Us & Them

Us & Them A new podcast from Peabody Award winner Trey Kay and West Virginia Public Broadcasting that tells stories from America's cultural divides.

Fifty years ago today, the Kanawha County Board of Education set off a chapter of the nation’s culture wars as it debate...
27/06/2024

Fifty years ago today, the Kanawha County Board of Education set off a chapter of the nation’s culture wars as it debated whether to purchase a controversial series of new textbooks. The meeting room was packed and emotions were hot. This was the subject of the award-winning documentary that I produced about the textbook controversy that played out in Kanawha County, WV in 1974.

Fifty years ago, June 27, 1974, the Kanawha County Board of Education set off a chapter of the nation’s culture wars as it debated whether to purchase a controversial series of new textbooks. The meeting room was packed and emotions were hot.

I’m also thrilled to report that the Us & Them team has been honored with regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Podca...
22/05/2024

I’m also thrilled to report that the Us & Them team has been honored with regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Podcast! This is for our episode “Compassion Fatigue.”

Congratulations to my colleague Mitch Hanley for pushing us to go the extra mile to make this multivoice report. And of course, we have huge amounts of gratitude to our editor Katherine Smith for guiding and inspiring work of a very high quality.

Special thanks to Rev. William Myers of the First Presbyterian Church in Charleston, WV; Taryn Wherry, director of the City of Charleston’s CARE program; Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin; Summer Short, a peer support worker for Covenant House; Ashley Switzer, a mom and concerned Charleston citizen; and Barbara DiPietro, senior director of policy for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.

Compassion Fatigue was honored earlier this year by the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters with a runner up for best podcast.

Homelessness is not just an issue for big cities. Across America, communities large and small are struggling to provide shelter to people without housing. In Charleston, West Virginia, government and community approaches to help the unhoused have created renewed debate on an issue that is already di...

Hi West Virginia friends, here's a reminder that I will be moderating a panel discussion today, Tuesday, April 30 at 4:3...
30/04/2024

Hi West Virginia friends, here's a reminder that I will be moderating a panel discussion today, Tuesday, April 30 at 4:30 on the topic of helping the formerly incarcerated move from life behind bars back into the workforce. It's gonna happen in Charleston at the Capitol Theatre located at 123 Summers Street. The panel will include: Betsy Jividen, former U.S. Attorney and former Commissioner of WV's Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Deb Harris, Jobs & Hope; Charlotte Webb, Charleston Property Restoration; and Amber Blankenship, REACH Initiative. I hope to see you there! Come and say hello afterwards!

Join state leaders, employers and advocates from across West Virginia for a private screening of “Being Free,” a groundbreaking documentary from Roadtrip Nation that follows three formerly incarcerated Americans as they make the move from life behind bars into the workforce.

WVPB's Trey Kay, host of Us & Them, will moderate the discussion, with audience Q&A to follow.

The event will be held at 4:30 p.m. on April 30, 2024 at the Capitol Theater on 123 Summers Street, Charleston, West Virginia.

👉 Click/tap the link to learn more and RSVP now: https://secondchances-wv.splashthat.com/

Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creat...
25/04/2024

Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear the experiences of those who’ve been part of the foster care system. Check it out tonight, April 25 at 8 PM on West Virginia Public Broadcasting. There will be an encore broadcast this Saturday, April 27 at 3 PM.

Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear...

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