side. It focuses on Ting's time in New York City from the 1950s to the 1990s. We hear from the director of the gallery Daniel Chen, along with Ting's daughter, Mia Ting about the work and the artist behind it. The show is on view through February 16.

This year, James Baldwin would be turning 100 years old. To celebrate his centennial, Film Forum is hosting a screening series of Baldwin-related films. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is the first documentary to screen in the series. The film, directed by Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley and released in 1982, was made with Baldwin, and chronicles his trip to the South twenty years after the end of the Civil Rights Movement. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was recently restored, and is screening at Film Forum through January 25. Hartley joins us to discuss the film alongside scholar and Baldwin expert Rich Blint, and we take your calls.   As part of the segment, Rich put together a reading list for anyone interested in diving deeper into Baldwin's work: Giovanni’s Room Going to Meet the Man  Another Country The Fire Next Time The Devil Finds Work The Collected Essays of James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, ed., Library of America

In 2022, the sheriff of Lewis County, New York, changed his Facebook profile to a picture of him holding up an award he won from the Oath Keepers. The post was after Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was arrested and charged for his role in the January 6 insurrection. This got North Country Public Radio reporters Emily Russell and Zach Hirsch interested in learning more about the far-right movement upstate. What they found out is the subject of the podcast, If All Else Fails, and the first episode is out now. Hirsch and Russell join us to discuss.  

In 1989, a horrible murder that was reported and investigated as a carjacking gone wrong sparked a national outcry. But it was ultimately revealed to be false story and caused tremendous hurt in an already marginalized community. Director Jason Hehir joins to talk about his docuseries, "Murder in Boston," which revisits the Charles Stuart case where a white man blamed his own crime on a Black man.  

[REBROADCAST FROM March 30, 2022] We share the third part of our Constance Baker Motley Full Bio. Today, we learn more about Constance Baker Motley's legal career, as well as her entrance into politics, which would lead her to become a New York State Senator and Manhattan Borough President. Historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, joins us.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 29, 2022] We air the second part of our March installment of Full Bio. Today, historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin discusses the early days of Constance Baker Motley's legal career and some of the major cases in which she was involved, including Brown v. Board of Education. Brown-Nagin's biography is called, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 19, 2023] Our June Full Bio selection was King: A Life, the first comprehensive account of Martin Luther King Jr. in three decades, written by Jonathan Eig. On the final day, we discuss King's relationships and disagreements with activist contemporaries, his blind spots, mental health, and the toll of being arrested nearly thirty times. And finally, we look at King's civil rights efforts and priorities in the last months of his life.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 19, 2023] Our June Full Bio selection was King: A Life, the first comprehensive account of Martin Luther King Jr. in three decades, written by Jonathan Eig. In this conversation, we hear about a young King's romantic interests and his marriage to Coretta Scott, from 1953 until his death. We also focus on 1955, the year in which the King family moved to Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat, and King was drafted to lead a movement.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 19, 2023] Our June Full Bio selection was King: A Life, the first comprehensive account of Martin Luther King Jr. in three decades, written by Jonathan Eig. In this installment, we discuss MLK's advisors, such as Bayard Rustin, Ralph Abernathy, and Stanley Levison. We also discuss some of MLK's lesser-known protests.

The 20th season of NYC Winter Jazzfest is underway, with shows across New York City slated over the next week. This weekend, the festival will put on two events dedicated to the historic Brooklyn Black cultural center, The East. On Saturday, a panel will discuss The East's musical legacy. On Sunday, the Crown Hill Theatre will host "A Night at the East," a concert featuring veteran musicians like Gary Bartz and Billy Hart, as well as later generation musicians like Shabaka, Moor Mother, and Luke Stewart. Stewart and his Irreversible Entanglements bandmates Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes joined us for a preview on January 10, and they stuck around to record one more song. Ahead of their shows this weekend, here's "Pueblo."

In the new Yorgos Lanthamos film "Poor Things," Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is the product of an experiment in which an infant brain has been placed inside an adult woman's body. As she discovers her sexuality, social expectations placed on women, and explores the world, she begins to challenge the men around her as she forms her own ideas about life. Screenwriter Tony McNamara joins us to discuss writing this unusual character, and we are also joined by Ramy Youssef, who stars in the film as Max, a gentle student who falls in love with Bella.  

Britney Spears released her debut album ...Baby One More Time on January 12, 1999. It was one of the highest selling albums of 1999 and became one of the best selling albums by a female singer or debut artist of all time. On its 25th anniversary, we revisit the album with music journalist Annie Zaleski and New Yorker contributing writer Lauren Michele Jackson, as part of our series Silver Liner Notes.

Folk duo The Milk Carton Kids are nominated for the Grammy for Best Folk Album for their latest LP, I Only See the Moon. Bandmates Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale join us for a Listening Party as part of our run-up to February's Grammy ceremony.  

Groundbreaking supermodel Beverly Johnson joins us to discuss her new one-woman show, "Beverly Johnson: IN VOGUE," which recounts her life and career and honors the 50th anniversary Johnson becoming the first Black woman to feature on the cover of American Vogue. The show is running at 59E59 theater B through February 4th.

Abigail Echo-Hawk, the director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, shares updates on her longstanding work to gather data on missing and murdered Indigenous women, and discusses how accurate metrics can help Native communities access resources. Plus, she explains some of the obstacles to actually gathering that data from indigenous communities, and the real, material costs when marginalized people are under-counted.

Writer Erika Howsare talks about her new book, The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wildest Neighbors, which explores the complicated relationship between urban environments and an animal that's considered a symbol of wildlife as much as it is a problematic pest and a danger to drivers.

Whether you are looking for a beach trip, a train journey or a large scale adventure, this is the time to start booking for 2024. New York Times editor and photographer Stephen Hiltner joins to highlight some picks from the new feature "52 Places to Go in 2024," and we'll take listener calls about their plans for 2024 trips.

As we head into the long weekend, you may have more leisure time to spend with your kids, your partner, or just yourself! Winter in New York gets a bad rap when compared to other seasons, so we're taking the opportunity to shoutout all the ways to have winter fun in our city and surrounding area. All Of It producers Kate Hinds, Jordan Lauf, Simon Close, Luke Green and L. Malik Anderson give their recommendations, and we take your calls.

NYC Winter Jazzfest kicks of its 20th season today, with shows across New York City slated over the next week. This weekend, the festival will put on two events dedicated to the historic Brooklyn Black cultural center, The East. On Saturday, a panel will discuss The East's musical legacy. On Sunday, the Crown Hill Theatre will host "A Night at the East," a concert featuring veteran musicians like Gary Bartz and Billy Hart, as well as later generation musicians like Shabaka, Moor Mother, and Luke Stewart. We discuss the events with Basir Mchawi, a former magazine editor for The East, and Marcus Moore, who co-curated the concert with Jazzfest founder Brice Rosenbloom. Stewart and his Irreversible Entanglements bandmates Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes also join to perform live in the studio.

Today is the 100th birthday of the late great jazz drummer and composer Max Roach, who played alongside some of the greatest jazz musicians in history throughout his storied career. This month, there are three concerts planned for the Max Roach Centennial. Drummer Nasheet Waits and Max's son Raoul Roach join us to discuss the genius of Max Roach, his life, and the concerts. The first two concerts will be taking place on January 19 and 20 at Lincoln Center, and the final concert will be at NJPAC on January 26.

You can great tea of different varieties all around the five boroughs. Eater reporter Caroline Shin wrote a list of her favorite tea shops in New York, "14 Places to Try Tea in NYC," and she joins to tell us more and take your calls shouting out your favorite tea shops.

Today on the show, we're spending the first hour talking about tea as we cozy up for the winter. Tea has a long complex history in the world, and has been a staple of our drinking habits for thousands of years since its origins in China. But there's also a darker history to tea, due to the influence of colonization efforts by western nations. Writer Charlene Wang de Chen, who wrote an article for Smithsonian Magazine, "What Emoji Tell Us About the History of Tea," joins to give us a history lesson and also take your calls about how you like to make your tea!

Jeffrey Wright stars in Cord Jefferson's new film, "American Fiction," as a well-respected but commercially unsuccessful novelist who decides to write a book full of stereotypical tropes. Wright joins to discuss his role, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. "American Fiction" is in theaters now.

Angel Island is located in San Francisco Bay, and from 1910 to 1940, it served as the West Coast's primary immigration facility. It also functioned as a detention center, where hundreds of thousands of people, primarily Chinese, were held in often brutal and dehumanizing conditions. The new opera, "Angel Island," expands on the story, and is running at BAM from Jan. 11-13. The show's composer, Huang Ruo, and director, Matthew Ozawa, join us for a preview.  

For nearly 5 years, writer Dani Shapiro has hosted a podcast called Family Secrets inspired by her best selling memoir, Inheritance, in which she found out a huge secret about her family in midlife. She and her guests discuss family secrets, both life altering and truly mysterious. She joins to take listener calls about their own family secrets.  

In the Broadway staging of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Obie-winning play "Appropriate," Sarah Paulson stars as Toni, a woman dealing with the fallout from a gruesome discovery among her late father's things. Toni and her brothers, who are cleaning out the old family plantation home, must decide what to do with this explosive artifact. Jacobs-Jenkins, Paulson, and director Lila Neugebauer join us to discuss the show, which is running at the Hayes Theater through March 3.  

In her new book, psychologist Dr. Mariel Buqué gently reminds readers that "intergenerational healing requires you to feel like the work is safe and tolerable." The book is titled, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma, and Dr. Buqué joins us to discuss tips for addressing trauma as well as how it affects both the mind and body.

Maybe the start of a new year isn't the best time to think about the end of the world... or maybe it's the perfect time! Clyde Folley returns to the show to discuss the new series he's curated for the Criterion Channel, Postapocalyptic Sci-Fi, which includes films throughout the Cold War period from the 60s through the 80s. Plus, we take listener calls to hear what your favorite postapocalyptic film is.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 20, 2023] On his latest album Animals, drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall invites a sweeping group of guest musicians including Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, Danny Brown, and Francis and the Lights. The Guardian calls it "a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry." Overall joins us for a Listening Party.

If you're coughing, you're not alone. Respiratory viruses are surging in our area. Rachel Sklar, who wrote about this recent trend for The Cut, and Dr. Mark Horowitz, a family physician, join us to talk about what's going on, when to see a doctor, and how treatment is changing.

"Schitts Creek" co-creator and star Dan Levy makes his feature film directorial debut in a new movie out today call "Good Grief." He joins us to discuss.  

Board games are a great pastime for those looking for something to do, lasting anywhere from 3 minutes to many, many hours. Andrew Lynch, community development and inventory manager at the game shop, Brooklyn Strategist joins us to talk about the best games to plan and give tips on how to host a well run game night. We also take listener suggestions.  

New Yorker Emily King explores heartache on her latest album Special Occasion, for which she's nominated for a Grammy at February's ceremony, in the category of Best R&B Album. She joins us for a Listening Party.

A new book emphasizes the importance of privacy for teenagers in the digital age and provides a guide for parents to talk to their kids about their life online. It's titled, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World. Author Devorah Heitner joins us to discuss, and we take your calls. 

Since the MeToo movement's emphasis on power differentials and the reality that many women have been exploited by powerful men, our culture has held "age gap" relationships under high scrutiny. We'll discuss the nuances of this discourse with Lila Shapiro, a features writer for New York Magazine whose recent piece in The Cut is called "The Age Gappers: They say they’re happy. Why is it so hard to believe them?" Plus, listeners call in to talk about their age gap relationships, including the stigmas they've experienced, the challenges they've worked through, and why they feel they gravitate towards partnerships with an age differences.

It's the time of year when many people set new reading goals on Goodreads, the website and mobile app that lets you track and review your books. But many authors have found that their books can been inundated with negative reviews online... even before the book has been released. We take a look at how Goodreads has changed the publishing industry with Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis, author of the piece "The Wrath of Goodreads." Plus, we take listener calls.

This week, embattled Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned from her post at the university. We discuss her departure and the events that led to it with WBUR education reporter Max Larkin and NPR analyst Eric Deggans and take listener calls.

Maybe one of your New Year's Resolutions was to cook more... but you just don't feel like you have the time. Cookbook author Ali Rosen is here to help with her latest book, 15 Minute Meals: Truly Quick Recipes that Don't Taste Like Shortcuts. She joins us to discuss and take calls.   SPICY TOMATO POACHED SHRIMP This is one of those stewy one-pot meals that comes together incredibly quickly but feels like it contains more flavor than it has any right to. Harissa—the spicy, smoky North African red pepper condiment—forms the base layer, and it adds just the right level of heat. If you can’t track it down (even though it is now widely available), you can always use your preferred hot sauce, and the rest of the ingredients will still pull their weight. Between the peppers, the chickpeas, and the shrimp, you’ve got an entire meal in a single serving. Ingredients 2 red bell peppers
 2 pounds (900 g/32 oz) peeled shrimp 2 tablespoons harissa
 2 28-oz (794 g) cans of diced tomato 2 15-oz (400 g) cans of chickpeas
 1 cup (180 g/6 oz) pitted kalamata olives 8 oz (227 g) feta
Dash of Kosher salt Place a wok (or large Dutch oven) on high heat. Chop the bell peppers into bite-sized pieces. Throw half the bell peppers and all the shrimp into the wok with the harissa on top. Cook for three to four minutes without stirring, or until the shrimp have browned a bit. If you need to open your cans of tomatoes and chickpeas, do that now. Drain the chickpeas. If you prefer your olives chopped, you can also do that (but you don’t have to). Add the remaining bell peppers, the tomatoes, the chickpeas, and the olives to the wok. Cook for another five to six minutes, or until the shrimp have cooked through. Turn off the heat, crumble the feta in, and stir. Taste, then add some salt as needed. Serve hot.

A writer and speaker that studies culture with an emphasis on the intersection of tech, Maggie Jackson's new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom of Being Unsure, argues that not knowing can actually lead to learning more. We hear from Maggie about her theory and take your calls.

As we begin a New Year, there are many out there who probably feel "meh" about their job, or more specifically the career path they're on. But maybe more stressful than trying to find a new job is trying to discover what you really want to do, and attempting to find the right career while still maintaining a steady job and social life. Louisa Tatum, Career Services Manager for The New York Public Library, which offers free career counseling sessions, joins to discuss how to go about finding the right career path and take your calls.

Maybe all that holiday season downtime has you binged out. Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk shares her recommendations for some of the exciting new TV shows to catch that will be coming to cable and streaming services this month. Plus, listeners share the shows and series they're most excited about as 2024 gets underway.

January might be a slow month in the entertainment world, but not here in New York, where for the twelfth year JanArtsNYC will spotlight new works in music, theater and art. We get a preview of events including Winter JazzFest and Under the Radar Festival with Commissioner Pat Kaufman of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment as well as a detailed discussion on the reimagined Under the Radar theater festival with director Mark Russell and participant Luke Murphy.

We are starting off 2024 with stories of people who helped strangers in need, and want you to hear yours. Shankar Vedantam is the host of the podcast and radio show Hidden Brain, which produces the NPR series "My Unsung Hero." He joins us to discuss the series and talk about the science behind the benefits of gratitude, as well as the things that stand in the way of us expressing it.

A new year marks a new trove of material entering the public domain. This year's entries include works from 1928 like Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera," music from Cole Porter, and literature from Virginia Woolf, DH Lawrence, and Agatha Christie. But the real star of show is Mickey Mouse, whose very first appearance in "Steamboat Willie" is now without copyright. Jennifer Jenkins, director of Duke University's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, joins us to explain what that means. It's also been one year since we launched WNYC's Public Song Project, and we have plans for that in store. Keep your eyes peeled and ears open for more info to come soon.

120 years ago today, Confederate General James Longstreet died, leaving behind a complicated legacy as a former slave owner who later supported Black suffrage and Reconstruction. What does his story have to tell us about how someone can change their mind? Author Elizabeth R. Varon joins us to discuss her new biography, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South.

Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis spreads fun and positivity on her latest album, Joy'All, a country-tinged collection recorded in Nashville with super-producer Dave Cobb. She joins us for a Listening Party.

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2023] A memoir recounts one person's journey serving as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a decade. Facing the devastating loss of his brother, Patrick Bringley left his job at The New Yorker to seek solace and escape to work at one of the most famous museums in the world. Bringley joins to discuss his book, All the Beauty in the World, which is out now.

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 15, 2023] Bisa Butler is a local artist who makes life sized quilts inspired by portraits of Black figures, including those taken by her favorite photographers such as Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz. Her solo exhibition, The World Is Yours, inspired by the lyrics of Nas combined textiles, paint, Nigerian hand-dyed batiks and African wax-resist cotton. Butler joins us in studio to discuss her process and the show, which was on view at Jeffery Deitch through June 30.  

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 5, 2023] Actor Phil Dunster has spent three seasons on "Ted Lasso" starring as playboy soccer star Jamie Tartt, who underwent a redemptive arc in the most recent season. He joins us to discuss the season finale, Jamie Tartt, and take calls from listeners!  

[REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 24, 2023] Oscar-winning, BAFTA-winning, and Tony-nominated performer Ariana DeBose starred in the role of Emcee in the musical theater-mashup series "Schmigadoon" this season. Then in the fall, Debose performed her own musical mash-up of songs by Dionne Warwick, Stephen Sondheim, ABBA, and more as part of her original solo concert, titled "Authenticity," which debuted at the Lincoln Center series, "American Songbook: A Place You Belong." DeBose joins us to discuss the show and discuss her career.

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 6, 2023] Sitting members of Congress plotting to overthrow the government. A violent pro-Nazi group working to destroy democracy. The podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra, reports a little-known story about an ultra-right movement in the United States in the early 1940s. Michael Yarvitz, co-executive producer, and Rachel Maddow, host and co-executive producer, join us to discuss the podcast.

In two new releases, former Police drummer Stewart Copeland revives material from the late 1970s through 1980, a span that included the band’s formation and the beginning of his solo career. His book, Stewart Copeland’s Police Diaries, features journal entries written between 1976 and 1979 and providing a glimpse into the band’s formative years. And in November he reissued Klark Kent, his first solo album, originally released in 1980. Copeland joins us to talk about his career.

[REBROADCAST FROM NOVEMBER 2, 2023] Edwin Raymond became the highest-ranking whistleblower in NYPD history, sharing with the world what he saw as the racism embedded into the city's police system and joining a lawsuit in 2016. Now, he's written a memoir about his time in the force, and his attempts to change the NYPD from the inside. Co-written with Jon Sternfeld, the memoir is titled An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. Raymond joins us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 15, 2023] In her latest book, journalist Maureen Ryan describes racism, harassment, and other forms of abuse prevalent in Hollywood through deep dives into shows like "Lost," "Saturday Night Live," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Ryan joins us to discuss her book, Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood.  

