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Notes from America with Kai Wright

Call-In Special: Across the Aisle

Notes from America with Kai Wright

WNYC Studios

News Commentary, Politics, History, News

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

With The United States of Anxiety, WNYC Studios and The Nation brought forth the ideas and concerns that made up part of the coalition bringing President-elect Donald Trump from his midtown Manhattan But with Hillary Clinton besting the President-elect in the popular vote by over one million votes to date, and protests of "Not My President" erupting across the country, it remains a question if the tides of discontent will ever pacify in the country. In the midst of this turmoil Anna Sale, host of WNYC's Death, Sex & Money, questions the perceived differences that so many voters feel after this divisive election cycle. But this is the fourth time the popular vote has diverged from the Electoral College's ultimate choice of President of the United States and "Not My President" signs previously emerged in 2001 at the Inauguration of similarly-elected George W. Bush and then again in 2005. Therefore, we explore the notion of what keeps this country united following elections leaving us only feeling divided. About the show: In a Presidential election cycle big on negativity and short on discussion of issues, anxiety is proving to be a dominant theme -- over the economy, national security, and indeed, what it means to be an American in the 21st century. This podcast brings the voices of people trying to hold on to their piece of the American Dream and others who are looking to build one. The United States of Anxiety gives you an wide-open window into the polarizing economic, social and political ideas that have people on the edge of their seats during this unprecedented election cycle. The United States of Anxiety is hosted by Kai Wright and produced by WNYC Studios & The Nation. Listen to more shows from WNYC Studios: http://wny.cc/yzc4304odXpListen to more shows from The Nation: http://apple.co/1V85l3I WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics, Radiolab, Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin and many more.

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0:00.0

This is a special post-election live call-in episode of the United States of anxiety. WNYC's election election President. I'm Anna Sale, host of Death, Sex and Money, the podcast from WNYC studios.

0:26.0

And for the next hour, we're going to be taking your calls specifically around one question.

0:31.4

What do you want other Americans to understand about you that they don't?

0:35.0

Our number is 212 433 WNYC. That's 212 433 962 or you can tweet at WNYC or at death sex money use the hashtag

0:47.1

other Americans. This is the last in a series of post-election Collins specials

0:52.4

that we've been hosting at WNYC.

0:54.8

And the reason we're asking you this question is because so much of this election and its aftermath

1:00.0

have been fueled by a feeling of alienation.

1:04.0

I'm coming to you live from KQED in San Francisco.

1:06.6

I live across the bay in Berkeley.

1:08.7

Before that, I lived in New York City.

1:10.6

So this election result is not one that I was prepared for. But if you listen to

1:15.8

death, sex, and money, you know I'm from West Virginia. So I know about the layers of

1:20.6

resentment that have built up over decades, a sense of feeling left out or

1:25.3

looked down upon and frustrated with a stalled economy. But for those of you

1:30.6

expecting another outcome in this election who believed Donald Trump could never actually be President of the United States, their shock, their sadness and anger.

1:40.0

What you thought you knew about who we are as Americans, you no longer know for sure. And now it feels like we're digging in for a long

1:48.1

pitched battle about who gets to feel like they belong in America in 2016. So tonight we're going to try to chip away

1:56.2

at that pervasive sense of alienation. The question again, what do you want other Americans

2:01.9

to understand about you that they don't? The numbers

2:05.1

212 433 WNYC 212 433 9692. I want to get to as many calls as possible tonight. I'm hoping that we'll hear from people

2:15.0

across the country. We've already been asking our listeners on death, sex, and money what they want

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