Erik Larson's Book of Civil War History; Three Tony Nominees on 'Mother Play'; Mahogany L. Browne's Poetry Album; Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 20, 2024
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Author Erik Larson joins us to discuss his latest work of history, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. The book tells the story of turbulent months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the outbreak of violence.

The new Tony-nominated play from Paula Vogel stars Jessica Lange as an unstable mother who struggles in her relationships with her two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger. All three are Tony nominated for their roles in "Mother Play," which is running now at the Hayes Theater through June 16. Lange, Parsons, and Keenan-Bolger join us to discuss.

Last year, Time Magazine named writer Mahogany L. Browne’s poetry collection, Chrome Valley, one of "100 Must-Read Books" of 2023. Now, she's teamed up with producer and composer Sean Mason to create a music essay on the Black experience in America inspired by the collection. Browne and Mason join us to discuss their collaboration for a Listening Party.

Adrienne Elise Tarver is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist who's currently showing new work at Dinner Gallery in Chelsea. In the show, called Where the Waters Go, Tarver examines her own identity as a black woman through painting, using a character she invented named Vera Otis as inspiration, as well as old Ebony magazines. Tarver discusses her work, which is on view now through June 29.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

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