[REBROADCAST FROM JULY 18, 2023] A new documentary-style podcast, The Set, revisits New York City in the crack era of the 1980's, and explores how the flush of easy money corrupted some police departments charged with serving and protecting communities, including the notorious "Dirty 30" in Washington Heights. Writer, researcher and host Zak Levitt joins to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 19, 2023] For years, Dr. Robert Hadden continued as a respected OB-GYN at Columbia University while assaulting hundreds of his patients. A new podcast and series of articles about the case expose Dr. Hadden's abuse, and tell the story of the victims seeking justice. We're joined by Laura Beil, journalist and host of the podcast, Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University, and Bianca Fortis, reporting fellow at ProPublica and co-author of the ProPublica and New York Magazine piece, "How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years."

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 25, 2023] A new book tells the history of the Rikers Island jail from the perspective of the people who have worked and lived in and around the complex. Journalists Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau join us to discuss, Rikers: An Oral History.

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 7, 2023] Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder joins us to discuss his latest book, Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People. The book tells the story of Dr. O'Connell and his work bringing healthcare to the homeless population of Boston. Dr. O'Connell will join us as well.

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 28, 2023] Art and poetry collide in the book from poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar. Titled, Redaction, the book combines words from Betts and art from Kaphar to explore how incarcerated people are treated by American society. It's an expansion on their MoMA PS1 show of the same name. Betts and Kaphar join us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM JULY 13, 2023] A new buddy-comedy stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as two men who believe they are the last two humans left on earth, and must find a way to survive... and maybe continue the human race. Brown and Duplass join us to discuss "Biosphere," which is available to stream on demand now.

Many New Yorkers have read (or plan to read) The Power Broker, the Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Robert Moses from Robert Caro. But a key force behind that book, and the rest of Caro's biographies, is his editor, Robert Gottlieb. The new documentary "Turn Every Page-The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb" explores their 50 year working relationship and friendship. Director Lizzie Gottlieb, daughter of Robert Gottlieb, joins us to discuss the film, which is in theaters now.

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 13, 2023] "Mad Men" stars Jon Hamm and John Slattery have teamed up for a film which premiered at Tribeca Festival. Directed by Slattery, "Maggie Moore(s)" stars Hamm as a police chief seeking to solve the murders of two women with the same name. Hamm and Slattery join us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 26, 2023] Broadway stars and friends Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have reunited on the stage as two friends determined to make a hit new musical about... Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. They join us to talk about the hilarious show, "Gutenberg! The Musical!"

[ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON December 18, 2023] For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we discuss Reed's early life, his time in college, and his mental health challenges, including experiencing electroshock therapy.

[ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON December 21, 2023] For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's final installment, we discuss Reed's solo career and his marriage to artist Laurie Anderson.

[ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON December 19, 2023] For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we discuss the formation and success of The Velvet Underground.

[ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON December 20, 2023] For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we examine Reed's relationship with sexuality, his drug use, and his relationship with the press.

Recently, The New Yorker published its list of "The Top Twenty-five New Yorker Stories of 2023" which editors described as "The articles that sustained the longest hold on readers during a year when many avoided the news." Before heading into the New Year, comedian, actor and friend of the show Jordan Carlos joins us to look back at this year, and take your calls.  

A new book provides an index of tequila for the tequila curious and the tequila connoisseur alike. It's titled, A Field Guide to Tequila: What It Is, Where It’s From, and How to Taste It. Writer and sociologist Clayton J. Szczech, who has been studying and teaching about Mexican alcoholic beverages since 2006, joins us to discuss.  

In 1999, many were concerned about the possibility that a computer meltdown could occur when the clock struck twelve. We revisit that time through a new documentary that uses archival footage to tell the story, "Time Bomb Y2K." Directors Brian Becker and Marley McDonald join us to talk about the documentary, premiering on HBO on December 30, and take calls from listeners.  

[REBROADCAST FROM DECEMBER 16, 2022] The annual "Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" runs all through this month. Two Rockettes, Jaclyn di Nicola and Mia Wilson, join us to talk about the show.

Between holiday travel and cozy family downtime, you might be looking to catch up on some of the year's best podcasts. Lauren Passell, podcast writer for LifeHacker, founder of TinkMedia, and curator of "Podcast The Newsletter," shares clips from some of the most interesting audio storytelling and other podcasts from 2023.  

Eater recently published "The Biggest Food Stories in New York in 2023" which included where to get the best croissant in the city, the rise of food halls, the closure of the worst reviewed restaurant in the city, industry drama and Michelin stars. Eater New York editor Melissa McCart joins us to discuss, and we take your calls.

The West Village Chorale has been rehearsing and putting on concerts since 1971, and the Chorale just performed its seasonal holiday concert last week. Christmas is around the corner, so a smaller group of the Chorale squeeze into our studio and put us in the holiday spirit by performing some carols live!  

For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's final installment, we discuss Reed's solo career and his marriage to artist Laurie Anderson.  

For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we examine Reed's relationship with sexuality, his drug use, and his relationship with the press.

Carlos Henriquez is a Bronx born-and-raised bassist who has been playing the instrument in the orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center for twenty-five years. He attended La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a teenager, and later studied at Juilliard. His new album—his third solo project—is called, A Nuyorican Tale. Henriquez joins us for a Listening Party.

Jazz pianist Christian Sands joins us for a live performance of songs from his new holiday album, Christmas Stories, ahead of his residency at Dizzy's Club from December 21-24.

Filmmaker Steve McQueen's new documentary, "Occupied City," takes the book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945), written by his wife Bianca Stigter, and turns it into a film by exploring various locations around Amsterdam that were important to the history of Nazi occupation of the city. Stigter and McQueen discuss the film, which premieres in theaters on Christmas Day.

Comedian, musician, and Las Culturistas podcast host Matt Rogers joins us to discuss his new holiday album, Have You Heard of Christmas? ahead of his Town Hall show on December 23.  

For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we discuss the formation and success of The Velvet Underground.  

Connecticut often feels overshadowed by neighbors like Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, all states with strong identities and recognizable brands. So, the state is rebranding. New York Times reporter Amelia Nierenberg joins us to discuss her recent article, "Stuffy, Preppy, Sleepy: Can a Rebrand Fix Connecticut’s Reputation?" and take calls from Connecticut listeners about how they would brand the Nutmeg state.  

What was your favorite book of 2023? We take your calls and discuss some of the highlights of the year with Jordan Lauf, All Of It and Get Lit book club producer.

A new film starring Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross is set to become a Christmas classic! In "Candy Cane Lane," Murphy plays a recently laid-off family man determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest for a prize of $100,000, but his efforts come at a huge cost. Director Reginald Hudlin and actress and comedian Robin Thede join us to discuss the film, now streaming on Amazon Prime.

For this month's Full Bio, we discuss the life and career of pioneering musician and poet Lou Reed with Will Hermes, author of the new book, Lou Reed: The King of New York. For today's installment, we discuss Reed's early life, his time in college, and his mental health challenges, including experiencing electroshock therapy.

The HBO series "The Gilded Age" is a sumptuous drama about old money vs. new in 1880's New York. The costumes are ornate, the architecture is Beaux-Arts, and the elbows are sharp. Behind the veneer there is labor unrest, economic inequity, segregation, and opera wars. We speak with Greg Young, the co-host of The Bowery Boys podcast, and Carl Raymond, the host of The Gilded Gentleman podcast, about the real history underpinning the series.

Sunday saw the finale of the second season of "The Gilded Age," with this season focusing on the real life "Opera Wars" of 19th century New York high society. Actor Carrie Coon, who stars in the series as Bertha Russell, joins us to break down the season and the finale.

Death, Sex, and Money host Anna Sale, wrote an important piece that recently appeared in the New York Times called “Ask These 11 Money Questions Before Moving In With Your Partner,” about having honest conversations about money and personal finance before taking the leap of co-habitating. Different backgrounds & experiences can lead to very different expectations. Anna Sale discusses, and takes your calls.

It's holiday season and that means more gatherings. Whether you're bringing a gift to a party or hosting a meal, Food & Wine editor Ray Isle can help you pick out the perfect bottle of wine. Looking for a great bottle for a specific dish? He can help with that too. He joins to talk wine and take your calls.

Our wine and cheese hour continues with...cheese! We dive into the land of cheese, discussing some of the best for holiday entertaining, wine pairings and more with Tenaya Darlington, author of the book, Madame Fromage's Adventures in Cheese. Plus, we take listener calls and questions.

Bronx-born artist Manny Vega has been celebrating New York's immigrant and Black and brown communities for decades through his stunning murals, which can be seen all around East Harlem. Now, his art is being displayed in a solo show for the very first time. Manny Vega and curator Monxo Lopez join us to discuss the show, Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega, showing now at the Museum of the City of New York.

Peter Sagal, host of the NPR newsquiz "Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me," talks about the show’s 25th anniversary, and previews tonight’s live taping at Carnegie Hall.

The singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield made a name for herself writing and recording her own work, but in recent years has amassed an impressive collection of tribute albums to some of her favorite artists. Following 2018's Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John and 2019's Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, she's now out with Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO, a 10-song album of songs originally recorded by the Jeff Lynne-led outfit. Hatfield joins us for a Listening Party.

New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake takes jokes seriously. She also teaches others how to do it. Her new creative card deck, "Joke in a Box: How To Write and Draw Jokes," is a take-home version of her popular in-person workshop. "I like to think this will be a help to everybody’s dad who is trying to win the caption contest," she told one of our producers. She joins us to discuss the game.

Hosting can be stressful, whether it's cooking for a big party or trying to accommodate every family member's needs and, let's say, "distinct" personalities. Lauren Iannotti, editor-in-chief of Real Simple magazine, joins to give us some holiday hosting tips and take your calls.

James Fauntleroy is a music industry hit maker. He's behind some of your favorite songs and platinum albums of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, and more. However, the Grammy-award winning producer has never officially released music under his own name. What better time to start than the holiday season? Fauntleroy has just released his debut album, The Warmest Winter Ever, stuffed with slow jams to keep you warm through the cold of Christmas time. Fauntleroy joins us for a Listening Party.

In 1998, Rolling Stone reviewed Beck's latest album saying it "brims with death, decay and decrepitude. But in its own peculiar way, it’s also his prettiest record to date." Beck's previous record had been a kind of reinvention from his debut, and earned him a nomination for album of the year at the Grammys. He followed it up with another metamorphosis, fittingly titled Mutations, released November 3, 1998. For its 25th anniversary, as part of our series Silver Liner Notes, we revisit the album with Nathan Brackett, the author of that Rolling Stone review and current content executive at Amazon Music.

When Jay-Z first saw the soft-rock band Infinity Song play in 2016, he instantly signed them to his Roc Nation label. The group, made up of siblings Abraham, Angel, Israel, and Momo Boyd, grew up in Detroit, before moving as a family to New York and making their name by performing in public spaces around the city, like Central Park and our subway. Their latest EP, Metamorphosis, was released in October, and their song, "Haters Anthem," went viral on TikTok. Infinity Song join us to discuss their rise and perform live.

Music producer Tony Visconti's long career includes albums with David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Damon Albarn, Esperanza Spalding, and more. By his count, he's produced more than 2,000 recordings. A new four-CD box set, Produced by Tony Visconti, collects nearly 80 songs on which he worked. Visconti joins us to reflect on his career and his approach to production.

The beloved novel, film and musical "The Color Purple" has now been turned into a movie musical, starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Danielle Brooks. We speak with director Blitz Bazawule and Danielle Brooks about the process of bringing the celebrated Broadway musical to life on the big screen. "The Color Purple" is in theaters December 25.  

Last month, New York-based vibraphonist Yuhan Su released a new album with her band, Liberated Gesture. Su was born and raised in Taiwan, where she studied classical music as a percussionist. In Taiwan, she got the jazz bug, and after college came to America to study the form and the vibraphone at the Berklee College of Music. Ahead of her show at Jazz Gallery on December 16, Su joins us to speak about the album and perform her compositions live.  

Russ Bengtson, former editor-in-chief of Slam Magazine, has written a new book that traces the history of some of the most iconic basketball shoes and the stars that wore them. He joins to discuss The History of Basketball in 15 Sneakers and take your calls.  

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition celebrates women in fashion throughout the ages including Anne Lowe, Claire McCardell, Pia Davis and Autumn Randolph for No Sesso, and Vivienne Westwood, among many others. It’s titled, Women Dressing Women. Mellissa Huber, the associate curator of The Costume Institute at The Met, joins us to preview the show. Women Dressing Women is on view through March 3.  

At Barclays Center over the weekend, local sibling-led pop-soul group Lawrence, led by Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, wrapped a major tour opening for the Jonas Brothers. They join us to perform live in the studio, decompress back in New York, and talk about their recent and planned releases.  

With the end of the year comes many, many best-of lists. Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel joins us to talk about her publication's favorite songs from this year, and we take your calls to hear your picks for the best of 2023.

We're in the midst of holiday season, and some people really struggle to figure out how to give the perfect present. Maxine Builder, editor of The Strategist, joins us to discuss how to be a better gift giver and go over some of the highlights from their annual holiday gift guide. Plus, we take your calls.

Last week, television pioneer Norman Lear died at the age of 101. Known as the writer and producer of shows like "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," and "Good Times," among others, he changed the network sitcom forever. Alan Sepinwall, chief film critic at Rolling Stone, joins us to discuss Lear's legacy and his piece, "How Norman Lear Changed Television Forever." Plus, we take your calls.

Before Aubrey Gordon was a published author and co-host of the podcast Maintenance Phase, she was the anonymous blogger Your Fat Friend, writing about the lived experiences of fat people in America. Documentarian Jeanie Finlay followed Aubrey's story over the course of a few years in the new documentary "Your Fat Friend," in select theaters today. Finlay and Gordon join us to discuss. Pianist Aaron Diehl’s latest album with orchestral group The Knights revives "Zodiac Suite," a relatively obscure work from the great Mary Lou Williams, a mid-20th century composer of music drawing from jazz, classical, religious and other vernaculars. He joins us to perform live. [REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2023] Comedian and actor Rachel Bloom has an off-Broadway musical comedy about the tumultuous past few years of her life, including speaking about her dear friend Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19. She joins us to discuss "Death, Let Me Do My Show," which is running at the Orpheum Theatre through Jan. 6. During Hanukah, oil-based cooking is a central tradition for those celebrating the Jewish 'Festival of Lights." Food writer and cookbook author Jake Cohen shares tips and recipes for your holiday festivities.

Before Aubrey Gordon was a published author and co-host of the podcast Maintenance Phase, she was the anonymous blogger Your Fat Friend, writing about the lived experiences of fat people in America. Documentarian Jeanie Finlay followed Aubrey's story over the course of a few years in the new documentary "Your Fat Friend," in select theaters today. Finlay and Gordon join us to discuss.    

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2023] Comedian and actor Rachel Bloom has an off-Broadway musical comedy about the tumultuous past few years of her life, including speaking about her dear friend Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19. She joins us to discuss "Death, Let Me Do My Show," which is running at the Orpheum Theatre through Jan. 6.  

Pianist Aaron Diehl’s latest album with orchestral group The Knights revives "Zodiac Suite," a relatively obscure work from the great Mary Lou Williams, a mid-20th century composer of music drawing from jazz, classical, religious and other vernaculars. He joins us to perform live.  

In his new memoir, poet and community activist Felipe Luciano tells how he went from being an incarcerated gang member to the co-founder of the Young Lords Party. The memoir is titled, Flesh and Spirit: Confessions of a Young Lord. Luciano joins us to discuss.

The new film "Maestro" is directed by Bradley Cooper, who stars as famed composer and New York Philharmonic conductor Leonard Bernstein, alongside Carrie Mulligan as his wife Felicia. Their oldest daughter, Jamie Bernstein, host of the WQXR podcast, The NY Phil Story: Made in New York, joins us to discuss watching her parent's love story come to life. "Maestro" is in select theaters now and will be on Netflix December 20.

A new documentary explores the 1946 translation of the Bible that included the word "homosexual" for the first time, and the possible anti-gay motives for including that word. Director Sharon "Rocky" Roggio joins us to discuss her investigation into the Yale archives for the film, "1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture," available in select theaters now.

In the new film "Leave the World Behind," a white couple renting a Hamptons house are surprised when a Black father and daughter arrive at their door, claiming they own the house... and that something horrible is going on outside. Director Sam Esmail joins us to discuss the film, which is streaming now on Netflix.

There were so many reasons to love our great city this year, from shark-fighting lifeguards to SAG-AFTRA's Fran Drescher leading the actor's strike. We talk through what New York Magazine decided to highlight for their annual "Reasons To Love New York" issue with editor-at-large Choire Sicha, and take your calls.

Joan Didion was a titan of American writing. In the new biography, The World According to Joan Didion, author Evelyn McDonnell assesses Didion's importance as a writer while also providing a full portrait of her as a human being. On December 7th at The Algonquin Hotel, McDonnell and other authors will share readings that celebrate the life and legacy of Didion.     

A new exhibition now on view at the American Folk Art Museum looks at Black presence, or the lack thereof, in art history of the early American North between the late 1600s and early 1800s. The show displays 125 works, paintings, photographs, and needlework, with the mission of changing the narrative that slavery and racism was just an issue in the South. Curators Emelie Gevalt and RL Watson join us to discuss. Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North, is on view through March 24.

The makeup brand Glossier developed a cult-like following thanks to genius marketing tactics and a strong vision from founder and CEO Emily Weiss. But eight years later, Weiss stepped down. Why? Journalist Marisa Meltzer joins us to discuss her new book, Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier.  

It's been 30 years since Dinosaur Jr released Where You Been, a turning point of sorts and their second album on a major label imprint. They're celebrating the anniversary with a week of shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg, through Friday. Bandmembers Lou Barlow and Murph join us to talk about the anniversary and take your calls.  

A new book about the history of eyeliner spans continents and centuries. Author Zahra Hankir joins us to discuss, 'Eyeliner: A Cultural History', and take calls from listeners about what their eye makeup means to them.  

"Here We Are" is the last project Stephen Sondheim worked on before his death, writing the music and lyrics for this unconventional musical based on two films by Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel. Micaela Diamond and Denis O'Hare join us to discuss starring in Sondheim's last show, which is running now at The Shed through January 21.  

We air highlights from our November Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Mona Awad. We spent the month reading her novel, Rouge. We were also joined for a special performance from musical guest Dear Dear (Chase Cohl), whose new album is called death of a fairytale.

We air highlights from our November Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author Mona Awad. We spent the month reading her novel, Rouge, which tells the story of a woman named Belle, who investigates the mysterious death of her beauty obsessed mother, and encounters the dangerous magic mirror that might have entranced her. Awad speaks about the book, and takes questions from our audience.

From Big Mac Deviled Eggs to Everything Bagel Cheesecake, food blogger and five-time cookbook author Dan Whalen has done it all! The Food in my Beard blog creator joins us to share a few recipes that put a twist on some of your favorite comfort foods.

Tony-winning Broadway performer Gavin Creel had never been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, until he received a MetLiveArts commission. The product of the time he spent wandering the halls of the museum is his new show, "Walk On Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice," which draws inspiration from art for original pop music. Creel joins us to discuss the show, which is running at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space until January 7.

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

​​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.

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.

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.

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.

[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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Singer and songwriter Nellie McKay stops by to perform from her latest album, Hey Guys, Watch This.

