Not Just Forgotten, but Erased From History: A Final Note from Notes from America
This is the last episode of Notes from America with Kai Wright.If you’ve been with the show through its multi-year history and iterations as a NYC-based narrative podcast and local call-in show called...
30 Dec 202452min
The Real Heartbeat of D.C. Isn’t Politics. It’s Go-Go Music.
The drumbeat of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area is not politics. It’s go-go music.The genre developed by Chuck Brown in 1976 features syncopated rhythms, a large ensemble of musicians and a ...
23 Dec 202451min
Dear Listener: A Celebration of Our Best Moments with You
Host Kai Wright celebrates the many years and iterations of Notes from America by revisiting some of the show’s most engaging listener moments.He’s joined by producer Regina de Heer to open up the lis...
16 Dec 202450min
A Year After Being Shot in Vermont, Palestinian Student Hisham Awartani Sets His Sights on Home
College student Hisham Awartani, 21, was visiting family in Vermont over Thanksgiving break in 2023 when he and two of his friends were shot. All three victims are of Palestinian descent and were wear...
9 Dec 202450min
We Could End AIDS. So Why Are People Still Dying?
This episode was originally published March 1, 2024.Host Kai Wright started his career covering the impact of HIV and AIDS on communities in America. A new project brings that experience full circle. ...
2 Dec 202449min
Writer Ekow Eshun on James Baldwin’s History
Our guest on the final episode of “Notes on a Native Son” is British writer Ekow Eshun. He has been described as a cultural polymath. At a startlingly young age, 29, he became the first Black editor o...
30 Nov 202430min
An America Without Police is Safer Than You Think
The public debate over policing has made more of us more familiar with ideas like defunding or abolishing the police, but these ideas are still often dismissed as infeasible. In this episode, host Kai...
25 Nov 202450min
Writer Hisham Matar on James Baldwin’s Patience
In the 10th episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” host Razia Iqbal sits down with writer and former architect Hisham Matar. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his profound and painful memoir, “The Return,” w...
23 Nov 202435min
