I’m not an expert at anything but I still give you my take on MMA, Sports, Crossfit, Life, Finances, Being a rad dad and more. Inquiries can be made at jamessiri@gmail.com Instagram @jamessiri
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Voice devices and services are changing the way we live, work and play. Hear from industry leading experts, brands and technologists bringing to market the next generation of voice-first experiences for platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and beyond. Hosted
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Notes from America with Kai Wright is a show about the unfinished business of our history, and its grip on our future.
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The Accent Podcast is a series of interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, business and thought leaders. In addition to learning about the guests’ fields of expertise, the listeners would have an opportunity to get to know them on a personal level.
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Ni muda wa kuchukua nafasi yako katika meza ya H.W nasi tutawasilisha kwako mawazo ya thamani kwa maneno ya dhahabu. Mahali pa kwanza na pekee unapohitaji kuwa kwa ajili ya ustawi wako. Karibu tujifunze vingi. Pata nafasi ya kusikiliza mambo ya msingi sana yatakayonoa stadi zako, kukuongezea maarifa na kuchochea maendeleo yako ya kiutu. #Karibu_nyumbani.
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Writer Siri Hustvedt on James Baldwin’s Complexity
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In the third episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” host Razia Iqbal sits down with the celebrated writer of novels and essays, Siri Hustvedt. When Hustvedt was invited to record a conversation for the podcast about her favorite passage from the work of James Baldwin, the timing in so many ways couldn’t have been worse — it turned out to be the last f…
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Live From Atlanta: GA Politics, a Growing Gender Gap and Scenes From Spelhouse Homecoming's Tailgate
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With the 2024 presidential election right around the corner, all eyes are on the swing states. In this episode, host Kai Wright travels to Atlanta, the heart of one swing state where early voting numbers are at a record high, to hear about the historically large political gender gap. While the show was in town, Atlanta hosted homecoming festivities…
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Author and Playwright Caryl Phillips on James Baldwin’s Friendship
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In the sixth episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” writer Caryl Phillips shares the experience of getting to know James Baldwin beyond the pages of his work. Phillips not only respected Baldwin as a writer, but regarded him as a friend and perhaps a mentor, too. Phillips was born on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, and moved to Leeds, in northern E…
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How Important is College to a Successful Career?
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There is a longstanding, widely held belief that the best chance at a better future is to go off to college – especially for people from marginalized communities. Whether it was your teacher, general political rhetoric, or one of many sitcoms that reflect middle class American life, the message was to go to school or risk failure — dismissing milli…
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Novelist Elif Shafak on James Baldwin’s Compassion
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In the fifth episode of Notes on a Native Son, our guest is Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak. She has published 21 books, 13 of them novels — including “The Forty Rules of Love” and her latest, “There are Rivers in the Sky” — and her work has been translated into 58 languages. Shafak is among those contemporary writers who are both lauded with aw…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Journey to the Supreme Court Has Been a ‘Lovely One’
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Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson has always aspired to be a federal judge. In fact, the newest appointed associate justice of the United States Supreme Court wrote in her application to Harvard University that she wished “to attend Harvard Law School as I believed it might help me ‘to fulfill my fantasy of becoming the first Black, female Supreme Court…
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Writer Darryl Pinckney on James Baldwin’s Love
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In the fourth episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” our guest is the writer and essayist Darryl Pinckney. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books and The Village Voice. Most recently, he's been the recipient of a highly prestigious award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his contribution to American liter…
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‘Imperfect Allies’: Processing a Year of War Across Communities
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A year ago, the world was shaken when Hamas militants entered Israel, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the kidnapping of hundreds more. It was one of the most devastating days for Israelis and Jewish communities around the world in decades. In the immediate hours after that attack, Israel launched an invasion of Gaza, resul…
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Gen Z’s Political Priorities Feel Both Fresh and Familiar
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Americans under 30 years old have been through a lot in their young lives. Perhaps living through and witnessing the volatile political moment that was Donald Trump’s presidency, a global pandemic, a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, and growing devastation due to war in the Middle East, has led to their reported lack of trust in several key poli…
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Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on James Baldwin’s Courage
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Host Razia Iqbal sits down with the celebrated civil rights lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson, a man as dedicated to his chosen profession as James Baldwin was to his. Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, based in Montgomery, Alabama, which has not only transformed the conversation about the disproportionate numbers of incarc…
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The Way Candidates Have Historically Approached the Latino Vote Won’t Fly in 2024
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More than 36 million Latinos will be eligible to vote in the 2024 presidential election. Who they will support in November is still very much in play — and this year, the candidates’ approach to seeking that support can’t be copied from playbooks of the past. In this episode, guest host Janae Pierre is joined by Mike Madrid and Chuck Rocha, co-host…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on James Baldwin's Words
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In the debut episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” host Razia Iqbal sits down with essayist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss one of his favorite passages from the works of writer James Baldwin. His choice comes from Baldwin’s essay “On Being ‘White’…And Other Lies,” published in Essence Magazine in 1984. Coates shares why this piece resonates…
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A Flood of Claims From Rikers Island Amplify the Pervasive Problem of Sexual Assault in Jails
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Warning: This episode contains profane language and detailed descriptions of sexual assault allegations. More than 20 women say a man who went by Officer “Champagne” sexually assaulted them while they were held at the Rikers Island women's jail. Their allegations span decades and they are now suing the city for more than $500 million. But the Depar…
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How Spanish Language Radio Became a Platform for Spreading Misinformation and Disinformation
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Come November, an estimated 36 million Latinos will be eligible to vote in the U.S. presidential election. Across the nation, there are Spanish language radio stations invested in them as an audience — and content on those stations is targeting listeners with disinformation about the candidates, the parties and political issues. In this special epi…
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Presenting: ‘Notes on a Native Son,’ A Celebration of James Baldwin at 100
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“Notes on a Native Son” is a new, limited audio series about how and why the writer James Baldwin continues to matter. We hear from people who turn to his words again and again for ideas and inspiration, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikki Giovanni, Bryan Stevenson and many more. Hosted by journalist Razia Iqbal, each episode explores a Baldwin passa…
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Kamala Harris’s Debate Style Was a Master Class in Rhetoric for the Trump Era
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Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation, joins host Kai Wright “On the Call” to break down how Vice President Kamala Harris used classic trial lawyer tactics to take apart former president Donald Trump in their ABC News debate. Perhaps you’ve noticed: the news is newsing in overdrive lately. Notes from America is meeting the…
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Why Climate Change Isn’t a Top Ticket Issue in 2024
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The election is less than two months away and neither candidate has laid out specific terms or plans for environmental policies if they were to win the election. Here’s what we do know. The Trump administration was vocally critical of policies meant to protect the environment and pursued policies that would retrace protective measures. Recently, it…
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