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.

"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.  

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.  

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.

"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.

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.

Steve Earle discusses an upcoming benefit concert for The Kesswell School, which educates children with autism. The 9th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit Concert will feature Earle, John Mellencamp, and other special guests, and takes place at Town Hall on December 3.  

[REBROADCAST FROM Oct 9, 2023] A new book flips the narrative of "discovery" on its head, and investigates the history of the first Indigenous Americans to arrive in Europe, what their lives were like, and what their impressions were of European society. Author and historian Caroline Dodds Pennock joins us to discuss her book, On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe.

[REBROADCAST FROM Oct 5, 2023] A new collection of Lenape folklore contains some stories published together in a book for the first time. Camilla Townsend, a professor of history at Rutgers, and Nicky Kay Michael, Interim President of Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a member of the Delaware tribe, join us to discuss their work on the collection, On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren.

This September, the groundbreaking FX series "Reservation Dogs," which focused on a group of indigenous teenagers living in Oklahoma, came to a close. Writer, director, and executive producer Sterlin Harjo joins us to discuss the finale, and the show as a whole.

[REBROADCAST FROM Oct 9, 2023] A new exhibition features more than one hundred historical, modern, and contemporary clay works. It's titled, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, and it's the first community-curated Native American exhibition in the history of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha), the associate curator of Native American Art at The Met, and visual artist Michael Namingha (Ohkay Owingeh-Hopi) joins us to talk about the show on display through June 4, 2024.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 3, 2023] Canadian and Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter William Prince created his latest album, Stand in the Joy, with the help of country super-producer Dave Cobb. The JUNO-winning musician brings his rich baritone to our studios for a live performance.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 4, 2023] A new cookbook includes recipes from 21 different Latin American countries. Food writer and cookbook author Sandra A. Gutierrez joins us to discuss her new book, Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America.

[REBROADCAST FROM September 12, 2023] Rice is a staple ingredient in most cultures, and yet it can be deceptively tricky to make! Chef JJ Johnson hopes to help with his new cookbook, The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table. He joins us to discuss, and takes calls from listeners with their rice questions.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 26, 2023] The Brooklyn restaurant Sofreh is one of the most popular dining spots in the city. Now, chef Nasim Alikhani is bringing her modern Persian cuisine to home cooks with her new cookbook Sofreh: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Persian Cuisine. She joins us to discuss. 

[REBROADCAST FROM March 15, 2023] Gesine Bullock-Prado, the host of the Food Network's “Baked in Vermont,” celebrates Vermont's food scene with her newest cookbook, My Vermont Table. She joins us today to talk about the food of Vermont's six unique seasons.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We commemorate the day by speaking with Ella Wright, director of a new National Geographic series exploring new details of the assassination, "JFK: One Day in America." We also take calls from listeners about what they remember about that historic day. Audiences can stream Nat Geo’s "JFK: One Day in America" on Hulu and Disney+

The holiday season often focuses on what we want, what we need to buy or what we have to do, so we decided to take some time to focus about what we're grateful for with Chris Duffy, comedian and host of How to Be a Better Human podcast. Plus, we take listener calls about what you are thankful for.

This past weekend saw the release of the new Hunger Games prequel film, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." Costumes and fashion are a key part of the politics and world-building of the Hunger Games universe, so we learn more about the creative process from Trish Summerville, costume designer for the film who also worked on "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire."

A new book shares both diverse and remarkable stories of more than 200 obituaries about underrepresented people. Based on the New York Times series of the same name, it's titled, Overlooked: A Celebration of Remarkable, Underappreciated People Who Broke the Rules and Changed the World. Amisha Padnani, an editor on The New York Times Obituaries desk and the creator of the Overlooked series, joins us to discuss.  

Now on view at Rachel Uffner Gallery on the Lower East Side is the latest work from Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi. Khosravi was born and raised in Iran before moving to this country in 2015, earning her MFA at RISD. This show is called True To Self, and displays nine works that incorporate sculpture and painting, some of which refer to the role of women in Iranian society in response to the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody. True To Self is on view through January 6, and Khosravi joins us to discuss her work.

[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 7, 2023] Mona Awad is our November Get Lit with All Of It book club author. She joins us to give a preview of her new novel, Rouge, which tells the story of a woman named Belle who investigates the mysterious death of her beauty-obsessed mother. Belle encounters the dangerous magic mirror that might have entranced her. Click here to borrow your free e-copy of the book and to grab your free ticket to our November 27 event with Mona Awad.

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. Cookbook author and New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark comes back on the show to discuss some creative ways to use that leftover turkey, stuffing and gravy and we take listener calls and questions.

What can twins tell us about identity, and the human experience? Author and philosopher Helena de Bres examines just that, and explores her relationship with her own twin, in her new book, How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins. She joins us to discuss, and take calls from listeners about their relationship with their own twin.

Apartment Therapy's executive Home editor Danielle Blundell joins to talk trends in holiday decor this season, including the enduring trend of 'Barbiecore' and answers the question: how soon is too soon to put up your decorations? We'll also take listener calls and questions about decorating in small spaces.

With the holidays on the horizon, and festive meals to plan, we speak to Tanya Sichynsky, senior staff editor at New York Times Cooking, and author of "The Veggie" newsletter, about some plant-based, vegetarian and vegan, and otherwise meatless recipes for your holiday table.   Featured Recipe: Baked Brie and Caramelized Vegetable Pie Baked Brie and Caramelized Vegetable Pie Recipe (Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne) By Alexa Weibel Ingredients: (Yield: 8 to 10 servings) For the Filling 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 10 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms (or creminis or other small mushrooms), stemmed and sliced Salt and pepper 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 1 tablespoon honey 1 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved and thinly sliced (about 4 cups) 2 large shallots, minced (about 1 cup) 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary 1 medium red onion (about 10 ounces), halved and thinly sliced 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 1½ tablespoons light brown sugar 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar For Assembly All-purpose flour, as needed for dusting 2 sheets puff pastry from 1 (17- or 18-ounce) package, thawed in fridge for 24 hours 1 egg, beaten 1 whole (7- or 8-ounce) round Brie or Camembert Instructions: Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer mushrooms to a large bowl, drizzle with soy sauce and toss to coat. While the mushrooms cook, prepare the squash: On a large, foil-lined rimmed baking sheet, toss the squash with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the honey; season generously with salt and pepper. Spread out evenly then roast just until tender, about 15 minutes. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the skillet over medium-high. Add the brussels sprouts, shallots, garlic and rosemary; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until tender and lightly caramelized, about 8 minutes. Transfer the cooked brussels sprouts and squash to the bowl with the mushrooms. Stir to combine and generously season to taste with salt and pepper. Wipe out the skillet, then heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add the onion and thyme, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, vinegar and ¼ cup water. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until jammy, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside. (Let the onion jam and vegetable filling cool completely at room temperature — or refrigerate for about 30 minutes to speed things up — before assembling the pie. If preparing in advance, you can cover and refrigerate them overnight or up to 3 days.) When ready to bake your pie, line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Working on a lightly floured surface, with a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out one sheet of puff pastry into a 10-inch square, then, using a sharp paring knife, cut it into a 10-inch circle. (If you have a 10-inch plate, you can use that as a guide.) Transfer to the baking sheet. Roll out the remaining sheet of pastry into a 12-inch square, then cut it into a 12-inch circle. If desired, decorate the top by arranging the scraps on top, or carve a light pattern into the top of the puff pastry using the tip of a sharp paring knife. (Be careful not to cut all the way through.) Add half the vegetable mixture to the 10-inch round and arrange in an even layer, leaving a 1-inch border. Center the cheese on top; spoon the onion mixture over the cheese. Pat the remaining vegetable mixture evenly and tightly around the cheese, ensuring that the 1-inch border is clear. Brush the exposed edges of the bottom pastry with the beaten egg. Fold the remaining piece of pastry in half, set it over the filling and unfold, carefully pushing out any air between the filling and pastry. Press the edges to seal and trim if you’d like to perfect the shape. Brush all the exposed puff pastry lightly with the beaten egg. Bake until the puff pastry is deeply golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes to 1 hour. (If you cut the pie early, the cheese will flow out like lava; be patient and it will be molten but less messy.) Transfer to a platter and serve.

The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is an organization whose goal is to teach and preserve LGBT history in our city, in an effort to broaden our understanding past Stonewall. The project has created a database of historic sites, an interactive map of local LGBT history, and also advocates to hold the National Park Service accountable in increasing the amount of LGBT sites added to the National Register of Historic Places. The group also sometimes leads walking tours! Andrew S. Dolkart, co-founder and Columbia professor, and Ken Lustbader, co-founder and historic preservation consultant, join to tell us more about their mission and some lesser known LGBT history.

Celebrated horror novelist Tananarive Due has a personal connection to the now-infamous Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Her great-uncle died at the school in the 1930s under suspicious circumstances. Based on that family history, Due crafted her novel, The Reformatory, which follows a young Black boy named Robert who's sent to the Gracetown School for Boys and has to learn how to survive such a violent place, as ghosts from the past haunt him. Due joins us to discuss.  

Please enjoy the entire interview with biographer Patti Hartigan about the life and work of acclaimed playwright August Wilson. Her new biography August Wilson: A Life was our choice for Full Bio this month. 

NYC-based Armenian musician Astghik Martirosyan will present her debut album in concert on Sunday, November 19, at National Sawdust. The album, Distance, was written in 2020 as Martirosyan reflected on 44 days of fighting in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. When Martirosyan joined us in the studio earlier this week, we ran short of time, and she was unable to perform her song, 'Spring Is On Its Way,' which was directly inspired by the conflict. We now present that track, here.

Right now, Montclair Art Museum has a huge show featuring some of the most well-known women in the artworld such as Barbara Kruger, Carrie Mae Weems, Alice Neel, Betty Parsons and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. It's called Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale. Gail Stavitsky, the museum's chief curator, joins us to talk about the exhibition on display through Jan. 7.  

From their inception in the 1960's until the last decade, Birkenstocks have been the sensible shoe for the crunchy set. But they've become a staple of fashionistas and celebs, and the company recently started trading publicly. New York Times styles reporter Elizabeth Paton is the author of the piece "From LSD to IPO" which traces the company's history from its orthopedic beginnings in Germany to the $2000 Valentino pairs that exist today. We'll discuss all things Birks with her and take listener calls about their love of the shoe.  

The Brooklyn Museum’s newest exhibit opens Friday Nov. 17. It’s called “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines,” and it explores 50 years of homegrown publishing, irreverent and edgy cultural commentary, and the eclectic visual vocabulary of "the zine" as an art form. Contributing professor Branden W. Joseph, who teaches modern and contemporary art at Columbia University, helped curate the exhibit, which he joins us to discuss.

Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, and whose plays focus on the life of Black Americans in the 20th century. Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day four, we speak about the end of Wilson's life and his enduring legacy.

German author Shere Hite made waves when her reporting on female sexuality and pleasure, The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality, was published in 1976. But after skyrocketing to fame in the '70s, Hite disappeared from public life. A new documentary, "The Disappearance Of Shere Hite," from director Nicole Newnham explores the life of Hite. Newnham joins us to discuss the film, which is in theaters tomorrow.

In the 1980s and '90s, Alicia Keys was a girl living with her mother in a small apartment off Times Square, with a dream of being a professional musician. Of course, we know how her life turned out. Keys is one of the creators of a new musical at The Public Theater inspired by her early life in Manhattan, featuring original music and lyrics. "Hell's Kitchen" tells the story of Ali (Maleah Joi Moon), a 17-year-old who wants to make it big. To discuss the show, we're joined by director Michael Greif, book writer Kristoffer Diaz, and music supervisor Adam Blackstone. "Hell's Kitchen" opens on Monday and runs through January 14. 

Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, and whose plays focus on the life of Black Americans in the 20th century. Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day three, we speak about the drama surrounding "Fences" and Wilson's success on Broadway.

The musical "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" marked the Broadway debut of Barbra Streisand and told the story of a businessman trying to make a name for himself in New York City's Garment District in the 1930s. A new revival at Classic Stage Company features an updated book by John Weidman, son of Jerome Weidman, the author of the original novel and the book for the original musical. Weidman joins us to discuss, alongside stars Santino Fontana and Judy Kuhn. "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" is running through December 17.

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2023] "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is a new Broadway play written by playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play tells the story of Jaja and her hair braiding shop in Harlem, featuring a cast of West African immigrant braiders, where on one hot summer day everything comes to blows. Bioh joins us in studio to discuss the production alongside director Whitney White and actor Zenzi Williams (Bea). "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" runs through November 19, with special livestreamed performances available through the rest of the run.

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, in which writers of all experience levels attempt to develop and draft a 50,000-word work in 30 days. Matt Bell, creative writing instructor at Arizona State University, author of the novel, Appleseed, and the writing craft book, Refuse To Be Done: How To Write And Re-Write A Novel In Three Drafts, along with Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X, who also wrote her YA novel, With the Fire on High, for NaNoWriMo in 2013, join to talk about the art of novel writing, the process of speed-drafting, and take calls from listeners developing their own works.

Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, and whose plays focus on the life of Black Americans in the 20th century. Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day two, we speak about Wilson's early years as a poet and playwright and the beginnings of his creative partnerships.

There's an exhibition on view now at The Bronx Museum of the Arts presenting the work of the late artist Michael Richards, who was born in New York, and died on 9/11 while he was working at his studio on the 92nd floor of the North Tower. He was 38. Michael Richards: Are You Down? is the artist's first retrospective, who primarily worked in sculpture to explore Black identity and history. The show is on view through January 7, and curators Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin join us to discuss.

Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks star in a new production of "Waiting for Godot," from director Arin Arbus, presented by Theater for a New Audience through December 3. The actors and director join us to discuss the production, Shannon and Sparks' friendship, and how they pronounce "Godot."

NYC-based Armenian musician Astghik Martirosyan will present her debut album in concert on Sunday, November 19, at National Sawdust. The album, Distance, was written in 2020 as Martirosyan reflected on 44 days of fighting in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Martirosyan joins us in the studio to perform and discuss her album.

Our series Full Bio returns, and this month we are focusing on the life of pioneering playwright August Wilson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, and whose plays focus on the life of Black Americans in the 20th century. Biographer Patti Hartigan joins us for a deep dive into her book, August Wilson: A Life. On day one, we learn about Wilson's childhood and education in Pittsburgh.

Music journalist Rob Harvilla has hosted The Ringer's podcast 60 Songs That Explain the '90s for several years and well over 60 songs. Now he's turned that podcast into a book of the same name. He just us to discuss some of those songs, and how they explain the '90s.

Last year, photographer Marisa Scheinfeld founded the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project as an attempt to preserve the Borscht Belt era’s vibrant history while reflecting on its significance on American Jewish life. She joins us alongside photographer Isaac Jeffreys, the project's visual coordinator, to talk about the legacy of the area and take your calls.

In a new memoir, Tariq Trotter, the celebrated emcee and co-founder of The Roots who performs as Black Thought, reflects on his turbulent childhood in Philly and the important relationships in his life. He joins us to discuss The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Cunningham joins us to discuss his latest novel, Day, which follows one family on the same day over three years, 2019, 2020, and 2021, to examine how the pandemic changes their relationships to one another.

"May December" stars Natalie Portman as a Hollywood actor and Julianne Moore as a woman married to a man she once had a sexual relationship with when she was thirty-six and he was in the seventh grade. The strange comedy-drama is directed by Todd Haynes, who joins us to discuss the film.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 24] Melissa Joseph is a Brooklyn-based artist who previously worked as a high school art teacher and textile designer. Her new show, Irish Exit, displays new work inspired by photographs of her family to explore her own identity (Joseph's mother is American of Irish descent and her father is from India). Irish Exit features felt, ceramics, and paper pulp pieces, is on view at Margot Samel in Tribeca through November 22. Joseph joins us in studio to discuss the show and her practice.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 3] A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art spotlights the fraught relationship between French artists Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, who often went back and forth between being friends, and rivals. We discuss the exhibit with curators Stephan Wolohojian, who worked on the paintings, and Ashley Dunn, who worked with drawings and works on paper. Manet/Degas is on view at the Met through January 7th.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 25] In 1921, Pablo Picasso spent the summer painting in his villa in Fontainebleau, France. Some of his works include six-foot-high canvases that he painted within weeks of each other; Three Women at the Spring and Three Musicians. Curator and art historian Anne Umland joins us to discuss the show, Picasso in Fontainebleau, which is on display at the Museum of Modern Art through February 17.

[REBROADCAST FROM September 25] Ed Ruscha is a pioneer in the world of Pop Art, an artist with a sense of humor, a knack for words, and a great eye for color. Now, in the biggest US exhibition of his work, the Museum of Modern Art features the new retrospective, Ed Ruscha / Now Then. The exhibit features more than 200 works, including a new installation of Ruscha's iconic, "Chocolate Room." Christophe Cherix, chief curator of drawings and prints at MoMA, joins us to discuss the exhibit, running through January 13.

Outlaw country pioneer Jessi Colter never thought she was going to make another album... until now. She joins us to discuss Edge of Forever, her new album produced by Margo Price.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings was founded in New York City in May 1948, and has since sought to record "people's music" and archive sounds of all kinds from the United States and around the world. As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, the label has organized various programs and efforts, including curating a line-up for the Brooklyn Folk Festival and releasing an album exclusively of North American frog sounds. Director and curator Maureen Loughran joins us to discuss the anniversary alongside Jake Blount, a musician signed to the label.

Television star Shari Lewis broke new ground in the 1950s and '60s with her ventriloquism and beloved puppet, Lamb Chop, who appeared with her on a variety of shows for children over the course of her career, including "The Shari Lewis Show" on NBC. A new documentary titled "Shari & Lamb Chop" explores Lewis's life and legacy. Director Lisa D'Apolito joins us to discuss the film, which will premiere at Doc NYC on Saturday at 6:30 pm. 

Brooklyn Folk Festival kicks off at St Ann's Church on Friday, November 10, through Sunday. The concerts will feature veterans and newer names in folk, from Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and The Fugs to Jake Blount and Nora Brown. Lynette Wiley, festival executive producer and head of the presenting organization, Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, joins us to preview the performances along with local fiddle player Stephanie Coleman.

On November 19, Carnegie Hall will host "Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s," an event celebrating the place and time in music, curated by The Bongos frontman Richard Barone, featuring José Feliciano, Eric Andersen, Vernon Reid, and more musicians. Barone is also the author of a new book of the same name which details that moment in musical history. He joins us to discuss.

James Blunt recorded "You're Beautiful" for his debut album in 2003, released it the following year, and by 2006 it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. (The song stayed on the charts for a total of 38 weeks.) Twenty years later, he looks back on his past in two new projects: his seventh album, Who We Used to Be; and the book, Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story: A Non-Memoir. Blunt joins us.

Have you noticed an uptick in bad subway behavior post COVID? People taking up seats, bringing enormous dogs on, not taking backpacks off? You're not alone. NYT transit reporter Ana Ley joins to discuss her latest article "Does Anyone Know How to Behave on the Subway Anymore?" and we take listener calls about their own rules for subway behavior.

