Notes from America with Kai Wright

Notes from America with Kai Wright is a show about the unfinished business of our history, and its grip on our future.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 39m. Bisher sind 362 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 9 hours 25 minutes

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What Do You Want from the Democrats?


Do you consider yourself part of the Democratic Party? We want to hear from you! Tell us what the Democratic Party can do for YOU, in YOUR life? Record a voice memo and send it to us at anxiety@wnyc.org. 


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 August 17, 2020  2m
 
 

What Will You Endured for Racial Justice?


Do you have a story about something you’ve endured for racial justice? Producer Veralyn Williams tells us her story and we wanna hear YOUR version! How much tension and discomfort are YOU willing to endure (or not), to create the kind of equitable, multi


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 August 26, 2020  4m
 
 

The Case Against Those ‘Tubman $20s’


People are excited to replace Andrew Jackson’s face with an abolitionist hero. But Dr. Brittney Cooper argues not all honorifics are the same. The Biden Treasury Department has announced that efforts to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s portrait -- in pl


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 February 18, 2021  15m
 
 

Actor Daniel Kaluuya’s Road to Revolutionary


On December 4th of 1969, Fred Hampton -- the 21-year-old chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party -- was shot dead in his sleep during a raid by Chicago police, but decades of investigation into his death revealed an even more insidious plot.  Actor


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 March 4, 2021  17m
 
 

Ma’Khia Bryant’s Story Is Too Familiar


We failed her long before the cops killed her. We’re failing thousands more children like her now. In this bonus episode, we meet one of those girls. Girls often land in detention because they have experienced some form of trauma: abusive families, bad e


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 May 13, 2021  33m
 
 

The Supreme Court v. Our Rights


Another year of The Supreme Court of the United States is coming to a close. But can we still trust our nine appointed justices to be the final arbiters of the law? Could we ever? Co-hosts of the Boom! Lawyered podcast, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gan


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 December 6, 2021  50m
 
 

A Year of Performing Humanity, Reviewed


A.O. Scott, co-chief film critic of the New York Times, helps us review the year in culture. What can we learn about our struggling effort to live together from this year’s art? Then, a conversation with WQXR’s Terrance McKnight about the life and legacy


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 December 13, 2021  50m
 
 

Talking About Racism Is an Act of Love


Three men — White, Black, and Asian — discuss the nuances of identity that divide this country. A bonus episode, introducing a new podcast we love: “Some of My Best Friends Are…” Our host Kai Wright talks with Khalil Gibran Muhammed about the new show. A


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 December 16, 2021  49m
 
 

Face the Darkness, Welcome the Light


Do you need a revival?  On the longest night of the year, join us to celebrate Yalda, a poetic Persian tradition. Then, a conversation about those we’ve lost with jazz and gospel artist Gregory Porter.   Here’s the translation of the Hafez poem read by A


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 December 20, 2021  50m
 
 

Is Love the Most Transformative Political Act?


This MLK Weekend, Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis helps us understand the potential of love in our politics. Then, hear from a student participating in a hunger strike for voting rights. What is it like putting your body on the line when your own Senator is th


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 January 18, 2022  50m