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A Spring Podcast Review/Preview

All Of It - April 29, 2024 19:35 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
The hit podcast series Serial is in the midst of a new season on Guantanamo Bay, ten years after the first season was released and became a smash success. Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah joins for a Review/Preview on what new podcasts he's listening to this Spring, the state of the podcast indu...

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What Are You Reading Right Now?

All Of It - April 29, 2024 19:35 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
With the hot weather today, you may begin to think about your next beach read. All Of It and Get Lit Producer Jordan Lauf brings a list of books she recommends checking out and we take your calls. This segment is guest-hosted by Tiffany Hanssen.

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How to Support Sexual Assault Survivors

All Of It - April 29, 2024 19:16 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Every 68 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM), we hear about efforts to help those in a crisis and tips for supporting survivors from Lynn M. Fr...

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Priya Krishna's New Cookbook for Kids

All Of It - April 29, 2024 19:16 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Priya Krishna has helped audiences fall in love with cooking. In her latest cookbook, Priya's Kitchen Adventures, the New York Times food reporter helps children of all ages and comfort levels to cook international cuisine. Krishna joins us to talk about the book. Plus, we take calls from our li...

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Experiencing the Grief of Losing a Young Partner

All Of It - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM March 25, 2024] Amy Lin was newly married when her husband collapsed suddenly while running a half-marathon, and died. In her new memoir, Here After, Lin writes about the grief of losing her partner at such a young age, and how she managed to continue on. Lin joins us to discus...

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Managing Allergy Season

All Of It - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM March 6, 2024] April showers bring May flowers...and allergy season. We speak to two experts, Kenneth Mendez, the CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and Dr. Neeta Ogden, an allergist-immunologist, on how to best manage your allergies this season. Plus, we take...

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Author Emmeline Clein on the Complexities of Disordered Eating

All Of It - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM March 11, 2024] Emmeline Clein's new collection of essays, Dead Weight, explores the writer's relationship with disordered eating, and provides a much-needed commentary on the historical, pop cultural and scientific approaches to the topic. We discuss the narratives so many wom...

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Springtime is Plant Time

All Of It - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM February 28, 2024] Spring is here, and it's time to start thinking about how to help your houseplants and outdoor garden maximize the longer days and warmer weather. Christopher Satch, aka The Plant Doctor, joins to share tips and take your questions. This segment is guest-hos...

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The Books to Be Reading This Spring

All Of It - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM February 26, 2024] Spring is a busy time in the publishing world, with lots of new titles from big and up-and-coming authors. Jordan Lauf, All Of It and Get Lit book club producer, joins to give us her list of new books to check out and take your calls. This segment is guest-h...

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Building to Please

In the Sauce - April 26, 2024 18:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar are Co-Founders of Burlap & Barrel, the spice company deeply beloved by the chef community and home cooks, in search of spices that taste like they’re meant to taste. On this episode of ITS, Ethan and Ori tell Ali how they not only quintupled in Covid, but how they mad...

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Get Lit Preview with Stephen Graham Jones

All Of It - April 26, 2024 13:59 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM FEBRUARY 9, 2023] April Get Lit author Stephen Graham Jones tackles indigenous identity through his terrifying novels. In this month's pick, My Heart is a Chainsaw, Jones tells the story of a woman named Jade whose community is being torn up by a new celebrity development... an...

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Amplifying Drag Culture and Queer Joy in 'We're Here'

All Of It - April 25, 2024 18:18 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Emmy award-winning reality show "We're Here" focuses on spreading love and connection through the art of drag. In its latest season, four drag artists venture to Tennessee and Oklahoma to get an immersive look into how recent waves of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation have affected local communities. Exec...

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'Koreaworld' Explores the Global Explosion of Korean Cuisine

All Of It - April 25, 2024 18:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Korean cuisine has become more and more popular globally in recent years. A new cookbook explores the roots of modern Korean cuisine, providing both recipes and reported pieces. Chef Deuki Hong and food writer Matt Robard join us to discuss Koreaworld: A Cookbook and take your calls.   This se...

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Storytelling through Shared Song with Chinatown Records

All Of It - April 24, 2024 19:50 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 is a project from DJ, cultural organizer and oral historian Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan, aka YiuYiu 瑶瑶. What began with the inheritance of her father's records and tapes has grown into a collection that spans the 1920s to the 2000s as well as various community engagement project...

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A New Art Exhibit Explores the Vastness of LGBTQ Life

All Of It - April 24, 2024 19:33 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
I'm a thousand different people—Every one is real is a new exhibition from the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in Soho. Through various media and representational styles, this series aims to highlight the multidimensionality of the LGBTQ+ experience. Curator Stamatina Gregory, and artists Angela Duf...