Writer, director, and poet Raven Jackson's debut feature film, "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt," follows one girl, Mack, through different stages of her life in rural Mississippi over a fifty year period. The New York Times says the movie "announces the arrival of a filmmaker grounded in the lyrical beauty of her characters," and Jackson joins us to discuss. "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt" is in select theaters now.

Mona Awad is our November Get Lit with All Of It book club author. She joins us to give a preview of her new novel, Rouge, which tells the story of a woman named Belle who investigates the mysterious death of her beauty-obsessed mother. Belle encounters the dangerous magic mirror that might have entranced her. Click here to borrow your free e-copy of the book and to grab your free ticket to our November 27 event with Mona Awad.  

New Jersey-born and New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas is showing work at two art shows. The first, Je t’adore, runs in NYC at the Yancey Richardson Gallery through November 11, and features new work inspired by imagery of Black female erotica. The other show, Portrait of an Unlikely Space, at Yale University through January, mixes early portraiture of Black Americans with work by contemporary artists including Thomas. She joins us to discuss both.  

In 1920, W.E.B Du Bois created the first American magazine addressing Black children. The Brownies' Book invited the era's most prolific Black creatives to submit material—poems, illustrations, songs—so that Black children could feel seen and represented (the magazine was the first to publish a Langston Hughes poem). A new collection, The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families, celebrates the history of the magazine alongside new material for children today. The book was created by married duo Dr. Karida L. Brown, a sociologist and Du Bois expert, and her husband, artist Charly Palmer. Brown and Palmer join us to discuss.  

DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival, returns with a selection of non-fiction cinema from around the world. Some of the films include attention-grabbing films like "Kokomo City," "The Walk" and "Four Daughters." The festival is running both in-person and online from Nov. 8th until Nov. 26th. DOC NYC artistic director Jaie Laplante and senior programmer Ruth Somalo join us to discuss the line up.

The new documentary, "Four Daughters," tackles the story of two sisters who left their family to join ISIS through an unusual method-- casting two actors to play the sisters and act out scenes alongside the real-life mother and remaining two sisters. Director Kaouther Ben Hania joins us to discuss the film, which is in theaters now.

We air highlights from our October Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author R.F. Kuang. We spent the month reading her novel, Yellowface. We were also joined for a special performance from musical guest mxmtoon. On November 10, the Brooklyn-based musician will release plum blossom (revisited), a new reworked recording of her 2018 debut EP.

We air highlights from our October Get Lit with All Of It book club event with author R.F. Kuang. We spent the month reading her novel, Yellowface, which follows a young, white novelist who decides to steal her dead Asian friend's manuscript, and pass it off as her own. Kuang speaks about the book, and takes questions from our audience.

In the new film "Dream Scenario," a normal family man named Paul finds himself an overnight celebrity when suddenly, across the world, people have dreams about him. The film stars Nic Cage and is written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, who joins us to discuss "Dream Scenario," in theaters now.

Thanksgiving is coming sooner than you think, and now is a great time to begin planning what you're going to bake for the holiday season. Whether it's a classic recipe or a new twist, baker and cookbook author Samantha Seneviratne has you covered in her new cookbook, Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets from My Oven to Yours, which is out tomorrow. Seneviratne joins to discuss her baking secrets and take your calls.   DOWNY PUMPKIN BUNDT WITH MAPLE CREAM / Serves 10 Confectioners’ sugar is pulverized granulated sugar. It’s about ten times finer than granulated sugar, which is why we call it 10X in the biz. Cornstarch is usually added to the sugar as an anti caking agent. In this recipe, it creates a soft and very finely textured cake. CAKE Ingredients: ● 32 tablespoons (4 sticks; 452 grams) butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan ● 3 ¼ cups (442 grams) all-purpose flour ● 1 tablespoon (12 grams) baking powder ● 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ● ½teaspoon ground ginger ● ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ● ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ● 1 teaspoon kosher salt ● 1 pound (453 grams) confectioners’ sugar ● 4 large (200 grams) eggs, at room temperature ● 1 tablespoon (14 grams) pure vanilla extract ● 1 15-ounce (425 gram) can pumpkin puree (about 2 cups)   MAPLE CREAM Ingredients: ● ½ cup (114 grams) mascarpone ● ¼ cup (78 grams) maple syrup ● ¼ cup (30 grams) confectioners’ sugar ● 1 tablespoon (15 grams) whole milk if necessary   DIRECTIONS: ● Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 12-cup ● Butter a 12-cup Bundt pan. o The best way to butter a Bundt pan is with a pastry brush and soft butter. Make sure to get into every ridge.   PREPARE THE CAKE In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined. Fold in the pumpkin. Tip the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Rap the pan on the counter to knock out any air bubbles. Bake until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 70 to 75 minutes. Transfer the cake to a rack and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then flip the cake out onto the rack and let cool completely.   PREPARE THE MAPLE CREAM In a small bowl, stir together the mascarpone, maple syrup, and confectioners’ sugar. Stir in a little milk if necessary to adjust the consistency; the cream should be thin enough for drizzling. Drizzle the cream over the top of the cake to serve.

Next week, Symphony Space will present "Black Opry in Residence," a three-day series featuring musicians Chris Pierce, Kaia Kater, and Elizabeth Lubin. The shows are curated by the organization Black Opry, which promotes Black artists and fans within country and Americana music. Founder Holly G joins us to preview the series and share a playlist of musicians to check out.  

Thousands of participants plan on running in the 2023 New York City Marathon this weekend but maybe you're one of the many people who have said "maybe I'll run next year." That's okay! Slow AF Run Club founder Martinus Evans' new book has tips for aspiring runners. Inspired by his own journey with running, Evans now has a book titled Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run. He joins us to discuss. 

The new film, "Beyond Utopia," follows a group of North Koreans attempting to escape their homeland. Documentarian Madeleine Gavin joins us to discuss the film, much of it shot by the subjects themselves. "Beyond Utopia" opens in theaters this weekend.  

Shawn Levy joins us to discuss directing all four episodes of the new Netflix adaptation of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See, which tells the story of a blind French girl and German soldier who come into contact during World War II. The series is available to stream now on Netflix.  

Icelandic jazz singer Laufey has inspired a love of jazz in Gen Z, combining the confessional songwriting of popular artists like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo with the vocal stylings of Etta James. She joins us to discuss her new album, Bewitched, ahead of her concert tonight at Town Hall.

Based on a true story… sort of, "The Persian Version" tells the story of an Iranian-American screenwriter, Leila, who discovers a family secret while rebelling against her mother's expectations for her. Writer and director Maryam Keshavarz joins us to discuss the film, which is in theaters now.

A man who injects himself with his son’s plasma to slow his aging. Researchers stitching mice together to extend their lifespan. An entrepreneur building a microstate beyond the FDA’s reach. In The Immortals, a new podcast from the BBC, technology reporter Aleks Krotoski visits the frontiers of Silicon Valley’s movement to delay, and perhaps altogether fight, death. She joins us in the studio to talk about the show and what she’s learned. Also, we take your calls. Would you want to live forever?

Edwin Raymond became the highest-ranking whistleblower in NYPD history, sharing with the world what he saw as the racism embedded into the city's police system and joining a lawsuit in 2016. Now, he's written a memoir about his time in the force, and his attempts to change the NYPD from the inside. Co-written with Jon Sternfeld, the memoir is titled An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. Raymond joins us to discuss.

First Nations singer-songwriter Jeremy Dutcher won the prestigious Polaris Music Prize for his 2018 debut, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, as well as the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year. This month, he followed it up with Motewolonuwok, an album that combines his native language of Wolastoqey with his first songs written in English. He joins us for a Listening Party.

Chef Erin French began her restaurant The Lost Kitchen in her apartment in Freedom, Maine. Now, the restaurant has become one of the hottest culinary destinations in the country. French brings her recipes, and tips for entertaining, to the public with her new cookbook Big Heart, Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals and Moments from the Lost Kitchen. She joins us to discuss ahead of her event tonight at the 92NY with Ina Garten.

There is art all around New York City, sometimes in hidden places you may not expect. Eric V. Copage, author and New York Times contributor, recently wrote an article, "Hidden Art: A Rhapsody for the Soul, in 10 City Corners," with some of his favorite public art around the city, including Times Square, various subway stations, and even a Staten Island Ferry terminal. He joins to discuss his list and take your calls for your favorite art around the city.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is out with a new book next week, World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music. In the book, Tweedy reflects on his life and fifty songs that have influenced him, including Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," Abba's "Dancing Queen," and even "Happy Birthday." Tweedy joins us to discuss. Tweedy will be at Congregation Beth Elohim in conversation with The New Yorker's Amanda Petrusich, hosted by Community Bookstore, on November 6.

Tonight, the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe will celebrate five decades of hosting slams, musical performances, and more on the Lower East Side. Tomorrow, the venue will close its doors, to begin renovations expected to last the next three years. To reflect on the cultural importance of the space and its community we hear from listeners and speak to Karen Jaime, associate professor of performing and media arts and Latina/o studies at Cornell University. Jaime is also the author of the book, The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida. We also hear exclusive updates on the planned renovations from the Cafe's executive director, Caridad De La Luz.  

From real-life run-ins with the supernatural as told by hip hop artists, to the grimmest of Grimm Fairytales as heard by children, Lauren Passell, podcast writer for LifeHacker, founder of Tink Media, and curator of "Podcast The Newsletter," talks about the best podcasts to help curdle your blood this spooky season.

James Van Der Zee was a foundational Black photographer and part of the Harlem Renaissance. Emilie Boone, assistant professor of Art History at NYU, researches Van Der Zee's impact on Black Life in the U.S, as well as the African diaspora. Her new book, A Nimble Arc: James Van Der Zee and Photography, is a study of the photographer's practice and impact, and Boone joins us to discuss.

Self-taught cook Jon Kung's new cookbook includes recipes from his childhood in Hong Kong and Toronto, and time spent living in Detroit. There are instructions for making dishes such as Vegan Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Buffalo Chicken Rangoon and Hong Kong Chicken and Waffles. Kung joins us to talk about the cookbook, which is out today. PORK AND CHIVE DUMPLINGS Think of this as a good starter recipe when you’re learning how to make dumplings, and especially how to fold them. Because there are no hard or sharp ingredients (like carrots or cabbage), they’re easy to fold without ripping the wrapper. This is probably the most common dumpling filling, both in China and in the US, and it is equally good for any cooking method. Makes 12 dumplings 1 teaspoon cornstarch 4 ounces ground pork 1 cup minced fresh Chinese chives (also called nira green or garlic chives) 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce 12 dumpling wrappers, circular or square Dumpling Dipping Sauce (see below), for serving In a large bowl, mix the cornstarch with 2 teaspoons cool tap water until smooth. Add the pork, chives, wine, and light and dark soy sauces and mix until uniform in texture. Set a small bowl of water on your work surface. Place the dumpling wrappers on a cutting board and use a small spoon to add about 2 teaspoons of the filling to the center of each wrapper. This is the simplest way to fold: Dip a finger into the water and moisten the edges of the bottom half of the wrapper, then fold the top over the bottom, enclosing the filling while pushing out any trapped air. Press on the edges to seal. You can moisten and pleat the sealed edges, if desired. Repeat with the remaining wrappers. Proceed to steam, boil, pan-fry, or deep-fry the dumplings following the instructions below. Serve with dipping sauce on the side. Note: Store-bought wrappers come in a few varieties, including Hong Kong–style ones made yellow by the addition of an alkaline solution (or food coloring) to the dough, green ones made using spinach, and very large squares and rectangles for egg rolls. But the basic ones you need are the palm-size circles (usually labeled “dumpling wrapper”) and squares (usually “wonton wrapper”). When making dumplings, the number you end up with will depend on how much filling you include in each one. It’s always a good idea  to have extra wrappers on hand, too, as sometimes they get stuck together or torn.

New York Times cooking writer Yewande Komolafe has written a new cookbook inspired by the dishes and flavors of her home country, Nigeria, especially Lagos, the country's largest city where Komolafe grew up. My Everyday Lagos includes 75 dishes that you can find around the city, many of which are staples of Nigerian homes, like Jollof Rice and Puff Puff. Komolafe joins us to talk Nigerian cooking.     RECIPE: Iwuk Edesi (with chicken) Serves 6 to 8 Preparing this rice and chicken one-pot meal is an experience: the rich fragrances of these ingredients will slowly fill your kitchen as the rice softens. Iwuk edesi is a dish rooted in Efik and Ibibio cuisine, a gift from the southeastern region of the country. It is often found on buka menus and is sometimes called “native rice.” If you use another type of meat, the cooking times may differ, but the method essentially stays the same. This is a solid stand-alone meal, best enjoyed straight off the stove, but is equally satisfying the next dayas leftovers. INGREDIENTS: - ¼ cup neutral oil such as canola or grapeseed- 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken parts- Fine salt to taste- 1 tablespoon grated ginger- 2 garlic cloves smashed- ½ cup red palm oil- 2 tablespoons Trinity Pepper Paste - 2 cups long grain white rice- About 2¼ cups chicken stock - 4 cups torn hearty greens such as ugwu, mature spinach, collards, or kale- 1 small red onion, finely chopped In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium until shimmering, 1 to 2 minutes. Pat the chicken pieces dry and season both sides generously with salt. Working in batches if necessary, place the chicken pieces skin side down in the pot and sear until deep golden brown on both sides, about 12 minutes total. Move the seared pieces to a plate and set aside. Drain out all but 2 tablespoons oil. Add the ginger and garlic and stir until fragrant. Stir in the palm oil and pepper paste and then the rice. Stir to coat every grain of rice in the sea- soned oil. Add the stock. Scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen up any stuck bits, season with salt, and bring to a simmer. Do not stir the rice at this point. Transfer the chicken to the pot skin side up, along with any liquid from the plate. Cover with the pot’s lid or foil and cook until the liquid is absorbed, the rice is tender, and the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Stir in the greens and allow to wilt and soften, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit covered for an additional 10 minutes. Carefully fluff the rice with a fork. Divide the rice and chicken among plates, sprinkle on the chopped red onion, and serve warm.  

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is on tour, and his next stop is at PS 200 - The James McCune Smith School. The Harlem-born musician will perform and speak to middle schoolers in his home turf on Thursday 11/2, as part of a nationwide tour of public schools in collaboration with the music education nonprofit Music Will. Morello joins us to discuss the work he's doing with them.

A new book revisits the days before antibiotics, when tuber­culosis killed one in seven patients. During that time, Sea View, New York’s largest municipal hospital, recruited Black southern nurses to work at the hospital after white nurses quit en masse. The book is titled, Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Author Maria Smilios joins us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM Feb. 16, 2023] When comedian Gabe Mollica turned 30, he took stock of his life and realized he had no friends. His desire for connection became, "Solo," his one man show, which started at the SoHo Playhouse and is now showing at the Connelly Theater in the East Village through November 18.

Born in 1930s Shanghai, Zhou Yinghua faced childhood trauma, personal loss, and systemic prejudice before becoming an actor-artist, and inventing a new identity, Mr. Chow. A new documentary attempts to tell the story of how he built his empire. Michael Chow and director Nick Hooker join us to discuss their film, "AKA Mr. Chow."  

In honor of the 5th anniversary of All Of It, and Alison's recent kidney donation, WNYC is holding a blood drive at our SoHo studios to encourage people to consider bodily donations that could help save lives. Alison speaks with Jennifer Flood, Heather Flood and Cynthia Flood, co-founders of the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation about their own family's experience that led them to found their organization, which helps connect living donors from around the country with patients in need of a kidney.  

Ossie Davis's daring farce, "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch," has been revived on Broadway for the very first time. Tony-winning actor Leslie Odom, Jr. plays Purlie Victorious Judson, a Black man determined to win back the money for his community church from Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee. Tony nominee Kara Young stars as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, a woman who gets caught up in Purlie's scheme. The production is directed by Tony-winner Kenny Leon, who joins us alongside Young and Odom Jr.  

A new cookbook from food writer and cookbook author Emiko Davies explores the recipes, flavors and cooking techniques from everyday Japanese cuisine. She joins us to discuss Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and Stories from my Family’s Kitchen.     SUKIYAKI Welcome Home Sukiyaki Serves 4 This dish has a special place in my heart. It was everyone’s favourite signature dish of my obaachan, and one of the rare occasions she would cook meat. It felt like such a special treat and still is for me when my mother makes it. I’ve lived continents away from home since going to university; after being away for a year, sukiyaki was the dish (along with Temaki – page 97 – if it was summertime) that my mother would make to welcome me home. Invented in the Meiji era, after the Emperor dropped the 1,200-year-old ban on meat, sukiyaki was a dish that encouraged the Japanese to embrace eating beef. We make sukiyaki in the Kanto (Tokyo) style, where the sauce goes in first and everything is simmered in it, then taken out as each ingredient is cooked. In Kansai style (around Osaka), the meat is grilled first in the pot, usually with some beef tallow to grease it, and can be savoured as is, followed by the sauce and vegetables. Starting with a sweet sauce of mirin, sake and soy sauce, simmering right at the table, you place the well-marbled, paper-thin slices of beef into the sauce, along with vegetables, tofu and shirataki noodles. Every ingredient takes on the most wonderful flavours and everyone has their favourites. (Mine?... The tofu, which is like a sponge that soaks up that sauce, and the spring onion, which becomes impossibly sweet – I love it so much I make an easy version of it to eat anytime, see page 138.) Guests are served bowls of rice and bowls with a single raw egg cracked into them. You beat the egg with your chopsticks and it serves as a dipping sauce for the boiling-hot foods coming straight out of the pot. As the hot, saucy meat or vegetables hits the raw egg, it becomes a deliciously, creamy sauce – think carbonara – and it is one of my favourite parts of this dish.   INGREDIENTS 300 g (10½ oz) marbled beef  (such as sirloin), very thinly sliced 1 block of medium-firm tofu, cut into 1.5 cm (½ in) slices 2–4 spring onions (scallions) or 1 leek, cut on the diagonal into 5 cm (2 in) pieces 1 pack of enoki mushrooms 4 king oyster mushrooms,  sliced lengthways 1 small head of napa cabbage,  chopped into 2.5 cm (1 in) segments 1 large bunch of shungiku chrysanthemum greens, or similar,  cut into 5 cm (2 in) sections 200 g (7 oz) shirataki noodles 4 bowls of freshly cooked Japanese short-grain rice (page 80) 4 very fresh eggs, for dipping (optional)   SUKIYAKI SAUCE 125 ml (½ cup) mirin 125 ml (½ cup) sake 125 ml (½ cup) soy sauce 2 tablespoons sugar, or to taste 125 ml (½ cup) water   METHOD To make the sukiyaki sauce, place the mirin and sake in a saucepan and  bring to the boil, which will evaporate the alcohol. After 2 minutes, turn down to a gentle simmer and add the soy sauce, sugar and water and continue simmering, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved.  Set aside. (You can make this in advance and keep in a jar in the fridge for up to a week.) To prepare the table for sukiyaki, set up the burner in the centre of the table with the pot of sauce on top (sukiyaki is normally cooked in a cast-iron pot). Arrange the beef on a platter and arrange the tofu, vegetables and shirataki noodles attractively on a separate platter. Serve each guest a bowl of rice,  a bowl with a freshly cracked egg, if using, and some chopsticks.  Turn on the burner and bring the sauce to a simmer over a low–medium heat. Add the meat and some of the vegetables (enough to fit – you’ll do a few rounds). Pick out the ingredients as they are ready – most things take mere  minutes to cook: the tofu and greens are very quick; the cabbage, leek or spring onions can go longer, for example.  To avoid contamination of chopsticks in the sukiyaki, rather than allow every guest to use their own chopsticks, use a pair of saibashi, cooking chopsticks, which are longer than regular chopsticks, that stays by the pot and anyone who wants to take something out can use those alone. Otherwise, appoint a ‘cook’ who is in charge of distributing the foods as they are ready to come out.   VARIATION  Simply leave out the beef and add a little extra of the other ingredients  (my favourites are the tofu and the leek, but mushrooms are excellent  in this dish, as they soak up the sauce so well); vegans only need to leave out the dipping egg, too.   ON THE INGREDIENTS My mother eyeballs this recipe, so it is always  a bit different each time, so when I asked her for her recipe she turned to one of her oldest and best friends, Chieko, who is also a brilliant cook, to share her recipe, which is just perfect. Sukiyaki sauce has a distinctly sweet flavour, and my mother likes  to keep the sugar to a minimum – you could use  a little less if you prefer, too.  Traditional ingredients in sukiyaki include shirataki noodles, which are gluten-free noodles made of yam starch; different types of Japanese mushrooms, such as enoki, fresh shiitake or oyster mushrooms; and chrysanthemum greens (shungiku, 春菊), which are confusingly not the leaves of chrysanthemum flowers but actually another plant that resembles them – they are deliciously bitter, and you could substitute another bitter green for them, or simply try spinach, bok choy (pak choy), broccoli rabe or even watercress. If you manage to find shungiku to include here, note that like spinach they cook very quickly and will only need about 30 seconds in the pot. The quality of the beef is important here and, for an occasion dish like this, it is worth splurging for – there isn’t too much meat as it isn’t the main star of the dish. Not only should it be good quality but it should also be well marbled so that it remains very tender. Recently, in Nagano, we enjoyed sukiyaki with a delicious wagyu particular to the region where the cows are fed only apples. My mother buys impossibly thin, pre-sliced frozen beef from her local Korean grocer and it is perfect for this, as the slices should be paper thin – about 2 mm or at most 3 mm (¹⁄8 inch) thick. If you can’t get the pre-sliced beef, choose  a nice piece of marbled steak from your butcher, put it in the freezer to firm up for about 1–2 hours and then you should be able to slice it thinly.

Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is the latest in a long line of critically acclaimed films from the 80-year-old director. From "Who's That Knocking at My Door?" to "The Irishman," the filmmaker has been a dominant force in every one of the last five decades of filmmaking. New York Magazine contributors Tim Grierson and Will Leitch join us to discuss their ranking of Scorsese's filmography and where his newest work fits into it.

Broadway stars and friends Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells have reunited on the stage as two friends determined to make a hit new musical about... Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. They join us for the whole hour to talk about the hilarious new show, "Gutenberg! The Musical!"

The Montclair Film Festival is underway this week! We are joined by Tom Hall, co-head and artistic director of the Festival, to discuss what films people can look forward to during the rest of the week, and to preview the special tribute to Martin Scorcese, hosted by Stephen Colbert, happening at the festival on Friday at 8 pm.

Award-winning screenwriter and director Alexander Payne ("Election," "Sideways," "The Descendants") returns with a new comedy set at an elite prep school over the Christmas holidays. It reunites Payne and actor Paul Giamatti, who worked together on "Sideways." We'll speak with Payne and his producer David Hemingson about "The Holdovers."

In 1921, Pablo Picasso spent the summer painting in his villa in Fontainebleau, France. Some of his works include six-foot-high canvases that he painted within weeks of each other; Three Women at the Spring and Three Musicians. Curator and art historian Anne Umland joins us to discuss the show, Picasso in Fontainebleau, which is on display at the Museum of Modern Art through February 17.

A new cookbook from “Binging with Babish” creator Andrew Rea walks home cooks through mastering basic skills and recipes in the kitchen. Rea joins us to discuss Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park. CARBONARA Italian dishes are regularly bastardized here in America, and carbonara is far from an exception. Bacon, peas, mushrooms, garlic, even scallops have invaded this simple Roman staple, and you know what? Who cares. Put what you want in your carbonara, just don’t serve it to a purist (or post it on the Internet) if you don’t want to catch an earful. I will not debate, however, that far and away the best expression of carbonara is the properly executed genuine article. Eggs (or just egg yolks for added richness and color) are practically whipped into an emulsion with pork fat and Pecorino Romano, creating what is perhaps the richest sauce in the pasta lexicon. The sauce’s rich, complex flavor is largely furnished by guanciale, a difficult to find cured pork jowl. Luckily, the much more widely-available pancetta is a fine substitute! SERVES 4 TO 6 3 large eggs 1 large egg yolk 4 ounces of finely-grated Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (or 2 ounces of each!), plus more for serving Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound guanciale or pancetta, diced 1 pound dried linguine   In a large, high-walled sauté pan, bring 2 quarts water to a boil, just enough in which to comfortably cook the pasta. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the eggs, egg yolk, cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Whisk or beat with a fork until evenly combined. Set aside. In another large sauté pan, combine the guanciale with 1/4 cup water and cook over medium-high heat until simmering. Continue to cook until the water is evaporated and most of the fat from the guanciale has rendered out, anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 1 minute less than the suggested cooking time on the package. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water. Discard all but 3 tablespoons of fat from the guanciale, lower the heat, and add the pasta along with 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water. Cook, tossing, until the pasta is evenly coated in fat. Take the pan off the heat and allow to cool for 10 seconds if it’s sizzling loudly. Add the egg and cheese mixture, immediately and vigorously stirring it into the pasta, taking care not to let any of the egg sit in one place for too long. Stir in more pasta cooking water, 2 tablespoons at a time, until the desired consistency is achieved. Season with more salt if necessary and serve with extra cheese grated over the top. Note: Try the (Michelin-starred chef and master of pasta) Luciano Monosiglio method—it’s fun! Put the eggs and cheese in a blender and slowly stream in a half cup of pasta cooking water while the blender is running. Throw a hunk of guanciale in there if you really want some pervasive pork flavor, followed by 2 tablespoons of reserved fat from the pan. Blend until smooth and add back to the pasta in the hot pan, cooking over low heat until thick.

Melissa Joseph is a Brooklyn-based artist who previously worked as a high school art teacher and textile designer. Her new show, Irish Exit, displays new work inspired by photographs of her family to explore her own identity (Joseph's mother is American of Irish descent and her father is from India). Irish Exit features felt, ceramics, and paper pulp pieces, and is on view at Margot Samel in Tribeca through November 22. Joseph joins us in studio to discuss the show and her practice.

The beloved Broadway show "Wicked" is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Composer Stephen Schwartz joins us to discuss his now-classic score, and putting the show together 20 years ago. Plus, we are joined by the current Elphaba, Alyssa Fox, and Glinda, McKenzie Kurtz. All three take calls from listeners about their favorite "Wicked" memories.

National Book award winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a new children's middle grade book (ages 10 and up), inspired by her childhood spent in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Remember Us tells the story of a soon-to-be seventh grader Sage, a basketball-obsessed girl who is living in the midst of a crisis of houses being burned around her neighborhood. Sage also makes a new friend, Freddy, and the two of them go on a summer journey of discovery. Woodson joins to discuss her book.

In two new releases, former Police drummer Stewart Copeland revives material from the late 1970s through 1980, a span that included the band’s formation and the beginning of his solo career. His new book, Stewart Copeland’s Police Diaries, features journal entries written between 1976 and 1979 and providing a glimpse into the band’s formative years. And in November he will reissue Klark Kent, his first solo album, originally released in 1980. Copeland joins us to talk about his career.

In a new memoir, Thurston Moore reflects on his life and career, from childhood to founding the band Sonic Youth and carving out a space in New York music history, and beyond. Moore joins us to discuss Sonic Life.

Described as "the most glamorous civic building to land in New York in years," the Perelman Performing Arts Center recently opened its doors downtown in the World Trade area. We'll hear about the vision of the building, two decades after 9/11 and the inaugural arts season from artistic director Bill Rauch and executive director Khady Kamara.

"I like to think of dreams as a mystery," writes Roz Chast in the introduction to her latest book. "I don't need to know exactly why they are there or what they are. The fact that they exist at all is kind of miraculous." In I Must Be Dreaming, she explores some of hers in both words and pictures and covers nightmares about produce, dreams about Fran Lebowitz roller skating and weird smells in outer space.  Events:   MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023 — NEW YORK, NYTalk, Q&A, and book signing – 6:30 p.m. ETMuseum of the City of New York1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029(212) 534-1672WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023 — RIDGEFIELD, CTTalk, Q&A, and book signing –7:30 p.m. ETRidgefield Library in partnership with Books on the Common472 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877(203) 438-2282 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023 — BROOKLYN, NYTalk, Q&A, and book signing at 7:00 p.m. ETBooks Are Magic @ First Unitarian Church119 Pierrepont Street , Brooklyn, NY 11201(718) 246-2665WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023 — NEW YORK, NY‘While You Were Sleeping” Talk and Q&A (no booksigning)– 7:00 p.m. ETSymphony Space – Selected Shorts2537 Broadway (at 95th)

Golden Globe winning actor Danny DeVito and his daughter Lucy DeVito are starring together in a new Broadway play! The DeVitos and playwright Theresa Rebeck join us to discuss their show, "I Need That," which follows the story of a man struggling with hoarding who must clean out his place... or face eviction. "I Need That" is on Broadway through Dec. 30th.

The documentary "To Kill a Tiger" follows the story of Ranjit, an Indian farmer on a quest for justice after his 13-year-old daughter is gang-raped. Director Nisha Pahuja joins us to discuss this difficult but vital film.

In 1978, serial killer Ted Bundy broke into a sorority house in Tallahassee, Florida, and murdered two women and attacked two others. The new novel Bright Young Women tells the story from the perspective of a sorority sister who survived the attack, and seeks to take Bundy down. Author Jessica Knoll joins us to discuss.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joins us to talk about two new projects that take stock of his music career up to now. 'Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr' compiles favorites from the last ten years of Marr’s solo career, along with two new songs. And Marr’s Guitars features photographs of and reflections on the many axes in his collection.

Today is the release day of Berhana's second full-length album, Amén: የዘላን ህልም/. Berhana is a an Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter born and raised in Atlanta, and gained notoriety after his song "Grey Luh" featured in Donald Glover's television series, "Atlanta." His new album dives into his Ethiopian roots, and also comes with an album-length short film, "The Nomad's Dream." Amén: የዘላን ህልም/ is out today, and Berhana joins us for a Listening Party.

Girls' Science Day is coming up at Columbia University. This fall’s event will be held November 11th, with experiments and demonstrations to spark middle schoolers’ curiosities, and show them science has no gender. We talk to Girls' Science Day co-chair Caitlin Therien, also a PhD student in biomedical engineering, about the event and the importance of getting girls involved in science from a young age.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thahn Nguyen joins us to discuss his new memoir, A Man of Two Faces, which tells the story of his childhood in Vietnam, his time as a refugee, and his experience coming to America, including the harrowing story of how his parents were attacked by a gunman while working.

25 years ago, Julie Burns founded Room to Grow, a Bronx-based nonprofit that helps low-income families through the early years of a baby's life. Her pregnant neighbor at the time was actress Uma Thurman, who has supported the organization ever since. In this latest installment of "But enough about me," a series interviewing actors about issues they care about, we talk about their work together and the parenting advice that really matters as they near their 25th anniversary gala.     

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) is a new memoir from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sly Stone, which traces the artist's life from his birth as Sylvester Stewart in 1940s Texas, through an early doo-wop career and his rise as dynamic frontman of the Family Stone, to the present day and his declining health. Phunne Stone, Sly's daughter and a vocalist in the Family Stone, joins us with the memoir's co-author, music journalist Ben Greenman.

In August, Pulitzer Prize winning musician Rhiannon Giddens released her latest album, You're the One, her first record of all original songs. This comes after she won the Pulitzer last year for her opera, "Omar," written with Michael Abels. Giddens joins us in the studio for a Listening Party.

Chef Eric Ripert of the acclaimed Michelin-starred restaurant Le Bernardin joins us to discuss his new cookbook, Seafood Simple, featuring easy-to-follow recipes for home cooks. Salmon StrudelServes 4 To achieve a light crispy, flaky phyllo crust, wrap the salmon in the phyllo neatly, but leave just enough room for the dough to create layers. If you wrap the fish too tightly, it will prevent the phyllo from becoming crunchy and will render the pastry soft and soggy. This is an easy recipe once you learn to work fast, and while it’s designed to serve four, you may want to halve the recipe and try it for two the first time you make it. SALMON11/2- pound center-cut salmonfillet, skinned and pin bonesremoved, cut into four 4 ×2-inch rectangles 2 inches thickFine sea salt and freshlyground white pepper16 sheets phyllo dough, cutto 12 ×12 inches6 tablespoons unsaltedbutter, melted TRUFFLE BUT TER2/3 cup truffle juice1 stick (4 ounces) unsaltedbutter, cut into small pieces1/2 ounce finely choppedblack trufflesFine sea salt and freshlyground white pepper TO FINISH3 tablespoons canola oilFinely julienned freshblack truffle for garnish SPECIAL EQUIPMENTPastry brushMetal skewer 1. Wrap the salmon: Season the salmon fillets with sea salt and whitepepper on all sides. 2. Using a pastry brush, paint the top of one sheet of phyllo withsome melted butter. Top with a second phyllo sheet and brush withbutter. Repeat twice more for a total of 4 buttered phyllo sheets.Fold the pile in half to make a 12 × 6-inch rectangle. Brush the topwith butter again. Center a salmon fillet crosswise at a short end ofthe rectangle, then roll it up in the phyllo dough to enclose; the endscan remain open. Repeat with the remaining phyllo and salmon. 3. Make the truffle butter: In a small saucepan, bring the truffle juiceto a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until reduced to 3 to4 tablespoons, about 7 minutes. Whisk in the butter, a bit at a time,until it is fully incorporated. Stir in the chopped truffles. Removefrom the heat, season with salt and white pepper, and set aside untilready to serve. 4. To finish: Divide the canola oil between two large nonstick pansand heat over medium heat. Add 2 salmon-phyllo packets to eachpan and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 16 minutestotal. Reduce the heat to medium-low if the phyllo browns tooquickly. A metal skewer inserted into the thickest part of the fish for5 seconds should feel warm when touched to your wrist. 5. Using a serrated knife, trim the ends off each salmon-phyllo bun-dle, then gently slice each into 6 or 7 slices. Fan the slices onto warmplates and finish with warm truffle butter and julienne of truffles forgarnish. Serve immediately Photographs copyright © 2023 by Nigel Parry.   Excerpted from SEAFOOD SIMPLE copyright © 2023 by Eric Ripert. Used by permission of Random House an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

A number of groundbreaking theater, opera and dance performances are on tap for Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Fest. Last night, avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson kicked off the festival with a performance alongside New York City-based Jazz band Sexmob. BAM's director of archives Sharon Lehner and BAM artistic director Amy Cassello join us to discuss the 40th anniversary of Next Wave Fest and share some memorable moments from previous years.

Grammy album of the year winner Jon Batiste joins us live in The Greene Space to break down and perform songs from his latest album, World Music Radio. Hear highlights from our inaugural "Listening Party Live" event from earlier this week. You can also watch the event video livestream below! 

Green roofs can reduce stormwater runoff, cool buildings down, and provide much-needed habitat for wildlife, especially important in an urban environment like New York City. They can be as fancy or as low-maintenance as you want. Now, the city is financially incentivizing them through property tax abatements. Dustin Partridge, director of conservation and science at New York City Audubon, and Alan Burchell, green building specialist and founder of Urbanstrong, join us to talk about the benefits of green roofs and how to go about creating one, and to take your calls.   For more information on green roofs, check out Green Roofs NYC. NYC Audubon's conservation team is also available to help guide buildings and co-op boards who are interested in green roofs. Email them at greenroofs@nycaudubon.org.           

Poster House's new show charts a global history of environmental activism through posters. It's titled, We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Curator Tim Medland joins us to discuss the exhibition, which is on display through February 25.  

Jazz vocalist and researcher Kavita Shah was born and raised in New York City, but for the past seven years she's spent extensive time on the island of São Vicente. Inspired by her love of legendary Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora, Shah researched and studied the sounds of the Cape Verde islands. The result is a recently released new album, Cape Verdean Blues, and Shah joins us in studio for a Listening Party.  

The latest novel from Teju Cole follows Tunde, a West African born photography professor who spends a lot of time falling down different artistic and Google rabbit holes. As the reader, we follow him along his journey, examining the violence that has permeated our society from the beginning. Cole joins us to discuss the book, called Tremor.  

A new book that's part essay collection and part cookbook amasses stories, insights and delicacies of over sixty BIPOC women and femme-identifying people who are shaping the food and wine industry today. Food writer Klancy Miller discusses her book, For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food.

Whether we like it or not, the weather is only going to get colder in our area. With the changing temperatures and the falling leaves, now is the time to prepare your garden or lawn for the winter, so come springtime, your plants can be thriving in full bloom. Stephen Orr, editor-in-chief of Better Homes and Gardens, joins to give us tips for fall gardening and preparing your plants for winter. Plus, we take your calls.

This Wednesday marks 39 years since the release of "Stop Making Sense," the Talking Heads concert film, which was just re-released in theaters and is now considered one of the best examples of the genre. Meanwhile, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" premiered in theaters over the weekend to such anticipation that it is already the highest grossing concert film of all time. Stephen Thompson, NPR Music writer and co-host of Pop Culture Happy Hour,  joins us to talk about both of these films and share his picks for other essential concert films. Plus, we take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 2, 2023] The debut novel from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah tells the story of two female fighters who are the stars of the Criminal Action Penal Entertainment program Chain Gang All-Stars, which pits incarcerated people against each other in deadly fights for entertainment. If they win enough fights, they might be able to earn their freedom. But at what cost? Adjei-Brenyah joins us to discuss Chain-Gang All-Stars.

Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood Cemetery was one of the first rural cemeteries in America. By the early 1860s, it was attracting 500,000 visitors a year, second only to Niagara Falls as the nation’s greatest tourist attraction. We talk about its historical significance, and present importance, with photographer and writer Andrew Garn, author of Brooklyn Arcadia: Art, History, and Nature at Majestic Green-Wood. Also joining us is Allison C. Meier, a writer who also leads tours of cemeteries, including Green-Wood. Her latest book is called Grave.

