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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everythi… read more

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Who does language belong to? A fight over the Lakota Language

March 27th, 2024

39:14

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should Lakota …

Getting let down by the 'Great Expectations' of electoral politics

March 20th, 2024

17:43

This episode is brought to you by our play cousins over at NPR's It's Been A Minute. Brittany Luse chops it up with New Yorker writer and podcast host Vinson Cunningham to discuss his debut novel Great Expectations. …

In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are more than skin deep

March 13th, 2024

33:32

We've probably said it a hundred times on Code Switch — biological race is not a real thing. So why is race still used to help diagnose certain …

This conspiracy theory about eating bugs is also about race

March 6th, 2024

32:50

Gene Demby and NPR's Huo Jingnan dive into a conspiracy theory about how "global elites" are forcing people to eat bugs. And no huge surprise — the …

The musical legacy of Japanese American incarceration

February 28th, 2024

30:21

In February of 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government issued an executive order to incarcerate people of Japanese descent. That legacy has become a defining story of Japanese American identity. In …

Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Why menthol cigarettes have a chokehold on Black smokers

February 21st, 2024

35:29

In the U.S., flavored cigarettes have been banned since 2009, with one glaring exception: menthols. That exception was supposed to go away in 2023, …

Before the apps, people used newspapers to find love

February 14th, 2024

37:48

To celebrate the history of Black romance, Gene and Parker are joined by reporter Nichole Hill to explore the 1937 equivalent of dating apps — the …

How college footballers led the fight against racism in 1969

February 9th, 2024

32:30

It's 1969 at the University of Wyoming, where college football is treated like a second religion. But after racist treatment at an away game, 14 …

What it's like to be a Black woman with bipolar disorder

February 7th, 2024

29:18

"Three springs ago, I lost the better part of my mind," Naomi Jackson wrote in an essay for Harper's Magazine. On this episode, Jackson shares her …

Taylor Swift and the unbearable whiteness of girlhood

January 31st, 2024

35:22

Taylor Swift has become an American icon, (and she's got the awards, sales, and accolades to prove it.) With that status, she's often been celebrated …

A former church girl's search for a new spiritual home

January 29th, 2024

49:01

After leaving the Pentecostal Church, reporter Jess Alvarenga has been searching for a new spiritual home. They take us on their journey to find spirituality that includes the dining room dungeon of a dominatrix, …

What happens when public housing goes private?

January 24th, 2024

40:21

The New York City Housing Authority is the biggest public housing program in the country. But with limited funding to address billions of dollars of …

The women who masterminded the Montgomery Bus Boycott

January 17th, 2024

36:50

When people think back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, they often remember just the bullet points: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and voila. But on …

Everyone wants a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy

January 10th, 2024

30:45

Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, …

67 years after desegregation, Arkansas schools are in the spotlight again

January 3rd, 2024

35:41

Classrooms in Arkansas were at the center of school desegregation in the 1950s. Now, with the LEARNS Act, they're in the spotlight again. Code Switch

Women of color have always shaped the way Americans eat

December 27th, 2023

33:48

For decades, the ingredients, dishes and chefs that are popularized have been filtered through the narrow lens of a food and publishing world …

Here are our favorite Code Switch episodes from 2023

December 20th, 2023

30:47

It's that time of year again, fam, when we look back at the past 12 months and think, "WHOA, HOW'D THAT GO BY SO FAST?" So we're taking a beat: for this week's episode, each one of us who makes Code Switch is getting on …

Revisiting 'The Color Purple' wars

December 18th, 2023

47:18

The Color Purple remake drops this week and to celebrate, we're bringing you this special episode from our play cousins over at Pop Culture Happy Hour

This is what "real self-care" looks like

December 13th, 2023

36:41

"You can't meditate yourself out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare and no paid sick days," says Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. But when you're overworked and overwhelmed, what can you do? On this episode, host B.A. Parker …

Watching 'Renaissance' and what we hear in Beyoncé's silence

December 11th, 2023

18:45

We're bringing you an extra treat this week from our play cousins over at It's Been A Minute: In the credits for 'Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé' the Queen Bee makes it clear who is in charge. Written by? Beyoncé. …

The world can be painful. But love is possible, too

December 6th, 2023

34:53

Kai Cheng Thom is no stranger to misanthropy. There have been stretches of her life where she's felt burdened by anger, isolation, and resentment …

Can you travel the world — ethically?

