All Of It with Alison Stewart

WNYC's Public Song Project celebrates this year's submissions and reveal the winners in a radio special airing Saturday, October 17. All Of It producer Simon Close, who will host the program, previews the on-air event and the winners' songs. The full playlist of 2026 submissions is available to stream at wnyc.org/psp and as a collection in the Internet Archive. The Public Song Project will also be part of the Internet Archive's annual block party on October 21 in San Francisco.
In the new novel Heavy Cream sixteen-year-old Geraldine is abandoned by her dysfunctional mother in New York City. Left to fend for herself, Geraldine falls under the influence of three very different women, who each put their own stamp on Geraldine, and show her different parts of life in the city. Author Sarah Blakely-Cartwright discusses the novel, out now.

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On the eve of World Aids Day in 1993, Dr. Anthony Fauci and ACT UP co-founder Larry Kramer participated in a C-SPAN call in program to talk about AIDS policy. The explosive hour of television that followed is now the basis of a play at St. Ann's Warehouse titled "Kramer/Fauci." Thomas Jay Ryan and Will Brill, who star as Kramer and Fauci respectively, discuss the show and the story that inspired it.
All Of It with Alison Stewart is excited to announce a new series launching this fall! Analog Night with All Of It is a live event series, where we invite you to join fellow listeners to get crafty, explore new hobbies, and access your creativity in a hands-on way. The first event in our series is dedicated to collage. Join us for Collage Night on Monday, November 9th at 6:30pm! For tickets and information, please visit wnyc.org/events. All Of It producer Luke Green, discusses the idea behind the series and what to expect.
The musical comedy concept album Good Guy with a Gun tells the story of an NRA lobbyist who is given a magical item that makes people conservative, while his daughter receives a megaphone that turns them liberal. The album features a starry cast including Jason Alexander, Anthony Rapp, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Richard Kind. Creators Philip Labes and Micah O'Konis, and music director Hal Rosenfeld share some music as part of an All Of It Listening Party.
Production photo from Kramer/Fauci by Maria Baranova

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D.L. Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy,” and since he has starred in the ABC sitcom "The Hughleys," written New York Times bestsellers, and hosts the national radio program The D.L. Hughley Show. He's talks about his new memoir titled Charlie's Boy, about his career, and his life growing up in South Central L.A. On Sunday, Dec. 6, he’ll join Don Lemon at the Beacon Theatre for an evening of candid conversation as part of their Anything Goes tour.
Singer, songwriter and former Public Song Project winner Candice Hoyes has a new album out, titled Expecting. It features jazz musicians like Makaya McCraven and incorporates archival material from the Library of Congress. Hoyes performs live in our studio. Hoyes brings The Expecting Room, an evening of music and manifestation, to Joe’s Pub on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m. Listeners can use code "Expecting" for discounted advance tickets.

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A new action-thriller stars actor Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. Ali joins me alongside writer and director Bassam Tariq in studio to discuss the film, “Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother," which is playing in theaters now.
In September, Lizzy McAlpine released her latest album, Angel. Lizzy began recording the album at a collaborator's studio in Altadena, just before the LA wildfires destroyed the studio in 2025. McAlpine discusses the making Angel, her Broadway debut in Floyd Collins, and performs live.
Photo: Adia as Fatiha, Mahershala Ali as Latif and Jahleel Kamara as Qadir in YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER. (Jaclyn Martinez, Copyright © 2026 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved)

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The new American cast of Broadway's “Operation Mincemeat” joins Alison live in The Greene Space at WNYC. Hear performances and discussion with Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, Amanda Jill Robinson, Jeff Kready, and Julia Knitel. You cab watch the full production livestream recording on YouTube.

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