Kai Wright appears in the following:
Episode 4: 'Oh My God, What Have I Done?'
Monday, March 19, 2018
Children who struggle with mental health issues are often swept up in the justice system. Honor perpetrates a violent crime, but instead of jail, he gets a shot at a diversion program.
Episode 3: 'He Really Wants to Shoot Someone'
Friday, March 16, 2018
In 1978, Willie Bosket murdered two people on the New York City subway. His crimes changed everything for kids and criminal justice.
"Caught" Exposes Juvenile Injustice
Friday, March 16, 2018
How does a child caught up in the juvenile justice system stand a chance to succeed after being branded a 'criminal?'
Episode 2: 'They Look at Me Like a Menace'
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Z navigates a Catch 22 that's familiar to kids in the system: He only gets the help he needs when he acts out, but "turning up" means he can't go home.
Episode 1: 'I Just Want You to Come Home'
Monday, March 12, 2018
Z is a teenager serving time for armed robbery. Dwayne Betts is a lawyer who spent nine years of his youth incarcerated. The same criminal justice policies landed them in jail.
Coming Soon: Mass Incarceration Starts Young
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Roughly a million kids a year get caught up in the criminal justice system. Over nine episodes, we'll listen as some of those young people tell their stories.
Episode 4: Act Like a Man
Thursday, January 25, 2018
All this week, we've been discussing adversity and harassment faced by women. Tonight, WNYC's Kai Wright opens the phones for men.
Men in the #MeToo Era
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Men's role in ending sexual harassment in the workplace.
The Week in Review: What Matters Most?
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Kai Wright and Maria Hinojosa weigh in on last week's congressional hearings, recent sexual misconduct allegations leveled at Roy Moore and Al Franken and what matters most in the news.
The Counter-Jihad Movement & the Making of a President
Monday, September 11, 2017
David Yerushalmi sees the threat of radical Islam everywhere. And thanks to him and his allies, the president now does, too.
Charlottesville in NYC
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
The conversation about Charlottesville is needed in New York as much as in the South.
America's Fourth: Beyond Pie and BBQs
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
As we come to celebrate the independence of America on the Fourth of July, we talk about the holiday's past, present, and future.
The Drug War
Monday, July 03, 2017
The "War on Drugs" began over fifty years ago as part of a political strategy to create anxiety around race and crime and also in response to a growing opioid problem.
Nixon's Enemies
Friday, June 23, 2017
Richard Nixon felt he was surrounded by enemies. So he had a list drawn up and then wanted to use the power of the federal government to go after them.
These 'Witches' Are Empowering the Next Generation
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
At a time when "traditional" values are making a comeback, a new radical group is forming around skateboarding and art, trying to disrupt the system and empower young people.
In Jesus' Name... We Legislate
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
America’s long, twisted debate over religion and civil liberties.
The New, Old White Supremacist Movement
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Trolls, memes and red pills. Here's how a cadre of digitally-savvy culture warriors used media disruption to build a new far right around familiar and dangerous ideas.
How Politics Turns Violent
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Why do people move from radical politics to political violence? How does a person decide that peaceful protest is not enough?
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?
