Kai Wright

Host & Managing Editor, Notes From America with Kai Wright

Kai Wright appears in the following:

Music, McCarthy, and the Sound of Americana

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The "common man" era in the 1930s and '40s needed a truly American music. Aaron Copland created it in one America and 20 years later found himself in quite another United States.

America's Allergy to Intellect — Why It Keeps Flaring Up

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

What's up, America? Why the qualms about erudition and expertise? Where does this wariness spring from, and what role did it play in the rise of Donald Trump?

The Birth of Climate Denial

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Our "Culture Wars" series continues with a look at when the movement that doubts the reality of climate change began — and how scientific consensus has been perpetually undermined.  

Whose Kansas Is it Anyway?

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

In the first episode of "Culture Wars," WNYC travels to Kansas, the site of a February killing that's changing the relationship between America and its South Asian community.

Persuade Me: Repeal the U.S. Constitution?

Friday, April 28, 2017

Join More Perfect legal editor Elie Mystal as he tries to convince us to go against the conventional wisdom in this live WNYC Studios podcast pilot. 

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The Brian Lehrer Show Live: Emily Bazelon, Comedian Mo Amer and the Hosts of Indivisible Radio

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Watch Brian's broadcast from The Greene Space, featuring Gorsuch commentary, an Indivsibile Radio roundtable, and a Muslim comedian's story of sitting next to Eric Trump on a plane.

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National Politics with the Hosts of Indivisible Radio

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The hosts of Indivisible Radio are all together for the first time at The Greene Space covering the latest in politics.

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Trump's Rhetoric Turns to Action With Executive Orders

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Kai Wright and John Prideaux, co-hosts of Indivisible, discuss Trump's orders to withdraw the U.S. from the TPP and reinstate a ban on aid to foreign groups that "promote" abortion.

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Indivisible: The Trailer

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Why are we producing 100 days of live radio? Listen to find out. Indivisible premieres on January 23rd from WNYC, MPR and The Economist. 

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Black Life and Death in the Age of Obama

Friday, January 13, 2017

The Obama era ends in enormous opportunity and crushing pain for black America. His presidency saved hundreds of thousands of black lives, even as the US watched a parade of black death.

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Call-In Special: An Electoral Industrial Revolution

Thursday, November 17, 2016

The Nation's Kai Wright dissects the economic ramifications that may have brought forth the electoral returns from November 8th.

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Episode 9: Where Are We Now?

Thursday, November 10, 2016

WNYC and The Nation take the temperature of a country soon to be under the leadership of Donald J. Trump.

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Episode 7: This Is Your Brain on Politics

Thursday, November 03, 2016

With the 2016 election taking every twist and turn on its way to November 8th, WNYC and The Nation explore how our minds and bodies are responding.

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Episode 6: The Kids Are Not Alright

Thursday, October 27, 2016

In Suffolk County it is said that everyone knows someone who has been affected by the national opioid epidemic. WNYC & The Nation travel to Long Island to find out just how true this is.

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Episode 5: White Like Me

Thursday, October 20, 2016

For some on Long Island, their expectations don't match their realities. So, we examine what truly happens with a dream deferred.

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Episode 4: Down the Rabbit Hole

Thursday, October 13, 2016

The failure to listen, but success to be heard may be the cornerstone driving today's cultural and political climates.

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Episode 3: This Land Is My Land, That Land Is Your Land

Thursday, October 06, 2016

One thing politicians on both sides of the aisle have agreed on is that immigrants seeking legal status should "go to the back of the line." Problem is, that line doesn't exist.

Episode 2: Who Owns the Deed to the American Dream?

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Suburbia's current existential crisis comes as no surprise to those who know the history beyond its white picket fences.

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Episode 1: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Join us as we take our first steps into Long Island to find out if America has truly lost its mind.

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Looking at Brooklyn Gentrification with 'There Goes The Neighborhood'

Friday, April 29, 2016

Kai Wright, host of WNYC’s podcast,“There Goes The Neighborhood” and producer and creator Rebecca Carroll, discuss the series on gentrification. 

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