Podcast – Us & Them

Us & Them: Dinner Party — Charleston 2026

With the midterm elections approaching, Us & Them is taking the Dinner Party on the road to a trio of communities across West Virginia. In the first of our three gatherings this fall, host Trey Kay is back in Charleston bringing together conservative and liberal West Virginians to share a potluck meal, talk politics and see whether conversation across the divide can uncover some common ground.

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Us & Them: Stay Or Go — Part 1: The Stayers

They love West Virginia. They want to make their future here, but jobs, housing and opportunity can make that choice harder than it sounds. In the first of two Us & Them episodes, Trey Kay talks with young West Virginians trying to decide whether they can put down their own roots in a place they call home.

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Us & Them Encore: Disconnected Youth

West Virginia’s rate of “disconnected youth” has improved, but nearly 24,000 young people are still neither working nor in school. Us & Them explores what leaves some young people feeling stuck — and the programs trying to reconnect them to education, work and opportunity.

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Us & Them: What We Hide — Examining The Collateral Damage Of Addiction

West Virginia is seeing a dramatic decline in overdose deaths, but addiction’s consequences can be complex. On a new episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay explores what addiction can leave behind for children and families through the film “What We Hide” and a conversation with addiction and mental health professionals.

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