Frida Kahlo's Diaries; Shakespeare and Race; A Cartoonist Moves to Rural Idaho; 'Landscape with Invisible Hand'; 'Telemarketers' Doc; Author Edan Lepucki

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 11, 2024

[REBROADCAST FROM March 11, 2024] A new documentary tells the story of the beloved Mexican painter Frida Kahlo via her diaries, along with photos and colorful animations that make her paintings come alive onscreen. We speak to Carla Gutierrez, director of "Frida," about how the project came together.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 22, 2023] From "Othello" to "The Merchant of Venice," Shakespeare's plays often contain both nuanced and offensive portrayals of race. A new book from author and scholar Farah Karim Cooper examines the role of race in Shakespeare's work. It's titled, The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race. Cooper joins us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST from August 23, 2023] A new graphic memoir from New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian tells the story of his decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho. Mahdavian joins us to discuss, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America. Plus, we take your calls.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 23, 2023] An alien invasion reshapes the United States economy in a new science fiction comedy-drama, "Landscape with Invisible Hand." Director Cory Finley joins us to talk about the film which is based on M. T. Anderson's 2017 novel of the same name. "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is streaming on Prime Video.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 21, 2023] A new HBO docuseries explores the triumphs, challenges, and scams that are all part of the lives of telemarketers. The series is produced by the Safdie brothers, and directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern, who join us to discuss. Lipman-Stern worked as a telemarketer himself. "Telemarketers" is streaming now on MAX.

[REBROADCAST FROM August 24, 2023] Edan Lepucki's latest novel, Time's Mouth, follows a woman who discovers an ability to time travel, which she then hones and transmits to other women. She joins us to discuss her book.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.

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