Peabody Winner Kai Wright Won't Buy a New Phone
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- Kai Wright, co-host of The Guardian's "Stateside with Kai and Carter," also previously hosted Notes From America, The United States of Anxiety, and Indivisible
- Wright, a Peabody Award-winning journalist, has profiled powerful men, explored American identity, and chronicled the AIDS epidemic
- Wright revealed he refuses to buy a new phone and uses his partner's hand-me-downs "on cranky principle," wishing he could own one smartphone forever
- Wright named a wine key as his most indispensable tool and a wheelbarrow as the most underappreciated, while counting 10 tabs in his current window and 11 additional windows he refuses to audit
- Wright said he unwinds by gardening and turns to John Coltrane records when feeling stuck; he called his entire garden the creation he's most proud of
- Wright called out overly complicated coffee machines as his most disappointing gadget and named the podcast The Memory Palace as the creation he wishes he'd thought of
- Wright's proposed biopic tagline: "What had happened was…"
Why it matters: This Q&A offers a rare personal look at a journalist who regularly covers heavy terrain — sex, race, politics, and the AIDS epidemic — and reveals that his off-air life runs on wine keys, John Coltrane, and deliberate refusal to upgrade his phone.
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