Stateside with Kai and Carter

About 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Guardian

Category

news · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Apr 2026

Latest episode

9 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

60 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Stephen Miller is in. Is Pete Hegseth out? With Ben Rhodes

   Starting today, Stephen Miller is officially Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Now what? Kai Wright (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kai-wright) speaks with Ben Rhodes, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the World and a former deputy national security adviser to Barack Obama, about why Trump is handing even more power to Miller after Republicans’ thrashing in the midterms. Will Miller – the architect behind Trump’s mass deportation agenda – lead Trump to meddle even further in Cuba, the Panama canal and elsewhere? Plus, with Thomas Massie and others in Congress now threatening to impeach Pete Hegseth, Rhodes explains how Democrats will have to pull a “reverse Doge” if they want to restore the Department of Defense. (This episode was recorded at Crooked Media’s Crooked Con in DC.) Photo credit: AP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Was Elon Musk the US midterms' biggest loser?

   Kai Wright and Carter Sherman interview Blake Montgomery about Elon Musk's failed midterm investments and their impact on the tech industry and US economy.

3. 

   4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What will Democrats do with the blue tsunami?

   Kai Wright and Carter Sherman discuss the implications of Democratic victories and explore what the party can achieve with its newfound power.

Inside a recent episode

Stephen Miller is in. Is Pete Hegseth out? With Ben Rhodes

Published 9 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is a man that has broken the law. The boat strikes in Venezuela have no legal basis. He's got all kinds of sketchy things that he's done in terms of hiring people that his own associates were profiting off of those hires. He's done purges of general officers that are well outside the mainstream. […]

Who has been a guest on Stateside with Kai and Carter

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Blake Montgomery
• Jennifer Welch
• Carlos Eduardo Espina
• Stephanie Valencia
• Oliver Laughland

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

350 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

59 ratings

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Books guests

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