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As 2024 comes to a close we here at All Of It want to know, what defined your year and what are you grateful for? Chris Duffy, host of the How to Be a Better Human podcast, joins Alison to discuss her unexpected health emergency and what she is grateful for and take your calls.

Duration:00:14:56

Revisiting Alison's Conversation with Her Neurosurgeon

[REBROADCAST FROM July 1, 2024] In February of this year, our host Alison Stewart underwent emergency brain surgery, which revealed a serious infection pressing on her language center. Now, she's back on the live show, and ready to talk about her surgery and recovery process. She kicks things off by interviewing her own neurosurgeon, Dr. Randy D'Amico of Lenox Hill Hospital, about her case and the process of treating her infection (which included AWAKE brain surgery!)

Duration:00:35:06

Big Hearts in the Big Apple: Finding Your Volunteer Match

The holidays are a season of giving, and there’s no better time to lend a helping hand to those in need. Sapreet Saluja, executive director of New York Cares, joins us to discuss how you can get involved with volunteer opportunities across NYC. From coat drives to meal deliveries, learn how to make a meaningful impact in your community this season.

Duration:00:19:46

How to Behave Yourself This Holiday Season

During the holidays, you might interact with people you don't usually interact with. Nick Leighton, etiquette expert and co-host of the Were You Raised By Wolves? podcast, stops by to give tips on how to deal with that relative you don't see eye to eye with, how to be a gracious host, gift giver and visitor this season. Plus, he takes your calls.

Duration:00:31:35

Dial-A-Pep Talk with Josh Gondelman

Josh Gondelman is a comedian, writer, and the author of a newsletter, "That's Marvelous." In it, he dispenses wisdom and pep talks, and he joins us to give needy listeners a boost. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Duration:00:28:40

A Guide To Making Holiday Traditions Secular, And Sacred

Whether or not religion is a part of your holiday season, there's great meaning to be gleaned from the secular traditions surrounding the winter solstice. Author and podcaster Sasha Sagan (daughter of the late science communicator Carl Sagan), shares her thoughts on having holiday spirit without a spiritual ideology. Pulitzer-winning composer David Lang also joins to discuss his hymn-inspired choral piece "poor hymnal," which has its New York premiere at Lincoln Center on Saturday. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Duration:00:21:04

Making a New York Winter Fun, Outside or Inside

The winter solstice is upon us! How do you like to enjoy the city in the winter as opposed to the other seasons of the year? All Of It producers give their picks for things to do in the city as the cold descends upon us, including The Public Song Project: A People's Concert at Joe's Pub on January 8, and we take your calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Duration:00:30:27

Khruangbin on their Best New Artist Nomination

Five albums deep, rock trio Khruangbin are finally getting their due from the Recording Academy with a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Bandmembers Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, and DJ Johnson join us for a Listening Party for their latest album, A La Sala. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kate Hinds

Duration:00:21:23

'Conclave' with Stanley Tucci and Edward Berger

The film "Conclave" tells the story of a dramatic papal election. Director Edward Berger joins us to discuss alongside actor Stanley Tucci, who plays an American cardinal up for election.

Duration:00:21:43

Struggling with an Eating Disorder in the Marines

Bailey Williams was struggling with an eating disorder before she joined the Marines, but her recruiter did not seem concerned. While in the Marines, Bailey's disordered eating only intensified. She joins us to discuss her memoir about that period of her life, Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines.

Duration:00:17:21

Remembering Tabla Prodigy Zakir Hussain

[REBROADCAST FROM October 16, 2024] At this year's Grammys, tabla player Zakir Hussain took home three awards, the first musician from India to win that many in one year. Hussain died this week at the age of 73, and so to celebrate his life, we revisit our conversation with him earlier this fall. He reflected on his big year and his efforts to preserve and spread Indian classical music. You can also find his special performance on New Sounds here.

Duration:00:28:39

Outgoing Director Tom Viola Says Goodbye to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

After 36 years, Tom Viola, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS executive director, is retiring from the organization at the end of the year. Under his leadership, Broadway Cares has awarded more than $300 million in grant funding to the Entertainment Community Fund and to local organizations around the country. He joins to reflect on his memories of early years of Broadway Cares, their fundraising mission, and take your calls.

Duration:00:31:42

How to Win Holiday Cookie Season

It's holiday baking season and in honor of WNYC's employee cookie swap happening today, we consult with Eric Kim, New York Times food and cooking columnist, about some of the best festive recipes. We also take your calls.

Duration:00:16:50

The Breakup of R.E.M. (Full Bio)

This month's Full Bio selection is the new biography of the band R.E.M. Author Peter Ames Carlin joins us to discuss his book The Name of This Band is R.E.M. Today, we discuss the breakup of the band.

Duration:00:19:10

Celebrating The New Yorker's Cartoonists

From legends like Roz Chast and Jack Ziegler to contemporaries like Liana Finck and Edward Steed, a new book pays tribute to the artists of The New Yorker who have long brought readers joy, humor, and satire. Photographer Alen MacWeeney and New Yorker contributor Michael Maslin join us to discuss assembling the book, At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker, which is out now.

Duration:00:22:22

'September 5' with Peter Sarsgaard and Leonie Benesch

The new movie "September 5" follows a group of ABC sports journalists who find themselves unexpectedly thrust into covering an international crisis when a group of Israeli athletes are held hostage during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Stars Peter Sarsgaard and Leonie Benesch join us to discuss the film, which is in select theaters now and nationwide January 17.

Duration:00:14:05

Spies Are People Too

This year, there's been a proliferation of TV and film on streamers featuring spies, from "The Diplomat," to "The Agency" to "Slow Horses." And these aren't the usual James Bond/ Jason Bourne lone actors with shiny gadgets, they're spies with families, partners and lost loves. We discuss the new kind of spy with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans and take your calls.

Duration:00:15:03

R.E.M. Ascend (Full Bio)

This month's Full Bio selection is the new biography of the band R.E.M. Author Peter Ames Carlin joins us to discuss his book The Name of This Band is R.E.M. Today we discuss the early years of the band and how they became a massive success.

Duration:00:34:36

Michael Fassbender heads up 'The Agency'

Academy-Award nominated actor Michael Fassbender plays a CIA operative dealing with the effects of being undercover for 6 years in the new series, "The Agency." Inspired by the French series "The Bureau," the show follows a spy who may have been compromised by falling in love. Fassbender joins us to discuss.

Duration:00:23:42

'The Brutalist' with Adrien Brody and Brady Corbet