Notes from America with Kai Wright

WNYC

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

Episodes

Not Just Forgotten, but Erased From History: A Final Note from Notes from America

The Real Heartbeat of D.C. Isn’t Politics. It’s Go-Go Music.

Dear Listener: A Celebration of Our Best Moments with You

A Year After Being Shot in Vermont, Palestinian Student Hisham Awartani Sets His Sights on Home

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

Writer Ekow Eshun on James Baldwin’s History

An America Without Police is Safer Than You Think

Writer Hisham Matar on James Baldwin’s Patience

Presenting This is Uncomfortable: Writer Hanif Abdurraqib on what it Means to “Make it”

It’s Trump’s Policy, But Both Parties Set the Stage for Mass Deportations

Nikki Giovanni on James Baldwin's Anger

A Majority of Voters Have Endorsed Cruelty. So Now What?

Author Colm Toibin on James Baldwin’s Interiority

The Real Reason Why the Lies and Violent Rhetoric Won’t Stop On Election Day

Biographer David Leeming on James Baldwin’s Teaching

In Michigan, Arab Americans Weigh the Power of a Vote

Live From Atlanta: GA Politics, a Growing Gender Gap and Scenes From Spelhouse Homecoming's Tailgate

Author and Playwright Caryl Phillips on James Baldwin’s Friendship

How Important is College to a Successful Career?

Novelist Elif Shafak on James Baldwin’s Compassion