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Stateside with Kai and Carter
The news is stressful. Talking about it doesn’t have to be. Join The Guardian’s Kai Wright and Carter Sherman for conversations with the best journalists and biggest thinkers. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday
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Episodes
Stateside with Kai and CarterWho will win the midterm elections? Ask Latinos
Are the Democrats really going to take Texas? If there is going to be a blue wave, as polling suggests, winning the Lone Star State is going to be essential…
Stateside with Kai and CarterLouisiana’s “blatantly unconstitutional” eviction system
A nine-month Guardian investigation has revealed that when a landlord evicts someone in Louisiana, they can choose to file the eviction in a venue where a…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThese four elections could change the world in 10 days
Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life. Voters in Israel are heading to the polls today to decide an election that could determine whether…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe 'trad wife-ification' of Elizabeth Holmes
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything has packed movie theaters and set records at the box office. It’s also kicked off a debate about…
Stateside with Kai and CarterRaids, arrests and lawsuits: how Trump is trying to steal the midterms
This week, the Department of Justice charged 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to…
Stateside with Kai and CarterAbortion is on the ballot. Why is no one talking about it?
When the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, millions of people got angry — and voted on it, making abortion was one of the top issues in the 2022…
Stateside with Kai and CarterEverything is expensive. Robert Reich explains who is to blame
The vast majority of Americans say they are struggling to pay for gas and groceries, and are cutting back on luxuries. But what or who is actually behind these…
Stateside with Kai and CarterTimothy Snyder says Trump is weak. Can Democrats take advantage?
As the midterms approach, Donald Trump is continuing to make strongman moves: banning reporters from the White House; trying to remake Washington DC’s…
Stateside with Kai and CarterCould Trump’s plan to suppress voters backfire in the south?
The biggest question in US politics may be whether Democrats can ever win in the south. In this year’s midterms, Georgia has once again emerged as a…
Stateside with Kai and CarterCornell’s Jane Doe wants justice. Why is that so hard to get?
The internet is on fire with demands for justice for Jane Doe, the anonymous woman who alleges she was gang-raped at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024. Doe…
Stateside with Kai and CarterA nurse was attacked by ICE agents on camera. Now she wants justice
Earlier this year, the ACLU filed more than 50 legal claims across 17 states on behalf of people harmed by federal immigration agents. One of them is Norma…
Stateside with Kai and CarterMahmoud Khalil is ready to talk About ICE detention
After more than a year of legal limbo, Mahmoud Khalil is preparing to ask the US supreme court to hear his deportation case – and if they take it up, the…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy is Israel so afraid of the film NAZA? We spoke to its directors
When the documentary NAZA premiered at the Venice international film festival earlier this month, it sent shockwaves across the globe. Composed of interviews…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHas Netanyahu lost America?
Benjamin Netanyahu lands in New York today to speak at the UN general assembly. This visit marks the Israeli prime minister's first time in the city since…
Stateside with Kai and CarterJohn Green wanted to be famous. Now what?
John Green is probably as famous as an author can get. His 2012 young adult novel The Fault In Our Stars sold more than 20m copies, got adapted into a…
Stateside with Kai and CarterAre we living in the End Times? With Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
In a new book, writers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor have created a term to define the era we are living in: End Times Fascism. A response to the climate…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy the real AI apocalypse is already here
A former Anthropic researcher’s apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence has led to a global panic that the technology might be the end of us all…
Stateside with Kai and CarterTaylor Lorenz on the global effort to ban kids from social media
What are we going to do about kids and social media? Lawsuit after lawsuit has accused the biggest social media platforms in the US of designing their products…
Stateside with Kai and CarterCharlie Kirk became a martyr. Then the conspiracy theories started
Charlie Kirk's death created a vacuum of power that still consumes the Maga right a year later. Immediately after Kirk was shot and killed, his…
Stateside with Kai and Carter25 years after 9/11, is Islamophobia in the US at an all-time high?
In the hours after the 9/11 attacks, the journalist Rozina Ali remembers her parents telling her that as Muslims, they would now be under suspicion. It took…
Stateside with Kai and CarterSummer break!
Stateside with Kai and Carter is taking a short end of summer break. We'll be back with new episodes after Labor Day. Make sure to catch previous episodes on…
Stateside with Kai and CarterLindsay Clancy killed her children. Here's why so many women still support her.
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former nurse accused of murdering her three children, is wrapping up its fifth week. On Friday morning, the defense rested, and…
Stateside with Kai and CarterSeeing Gaza through the eyes of a trauma surgeon
Ten months into a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel and Hamas seem like they are no closer to a real end to the war. Israel reportedly says they will carry on with…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy Nolan Wells’ death made Black parents say the quiet part out loud
When 18-year-old Nolan Wells went missing, his story immediately touched a nerve in Black families. He was last seen while hanging out with a group of white…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy does everything feel meh? We're in the era of joyless decadence
We should, in theory, be happy. Thanks to our phones, we can do practically anything – listen to our favorite bands' entire discographies, have extravagant…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe doctor who helps put prisoners to death
On 13 August, three states are set to carry out executions by lethal injection. It’s the first time since 2010 that three people will be put to death on the…
Stateside with Kai and CarterRebecca Solnit on Andrew Tate and Trump’s misogyny
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan may soon be extradited back to the UK – but the manosphere influencers' case will have lasting consequences in the US…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWho are the Trump allies running Latin America?
An outspoken conservative endorsed by Donald Trump was sworn into office as Colombia’s new president on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella is the seventh…
Stateside with Kai and CarterInside the vigilante movement destroying Flock cameras
There are more than 120,000 Flock surveillance cameras in 6,000 communities across the US. These ALPRs (automatic license plate readers) are largely used by…
Stateside with Kai and CarterMamdani won New York. But can a progressive win the Michigan primary?