It's Friday the 13th, which means it's the perfect time to talk about the demon barber of Fleet Street. Star Josh Groban and director Thomas Kail join us to discuss their acclaimed Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd," and the recently released cast album.

In 2018, American missionary John Chau was killed while attempting to contact and convert the Sentinelese, a group of people who have lived in voluntary isolation for centuries. A new documentary explores what led Chau to believe it was his duty to convert the people of North Sentinel Island, and looks back at the ways missionary work has been misguided, and even harmful, throughout history. Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss join us to discuss their film, "The Mission," which premieres in theaters today.

You think YOUR puberty was tough. These days, it starts an average of two years earlier, and there is social media to deal with as well. Pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson and puberty educator Vanessa Kroll Bennett, co-authors of the book, This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, join us to give listeners the tools they need to help their adolescents navigate everything from growth spurts and acne to sexuality and mood disorders.  

With so many blockbuster art shows and interesting gallery exhibits this fall, we've asked Susie Hodge, author of How to Look at Art and How Art Can Change Your Life, to join us to discuss how to enjoy and learn from your next trip to the museum. Plus, we take your calls.   

French artist Pierre Soulages was known for his famous black monochrome paintings. Lévy Gorvy Dayan's new retrospective of the artist's work includes significant pieces on loan from the Met, the Guggenheim, the Art Institute of Chicago, and more. Dominique Lévy, a gallery partner and a close friend of the artist for many years, joins us to discuss, Pierre Soulages: From Midnight to Twilight, which is on view through November 4.

Cable TV is shedding customers who are increasingly choosing other platforms. But now that you subscribe to half a dozen streaming services, are you really saving money? We speak with Consumer Reports editor Jim Willcox, who will help listeners make sense of the options.

As we enter spooky season, maybe now is a good time to check out some classic horror films! Clyde Folley, video editor at Criterion Collection, joins us to discuss the new series he curated, "90s Horror," and take calls from listeners about their favorite horror films from that period.

After the release of their latest album, Prestige, London trio Girl Ray joins us to discuss their modern pop influences and ongoing tour throughout the United States. Girl Ray members Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss are scheduled to perform at The Sultan Room in Brooklyn on Friday, Oct. 20.  

In a new novel, a married couple swap bodies, and the wife decides to live her life as her husband Eli. This decision causes Eli to question how he feels living in a woman's body. Author Isle McElroy joins us to discuss their latest book, People Collide.  

Fifty years after its inception, hip-hop has become an indelible force not just within the music industry, but across the world of arts and culture. The new book, Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion, traces how hip-hop luminaries such as Sean “Diddy” Combs and Virgil Abloh gained entrance into the exclusionary fashion world, and how fashion houses like Louis Vuitton and Fendi responded to a new market. Author Sowmya Krishnamurthy joins us.  

A new romantic comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, and Marisa Tomei tells the story of a composer struck by writer's block who becomes inspired to write an opera when he meets a woman. Writer and director Rebecca Miller joins us to discuss, "She Came to Me," in theaters now.  

In a new podcast, After Broad and Market, journalist Jenna Flanagan revisits the 2003 murder of Sakia Gunn, a queer Black fifteen-year-old Newark Resident. Flanagan joins us to discuss.

The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial year. To celebrate, it's telling the story of the city and the museum with a new exhibit, People, Place, and Influence: The Collection at 100. It brings together objects like a seat from Yankee Stadium, a prop from the Broadway production of Cats, and the original Rosie the Riveter jumpsuit. The show opens on October 13, and we preview it with curator Lilly Tuttle. Plus, we take your calls about what you think are the most important objects in New York City.

A new book flips the narrative of "discovery" on its head, and investigates the history of the first Indigenous Americans to arrive in Europe, what their lives were like, and what their impressions were of European society. Author and historian Caroline Dodds Pennock joins us to discuss her book, On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe.

A new docuseries on HBO follows a group of Indigenous police recruits that demonstrates the challenges of life on the Navajo reservation. We speak to co-directors, Kahlil Hudson, Alex Jablonski and David Nordstrom about "Navajo Police: Class 57," which premieres on HBO on October 17.

A new exhibition features more than one hundred historical, modern, and contemporary clay works. It's titled, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, and it's the first community-curated Native American exhibition in the history of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patricia Marroquin Norby (Purépecha), the associate curator of Native American Art at The Met, and visual artist Michael Namingha (Ohkay Owingeh-Hopi) joins us to talk about the show on display through June 4.

The new documentary, "Joan Baez I Am A Noise," follows the legendary singer-songwriter on her farewell tour while exploring her decades-long career of music and activism. Joan Baez joins us, and takes your calls.

The application process for landing a coveted spot at a NYC High School opened up this week and families will have the next couple of months to navigate the often overwhelming system. We'll learn about the latest changes to the process with Chalkbeat's Julian Shen-Berro as well as how to avoid the doom loop of anxiety while doing it with consultant Elissa Stein, who runs a organization dedicated to helping parents apply. And, we'll take listener calls.  

"Story Ave" is a new debut feature independent film from Bronx-born writer and director Aristotle Torres. The movie tells the story of Bronx teenage graffiti artist (played by Asante Blackk), who runs away from home and tries to rob an MTA worker (played by Luis Guzmán). The robbery doesn't go as planned, and the event changes the course of both of their lives. Torres and Blackk join to discuss their film, which is in select New York theaters now. This film has received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement so the cast are permitted to do promotion accordingly.

Jonathan Lethem joins us to discuss his latest book, Brooklyn Crime Novel, which follows the crime that occurs all across a 1970s Brooklyn neighborhood.  

The work of artist Don Hershman has returned to the walls of Salomon Arts Gallery in Tribeca, this time centered around the idea of code switching, which Hershman experienced as a gay man living in the American South in the 1980s while completing his medical residency. That's right, on top of being a fine artist, Hershman is also a trained doctor, and still works as a podiatric surgeon in San Francisco. The Art of Code Switching is on view through October 15, and 10% of the proceeds of the show's sales will be donated to The Trevor Project, which support suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ+ youth. EVENT: The gallery will be hosting an Artist Talk open to the public on October 12, when Hershman will be in conversation with Anthony Haden Guest.

Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates is the current artist-in-residence at The Apollo and is curating the festival [at] The Intersection, running from October 6-8, a series of performances and panel discussions with cultural figures like Jordan E. Cooper, Bisa Butler and Salamishah Tillet. We preview the festival with Coates and speak more about his relationship with The Apollo. And, during Banned Books Week, we also speak to him about recent attempts to remove his book Between the World and Me from schools in South Carolina, Texas, and other states.

A new collection of Lenape folklore contains some stories published together in a book for the first time. Camilla Townsend, a professor of history at Rutgers, and Nicky Kay Michael, Interim President of Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and a member of the Delaware tribe, join us to discuss their work on the collection, On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren. Townsend will be speaking on Indigenous People's Day at the National Museum of the American Indian, for NYC's Indigenous People's Day Open House.  

This year's Open House New York Weekend will feature behind-the-scenes access to everything from the Perelman Performing Arts Center to the Hip Hop Museum to the Hindu Temple Society of North America. OHNY executive director Pamela Puchalski will walk us through the offerings. Plus, we take your calls about your favorite NYC places.

"Merrily We Roll Along" has long been considered the biggest flop of Stephen Sondheim's career, even as it features some of his most ambitious musical work. Now, after a successful run at the New York Theatre Workshop, a new revival of the musical starring Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, and Jonathan Groff comes to Broadway. We speak with director Maria Friedman, who once starred in a Haymarket production of this musical, on how she made this notoriously difficult show work. "Merrily We Roll Along" is running at Hudson Theatre through March 24, 2024.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 23, 2023] Ahead of our Get Lit, with All Of It conversation with R.F. Kuang about her her latest novel, Yellowface, we present a shorter discussion with Kuang about the book, which follows a young, white novelist who decides to steal her dead Asian friend's manuscript, and pass herself off as an Asian writer.  Plus, All Of It producer Jordan Lauf talks about the upcoming event (sold out, free livestream available here) with Kuang, and singer-songwriter mxmtoon, and takes calls on what listeners are reading lately. Plus, Jordan and Alison discuss some other upcoming All Of It events, including "Listening Party Live: All Of It featuring Jon Batiste," live from the Greene Space on October 16 (free livestream here), and our upcoming Greene Space blood drive on October 30.

This weekend is the Coney Island Maker Faire, where tinkerers, builders, and other shades of 'do-it-yourself'er will gather to show off their latest projects. We'll speak with Becky Button, a musician and avant-garde engineer, who's leading a workshop at the Faire for a homebrew instrument effects pedal she designed. Plus, two members of Hack Manhattan, one of the city’s member-run year-round maker spaces, Michelle Gengaro-Kokmen, and Robin Wienands, talk about the group's educational programs, open houses and monthly do-it-yourself repair sessions.

A new cookbook includes recipes from 21 different Latin American countries. Food writer and cookbook author Sandra A. Gutierrez joins us to discuss her new book, Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America. Pupusas de Queso y LorocoCheese and Loroco Bud Pupusas El Salvador | Yield: Serves 4–6 | Difficulty Level: Intermediate | Total Cooking Time: 1 hour Pupusas are the plump, stuffed, and griddled Salvadorian masa cakes beloved by multitudesaround the world. They can be filled with beans, cheese, pork, or a combination of the three,called revueltas. But my preferred pupusas are stuffed with a mix of both creamy and meltingcheeses that serve as a canvas to the delicate flavor of loroco buds, from the vine that growsin the wild throughout Central America. Loroco is easy to come by in Latin American stores,where you’ll find it either frozen or packed in jars, but if you can’t find it, substitute your favoritegreen (such as kale or collards) or chopped asparagus. 3 cups (400 grams) masa harina3 1⁄4–3 1⁄2 cups (800–840 ml) warmwater (110°–120°F/40°–50°C)1 1⁄2 cups (115 grams) shreddedqueso blanco, Muenster,or other melting cheese1⁄2 cup (115 grams) soft goat cheese1⁄2 cup (60 grams) choppedloroco buds1⁄2 cup (120 ml) vegetable oil1 recipe Curtido de Repollo (page 227)1 recipe Salsa de TomatePreparada (page 161) orSalsa Santa Rosa (page 163) In a large bowl, combine the masa harina with 3¼ cups (800 ml) of the water and knead withyour hands until you have a soft dough with the consistency of playdough or mashed potatoes(add more water, one tablespoon at a time, if needed). Cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen toweland let the dough rest for 10 minutes. To determine whether it is of the correct consistency,shape a bit of masa into a ball and press it flat into a disc. If the edges of the masa crack whenshaped, add a bit more water, a few tablespoons at a time; if the dough is too soft, add a bit moremasa harina, a few tablespoons at a time. In the meantime, in a medium bowl, stir togetherthe cheeses and loroco buds until the mixture comes together into a ball. Line a baking panwith a damp kitchen towel. Heat a nonstick griddle or skillet over medium-high heat (or heatan electric griddle to 375°–400°F (190°C–200°C). Moisten your hands with a little bit of theoil and divide the masa into 12 equal portions of about ⅓ cup (3 ounces/85 grams each); pateach into a ½ inch (12 mm) thick disk. Keep them covered with a damp towel so they don’tdry out. Working with one disk at a time, place 2 heaping tablespoons of the cheese filling inthe center; bring the outer edges of the dough up and together over the filling to enclose it.With oiled hands, roll the pupusa into a ball and then pat it again into a ½ inch thick (12 mm)disk between the palms of your hands (or press it down with a tortilla press lined with plastic),making sure that the filling does not escape. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.Place the pupusas on the griddle and cook until they are golden, with brown flecks, about 4 to5 minutes per side. (If the griddle is too hot, the exterior of the pupusas will burn before they’recooked through. If you see black rather than brown flecks forming as they cook, reduce the heatof your griddle.) Transfer the finished pupusas to the prepared baking pan, covering them withthe damp towel (this allows them to steam and become tender). Serve the pupusas topped withthe slaw and a generous spoonful of the tomato sauce or salsa. Variations• To make pupusas de queso, replace the loroco buds with more melting cheese.• To make pupusas de chicharrón, replace the cheese and loroco with 8 ounces (225 grams) ofcooked ground pork (or shredded carnitas).• To make pupusas revueltas, mix cheese, loroco, and cooked pork in a food processor until it formsa paste with the texture of thick mashed potatoes (it should hold its shape when pressed together),then use it to stuff the pupusas

Author Walter Mosley joins us to discuss his latest novel, a sci-fi story called Touched. It follows a man who has a realization that humanity is a virus, and he has to provide the cure. Event: Mosley will be speaking at P&T Knitwear on Sunday at 2 pm.  

A new exhibition at the Whitney surveys the work of contemporary artist Henry Taylor (born 1958). Taylor grew up near and is based in Los Angeles, where he paints people of all kinds in a figurative style: celebrities, friends, strangers on the street, and people he imagines. Henry Taylor: B Side, displays over 150 Taylor pieces, making it the largest showing of his work to date. The exhibition is on view starting tomorrow through January 28. Whitney curator Barbara Haskell joins to preview the show and introduce us to the world of Henry Taylor. *Correction: in the interview it was said that Sean Bell died in Oakland, but he was killed by police in New York City. And also, Hailee Selassie was the Emperor of Ethiopia, not the President*

Today is the release day of photographer Micaiah Carter's debut monograph, Micaiah Carter: What’s My Name, featuring a wide range of photos he's taken over the last decade, both professionally and personally. Carter is now one of the most sought-after photographers in the fashion and magazine world, particularly when it comes to portraits of Black celebrities. He's shot Pharrell Williams, Playboi Carti, Naomi Osaka, Michael B. Jordan, Zendaya, and many more. Micaiah Carter joins to discuss the book, his practice, and photographic vision.

A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art spotlights the fraught relationship between French artists Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, who often went back and forth between being friends, and rivals. We discuss the exhibit with curators Stephan Wolohojian, who worked on the paintings, and Ashley Dunn, who worked with drawings and works on paper. Manet/Degas is on view at the Met through January 7th.

Just extended through October 29 at SoHo Playhouse, "Job" centers on the relationship between a crisis therapist, played by "Succession" actor Peter Friedman, and his client, a tech employee played by Sydney Lemmon whose recent workplace breakdown has become a viral video. Friedman and Lemmon join us with the playwright Max Wolf Friedlich.

We air highlights from our September Get Lit with All Of It book club event with National Book Award-winner James McBride. We spent the month reading his acclaimed new novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, which tells the story of Black and Jewish communities in Pottstown, Pennsylvania who come together to protect a Deaf child from institutionalization. McBride speaks about the book, and takes questions from our audience.

Habibi Festival at Joe's Pub celebrates the many music styles of the South West Asia North Africa (SWANA) region, from "Marrakech to Baghdad." Curators Meera Dugal and Yacine Boulares join us alongside cellist/singer/songwriter Nesrine, who will be making her U.S. premiere at the festival with shows on October 5 and 6. Boulares, a saxophonist and composer, will also perform with his quartet on October 3 and 4. The full festival runs October 1 through 7.

A new novel, set in a world where biodiversity and food stores have been decimated by a persistent fog, a chef accepts a job in an elite mountain community that has become mostly isolated from the rest of the world. Author C Pam Zhang joins us to discuss her latest book, Land of Milk and Honey, which Kirkus calls "mournful and luscious, a gothic novel for the twilight of the Anthropocene Era." EVENTS: Tonight at 7:30 pm, Zhang will be speaking at Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene in conversation with Sarah Thankam Mathews. On Saturday at 7:30, Zhang will be speaking at the Brooklyn Museum.

For our September Get Lit event with James McBride, McBride requested that we feature his longtime friend, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Carla Cook. They speak together about music and their musical "Bobos," and Cook performs.

[REBROADCAST FROM June 1, 2021] New York Times bestselling YA novelist Mary H.K. Choi joins to discuss her new novel, Yolk, about two Korean-American sisters in NYC dealing with illness and grief. Kirkus writes, "This poignant story underscores self-sacrifices that prove to be life-sustaining in the name of sisterly love."

[REBROADCAST FROM AUGUST 6, 2021] We air highlights from our July 2021 "Get Lit with All Of It" book club event. We read The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. Harris joins us to discuss her new thriller, which is set in the world of book publishing.

[REBROADCAST FROM AUGUST 6, 2021] We air highlights from our July 2021 Get Lit with All Of It virtual book club event. Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin joined us for an interview and two special performances. 

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 8, 2022] A debut novel tells the story of two siblings forced to confront family secrets after their mother dies and leaves behind a traditional Caribbean black cake and a voice recording. Author Charmaine Wilkerson joins us to discuss her novel, Black Cake, as part of our ongoing series, "2022 Debuts." This conversation was guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

[REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 5, 2020] Rumaan Alam joins us to discuss his novel, Leave the World Behind, which was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction. Set at an AirBnb in a remote corner of Long Island, Amanda and Clay are on vacation with their two teenage children. Late one night, Ruth and G.H., an older couple, knock on their door bringing the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city … and that a mysterious apocalyptic event is coming.

Jay-Z released his third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life on September 29, 1998. His first number one album, it spent five weeks at the top spot on the Billboard 200, more than any of his LPs since. Two decades later, the same magazine described the record as the moment "he transformed from respected New York MC to axis of American pop." For another installment of Silver Liner Notes, our 25th-anniversary series, we discuss the album's legacy with Andrea Duncan-Mao, All Of It's own senior producer and former MTV producer who covered Jay-Z's early career. And we take your calls.

New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells returns to discuss his recent newsletter entry rounding up his list of the best places to get French fries in our area. Plus, we take listener calls for their favorite fries.

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is a new Broadway play currently in previews written by playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play tells the story of Jaja and her hair braiding shop in Harlem, featuring a cast of West African immigrant braiders, where on one hot summer day everything comes to blows. Bioh joins us in studio to discuss the production alongside director Whitney White and actor Zenzi Williams (Bea). "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" opens at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on October 3 and runs through October 29.

Outkast released their third album, Aquemini, on September 29, 1998. The album made it to number 2 on the Billboard 200 and helped bring legitimacy to Southern hip hop, becoming the first of that regional genre to receive a prestigious five-mic rating from The Source. For our series Silver Liner Notes, we celebrate the Aquemini's 25th anniversary with Rodney Carmichael, NPR Music's Atlanta-bred hip-hop staff writer and author of an oral history on the album. We also take your calls.

This Sunday, Brooklyn venue Baby's All Right will host "A Benefit For Ukraine," a concert with proceeds going to the relief organizations Kind Deeds, which provides prosthetics for wounded Ukrainians soldiers, and Razom, which aids displaced Ukrainians. The concert will feature performances from actor Michael Imperioli's band ZOPA and rock band Loose Buttons, led by Ukrainian-American singer Eric Nizgretsky. Nizgretsky and Imperioli join us to preview the benefit.

Today marks the series finale of the groundbreaking FX series "Reservation Dogs," which focused on a group of indigenous teenagers living in Oklahoma. Writer, director, and executive producer Sterlin Harjo joins us to discuss the finale, and the show as a whole.

