Kai Wright

Host & Managing Editor, Notes From America with Kai Wright

Kai Wright appears in the following:

The Blurry Line Between Appropriation And Appreciation

Monday, September 04, 2023

You’re in the U.S., you’re an immigrant, but when others try to group you in with a particular diaspora, you don’t feel it fits. Where does your community exist?

Republican Debate No. 1: How Do You Limit Demagogues?

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy labeled Trump the best president of the 21st century. Chris Christie compared Ramaswamy to ChatGPT. Conservative callers reflect on the first Republican debate.

Trump’s Indictment: Georgia’s Crucial Voters Respond

Monday, August 28, 2023

From Stone Mountain to Alpharetta, we hear from listeners around the state and unpack what Trump’s indictment means for future elections and our democratic process.

The Music of Your Diaspora

Thursday, August 24, 2023

From Polynesian DJ remixes to the Isley Brothers, our listener-generated summer playlist is still bumping.

Doom. Denial. ‘Hopium.’ What About Climate Action?

Monday, August 21, 2023

Fatalism is becoming as harmful as denial in our effort to face climate change. So, let’s talk solutions.

The Planet Sent a Bill. Here’s What We Owe.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Davids Wallace-Wells calculated the cost to fix our climate. It requires us to reconsider what needs to change and who’s responsible.

The Radical Roots of Plant-Based Eating

Monday, August 14, 2023

What hippies, civil rights activists and anarchist punks put on their plates and how it might be the key to imagining a different climate future.

Critical Race Theory: What It Actually Means

Monday, August 07, 2023

Understanding its origins is the first step in understanding the evolution of civil rights and whether racism could be a permanent fixture of society.

Reading the Indictment of Donald Trump

Friday, August 04, 2023

Guests take turns reading the Donald Trump indictment from the Department of Justice special counsel, probing into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021

When Barbie Stopped Being White

Thursday, August 03, 2023

The story of the first Black doll to have the name Barbie.

The Misunderstood Era of Crack Cocaine

Monday, July 31, 2023

A disastrous period in the 1980’s. Where we went wrong and what we keep doing wrong today.

A Punk Rock Guide to Making a Scene

Thursday, July 27, 2023

All great punk is a reaction to something. For artist James Spooner, he created Afro-Punk when he saw a room filled with nazis, and decided to make his own.

A Song to “Define the Most African Moment of My Life”

Monday, July 24, 2023

Which music speaks to your life in the U.S. when you’re part of a diaspora? Listeners tell us.

The Case for 29 Supreme Court Justices

Thursday, July 20, 2023

We’re gonna need a bigger bench.

Lessons from Mom at a Magic Mike Show in Vegas

Monday, July 17, 2023

How immigrant stories can be happy stories too.

Affirmative Action is About More Than Acceptance Letters

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Everyone’s talking about affirmative action at elite universities. But they educate fewer than 5 percent of students seeking advanced degrees. So why should the other 95 percent care?

What Does “Color-Blind” Really Mean?

Monday, July 10, 2023

Affirmative action is gone. Ibram X. Kendi tells us the history leading up to this moment and what could be next.

Why It’s So Hard to Sound “American”

Monday, July 03, 2023

A culture war from our past: Before he could define America’s sound for the next century, Aaron Copland had to overcome conflict over what “America” meant.

The Coolest Music Parties You Didn’t Know Were Happening

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Arab Americans around the country are celebrating their diaspora. And it starts with two guys in a band blasting music at underground parties in Washington, D.C.

Why the Indian Child Welfare Act is the Gold Standard in Family Law

Monday, June 26, 2023

This is what happens when the law works the way it’s supposed to.