Notes from America with Kai Wright

421 Episodes

1. Can American democracy ever be truly democratic?

   Published: 6/24/2024
2. How Black People Built American Democracy: A Juneteenth Celebration

   Published: 6/17/2024
3. Message Received: Listener Questions About Trump, What ‘The Wiz’ Means and Stories About Summer

   Published: 6/13/2024
4. Tony-Nominated Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Using Theater to Make Sense of Nonsense

   Published: 6/10/2024
5. Still In Recovery From Being Shot, Hisham Awartani Commits To a Summer of Activism

   Published: 6/6/2024
6. Is Donald Trump's Historic Felony Conviction Just a Part of Our New Political Normal?

   Published: 6/3/2024
7. What Does It Mean To Be Free?

   Published: 5/27/2024
8. Class Of 2024 Grads Reflect On Being Expected to Change the World

   Published: 5/20/2024
9. Why Divestment Is At the Core of Student Protests

   Published: 5/13/2024
10. What ‘The Wiz’ Was And Is to Black Culture

    Published: 5/6/2024
11. Tonya Mosley Reckons with a Dark Family Story and Holds Tight to Hope in the Podcast She Has a Name

    Published: 4/29/2024
12. How This Passover Feels Different For Many Jewish Americans

    Published: 4/22/2024
13. An Investigative Journalist Is Rocked By the ‘Inconceivable Truth’ Of His Own Identity

    Published: 4/19/2024
14. Amber Ruffin Talks ‘The Wiz’ Revival, Writing for ‘Late Night,’ and Representation in Comedy

    Published: 4/15/2024
15. Voter Vibe Check: Why Trump Has More Support from Black Voters Than Ever

    Published: 4/8/2024
16. Comedian Bassem Youssef’s Honest Reflection on Fame, the Pressure of Representation, and What it Means to be American

    Published: 4/1/2024
17. David Alan Grier Is Still Hitting Career Highs, More Than 40 Years After His Debut

    Published: 3/25/2024
18. Voter Vibe Check: Democratic Voters Are Torn Over Biden’s Gaza Policy

    Published: 3/18/2024
19. Kai Wright Presents Blindspot Episode 5: What If I Could Have Grown Old With My Brother?

    Published: 3/15/2024
20. How Actor Danielle Brooks 'Already Won' Before The Oscars

    Published: 3/11/2024