Notes from America with Kai Wright

Notes from America with Kai Wright is a show about the unfinished business of our history, and its g

Episodes

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The iconic musical “The Wiz” has returned to Broadway. The Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” debuted

Tonya Mosley's voice is familiar to millions of public radio listeners across the country. She co-ho

Nearly seven months after October 7th and the start of the war in Gaza, emotions over the violence a

In this episode, we share the first part of the new podcast series Inconceivable Truth. It’s hosted

Amber Ruffin is a comedy phenom. She’s spent a decade writing and performing on “Late Night with Set

A February 2024 New York Times/Siena College poll reveals as many as 23 percent of Black respondents

Egyptian American satirist and comedian Bassem Youssef was once known as “The Jon Stewart of Egypt,”

David Alan Grier has been a mainstay on TV, Broadway and film since his initial acting debut in the

A movement is emerging among registered Democrats across the U.S. In Minnesota and Michigan, collect

In 1985, doctors at a methadone clinic in the South Bronx made the harrowing discovery: 50 percent o

Danielle Brooks, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress following her masterful

By 1986, almost 40 percent of people diagnosed with AIDS in the United States were either Black or L

Both President Biden and Donald Trump took campaign trips to Texas to visit the U.S. border in recen

Host Kai Wright started his career covering the impact of HIV and AIDS on communities in America. A

The latest season of the Blindspot podcast, “The Plague In The Shadows,” brings listeners the voices

There’s something about Sofia. The iconic character was first born within the pages of Alice Walker’

Hisham Awartani was visiting family in Vermont over Thanksgiving break in 2023 when he and two of hi

From the very earliest days of the epidemic, women got infected with HIV and died from AIDS — just l

We’re living in polarized times – particularly, when it comes to questions of identity, such as race

It’s the 1980s — Harlem, USA — and the 17th floor of the area’s struggling public hospital is fillin