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The Schomburg Black Comic Book Festival Returns

All Of It - April 24, 2024 19:33 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
The Schomburg Center's Black Comic Book Festival returns for its twelfth year! The event features networking opportunities for up-and-coming comic book creators, artist conversations, cosplay, and a Black comics trivia challenge. The festival's executive producer Kadiatou Tubman joins us alongsi...

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Shabaka Performs Live from 'Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace' (Live from CR5)

All Of It - April 24, 2024 19:32 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Following a shining ascendance within the UK jazz scene as a member of the acclaimed bands Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming, last year Shabaka decided to put down the saxophone, the instrument on which he'd earned his fame, in favor of the flute. His new album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowle...

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An Inside Look At The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

All Of It - April 23, 2024 21:03 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Tomlinson's new book, Dogland, is an inside account of the iconic Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. In the book, Tomlinson explores the question: Are those dogs happy? The question takes him on a deeper quest to understand the enduring relationships between dogs and...

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Leila Mottley's Debut Poetry Collection

All Of It - April 23, 2024 20:18 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Celebrated young writer Leila Mottley has followed up her debut novel with her debut poetry collection. She joins us to discuss Woke Up No Light, and read some poems in honor of National Poetry Month. This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

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The Institutions of a 'Lost New York'

All Of It - April 23, 2024 20:03 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
New York is always changing. As a result, buildings, institutions, and cultural spaces that were considered iconic in their time can sometimes be lost. A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society explores iconic places of a Lost New York, from the original Penn Station, to the Hippodrome...

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Amor Towles' New Short Story Collection, 'Table For Two'

All Of It - April 23, 2024 19:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
Best-selling author Amor Towles (The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow), has just published a new short story collection, Table For Two, featuring six stories he wrote in the last ten years that are set in New York around the turn of the millennium. The book also includes a novella followin...

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Unlocking Action from Your Vision with Katie Richardson

How to Sell Online - April 23, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 778 ratings
Welcome back to another exciting episode of the How to Sell Online podcast! Today, we're diving deep with Katie Richardson on how to move from dreaming about your goals to actually smashing them! If you've ever found yourself stuck before even starting, buckle up because this episode is tailor-m...

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How to Train for a Marathon While Incarcerated

All Of It - April 22, 2024 19:45 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
The new documentary "26.2 to Life" follows a group of incarcerated men at San Quentin Prison who are training to run a marathon within the prison's walls. Director Christine Yoo joins us to discuss the film, which is available to stream now on ESPN+. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navi...

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A Memoir About Living as a Sociopath (Mental Health Mondays)

All Of It - April 22, 2024 19:43 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
From the time Patric Gagne was a kid, she knew there was something about her that was different from other kids. Later, she was diagnosed a sociopath. Gagne decided to work to destigmatize that diagnosis, and even became a therapist. She joins us to discuss her new book, Sociopath: A Memoir, as ...

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How to 'Green' Your Life

All Of It - April 22, 2024 19:41 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
In honor of Earth Day, we discuss ways to use less energy, create less waste and "green" your life with Wirecutter sustainability editor Katie Okamoto. Plus, we take your calls. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.  

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A Graphic Memoir About an Environmental Advocate

All Of It - April 22, 2024 19:39 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
A new graphic memoir follows the life of Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist fighting for diverse communities in San Francisco. Many of the people Ahn represents are facing the catastrophic effects of Californian wildfires, drought, climate change and economic inequality. Ahn...

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Cast of 'Dead Outlaw' Performs Live!

All Of It - April 19, 2024 20:29 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM April 3, 2024] "Dead Outlaw" is a new musical about the real-life American outlaw Elmer McCurdy and the larger-than-life image he gained after his death. The show's band takes center stage in the production, and we're joined for a live in-studio performance by Erik Della Penna,...

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'Hell's Kitchen' Now on Broadway

All Of It - April 19, 2024 20:28 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM November 16, 2023] 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 Broadway musical inspir...

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Italians Know How to Snack

All Of It - April 19, 2024 20:05 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM March 21, 2024] Charcuterie boards and aperitif hour are all the rage these days, but we could all stand to get more creative than putting some crackers and cheese on a board. Anna Francese Gass, author of the new cookbook Italian Snacking: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Ho...

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The Science of Flavor

All Of It - April 19, 2024 19:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 435 ratings
[REBROADCAST FROM March 14, 2024] A new book explores the science of food, and explains how concepts from chemistry, biology and psychology can help bring more flavor and flexibility into the kitchen. It's called Flavorama: A Guide to Unlocking The Art and Science of Flavor. Arielle Johnson, fla...