November 29th, 2023

31:46

Traveling is supposed to open your mind and expand your horizons — but what if it doesn't? In her new book Airplane Mode, author Shahnaz Habib suggests that sometimes, traveling does more to enforce our ideas about the …

A Tale of Two Tribal Nations

November 22nd, 2023

51:13

The word "reservation" implies "reserved" – as in, this land is reserved for Native Americans. But most reservation land actually isn't owned by tribes. That's true for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern …

Who Has The "Right To A Story?"

November 15th, 2023

35:54

On this week's Code Switch, we hear from two Palestinian American poets who talk about what it's like to be Palestinian American in the U.S. Fady …

How does a computer discriminate?

November 8th, 2023

33:53

OK, not exactly a computer — more like, the wild array of technologies that inform what we consume on our computers and phones. Because on this …

All The Only Ones: The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle

November 3rd, 2023

43:57

We're bringing you something special from our play cousins over at Embedded: the first episode of a three part series about the often neglected history of trans youth in America. We meet Zen, a Mexican-American, New …

Looking For My People In The Black Punk Scene

November 1st, 2023

31:45

More than a decade since B.A. Parker last dabbled in the Black punk scene, she heads to a punk a show, and remembers a question from James Spooner: …

Giving up on identity with Ada Limón

October 25th, 2023

35:19

Ada Limón is many things: the U.S. Poet Laureate, a recently named MacArthur "Genius," a Latina, a summer person becoming a fall person. But underneath all those outer identities, she's still in search for the "original …

The agony and ecstasy of parenting with Hari Kondabolu

October 18th, 2023

27:43

Being a new parent is exhausting at the best of times. There are diapers to change, bottles to fill, screaming sobs to quiet down. But beyond all the routine chores that come with parenting, there are the larger social …

What does it mean to be good?

October 11th, 2023

32:07

In her memoir Rivermouth, author Alejandra Oliva recounts her experiences working as a translator and interpreter for people seeking asylum in the U.S. But as she navigates the world of immigration advocacy, she starts …

Student activists are fighting big coal, and winning

October 4th, 2023

38:37

South Baltimore has some of the most polluted air in the country. Local teenagers are fighting polluters back, and slowly building toward climate …

Probation and parole — the under-researched arms of mass incarceration

September 27th, 2023

36:01

In the past decade, the problem of mass incarceration has gotten increased attention and thought. But in his new book, Mass Supervision, Vincent Schiraldi argues that in those conversations, people often neglect to …

'I Can Die For This Country, But I Can't Learn'

September 20th, 2023

37:19

In June, the Supreme Court banned affirmative action at colleges and universities across the country, with one glaring exception: military academies. …

Remembering and unremembering, from Kigali to Nashville

September 13th, 2023

38:51

For centuries, the idea of the "American Dream" has been a powerful narrative for many immigrant communities. But for just as long, many African …

Fall football — or the fall of football?

September 6th, 2023

34:13

This week, the NFL is gearing up for the start of its 104th season. But as this new chapter begins, we're looking at some of the league's old …

Bad Bunny, Reggaeton, and Resistance

August 30th, 2023

38:29

Bad Bunny, the genre- and gender norm-defying Puerto Rican rapper, is one of the biggest music stars on the planet. He has also provided a global megaphone for Puerto Rican discontent. In this episode, we take a look at …

What Makes A Good Race Joke?

August 23rd, 2023

27:09

When a comedian of color makes a joke, is it always about race, even if it's not about race? Code Switch talks to comedians Aparna Nancherla, Brian …

Family, fortune, and the fight for Osage headrights

August 16th, 2023

23:57

When Richard J. Lonsinger's birth mother passed away in 2010, he wasn't included in the distribution of her estate. Feeling hurt and excluded, he …

How Hip-Hop Fights The Power — And Also Serves It

August 9th, 2023

34:23

For hip-hop's not-official-but-kind-of-official 50th birthday, we dig into its many contradictions. From the legend of the South Bronx block party …

Rolling the dice on race in Dungeons & Dragons

August 2nd, 2023

33:28

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most popular tabletop role-playing games of all time. But it has also helped cement some ideas about how we …

Code Switch's beach reads — no beach required

July 26th, 2023

34:19

There are race books, and there are beach reads, and never the twain shall meet. You know that old truism, right? Well, this is Code Switch (the show …

This Conspiracy Soup Contains Bugs — And Racism

July 19th, 2023

33:09

Gene Demby and NPR's Huo Jingnan dive into a conspiracy theory about how "global elites" are forcing people to eat bugs. And no huge surprise — the …

Is "home" still home after 30 years away?

