'Knock Down The House', 'Our Planet', 'Hadestown', 'Kate Has A Plan', Steve Tyrell

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 23, 2019

Filmmaker Rachel Lears and discusses her new documentary, “Knock Down the House,” about the 2018 U.S. congressional election, along with Amy Vilela, a progressive political candidate in Nevada who’s featured in the film. “Our Planet” series producer Keith Scholey and producer/director Sophie Lanfear join us to talk about their Netflix series. Singer-songwriter and playwright Anaïs Mitchell, director Rachel Chavkin, and actor André De Shields discuss the Broadway musical, “Hadestown.” WNYC’s planning editor, Kate Hinds, joins us for the next installment of our series, "Kate Has a Plan." Steve Tyrell joins us to discuss his residency at Cafe Carlyle.

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