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New Doc About NY Public Access Host Robin Byrd
2026/08/18 | 18 mins.
[REBROADCAST FROM June 29, 2026] From the 1970s to the 1990s, New York City public-access television host Robin Byrd encouraged sex positivity, pushed boundaries, and advocated for the gay community. The HBO documentary "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story" chronicles Byrd's career. Directors Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam discuss the film, and then Robin Byrd herself shares more about her life and work. "Bang My Box" is available to stream on HBO Max.

Image courtesy of HBO

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Full Bio: The Misunderstood Life of Mary Todd Lincoln
2026/08/18 | 51 mins.
Mary Todd Lincoln has been one of the most despised First Ladies in American history, and the subject of the hit farcical play "Oh, Mary!" where she is portrayed as an aspiring cabaret star, and alcoholic. Biographer Lois Romano seeks to correct the record with her new biography An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln. Romano discusses the life and legacy of one our most misunderstood First Ladies.

Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln in a long hoop skirt taken by Mathew Brady.

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The Life and Times of Mario Cuomo
2026/08/18 | 12 mins.
[REBROADCAST FROM June 4, 2026] The new documentary "Mario" chronicles the life and career of New York governor Mario Cuomo. Directors Teddy and George Kunhardt discuss the film.

Photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images: NY Governor Mario M. Coumo speaking at National Press Club.

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Inside George Whipple's World
2026/08/18 | 18 mins.
[REBROADCAST FROM June 8, 2026] The iconic New York City red carpet interviewer George Whipple has a rich and surprising backstory – and it goes beyond his show-stopping eyebrows. Whipple and director Adam Paul Verity discuss the new documentary, “Whipple’s World,” where the tables are turned and George becomes the subject.

Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage: NY 1 entertainment reporter George Whipple interviews Elmo at the 7th Annual Only Make Believe Gala at Millennium Hotel's Hudson Theatre on November 5, 2007 in New York City.

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"The Vessel" Follows the Grief and Trauma of an Unlikely Trio
2026/08/17 | 26 mins.
The new off-Broadway play "The Vessel" follows three young workers responsible for ensuring the safety of visitors in a tall, hazardous, steel structure, based on the real Hudson Yards interactive art piece known as the Vessel, where four people have died after falling from the structure since it opened in 2019. Playwright Brendan George, and actor Sofonyas talk about the production. "The Vessel" is playing at 59E59 Theaters until August 30th.

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All Of It with Alison Stewart is a show about culture and its consumers. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and context. ALL OF IT is a show about culture and the culture. Our aim is to engage the thinkers, doers, makers, and creators, about the what and why of their work. People make the culture and we hope, need, and want the WNYC community to be a part of our show. As we build a community around ALL OF IT, we know that every guest and listener has an opinion. We won’t always agree, but our varied perspectives and diversity of experience is what makes New York City great. ALL OF IT will be both companion for and curator of the myriad culture this city has to offer. In the words of Cristina De Rossi, anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College, London: "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things." ...In other words, ALL OF IT. --- Join us for ALL OF IT with Alison Stewart, weekdays from 12:00 - 2:00PM on WNYC.

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