On October 1, the group 'A is For' will hold its annual gala to raise both money and awareness for reproductive rights. We'll speak to its founders, actors Martha Plimpton and Kellie Overbey about the event and the group's mission in light of legal challenges to abortions and the overturn of Roe vs Wade.

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we ask the question, how does one define Latino identity? And are there certain contexts when "latinx" is a more appropriate term? We explore these questions, and more, with our callers and with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Héctor Tobar, whose new book, Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of 'Latino' is a Kirkus Prize finalist.

The music of American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart tends to attract epithets like "cosmic," "ambient," and "gentle." His new album, Flying Wig, delivers on those fortes, while leaning away from Banhart's folk roots with synth production from Welsh musician Cate Le Bon. Banhart joins us for a Listening Party.Banhart will perform at Webster Hall on October 11 and Asbury Lanes on October 13.

This Saturday, 20 cultural institutions--museums, parks, and arts centers--on the West Side of Manhattan are putting together the inaugural West Side Fest, a free festival with kid-friendly activities and tours where visitors can enjoy all that the west side has to offer. Jane Carey, director of community and government affairs at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Salvador Muñoz, associate director of Public Programs & Outreach at Poster House, joins us to preview the festival.  

A new series on HBO explores the story of Renee Bach, a U.S. missionary who was accused of treating children in Uganda with no medical expertise, many of whom died. Director Jackie Jescko joins us to discuss the three-part series, "Savior Complex," which premieres tonight at 9 pm.  

Who better to investigate the origins and history of Goth culture than Lol Tolhurst, former drummer and keyboardist of The Cure? He joins us to discuss his new book, Goth: A History, and take calls from listeners about their own relationship with Goth culture. EVENT: Tolhurst will be speaking tonight at Powerhouse Arena at 7 pm.

If you have a friend or relative going through a hard time and you can't be there in person, you may want to send them a little something. According to Samantha Schoech, gifts writer for Wirecutter, rule number one is simple: "No junk." She joins us to discuss ideas and tips for putting together a care package -- and to take your calls.

"Invisible Beauty" documents the life of pioneering fashion icon Bethann Hardison, who was one of the first Black models and went on to operate a successful modeling agency promoting models of color. She joins to discuss the film with co-director Frédéric Tcheng.

Other than being a longtime professor of studio art at Connecticut College, the late Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) is thought of as one of the most revolutionary Black American portrait artists, particularly for his work in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. A new exhibition that displays some of his portraits, Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick, is now on view at Frick Madison, the temporary home of The Frick Collection. It's the first show ever dedicated to a Black artist at the Frick. Curators Aimee Ng and Antwaun Sargent join to discuss the show and the importance of the artist. Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick is on view through January 7, 2024.  

Ed Ruscha is a pioneer in the world of Pop Art, an artist with a sense of humor, a knack for words, and a great eye for color. Now, in the biggest US exhibition of his work, the Museum of Modern Art features the new retrospective, Ed Ruscha / Now Then. The exhibit features more than 200 works, including a new installation of Ruscha's iconic, "Chocolate Room." Christophe Cherix, chief curator of drawings and prints at MoMA, joins us to discuss the exhibit, running through January 13.

Weight For It is a podcast hosted by Ronald Young Jr. that "tells the stories of folks who can't keep weight off their minds." Ronald invites listeners on his weight journey, from thin to a self-described fat person, and his thoughts about his future.  He also interviews experts plus real people about what weight means in 2023. He joins us to take your calls.  

Bear Proof is the name of a new album from composer and longtime bassist for Ani DiFranco, Todd Sickafoose. It's his first release of original music in fifteen years. Sickafoose recorded the album in 2014. The album process had to be put on pause however following the success of the musical "Hadestown," which he helped compose, winning a Grammy and Tony as a result. Bear Proof is out on September 29, and Sickafoose joins us for a preview Listening Party.  

A recent New Yorker article details comedian Hasan Minhaj's fabrications and "emotional truths" in his stand-up and political comedy. The story follows another recent article from Rolling Stone alleging a toxic environment at "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." We explore the role of truth in comedy and the responsibility entertainers have to their audiences with Vulture critic Jesse David Fox, author of the upcoming book, Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic that Make it Work. Plus, we take your calls.

In 1968, a Russian submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean. While the Russian government didn't know where it was, Americans did, and a new film explores how the Nixon administration, Howard Hughes, and the CIA came together to attempt to retrieve it. The film is called, "Neither Confirm Nor Deny" and was directed by the late Phillip Carter. Investigative journalist Hank Phillippi Ryan joins to talk about the film and her role covering the case.

Comedian and actor Aparna Nancherla is now a published author, with her new memoir Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome. This collection of essays covers her life, her journey with anxiety, and her battle against crippling Imposter Syndrome. She joins us to discuss, and to take calls from listeners.  

The Emmy-award winning comedian Samantha Bee, formerly a correspondent of "The Daily Show" and former host of her own late-night show, "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," comes to BAM this Saturday to perform her current touring standup act, "Your Favorite Woman: The Joy of Sex Education," in which Bee gives her thoughts on all the aspects of understanding our bodies, from puberty to menopause. Bee joins us to preview the show.

If you've ever wondered why we have pockets in our clothes or why men's clothes have more pockets than women's, a new book examines the history of the pocket. Hannah Carlson, clothing historian and a senior lecturer in the apparel design department at Rhode Island School for Design, joins to discuss, Pockets: An Intimate History on How We Keep Things Close.

Dallas-born and New York City based singer and composer Jazzmeia Horn last joined us in 2019, around the release of her second album, Love and Liberation. Since that time, she's released a big-band album called Dear Love, recorded with her fifteen-piece band, Noble Force. And starting on Thursday, the Grammy-nominated Horn will be performing at Smoke Jazz Club with her Quartet through September 24. Horn joins us to talk about the residency and her musical journey.

With Congress turning more attention to the study of Unidentified Arial Phenomenon, and with an apparently false presentation last week of alien remains to Mexico's Congress, we hear about the real science of outer space from Harvard University astronomer and theoretical physicist Avi Loeb. His new book, Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars, explores the challenges of the search for extraterrestrial life and humanity's future in space. Plus, Loeb will explain some recent discoveries including "burping" black holes.

For years, Dr. Robert Hadden continued as a respected OB-GYN at Columbia University while assaulting hundreds of his patients. A new podcast and series of articles about the case expose Dr. Hadden's abuse, and tell the story of the victims seeking justice. We're joined by Laura Beil, journalist and host of the podcast, Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University, and Bianca Fortis, reporting fellow at ProPublica and co-author of the ProPublica and New York Magazine piece, "How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years."

School is back and so are demands on parents. There's pressure on parents to join clubs, volunteer, bake goods, coach teams, attend conferences, all the while documenting it all on social media. Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture, joins us to take calls on how to rethink "perfect parenting."

A recent article in The Cut asked why some friendships can withstand everything BUT one friend's entry into parenthood. We'll unpack that and discuss why it can be so hard to maintain friendships with non parents once you become a parent with two co hosts of Slate's podcast Mom & Dad Are Fighting, Jamilah Lamieux and Zak Rosen.

The new documentary "LIFT" spotlights New York Theatre Ballet's program of the same name that selects at risk and home insecure kids to train in dance. We'll speak to the film's director, David Petersen, and Steven Melendez, a dancer who runs the program.

A new exhibition at Pleaides Gallery in Chelsea displays the oil paintings of artist Ellen Bradshaw, and her focus in this show is Manhattan at night. Bradshaw focuses on the infrastructure of the city, whether it's bridges, storefronts, or the routines of everyday New Yorkers. Manhattan: Dusk to Dawn is on view through September 30, and Bradshaw joins to discuss her work.  

Carole D'Inverno is a self-taught Brooklyn based artist who moved to the U.S. in 1979 after growing up in Belgium and Italy. A new exhibition of her watercolors and drawings, From My Notes, is on view now at Atlantic Gallery in the Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea through September 23, and D'Inverno joins us in studio to discuss the show.

The colorful and abstract paintings of artist Hearne Pardee are currently on view at Bowery Gallery in the Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea. Pardee splits his time between New York, where he first started painting in the 1970s, and California, where he worked as an arts professor at UC Davis for over twenty years. The exhibition, called Just Looking, is on view through September 30, and Pardee joins us to discuss his work and career.  

According to experts, this summer was the hottest on record since temperature started being tracked in the 19th century. As New York City Climate Week kicks off, we examine how our lives will continue to change as a result of our warming planet. Jeff Goodell, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, will join us to discuss.   Event: Goodell will be speaking tonight at The Institute for Public Knowledge at 7 pm.

All Of It launched on September 17, 2018. In that time, we’ve aired well over a thousand radio episodes, and approaching 6,000 interviews with artists, musicians, filmmakers, actors, authors, playwrights, doctors, scientists, historians, botanists, cleanliness experts, and more. To commemorate the show's fifth anniversary, we look back on some of those moments, and take calls from listeners to hear what's been going on in their lives over the last five years.

This month, inventor Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) turned 175 years old. Latimer was born in Massachusetts to self-emancipated slaves, and after serving in the Union Navy during the Civil War as a teenager, he became an important inventor who worked on the development of the incandescent lightbulb, the telephone, and more. Latimer settled in Queens towards the end of his life, and his house is where The Lewis Latimer House Museum stands today. This Saturday the museum is hosting Lewis Latimer’s 175th Birthday Celebration, a free event featuring science activities, musical performances, and more! Executive Director Ran Yan joins us to preview the day.  *This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 9, 2023] In 2020, Nashville-based singer Devon Gilfillian recorded a track-by-track cover of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Going On. Now, he has a new album, titled Love You Anyway. He joins us for a listening party. Gilfillian has an upcoming concert at Racket NYC on Monday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m. *This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

Talk show are at an interesting inflection point. Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher have recently decided to go back on the air, sans writers, drawing the ire of some union supporters. Then there are the late night hosts, who have banded together to form the podcast Strike Force Five... in the midst of controversy surrounding Jimmy Fallon, who was the subject of a Rolling Stone expose about a toxic work environment at "The Tonight Show." Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, joins us to break down all the recent talk show news. *This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

Vulture podcast critic Nicholas Quah returns to share some recommendations for podcasts to listen to this fall. Plus, we take your calls to find out what you're listening to. *This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

STILLPOINT is the first album in 12 years from acclaimed concert pianist Awadagin Pratt. The album comprises six pieces commissioned by different composers, including Tyshawn Sorey and Paola Prestini, and draws from the T.S. Eliot poem, Burnt Norton, as inspiration. It also features the self-conducted string orchestra A Far Cry and experimental vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. Pratt joins us for a Listening Party. *This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

London by-way-of-DC musician Jalen N'Gonda recently released his debut album, Come Around and Love Me. He joins us for a Listening Party ahead of his concert at Racket NYC this Saturday, September 16.  

The work of New Jersey born mixed-media portrait artist Kandy G Lopez is currently on view at ACA Galleries, her first solo show in New York City. Lopez grew up in South Florida in an Afro-Carribean family, and other than being an artist, she works as an associate professor at the Halmos College of Art & Sciences at NOVA Southeastern University. Kandy G Lopez: Situational Identity, displays new fiber portraits and is on view at 173 Tenth Avenue through October 21. Ahead of a reception open to the public tomorrow, Lopez joins to tell us more about her new work and her artistic vision.

Zadie Smith joins us to discuss her new historical novel, The Fraud, which follows a white woman and a formerly enslaved Black man whose lives intersect as a result of a British court case in which a butcher claims he is the long-lost relative of a dead baronet, and should receive his fortune. Events: Smith will be speaking tonight at Books Are Magic with Hua Hsu, and on Thursday at Cooper Union with Yaa Gyasi.

Comedian and actor Rachel Bloom has a new off-Broadway musical comedy about the tumultuous past few years of her life, including speaking about her dear friend Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19. She joins us to discuss "Death, Let Me Do My Show," which is running at the Lucille Lortel Theatre through September 30.

Jew-ish cookbook author Jake Cohen is back with a new cookbook, I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Everyday. Cohen joins us to discuss how to make modern Jewish cuisine accessible for everyday cooking, and take calls from our listeners.   Recipe: Apples & Honey Snacking Cake  The "Apples And Honey Snacking Cake," from Jake Cohen's cookbook "I Could Nosh." (Courtesy HarperCollins)   Makes 1 (9-inch) square cake Prep Time: 20 minutes, plus cooling time Cook Time: 45 minutes  Like every schmuck in the Northeast, I go apple picking in the fall with my family. And while it’s mainly for the photo ops, we do always end up leaving with a bushel of apples that I have to bake my way through. This is the cake I revisit every fall on repeat, doubling as the perfect dessert to serve for Rosh Hashanah. The batter itself blends olive oil and applesauce to create the best crumb, while remaining moist for days, making it a great bake-ahead option. Kissed with honey and packed with chunks of apples, it’s just as delightful for a sweet breakfast as it is for a late-night snack eaten hunched over the sink.  1 cup olive oil 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce ½ cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 ¼ cups (304g) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 Honeycrisp apples, cored and chopped Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting  Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square cake pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on all sides.  In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, granulated sugar, applesauce, honey, vanilla, and eggs until smooth. Add the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Gently stir together the dry ingredients piled above the wet ingredients a few times before folding together into a smooth batter. Fold in the apples until incorporated, then pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.  Bake the cake, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking time, for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown and it reaches an internal temperature of 190°F. Let cool completely in the pan, then transfer to a cutting board. Dust with confectioners’ sugar, then slice and serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.  From I COULD NOSH by Jake Cohen. Copyright © 2023 by Jake Cohen. Reprinted by permission of Harvest, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.   

The lineup for the 2023 New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) includes spotlight films like "Story Ave," "Cassandro," "Dumb Money," and "Beat Street." Founder Calixto Chinchilla joins us to give us a preview of the festival's slate.

In 2021, Anne Saxelby, owner of the pioneering Saxelby Cheesemongers, died at the age of 40 due to a heart condition. Her husband, Patrick Martins, founded the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund in her honor. The Fund raises money to sponsor apprentices to stay on a farm and learn about their farming methods and making cheese in a sustainable way. Martins, who is also the co-owner of Heritage Foods USA, joins us to discuss the upcoming Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund Annual Benefit, happening tomorrow night at Chelsea Market. Tickets can be purchased here.  

Mezzo-Soprano Alicia Hall Moran joins us to discuss her career and her latest show, "Cold Blooded," which combines Moran's vocal skills with figure skating! The two sets will be performed on ice at National Sawdust on September 15.

Rice is a staple ingredient in most cultures, and yet it can be deceptively tricky to make! Chef JJ Johnson hopes to help with his new cookbook, The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table. He joins us to discuss, and takes calls from listeners with their rice questions. Collard Greens and Rice Soup  I created this soup so that I could incorporate some of the most basic ingredients I love in one pot. Potlikker is the term for the juice left from cooking seasoned collard greens, and that’s what I use here to build the broth. Revered in Southern cooking, potlikker is super-flavorful and packed with vitamins and minerals. It was originally eaten for its nutritional value by enslaved people on Southern plantations, and to this day some people drink it straight! The paprika adds a hint of smokiness, and finishing it with sherry vinegar gives the soup a bit of tang. You can find bunches of collard greens at the grocery store or farmers’ market, or buy it pre-cut in a bag to make this simple recipe even quicker. After you add the collards and rice, the soup becomes thicker and less brothy. Any leftovers freeze well for future meals.  Active Cook Time: 50 Minutes  Serves: 4  ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil  1 medium white onion, finely chopped  2 large carrots, finely chopped  2 stalks celery, finely chopped  2 tablespoons tomato paste  1 tablespoon garlic, minced  2 tablespoons smoked paprika  1 teaspoon ground coriander  1 teaspoon ground cumin  5 cups trimmed and sliced collard greens or one 12-ounce bag precut collard greens  6 cups chicken stock  2 teaspoons kosher salt (preferably Diamond Crystal), plus more to taste  3 cups cooked long-grain white rice  ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian parsley  1 tablespoon sherry vinegar  Chili oil, for serving  Sour cream, for serving   Add the olive oil to a large pot set over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, until the tomato paste has darkened slightly.  Add the paprika, coriander, and cumin and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Add the collard greens, chicken stock, and salt and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes. The collard greens should be tender to the bite.  Add the rice, parsley, and sherry vinegar, stir well, and season with salt to taste. Simmer until the rice is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.  Serve the soup in individual bowls, topped with chili oil and sour cream.      

Our host Alison Stewart returns, and shares what she enjoyed doing most while she recovered from kidney donation... going out to lunch! She is joined by Eater New York editor and critic Robert Sietsema to discuss some of the best lunch spots in the city, and we take your calls. Robert's List:  Moustache Pitza (Greenwich Village)Salty Lunch Lady's Little Luncheonette (Ridgewood)Peppercorn Station (Bryant Park)Pastrami Queen (Upper East Side)Saravana Bhavan (Kips Bay)Electric Burrito (Bowery)Tengri Tagh Uyghur (Garment District)Gosuke | Henn Na Hotel (Garment District)U-Gu Sushi (Clinton Hill)Little Myanmar (East Village)Tangy Noodle (Chelsea)Mischa (Midtown East)Charles Pan Fried Chicken (Upper West Side)Barachou Parisian Flan (Upper West Side)Donut Pub (Noho) [Chelsea location is temporarily closed]Peter Pan Donuts (Greenpoint) Alison's List:  866 (East Village)  Fabrique Artisan Baker(Meatpacking)S&P, Formerly Eisenbergs (Flatiron)Tea and Sympathy (Greenwich Village)Via Carota (West Village)Taco Ramirez (Greenpoint)Terra (Chelsea)Hotel Chelsea CafeJamrock Jerk Truck (Hudson Yards)Brown Buttery Creamery (Bed Stuy) & Soft Swerve (Murray Hill) 

Insider recently reported that four million fewer teenagers enrolled in college in 2022 than in 2012. Several companies including Google, Delta Air Lines, and IBM are rethinking strict degree requirements. Does this mean that college degrees are losing their value? We navigate what these trends mean for higher education institutions and the workforce with Fast Company senior editor Christopher Zara who wrote Uneducated: A Memoir of Flunking Out, Falling Apart, and Finding My Worth and NPR correspondent Elissa Nadworny. We also take your calls.  

Celebrated novelist Lauren Groff is back with a new historical novel. The Vaster Wilds follows a girl in colonial era America who has to figure out how to survive on her own in the wilderness. Groff joins us to discuss the novel. Event: Groff will be speaking at Books Are Magic on 9/12 in conversation with Miranda July.

Barbara Mensch is a Brooklyn-born photographer who for years has wandered around her home city taking pictures. Her latest collection explores the archives of her work around Lower Manhattan, and how the area changed from the 80s, 90s, and into a post 9/11 world. A Falling-Off Place: The Transformation of Lower Manhattan features images of scenes like the Fulton Fish Market near the Brooklyn Bridge, construction of glamorous housing that would replace blue collar homes in the neighborhood, and the destruction that laid in the aftermath of 9/11. Mensch is with us in studio to discuss the book and her practice.

