[REBROADCAST FROM DECEMBER 23, 2020] We air highlights from our conversation with Anne Boyd Rioux, author of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters, and Kate Bolick, co-author of March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women, about the classic novel, from our Get Lit with All Of It event.    Missed the event? Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc. 

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Get Lit with All Of It: Why 'Little Women' Still Matters Today

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 27, 2020] We air highlights from singer-songwriter Jill Solbule's live performance at our Get Lit with All Of It event.    Missed the event? Watch it in full here.  To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

Get Lit with All Of It: Jill Sobule

[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 2019] We revisit our conversation with jazz pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste about his album, Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard. He will join us next week for our Get Lit with All Of It book club event.   To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

Get Lit Preview: Jon Batiste

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 27, 2020] We air highlights from our conversation with Lori Gottlieb about her memoir, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, from our Get Lit with All Of It event.   Missed the event? Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

Get Lit with All Of It: Lori Gottlieb

[REBROADCAST FROM JANUARY 27, 2020] Hear highlights from our conversation with Dr. Gail Saltz, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and host of the podcast, Personology, from our Get Lit with All Of It event.    Missed the event? Watch it in full here.  To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc.

Get Lit with All Of It: How to Find a Therapist

[REBROADCAST FROM DECEMBER 23, 2020] We air highlights from our conversation with Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, on the history of the Alcott's family home and her experience serving as an adviser to the 2019 film adaptation, from our Get Lit with All Of It event.    Missed the event? Watch it in full here. To find out more about our Get Lit with All Of It book club, and our partnership with the New York Public Library, click here, and follow us on Instagram at @allofitwnyc. 

Get Lit with All Of It: Louisa May Alcott's Family History

In our latest installment of "Binging with Ben," Gothamist Arts and Culture Editor Ben Yakas discusses his recommendations for TV shows worth revisiting. 

Bingeing with Ben: What To Rewatch

The 1990s is an often overlooked period in feminist history. Lisa Levenstein, History Professor at UNC Greensboro, explores this period in the movement for gender equality in her new book, They Didn’t See Us Coming: The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties.

'They Didn't See Us Coming: The Hidden History of Feminism in the Nineties'

Inspired by the sounds of disco and synth pop, musician Jessie Ware discusses her latest album, What's Your Pleasure?

New Music From Jessie Ware

In 2016, Michael Tubbs was elected at age 26 as the first Black mayor of Stockton, California. Director Marc Levin and Mayor Michael Tubbs discuss the new documentary "Stockton on My Mind,” which follows his career as one of the youngest and one of the few Black mayors in the country. It premieres July 28 on HBO.

'Stockton On My Mind'

Want to get some fresh air this weekend? WNYC Arts and Culture Editor Jennifer Vanasco discusses outdoor activities and ways to get outside.

The Get Outside

“Yes, God, Yes” explores a Catholic girl's coming of age and into her sexuality in the early 2000s. Director and screenwriter Karen Maine and actress Natalia Dyer discuss their new film, which premieres July 24.

'Yes, God, Yes'

While personal fashion for many may be on pause, the fashion industry is going on with business and even making long-overdue changes. Nana Agyemang, Social Editor at The Cut and founder of the collective Every Stylish Girl, joins us to discuss the latest.

A Fashion Industry Update

Southern cuisine has a rich but often misunderstood history. Michael Twitty, culinary historian and author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, discusses recipes and the history of Black Southern cooking, as well as the history of racist brand names like Aunt Jemima.

'The Cooking Gene'

Have you checked in with your friends lately? Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, discuss their new book, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close, about their "messy and life-affirming" friendship. We also take calls from listeners about their friendships.

'Big Friendship'

WNYC hosts the conversation New Yorkers turn to each afternoon for insight into contemporary art, theater, and literature, plus expert tips about the ever-important lunchtime topic: food.

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