All Of It

Kara Jacksonis a former National Youth Poet Laureate who last year released her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, to critical acclaim. Jackson combines acoustic folk-style guitars with unsurprisingly poetic lyrics. Ahead of her shows at Public Records in Brooklyn tonight and tomorrow, Kara Jackson joins for a Listening Party.

A new exhibition opens today features an exhaustive collection of work from the prolific—yet mysterious street artist, Banksy. We speak to the director of “The Banksy Museum,” William Meade.

Bestselling author John Green'snovel about a teenager struggling with OCD, Turtles All the Way Down, has now been adapted into a Max original film. Green and director Hannah Marksjoin us to discuss bringing Green's novel to life. You can stream "Turtles All the Way Down"now on Max.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

A new TV series is based on author Blake Crouch's bestselling novel, Dark Matter. It stars Joel Edgerton as a scientist who is abducted and dropped into another version of his life. Crouch is the series' showrunner and Matt Tolmach serves as EP. They both join to discuss.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

The new comedy, "Babes," stars Ilana Glazer (who also co-wrote the movie)and Michelle Buteauas childhood best friends. When Glazer's character becomes pregnant from a one-night stand and decides to keep it, she seeks solace--and guidance--from her best friend, a mother of two. It's the feature length directorial debut of actor/writer Pamela Adlonand all three join to discuss.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Last month President Biden signed a bill into law that would ban the popular Chinese app TikTok from the United States unless it is sold, citing national security concerns. What implications could the move have for creators, and for free speech? Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times reporter covering TikTok and technology, joins us to discuss and take calls.

This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

Over the course of April, which is Poetry Month, WNYC producers have been asking our audience to submit their own poems about the places that are important to them, and what’s happening there. We talk about the project, and hear some poems read by the poets themselves along with Amanda Rozon, assistant producer at WNYC's Morning Edition who spearheaded WNYC's listener poetry project.

Some people swear by gourmet coffees and boutique roasts. Others say all coffee is good, as long as it perks you up. Novelist and non-fiction writer Peter C. Baker, whose recent piece in the New York Times Magazine is called "The Case Against ‘Good’ Coffee: Instant coffee tastes … just OK. And that’s fine by me," takes calls from listeners on both sides of the discussion in today's Small Stakes, Big Opinions conversation.

When New York Times correspondent Ernesto Londoñowas struggling with depression, he found relief from a surprising source: ayahuasca. Psychedelics are on the rise as a way to treat mental health conditions, but like any drug, they come with side effects and potential problems. We discuss Ernesto’s new book, Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics, and take calls about your experience with psychedelics.

Right now, "The Wiz"is undergoing a revival on Broadway. The show, a musical spinoff of "The Wizard of Oz,"first opened in 1975, but the story really became a beloved staple in homes around the country when Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Richard Pryor starred in the 1978 movie adaptation. With an updated book from comedian Amber Ruffin, "The Wiz"is running at Marquis Theatre, and star Kyle Ramar Freeman(Lion) and director Schele Williamsease on down to WNYC to discuss their revival.