Notes from America with Kai Wright

428 Episodes

1. We Could End AIDS. So Why Are People Still Dying?

   Published: 12/2/2024
2. Writer Ekow Eshun on James Baldwin’s History

   Published: 11/30/2024
3. An America Without Police is Safer Than You Think

   Published: 11/25/2024
4. Writer Hisham Matar on James Baldwin’s Patience

   Published: 11/23/2024
5. Presenting This is Uncomfortable: Writer Hanif Abdurraqib on what it Means to “Make it”

   Published: 11/21/2024
6. It’s Trump’s Policy, But Both Parties Set the Stage for Mass Deportations

   Published: 11/18/2024
7. Nikki Giovanni on James Baldwin's Anger

   Published: 11/16/2024
8. A Majority of Voters Have Endorsed Cruelty. So Now What?

   Published: 11/12/2024
9. Author Colm Toibin on James Baldwin’s Interiority

   Published: 11/9/2024
10. The Real Reason Why the Lies and Violent Rhetoric Won’t Stop On Election Day

    Published: 11/4/2024
11. Biographer David Leeming on James Baldwin’s Teaching

    Published: 11/2/2024
12. In Michigan, Arab Americans Weigh the Power of a Vote

    Published: 10/31/2024
13. Live From Atlanta: GA Politics, a Growing Gender Gap and Scenes From Spelhouse Homecoming's Tailgate

    Published: 10/28/2024
14. Author and Playwright Caryl Phillips on James Baldwin’s Friendship

    Published: 10/26/2024
15. How Important is College to a Successful Career?

    Published: 10/21/2024
16. Novelist Elif Shafak on James Baldwin’s Compassion

    Published: 10/19/2024
17. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Journey to the Supreme Court Has Been a ‘Lovely One’

    Published: 10/14/2024
18. Writer Darryl Pinckney on James Baldwin’s Love

    Published: 10/12/2024
19. ‘Imperfect Allies’: Processing a Year of War Across Communities

    Published: 10/7/2024
20. Writer Siri Hustvedt on James Baldwin’s Complexity

    Published: 10/5/2024