John Guare & John Larroquette, Alibaba, Baseball's History in Pitches, Lionel Yu

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 28, 2019

Playwright John Guare and actor John Larroquette discuss the new play, “Nantucket Sleigh Ride.” For the next installment of our "Flashback Friday: Party Like It’s 1999" series, Akiko Fujita, an anchor and reporter for Yahoo Finance, explains the history of the Chinese e-commerce website, Alibaba, which was founded in 1999. New York Times baseball writer Tyler Kepner talks about his new book, K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. Condé Nast Traveler's Megan Spurrell and Lale Arikoglu discuss the “Women Who Travel” Facebook group, which has grown into a 130,000-member community. Composer and pianist Lionel Yu talks about his upcoming performance at the Kaufman Music Center, “Lionel Yu: Space to Create,” and performs live.

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