Democrats are pissed off – and they're taking their anger straight to the ballot box. In the wake of Donald Trump's return to the White House, progressives…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWill the US midterm elections be free and fair?
With Republicans' chances in the midterms looking shaky, Donald Trump is increasingly trying to rewrite the rules that govern US elections. Voting rights…
Stateside with Kai and CarterIs Iran a ‘forever war’?
After a lull in fighting, airstrikes between the US and Iran resumed Wednesday, killing at least 20 members of Iraq’s popular mobilization force. The conflict…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHow Trump made it harder to fight the cyclospora parasite outbreak
A parasite called cyclospora has sickened thousands of people across at least 41 states and prompted waves of headlines about weeks-long "explosive diarrhea"…
Stateside with Kai and CarterShe spent years trying to be thin. What happened when she bulked instead?
After years of trying to be skinny, Guardian reporter Madeleine Aggeler did a 180 and decided to 'bulk'. Bulking, or gaining weight on purpose to get stronger…
Stateside with Kai and CarterGaza. Mitch McConnell. Is Congress finally being forced to change?
Earlier this year, Congress reached a depressing milestone: 86% of Americans, a record high, disapproved of its job performance. But this summer, there have…
Stateside with Kai and CarterMary Beard on The Odyssey, Trump's America and how empires fall
Christopher Nolan’s new adaption of The Odyssey is an absolute monster of a hit, grossing $264m in its opening weekend. But celebrated classicist Mary Beard…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWho won the World Cup?
The 2026 World Cup final has not happened yet, but we already know that there were some clear winners (and total losers) during the tournament. And we’re not…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHow ICE became so deadly
Over the past ten days, ICE officials have killed two immigrants in separate shootings in Texas and Maine. While the Department of Homeland Security has…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe western US is running out of water. What happens next?
Thanks to pollution, overpopulation and the climate crisis, Earth is facing a terrifying new crisis: an irreversible "water bankruptcy". Now, fights over water…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy Graham Platner wasn’t the answer to the Democrats’ men problem
Earlier this week, Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, was accused by a former partner of sexual assault. Platner denies the…
Stateside with Kai and Carter'Gratuitously cruel': Chase Strangio on how trans youth became political targets
Last week, the US supreme court ruled that Idaho and West Virginia can continue enforcing their bans on transgender athletes playing on girls’ and women's…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe shadowy movement behind ‘Trump accounts’
On the Fourth of July, the Trump administration's new savings accounts for children went live. These ‘Trump accounts’, created as part of the One Big Beautiful…
Stateside with Kai and CarterTerm limits? Court packing? Elie Mystal on why it’s time to reform SCOTUS
This term, the US supreme court handed down decisions on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration and birthright citizenship, reshaping life for…
Stateside with Kai and Carter450 years in jail: the leftist activists convicted of terrorism
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute "antifa" activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it's made good on that…
Stateside with Kai and CarterTaylor Swift’s girlhood era is ending. Where does she go next?
Over the past two decades, Taylor Swift has changed the music industry, and how we think about girlhood. From songs like Fifteen about first love and…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHas the American project failed? Eddie Glaude Jr on the US at 250
As the US prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, Kai Wright sits down with Eddie Glaude Jr, a Princeton University professor, to talk about the…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHow Iranians are coping with the Iran war
With negotiations to end the war in Iran now underway, experts widely agree that the Iranian government has the upper hand. But if the regime emerges from the…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe unproven autism treatment taking off under RFK Jr
Parents of children with autism are turning to a controversial stem cell treatment backed by the US Health Secretary. A growing number of clinics in the US are…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhat happens when Trump drives you out of the United States?
A far-right, white supremacist ideology known as “remigration” aims to make life so punishing for immigrants that they leave the US. It’s also the policy of…
Stateside with Kai and CarterElon Musk is a trillionaire now. Is that bad for the economy?
Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to his company SpaceX, which now has the biggest IPO of all time. Public trading in the company has…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHow Trump is changing the World Cup
When the US, Mexico and Canada submitted their winning World Cup bid, they predicted that Donald Trump would not be president in 2026. That prediction didn't…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHow fighting Amazon made Chris Smalls a celebrity: 'My life changed'
In 2022, Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Staten Island made history by voting to form a union. Their leader was fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls, who…
Stateside with Kai and CarterKnicks v Spurs: the NBA finals a billionaire can’t ruin
After winning Game 1 of the NBA finals, the New York Knicks are one step closer to winning a championship that has eluded them for 53 years. New Yorkers are…
Stateside with Kai and CarterRobert Reich on how Trump's slush fund loss is an opportunity for Democrats
This week the bipartisan furor over Donald Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund escalated to the point that the administration balked, saying they are no longer moving…
Stateside with Kai and CarterThe comedian taking on AI datacenters
Last summer, Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens started getting messages from people in his state about plans for a major datacenter in their community. When…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhat if Trump invades Cuba?
When the US indicted Raúl Castro recently, it was another step in the escalating pressure campaign the Trump administration is conducting against Cuba’s…
Stateside with Kai and CarterAre Democrats losing in California?
Across California, ballots sit unopened as voters struggle to decide who to back as their chosen candidate for governor. US senior political correspondent…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhat is Hasan Piker’s dude bro project really about?
Soon after Twitch streamer Hasan Piker started campaigning with Democratic candidates this spring, an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal was published with the…
Stateside with Kai and CarterWhy the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning
The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication…
Stateside with Kai and CarterHantavirus isn’t the next Covid. But here's why we should actually worry
All month, people all over the world have been nervously watching as the Hantavirus spread aboard a cruise ship called the MV Hondius. Three people from the…