July 12th, 2023

36:44

Brian de los Santos always thought of Mexico as his "home" — despite not having been able to return to his country of birth for three decades. But when he finally got a chance to visit, his conception of what home was …

What Happens After A Racist Massacre In Your Neighborhood?

July 5th, 2023

32:47

This week, we're sharing the first episode of "Buffalo Extreme," a three-part series from our play cousins at NPR's Embedded. The series follows a …

Honoring My Enslaved Ancestors, Part Two

June 28th, 2023

33:44

In the second of two episodes, Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker is figuring out what kind of descendant she wants to be. Parker and her mom decide to go back to the plantation where their ancestors were enslaved, because …

Honoring My Enslaved Ancestors, Part One

June 21st, 2023

33:44

Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker digs into what it means to maintain the legacy of her ancestors. In part one of two episodes, Parker goes to a symposium for descendants of slavery and meets people who, like her, are …

Going to a white church in a Black body

June 14th, 2023

38:17

How do you participate in a faith practice that has a rough track record with racism? That's what our play-cousin J.C. Howard gets into on this week's episode of Code Switch. He talks to us about Black Christians who, …

Spilling the "T" with comedian D'Lo

June 7th, 2023

30:18

On this week's Code Switch, producer Kumari Devarajan finds her demographic clone in actor and comedian D'Lo. Kumari found that when you share so much in common with a stranger who is putting their business on front …

Exclusion, resilience and the Chinese American experience on 'Mott Street'

May 31st, 2023

30:12

Ava Chin's family has been in the U.S. for generations — but Ava was disheartened to learn that so much of what they had experienced was totally absent from American history books. So she embarked on a journey to learn …

Across the ocean: a Japanese American story of war and homecoming

May 24th, 2023

34:33

One of the most pivotal moments in Japanese American history was when the U.S. government uprooted more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry and forced them into incarceration camps. But there is another, …

The implications of the case against ICWA

May 17th, 2023

32:33

The Supreme Court is about to decide on a case arguing that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) discriminates against white foster parents. …

Naomi Jackson talks 'losing and finding my mind'

May 10th, 2023

30:03

"Three springs ago, I lost the better part of my mind," Naomi Jackson wrote in an essay for Harper's Magazine. On this episode, Jackson reads from that essay about her experience with mental illness, including how she …

K-Pop's Surprising B(l)ackstory

May 3rd, 2023

45:06

K-pop disrupted pop culture in South Korea in the early 1990s, and later found fans around the world. Vivian Yoon was one of those fans, growing up …

The Fallout of a Callout

April 26th, 2023

28:42

In 2017, comedian Hari Kondabolu called out Hollywood's portrayals of South Asians with his documentary The Problem With Apu. The film was also a …

Self-Care Laid Bare

April 19th, 2023

35:29

"You can't meditate yourself out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare and no paid sick days," says Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. But when you're overworked and overwhelmed, what actually can you do? On this episode, host B.A. …

W2s and WTFs

April 12th, 2023

30:05

You finally get through the confusing, stressful work of doing your taxes only to hear back from the IRS: you're being audited. And it turns out that …

Women in hip-hop push back against the male gaze

April 5th, 2023

34:08

The male gaze objectifies, consumes and shames people for not fitting into a mold. This week, we're looking at how that affects women in hip-hop. Our …

The Tricky Obligations of Utang Na Loob

March 29th, 2023

38:55

Utang na loob is the Filipino concept of an eternal debt to others, be it family or friends, who do a favor for you. In this episode from 2022, we …

The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott

March 22nd, 2023

35:02

We've all heard about Rosa Parks and her crucial role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But Parks was just one of the many women who organized for years …

Whose Nightmares Are We Telling? How Horror Has Evolved for People of Color

March 15th, 2023

33:53

Host B.A. Parker talks to Jasmin Savoy Brown, of the recently-released Scream 6, about playing a queer Black girl who lives. And film critics Richard Newby and Mallory Yu discuss how horror movies can actually help us …

The Women Who Influence How America Eats

March 8th, 2023

32:26

For decades, the ingredients, dishes and chefs that are popularized have been filtered through the narrow lens of a food and publishing world …

This Racism Is Killing Me Inside

March 1st, 2023

29:18

This week, we revisit an episode from 2018 that looks into how discrimination not only degrades your health, but can cost you your life. We hear the story of Shalon Irving, who died after giving birth to her daughter. …

