Notes from America with Kai Wright, formerly known as The United States of Anxiety is a nationally-syndicated, live call-in show that situates current events within on a political and historical contexts.

[4][5] The podcast, which first launched under the name The United States of Anxiety, began as a reaction to the political polarization of the 2016 American election.

[7] The podcast discusses school segregation and its continuing effects in American education.

[10] On 25 September, 2022, WNYC Studios began syndicating the show nationally to public radio stations.

[12][13][14] The podcast received the 2017 New York Press Club Award for its coverage of the presidential race.