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Peabody-Winning Guardian Host Kai Wright on Resisting the Upgrade Cycle and Staying Present

6/27/2026

Kai Wright, the Peabody Award-winning journalist and co-host of Stateside with Kai and Carter at the Guardian, recently gave The Verge a look at the routines and habits that sustain a long career built on hard conversations about race, sex, and American identity — including one telling consumer choice: he refuses to buy a new phone.

What a Peabody Award Signals The Peabody Award is broadcasting's closest equivalent to a Pulitzer — a recognition of journalism that advances genuine public understanding.

Wright earned his through work spanning several acclaimed series.

He has hosted Notes From America, The United States of Anxiety, and Indivisible, each an extended examination of the forces shaping life in the United States.

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