'Tigers Are Not Afraid,' 'Linda Ronstadt,' Howard University President, 'Miles Davis,' Andy in the Archives, Ellen Reid

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 22, 2019

Mexican film director and screenwriter Issa Lopez joins us to discuss her latest horror film, “Tigers Are Not Afraid.”

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, co-directors of the new documentary, “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” join us to discuss the film and Ronstadt’s life and career.

President of Howard University, Dr. Wayne Frederick, joins for a conversation about his career, the American higher education system, and what the next school year has in store.

Documentary filmmaker and former MacArthur fellow, Stanley Nelson Jr., and Miles Davis’s nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr., join us to discuss the new documentary, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.”

New York Public Radio's director of archives, Andy Lanset, joins us for this week’s installment of our ongoing series, “Andy in the Archives.” This week, we’re looking at the history of women’s suffrage. The right for women to vote in the U.S. was ratified on August 18, 1920.

Composer Ellen Reid joins us to discuss winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

 

This episode is guest-hosted by Jenna Flanagan.

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