Us & Them podcast

Us & Them

We tell stories from the fault lines that separate Americans. Peabody Award-winning public radio producer Trey Kay listens to people on both sides of the divide.

We tell stories from the fault lines that separate Americans. Peabody Award-winning public radio producer Trey Kay listens to people on both sides of the divide.

 

#264

Us & Them: 2025 — Changing Definitions, Upending Institutions

As we count down to the end of 2025, Us & Them host Trey Kay looks back at the year’s whir... more

11 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:21

11 Dec 2025


#263

Us & Them Encore: Who’s Going To Take Care Of Maw Maw?

We’re an aging nation. Today 16% of Americans are over 65. In the next few decades that wi... more

24 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:05

24 Nov 2025


#262

Us & Them: The Mythology Of Crime Stats

America’s crime rates have prompted President Donald Trump to deploy federal agents and Na... more

13 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:04

13 Nov 2025


#261

Us & Them Encore: The Housing Struggle

America’s housing shortage continues to put affordable homes out of reach for people acros... more

23 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:00

23 Oct 2025


#260

Us & Them Encore: The Fight For The Youth Vote

This episode first aired in 2023, focusing on the strategies to motivate young voters and ... more

09 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:32

09 Oct 2025


#259

Us & Them: A Fresh Look At America’s Origin Story

As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independ... more

25 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:00

25 Sep 2025


#258

Us & Them: Rebuilding Justice In A Divided America

Just as America faces some of its most critical political divides, our criminal justice sy... more

11 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:11

11 Sep 2025


#257

Us & Them: Caregiving In West Virginia

Every day, 10,000 people turn 65 as America’s Baby Boom generation ages. By 2040, the numb... more

28 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:59

28 Aug 2025


#256

Us & Them: West Virginia’s News Deserts — With No Government Watchdog Civic Engagement Plummets

Every week across the U.S. more than two newspapers go out of business. In the past two de... more

14 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:38

14 Aug 2025


#255

Us & Them: Three Strikes 2.0 — But Is Kentucky Any Safer?

The perception of crime in our nation shows an enormous divide. One recent poll reports 90... more

24 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:00

24 Jul 2025


#254

Us & Them Encore: Another Small Town Paper Down

Our country’s divides often reveal themselves in our choices and habits, including how and... more

10 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:30

10 Jul 2025


#253

Us & Them: Transgender In The Mountain State

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling just out upholds a state ban on gender affirming care for tran... more

26 Jun 2025

52 MINS

52:00

26 Jun 2025


#252

Us & Them Encore: The Geography of Abortion

State borders are the new front lines in the nation’s abortion battle. On this encore epis... more

12 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:48

12 Jun 2025


#251

Us & Them: 100 Days And A Lot To Discuss At Our Dinner Party

During his first months in office, President Donald Trump has issued about 150 executive o... more

21 May 2025

52 MINS

52:00

21 May 2025


#250

Us & Them: Carpe Sonum — Celebrating 10 Years of Us & Them with the Dead Podcasters Society

For this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay celebrates the tenth anniversary of the podca... more

07 May 2025

41 MINS

41:19

07 May 2025


#249

Us & Them: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion — Its History And The Efforts To Erase It

For decades, polls have shown most Americans believe equal opportunity in the workplace is... more

23 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:00

23 Apr 2025


#248

Us & Them: Daniel Johnston — The Troubled Life And Artistic Genius Of West Virginia Music Hall Of Fa...

Us & Them: Daniel Johnston — The Troubled Life And Artistic Genius Of West Virginia Music ... more

03 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:20

03 Apr 2025


#247

Us & Them: Substance Use Disorder — Can You Recover Without A Place To Call Home?

Reality is more challenging now for people who live at the intersection between substance ... more

26 Mar 2025

52 MINS

52:00

26 Mar 2025


#246

Us & Them: We The People [But Not So Much] Women

Many Americans assume the U.S. Constitution guarantees men and women equal rights. But the... more

12 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:18

12 Mar 2025


#245

Us & Them: Black West Virginians With Substance Use Disorder Face unique Challenges

The Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal spending is targeting a broad range of d... more

26 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:00

26 Feb 2025


#244

Us & Them: Housing Options Are Few & Far Between In Appalachia

Home ownership in America is one of the most common ways to build wealth for future genera... more

12 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:20

12 Feb 2025


#243

Us & Them: What’s Next For Abortion?

There’s a fresh slate of legislative agendas in the new year and some include efforts to c... more

22 Jan 2025

51 MINS

51:59

22 Jan 2025


#242

Us & Them: They’ve Been Here Before

With the start of 2025, legislators in some states are determined to pass even tighter abo... more

08 Jan 2025

24 MINS

24:14

08 Jan 2025


#241

Us & Them: Listening So Hard That It Hurts

The headlines and issues front and center in 2024 have presented complex challenges. In th... more

22 Dec 2024

52 MINS

52:00

22 Dec 2024