# The Stakes

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***The Stakes*** is a podcast hosted by [Kai Wright](/source/Kai_Wright) and produced by [WNYC Studios](/source/WNYC_Studios).[2]

## Background

The [podcast](/source/Podcast) focuses on a wide range of topics including public health, hip-hop, civil rights, and police violence.[1] The podcast released an episode called "The Abortion Clinic That Won’t Go Quietly", which addressed the problem of having a single [abortion provider](/source/Abortion_provider) in Alabama.[3]

## Reception

The podcast was included on *[The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic)*'s list of "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019".[4]

## References

1. Blistein, Jon (April 23, 2019). ["New Podcast 'The Stakes' Plots Episodes on Conscious Hip-Hop, Mueller Report"](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/stakes-wnyc-podcast-kai-wright-united-states-anxiety-826136/). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. [Penske Media Corporation](/source/Penske_Media_Corporation). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201126134343/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/stakes-wnyc-podcast-kai-wright-united-states-anxiety-826136/) November 26, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

1. Lohr, Nikki (July 26, 2019). ["WNYC's the Stakes Goes Beyond Breaking News"](https://podcastreview.org/review/the-stakes/). *Podcast Review*. [Los Angeles Review of Books](/source/Los_Angeles_Review_of_Books). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210122005959/https://podcastreview.org/review/the-stakes/) January 22, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

1. Byrd, Ayana (June 19, 2019). ["The Stakes Podcast Speaks to Alabama's Sole Abortion Provider"](https://www.colorlines.com/articles/stakes-podcast-speaks-alabamas-sole-abortion-provider). *[ColorLines](/source/ColorLines)*. [Race Forward](/source/Race_Forward). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200918020433/https://www.colorlines.com/articles/stakes-podcast-speaks-alabamas-sole-abortion-provider) September 18, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

1. Jane Standley, Laura & Mcquade, Eric (December 27, 2019). ["The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019"](https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/50-best-podcasts-2019/604165/). *[The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic)*. [Emerson Collective](/source/Emerson_Collective). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201204231700/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/12/50-best-podcasts-2019/604165/) December 4, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/the-stakes)

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