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Notes from America with Kai Wright

Episode 4: Down the Rabbit Hole

Notes from America with Kai Wright

WNYC Studios

News Commentary, Politics, History, News

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

So how did we get to this point? Where a nominee for a major party has been heard bragging about assaulting women. The United States of Anxiety has been listening carefully to Trump supporters in an effort to understand this election season. This week, WNYC Studios and The Nation turn once again to Patty Dwyer. We then go down the rabbit hole with WNYC reporter Matt Katz and take a look at the media landscape that helped create this moment. Finally, we visit with another Long Island resident, Joselo Lucero. Just after Election Day in 2008, Joselo’s brother, Marcelo Lucero was murdered during the course of a hate crime. Though separated by years, these two events—the rise of Donald Trump and the murder of Marcelo Lucero—may have arisen from a single reality: individuals listening to inflammatory language. Episode Contributors: Kai Wright Arun Venugopal Matt Katz Julianne Hing Karen Frillman Joseph Capriglione 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

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0:00.0

Yes, the Donald, this score.

0:07.0

No, this score. Oh, no. Oh, no. I go. kissing her. God bless the United States of anxiety anxiety anxiety anxiety Anxiety. Anxiety. Anxiety.

0:44.0

Anxiety.

0:45.0

Anxiety. Anxiety.

0:48.0

I'm Kai Wright and this is the United States of Anxiety, a podcast from the Nation magazine

0:56.6

in WNYC studios.

0:58.8

And this week we have to pause and deal with the disturbing places the Trump campaign has taken us.

1:04.9

So let me just be clear.

1:05.9

We're reporting some very ugly but very real stuff in this episode and it may not be appropriate

1:11.2

for all audiences.

1:13.0

Okay, so after this past week, I'm having trouble with the premise of our podcast.

1:18.0

So I think we should tease that out a bit more.

1:21.0

What exactly is it we're doing here?

1:22.0

At its most basic, we're trying to

1:24.4

understand why so many millions of people have been so deeply

1:28.2

enthusiastic about Donald Trump. A man who's promising to break up the old order, but with few specifics about what the new order will look like.

1:36.5

Because whatever you think of Donald Trump's message, it's not like it came out of thin air.

1:41.5

Whatever he's tapped into, it has been with us and it will be with us until we confront it.

1:46.8

So we've been meeting some of his supporters and trying to understand their life experience,

1:50.7

but at this point, I'm kind of out of patience with them.

1:54.1

Even our own warm-hearted Patty Dwyer.

1:56.6

I mean, this guy has now bragged about routinely sexually assaulting women.

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