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When Katty Met Carlos
A BBC World Service and OZY Media co-production, presented by the BBC’s Katty Kay from World News America, and journalist and OZY co-founder Carlos Watson. When Katty Met Carlos looks at the issues and themes reshaping America’s future and the deep undercurrents that lie beneath American society – f...
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Biden’s first 100 days
President Joe Biden promised to restore the soul of America. He took office during a time of crisis. Can his administration pull the country together?...
Dr Atul Gawande: Matters of life and death in America
This week’s guest wears many hats. Dr Atul Gawande is a medical doctor, a surgeon and a best-selling author, and has also been an advisor to president...
How can Americans of colour trust the police?
Katty Kay and Carlos Watson discuss police brutality and shooting cases in the US. What needs to change?
Last year 1127 people were killed by th...
Is America beating the pandemic?
America’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is progressing at a staggering pace and states are beginning to reopen. But the country also tops world ranki...
US-China relations
With China on the rise, how will America react?
Chinese influence across the world is growing, in economic and political terms. This raises seri...
#MeToo today with Rose McGowan
It was in 2017, with numerous allegations against Harvey Weinstein, that #MeToo went viral around the world.
One of the most outspoken people wa...
Feeling good?
How can we feel good again? It goes without saying that it’s been a tough year, but as things start to open up again, can Americans regain some sense...
Is Bitcoin here to stay?
Once again, the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is making headlines for rocketing in value. As more companies back it, could it be here to stay? And if so, how...
Why local newspapers matter
In the last 15 years, America has lost around 25% of its local and regional newspapers. Many others have shrunk dramatically in size. This has led to...
Have Native Americans been let down?
At the height of the pandemic, Native Americans were dying of Covid at twice the rate of white Americans. Huge inequalities have been highlighted, no...
Veterans
America has been involved in plenty of wars in recent decades and is proud of its military and veterans. But are veterans getting the support they nee...
The wonderful world of Gen Z
How are Generation Z shaping your world? They are the generation born from 1996 to the present day. As the oldest members are turning 24, they’re alre...
Immigration in America
America was built on immigration, but is it still a good place for immigrants? Katty Kay and Carlos Watson discuss immigration, acceptance and assimil...
America’s loneliness epidemic
Even before Covid, four out of every 10 American adults admitted to feeling anxiety and depression, and up to 70% of young Americans said they were lo...
A new presidency
It’s all change at the White House, with the new president promising a fresh start on a host of key issues: from vaccines and the economy, to race and...
Talking across divides
Katty Kay and Carlos Watson ask how Americans of differing views can restart their conversations. Partisan politics has broken up friendships, love af...
Is American democracy in danger?
Katty Kay and Carlos Watson look back on a tumultuous week in US politics, and ask: where now for American democracy and America’s democratic institut...
Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi
Over the past year the Black Lives Matter movement went global, with protests against racial injustice taking place in over 60 countries.
Katty...
What next for the GOP?
In the week that the Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as the next US President, Katty Kay and Carlos Watson take a look at the future of the Repu...
Conspiracy theories in the time of Covid-19
Multiple conspiracy theories are circulating about Covid-19 - but how widely are they believed and what influence do they have?
From QAnon to...
Good cops, bad cops
One of the major stories of the past year was the death of George Floyd in May, following his arrest outside a store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The wh...
How has Covid changed America?
Covid-19 has dramatically changed the way we live our lives, exposing fractures in our communities - but what's America's exit plan from the pandemic?...
From cities to states, the US battles climate change
Joe Biden says he will immediately re-join the Paris agreement on climate change, which Donald Trump withdrew from. Donald Trump has also repealed man...
Bridging divided America
America’s turbulent 2020 election has highlighted how divided the United States is. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to bring the country togeth...
The election hangover
It took a while, and President Trump still hasn’t conceded defeat, but there’s a new President-elect on the scene, and Joe Biden is pressing ahead wit...
Make America Wait Again
Katty, Carlos and guests react to the astonishing 2020 US election. Bryan Lanza, Republican strategist and former member of Donald Trump’s 2016 transi...
What do women voters want?
Women will play a critical role in who wins the U.S. presidential election. Pollsters are keeping a close eye on this important voting bloc, and there...
America in the world
This week, Katty Kay and Carlos Watson turn their attention to American foreign policy. The Trump administration made radical changes to the United St...
America’s economic divide
Katty and Carlos discuss America’s economy and why one of the world’s wealthiest countries is home to such extremes of inequality and poverty.
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Is America’s democracy under threat?
President Trump’s hospitalisation for Covid-19 prompted many Americans to also worry about the health of the election process, and democracy itself. K...
Talking about race
"Where were you when you heard the news?" Katty and Carlos kick off this week's episode examining the impact of President Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis a...
America humbled?
Katty and Carlos open the series with a bold and difficult question: has America been humbled by the Covid-19 pandemic? The US has reached the grim mi...
Introductions
Every debate begins with introductions. In this unprecedented US election year, Katty and Carlos explore fresh perspectives on America’s future.