Holiday Cookies, Highlighting a 24-Hour Daycare, Riz Ahmed, Hayley Williams, Indoor Dining Closes

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Dec 16, 2020

Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and cookie expert, joins us to talk holiday cookie baking and take listener calls. 

A new documentary tells the story of those working at a 24-hour daycare center in New York. Filmmaker Loira Limbal joins us to discuss her film “Through the Night,” and we'll also be joined one of the film's subjects, Deloris "Nunu" Hogan, the primary caregiver and hero to many families in need of a safe space to bring their kids.

Acclaimed actor and rapper, Riz Ahmed, joins us to discuss his one-off livestream theatrical concert featuring music from his recent album, The Long Goodbye, which streams on December 19 and is is co-produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music and Manchester International Festival. Ahmed will also discuss his new film, "Sound of Metal," which is available to stream now on Prime Video.

[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 11, 2020] Hayley Williams, lead singer of the band Paramore, discusses her debut solo album, Petals for Armor. Since we spoke to Williams, her album was named one of the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone. Williams will release a new EP, Petals For Armor: Self-Serenades, on December 18.

On Monday, indoor dining in New York City was shut down, leading to protests from city restaurant owners. Ben Yakas, arts editor for Gothamist and WNYC, joins us to give updates on the state of dining in New York. 

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