A worker is dwarfed by the Olympics Rings on a barge Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.

2020 Tokyo Olympics, Durand Jones & The Indications, 'Stolen' Memoir, New Restaurant Preview

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 9, 2021

As the Olympics wrapped up this past weekend, Lindsay Gibbs, co-host of the sports podcast Burn it All Down, and a contributing writer to The Athletic, joins us to review the past two weeks of Olympic action, the major talking points and moments.

Private Space is the latest album from retro soul outfit Durand Jones & The Indications. Lead singers Durand Jones and Aaron Frazer, and guitarist Blake Rhein, join us for a Listening Party.

Actor and producer Elizabeth Gilpin joins us to discuss her debut memoir Stolen, which details her high school years at the Carlbrook School, a so-called therapeutic boarding school for teens where she experienced daily humiliation and emotional abuse.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2020] Mikel Jollett, frontman of the band Airborne Toxic Event, discusses his memoir, Hollywood Park, which tells the story of his childhood in the Synanon cult, his escape, and his turbulent upbringing.

Grub Street editor Alan Sytsma joins us for a Review/Preview of the best new and re-opened restaurants to check out now.

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