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 28, 2023] Destiny's Child released their debut, self-titled album on February 17, 1998. The album introduced the world to one of the soon-to-be-best-selling girl groups of all time, spawned the hit "No, No, No," and set the stage for Beyonce's eventual success as a solo artist. We revisit the album on its 25th anniversary as part of our series Silver Liner Notes, with journalist Emil Wilbekin, as well as album producer (and founding member of Tony! Toni! Toné!) D'wayne Wiggins.

[REBROADCAST FROM JUNE 26, 2023] Alan Light, veteran music journalist and author of the book The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys joins to discuss the 1998 album Hello Nasty which turns 25 this summer.  

[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2023] Ray of Light, Madonna's foray into electronic trance music, turns 25 this year. For our Silver Liner Notes series, we look back at its impact and legacy with NPR Music's Ann Powers and take listener calls.  

[REBROADCAST FROM MARCH 28, 2023] *NSYNC released their debut, self-titled album internationally on March 24, 1998. The album introduced the world to one of the soon-to-be-best-selling boybands of all time, spawned hits like "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "I Want You Back," and set the stage for Justin Timberlake's eventual success as a solo artist. We revisit the album on its 25th anniversary as part of our series Silver Liner Notes, with Maria Sherman, author of Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS.

One of the world's largest drag and queer music festivals, Bushwig, takes place Sept. 9 - 10 at the Knockdown Center in Flushing, Queens. We'll talk about this year's performances and events with trans pop artist Mel 4Ever. Plus, listeners call in to share their favorite Bushwig memories. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

In a new novel, a father and his disabled, non-verbal son leave the house one morning... only to have the son return, without his father, covered in blood. It's up to his sister, Mia, to figure out what has happened, and to find her missing father. Author Angie Kim joins us to discuss the novel, Happiness Falls. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

A new book examines the effects of toxic achievement culture on the mental health of teenagers and their parents. Award-winning journalist and author Jennifer Breheny Wallace joins us to discuss her book, Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

Corinne Bailey Rae returns with her first album in seven years, titled Black Rainbows. The album was inspired by Rae's visits to the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago, a gallery/library/community center dedicated to Black art and history. She joins us for a Listening Party. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.  

Fall is a busy time in the publishing world, with lots of new titles from big and up and coming authors. Our producer Jordan Lauf, who also helps run our Get Lit book club, joins to give us her recommendations for some new books to check out this Fall, and we take your suggestions. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

A Brooklyn Museum exhibition showcases iconic designers such as Kofi Ansah and Shade Thomas-Fahm in an exploration of African fashions from the 1950's to today. Ernestine White-Mifetu, Sills Foundation Curator of African Art, and Annissa Malvoisin, Bard Graduate Center / Brooklyn Museum Postdoctoral Fellow in the Arts of Africa join us to discuss the show, Africa Fashion which is on display through October 22. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

A new novel tells the story of a Palestinian-American woman who begins to wonder if she might be cursed. Yara should be happy... she has a kind husband, two adorable children, and more freedom to work than her mother did before her. But when Yara has an explosive moment at work, she begins to finally explore why she feels so angry all the time... and wonders if it's connected to an old family curse. Author Etaf Rum joins us to discuss her new novel, Evil Eye. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

The New York Renaissance Faire is underway in Tuxedo, NY, where visitors can revel in the festive and fantastical world of knights and dragons. Amid the heavily-costumed throng, you can hear live music from the middle ages, watch jousting contests and maypole dancers, or throw tomatoes at a jesterly fool in the stockades. Clayton Hamburg, the faire's entertainment coordinator and former Renaissance Faire actor talks about this year's attractions, plus how to make the most of a visit. And listeners call in with their Ren Faire stories and plans. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.  

Beloved actor Julie Andrews has teamed up with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton to write a children's book! Both women join us to discuss, The Enchanted Symphony, which tells the story of a village overcome by a mysterious fog. *This segment is guest hosted by David Furst.  

Bronx-based artist Laura James' first children's book is a tribute to her mother, an Antiguan immigrant who worked as a nanny, seamstress and office cleaner to make ends meet. She joins to discuss, My Mother Was a Nanny, and we take calls from listeners about being a child of a caregiver. *This segment is guest hosted by David Furst.

Returning to school can be anxiety provoking for students and parents alike, whether it's going to middle school for the first time or dropping your first kid off at college. Here to help our listeners work through their emotions this back-to-school season is Matt Lundquist, founder and clinical director of Tribeca Therapy. *This segment is guest hosted by David Furst.  

A new slate of television shows and streaming series arrives this fall, even as the SAG and WGA strikes continue. Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins us with recommendations for what to look out for. *This segment is guest hosted by David Furst.

Look, the best slice of pizza in New York City is a never-ending debate. Add to the conversation New Jersey pizza, and even Connecticut, and there are too many great slices to count. That doesn't mean it isn't worth exploring the latest of what the tri-state area pizza scene has to offer. Nikita Richardson, Food editor for the New York Times, recently wrote in her Where to Eat: New York City newsletter about, "The State of Pizza in the Pizza State," and she joins us for the next installment of our Small Stakes, Big Opinions series, and we take your calls. *This segment is guest hosted by David Furst. Previous Installments of "Small Stakes, Big Opinions" Listeners: You Tell Us, What's The Worst About NYC Summers? Do You Agree with Josh Gondelman's Seltzer Takes? Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions) Where Does Upstate Begin? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions)

[REBROADCAST FROM Nov. 8, 2022] Jeff Kinney's bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has captivated generations of young readers prompting NPR to call him a "rock star" of the publishing world. He joins to talk about the 17th Diary of A Wimpy Kid book and takes calls from listeners of all ages.

[REBRAOADCAST FROM: Feb 1, 2022] Raina Telgemeier is a bestselling author and cartoonist, writing acclaimed YA novels such as Smile, Guts, Sisters, Ghosts, and Drama. She discusses her books and career as our inaugural "Get Little" author! Telgemeier takes questions from fans, kids and parents alike.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 2, 2022] For our second installment of Get Little, we speak with author Stuart Gibbs, who you may know from his best-selling books, FunJungle, Spy School, Moon Base Alpha, Charlie Thorne and more. We tackle how he got his start writing for kids, his upcoming projects (hint, he's got a lot), and why he knows so much about capybaras.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 17, 2023] The documentary, "Judy Blume Forever," celebrates the life and work of Judy Blume, the author whose books have brought generations of adolescent readers comfort and entertainment during a turbulent part of life. Directors Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok join us to talk about the film, and take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 4, 2023] The beloved Judy Blume book about puberty is now a film. Writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig joins us to discuss her adaptation of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," alongside Abby Ryder Fortson, who stars as Margaret in the film.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 1, 2023] We speak to the winners of the Public Song Project and hear to their submissions. Kat Lewis discusses her summer-fun rewrite of “(I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for) Ice Cream.” Alice Lee explains her modern take on the archetypal country hit, “The Prisoners Song.” And Chloe and Lily Holgate, who perform as sybil, share the inspiration for their musical setting of the Edna St Vincent Millay poem, “Afternoon on a Hill.”  Then we take a tour through highlights from the listener-generated WNYC Public Songbook, and hear more creative submissions. Public Song judges Paul Cavalconte (host of New Standards), Shanta Thake (chief artistic officer of Lincoln Center), and musician DJ Rekha join us to reflect on the project and some favorite tunes. Finally, we hear from Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University, who explains the meaning of the public domain and highlights some of the works that entered in 2023. You can read more about the public domain and new works in it in her Public Domain Day 2023 blog post.

[REBROADCAST from November 11, 2022] In November of 1922, BBC radio first crackled into the homes of Londoners. Over the next century, the BBC would expand far beyond news and become one of the world’s preeminent forces in arts and cultural programming. It’s now the world’s largest broadcaster, beloved by NPR listeners and carried in countries around the world, where it provides programming in languages from Arabic to Yoruba. Its story is chronicled in the new book, The BBC: A Century On Air, by David Hendy, a media historian and former BBC producer. Hendy joins us for a special hour-long program, 100 Years of the BBC, exploring the history of the BBC. Listeners will hear sound from reporters on the beaches during D-Day, Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, the rise of the Beatles, and popular BBC radio and television programs of the past – as well as a glimpse of the broadcaster behind the scenes. "100 Years of the BBC" is produced by Luke Green and Kate Hinds.

Last week, we talked about how to find (and vet) a potential roommate. This week we're discussing how to navigate the relationship and sharing space once you have one. Journalist Nick Leighton and comedian Leah Bonnema, cohost of the Were You Raised by Wolves? weekly podcast join us to offer some tips on roommate etiquette, and take your calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin* 

A new Broadway play investigates the contentious relationships between "Jaws" co-stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider as they filmed the blockbuster hit in the 1970s. "The Shark is Broken" is co-written by Robert Shaw's son, Ian Shaw, who also stars as his father in the play. He joins us to discuss, alongside costars Alex Brightman and Colin Donnell. "The Shark is Broken" runs on Broadway through November 19th. *This segment is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin* 

This summer, Becky Hughes, senior staff editor of New York Times Cooking wrote a piece entitled "The Martini Has Lost Its Mind." We'll speak about just how far the definition of a "Martini" has become and take listener calls about what a martini really is as part of the latest installment of our series "Small Stakes, Big Opinions."  *This segment is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin* 

Next week, New York City's approximately 1 million public school kids return to class. In the two years since the lockdown, how are schools faring and what challenges do they still face? We'll speak to Chalkbeat's Michael Elsen-Rooney and take calls from listeners about how they're feeling about the upcoming year. *This segment is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin*

Non-alcoholic and low-ABV (Alcohol by volume) drinks have made a splash in the adult beverage industry, with many people taking a break from traditional wine, beer, and liquor and trying booze-free alternatives. It's not uncommon now to find several non-alcoholic beer options at your local bar, from both independent brewers and major brands. To discuss the trends and options, we're joined by the owners of two spirit-free bottle shops around NYC. Aqxyl Storms owns Minus Moonshine in Brooklyn. Douglas Watters is the founder of Spirited Away in Manhattan, and also runs the online non-alcoholic drink guide, Dry Atlas. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin.

On Monday, NY/LA-based saxophonist James Casey, a previous guest on our show, passed away at the age of 40 after battling cancer. He was a longtime member of the Trey Anastasio Band and has played with The Roots, Anderson .Paak, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jon Batiste, Talib Kweli, and many more artists. Today, we bring you a conversation with Angele Russell, senior director of partnerships & health equity at the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, which has worked with Casey on cancer advocacy. Plus, hear excerpts of Casey's conversation and performances from his November 2022 appearance on All Of It. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin.

We celebrate the 2023 US Open with analysis and previews from Caitlin Thompson, co-founder of Racquet Magazine.

We continue our Summer in the City series by brainstorming how to take advantage of the rest of the summer in Brooklyn, including callers' recommendations. We're also joined by Brian Braiker, editor-in-chief of Brooklyn Magazine, to hear about some of the activities and events he's eyeing for the rest of the summer and into early fall. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin.

A new documentary featuring feminist luminaries like Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton and Maxine Waters spotlights the life and legacy of New York's Bella Abzug, who served in the House of Representatives in the 1970's. We speak to director Jeff L. Lieberman and producer Jamila C. Fairley about "Bella!" This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

What are we talking about when we talk about "upstate New York?" Turns out, it's a contentious question. Anything north of the Bronx? Does the lower Hudson Valley count? Or do you really have to get up past Albany before the real "upstate" begins? Listeners call in to share their thinking on this critical question, and Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, will be on hand to help moderate the discussion. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin.  Previous Installments of "Small Stakes, Big Opinions" Listeners: You Tell Us, What's The Worst About NYC Summers? Do You Agree with Josh Gondelman's Seltzer Takes? Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions) The Best Pizza in the Tri-State Area (Small Stakes, Big Opinions)

As the WGA strike drags on, we check in with Washington Post reporter Samantha Chery to see how the strike will impact the upcoming fall tv season and see where both sides stand in the negotiations.  This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

The crisis New York City is facing regarding the rise in its migrant population is well-reported. One aspect of the situation is an increase of migrants selling candy in the subway system, either on the trains or the platforms. The sellers are often children, because parents know a child makes more money from commuters. Writer Jordan Salama recently wrote a cover story for New York Magazine that explores the lives of migrants selling candy, mostly Indigenous women and children from central Ecuador, and spoke to a few about the obstacles they are facing since arriving in the city. Salama joins us to discuss his reporting, and we take your calls to see what you've noticed in the subway system and how you think about giving money to those in need. This segment is guest-hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

The Yankees are poised to miss the postseason for the first time since 2016. With a roster full of stars and an incredibly high payroll, how did this season go poorly for the Bronx Bombers? Chris Kirschner, a staff writer at The Athletic who covers the Yankees, joins us to break it down and take calls. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

As many know from going to major tours this summer, the price of pop fandom has gotten out of control. Some tickets for artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are being sold for thousands of dollars, and many can't even get tickets to see their favorite artists. A recent Pitchfork series broke down the reasons for the high costs, the secondary ticket market, and what it means for the music industry called "The Price of Pop Fandom." Marc Hogan, senior staff writer, and Jill Mapes, features editor, join us to discuss the touring madness and take your calls. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

A new film titled "Bottoms" tells the story of two unpopular high school lesbians who attempt to gain popularity by forming a fight club. It stars Ayo Edebiri of "The Bear" and Rachel Sennott and is directed by Emma Seligman, who joins to discuss. This segment is guest hosted by Brigid Bergin. 

A new two-part docuseries reflects on the musical renaissance that took place in the Bay Area during the late 60's and 70's. Directors Alison Ellwood and Anoosh Tertzakian joins us to discuss the project which features music from artists such as Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Steve Miller, and others. Both parts of "San Francisco Sounds: A Place In Time" are now available to stream on MGM+.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 16, 2023] Over the last fifty years, Henry Threadgill has been one of the most renowned American composers, never afraid of leaning into innovation and experimentation. He's one of three Jazz artists to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. Today is the publishing day for his autobiography, Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music, which details his early years in Chicago, playing in an Infantry Division Band in Vietnam, and how he settled in New York and made a name for himself in the East Village in the 1970s. The book comes around the same time as the release of his latest composition, The Other One. Threadgill joins us in studio to discuss both projects.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 19, 2022] Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault has reported on Black lives for over fifty years, a career that came after she won a legal challenge to become one of two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia in 1961. Reporting for The New York Times, The New Yorker, PBS, and NPR, now she's released a book, My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives, which compiles much of her writing throughout her career. Hunter-Gault joined us to reflect on her career, and the state of journalism.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 6, 2022] Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino joins us to discuss the 75th anniversary of The Actor's Studio, of which he is co-president.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 24, 2023] Legendary singer Barry Manilow speaks about a one-night show at Carnegie Hall this past Spring celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the New York Pops, and his own career. Manilow was honored by various artists, including pop singers and Broadway balladeers.

[REBROADCAST FROM May 12, 2023] MTV News, the newsroom that spoke to a new generation of engaged viewers, voters, and music fans, has shut down, 36 years after it was launched. Former MTV correspondent John Norris joins former MTV correspondent Alison Stewart to reflect on the legacy of the alternative news institution, along with NPR media critic Eric Deggans. And listeners call in to share their memories of the program and reflect on its closure.

[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.

Regina Spektor joined us on Monday to preview her summer tour shows at SummerStage in Central Park tonight, and tomorrow at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center. She was kind enough to stick around after the interview wrapped and perform a bonus song, What Might Have Been, which we share with you here!

Edan Lepucki's latest novel, Time's Mouth, follows a woman who discovers an ability to time travel, which she then hones and transmits to other women. She joins us to discuss her book. Lupucki will be appearing at a book event at Greenlight Bookstore tonight at 7:30pm.  *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

Onetime Fugees frontwoman Lauryn Hill released her solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, on August 25, 1998. It debuted at number one on the album charts, won the Grammy for album of the year, and is now considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time. To date, it remains Hill’s only solo studio album. As part of our 25th-anniversary album series Silver Liner Notes, we’re joined by poet, essayist, and author Hanif Abdurraqib to discuss the album’s legacy and Lauryn Hill’s career. Also joining is Karen Good Marable, who wrote the 1998 Vibe cover story on Hill. And we take your calls.   *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

As we head into the weekend, we have some fun with something that has caused a debate thanks to a classification by the NY State tax code which designates a hot dog as a sandwich. Josh Gondelman, who previously was on with strong opinions about Seltzer, joins to moderate and we'll take listener calls. *This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.   Previous Installments of "Small Stakes, Big Opinions" Listeners: You Tell Us, What's The Worst About NYC Summers? Do You Agree with Josh Gondelman's Seltzer Takes? Where Does Upstate Begin? (Small Stakes, Big Opinions) The Best Pizza in the Tri-State Area (Small Stakes, Big Opinions)

A new documentary series chronicles the life of saxophonist and jazz legend Wayne Shorter. Director Dorsay Alavi, who was personally close with Shorter, worked on the series for many years and interviewed Shorter for the project before his passing. Alavi joins us to discuss the series, titled "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity," which begins streaming on Prime Video on August 25. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

A new graphic memoir from New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian tells the story of his decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho. Mahdavian joins us to discuss, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America. Plus, we take your calls. Event: Mahdavian will be speaking at Barnes and Noble Union Square on Tuesday, September 12 at 7 pm. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar. 

On September 8, Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell will release The Returner, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed solo debut, Outside Child. She stops by our studios to preview the album and perform a live unreleased song.

Last year, French-Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin swept the biggest prizes at the Juno Awards, Canada's version of the Grammys. She had the most nominations, and won artist of the year, album of the year, and single of the year. Her album Phoenix topped the charts, and this Friday, she's releasing her follow up album, 99 Nights. Cardin joins us in studio for a Listening Party and to discuss her fast rise in popularity. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar. 

An alien invasion reshapes the United States economy in a new science fiction comedy-drama, "Landscape with Invisible Hand." Director Cory Finley joins us to talk about the film which is based on M. T. Anderson's 2017 novel of the same name. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is now playing in theaters. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar. 

From "Othello" to "The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's plays often contain both nuanced and offensive portrayals of race. A new book from author and scholar Farah Karim Cooper examines the role of race in Shakespeare's work. It's titled, The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race. Cooper joins us to discuss. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

On September 1, the U.S. Department of Education's pandemic student loan relief will expire, meaning millions will need to begin paying their student loans again. Many may have gotten used to not having to worry about student loans, at least temporarily, and the increase in payments may change how you plan your budget, social plans, and financial future. Travis Hornsby, founder of Student Loan Planner, and Lauryn Williams, a consultant for Student Loan Planner, joins to help us think through paying student loans and take your calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

One part of living in New York City is finding roommates, particularly around this time of year. Not everyone can count on having a friend or family member around to move into an apartment, so often times a random roommate is the solution. However, how to go about finding a new roommate you don't know as well can be tricky and intimidating. Evelyn Battaglia, contributing writer for Brick Underground, has written a few pieces this summer about the roommate search, and she joins to give some tips on the search process, and take your calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.