Looking on the Bright Side, 'Godshot,' 'Bad Education,' Fetch the Bolt Cutters, What to Watch

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 24, 2020

Gretchen Rubin, the author of bestselling book The Happiness Project, talks about some of the small things to appreciate about our new pace of life during social isolation and whether there are things we hope might stay this way after we start to migrate to a new normal.

Chelsea Bieker joins us to discuss her debut novel, Godshot, which tells the story of a 14-year-old girl in the thrall of an enigmatic pastor.

Director Cory Finley discusses his film “Bad Education” as part of our 'Tribec-ish' series featuring films that were supposed to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

 Jenn Pelly, contributing editor at Pitchfork, joins us to discuss Fiona Apple’s new album Fetch the Bolt Cutters, which received a perfect 10 from Pitchfork for the first time since Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Ben Yakas, arts editor for Gothamist and WNYC, joins us to recommend shows and movies to binge-watch while you're stuck at home.

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