Black History's Family Tree

February 22nd, 2023

35:07

Brett Woodson Bailey grew up knowing he was the descendant of "the father of Black history," Carter G. Woodson. He also grew up with the support and guidance of his "cousin" Craig Woodson, who is white. In this week's

The Merengue War

February 15th, 2023

43:02

From the dance floors of weddings and bar mitzvahs to the Billboard Hot 100, chances are, you've enjoyed some merengue music – think about the 1998 Puerto Rican hit 'Suavemente,' which topped charts across the globe. …

Reckoning With The NFL's Rooney Rule

February 8th, 2023

34:41

The large majority of NFL players are people of color. The coaches on the sidelines? Not so much. In this episode, we're looking at the NFL's famous …

Celebrating Lunar New Year In A Time Of Grief

February 1st, 2023

35:17

In this week's episode, we dive into the traditions and stories that shape Lunar New Year, and why violence and tragedy in the U.S. on the eve of the …

The Original Rainbow Coalition

January 25th, 2023

24:07

In this episode we turn to late 1960s Chicago, when three unlikely groups came together to form a coalition based on interracial solidarity. It's …

Bad Bunny, Reggaeton, and Resistance

January 18th, 2023

39:05

Bad Bunny, the genre- and gender norm-defying Puerto Rican rapper, is one of the biggest music stars on the planet. He has also provided a global megaphone for Puerto Rican discontent. In this episode, we take a look at …

Meet Lori Lizarraga—Our Newest Co-host

January 11th, 2023

27:08

From the world of local TV news, meet Code Switch's newest co-host, Lori Lizarraga! Before she was born, her mother had the nickname "Lori" ready for her, even though her legal name is Laura. The story behind why starts …

Revisiting 'How The Other Half Eats'

January 4th, 2023

32:20

How do race and class affect the way we eat? What does it mean to "eat like a white person?" And if food inequality isn't about "food deserts," what is it really about? We're getting into all those questions and more …

How cumbia has shaped music across Latin America

December 28th, 2022

29:42

Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. From our play friends at NPR's Alt.Latino, Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras talk about their common love of the musical …

Unlocking family history in 'Before Me'

December 21st, 2022

45:37

It wasn't until Lisa Phu had her own child that she started unlocking her mother's history. In her new 5-part series called Before Me, Lisa asks her …

What We Watched in 2022

December 14th, 2022

29:34

There are a lot of TV shows to watch out there - so the Code Switch team isn't trying to bring you a list of the "best." Instead, we're chatting about the shows we watched this year that we loved, and gave us something …

Why some Republicans want to narrow who counts as Black

December 7th, 2022

35:26

Republican officials in Louisiana want to change how Black people are counted in voting maps. If their plan is successful, it could shrink the power …

Notes from America: 'Blackness (Un)interrupted'

November 30th, 2022

29:45

So many of our perceptions of race have to do with color. How does that change if you've lived in both Black and white skin? Our Executive Producer …

A lost bird, a found treasure

November 23rd, 2022

34:28

Bear Carrillo grew up knowing only a few details about his birth parents: when he was born they were university students, the first from their tribes …

Live from Chicago: What makes a city home?

November 16th, 2022

50:08

This episode is excerpted from the Code Switch Live show at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, featuring special guests José Olivarez, Sultan …

Throughline: How Korean culture went global

November 9th, 2022

48:05

From BTS to Squid Game to high-end beauty standards, South Korea reigns as a global exporter of pop culture and entertainment. How does a country go …

Code Switch fam! Say hello to It's Been a Minute's new host, Brittany Luse!

November 2nd, 2022

34:13

Code Switch's host B.A. Parker, introduces us to our play cousin It's Been a Minute's new voice, Brittany Luse! In Brittany's first two episodes she talks about the representation and contextual history of Black women …

Fear In An Age Of Real Life Horror, Revisited

October 26th, 2022

24:39

It's that time of year again: celebrations of the macabre hit a little too close to home and brush up against our country's very dark past. We talk about navigating fake horror amid what's actually terrifying and how …

Skeletons in the closet, revisited

October 19th, 2022

33:57

More than 10,000 Native human remains are currently sitting in a storage facility in a Maryland suburb. This week, how one small tribe is fighting to get them back to Florida. This episode originally aired October 13, …

Black reality in a world of fantasy

October 12th, 2022

29:15

Why build a fantasy world that still has racism? B.A. Parker moderates a discussion on Black science fiction and fantasy with authors Tochi Onyebuchi and Leslye Penelope at the National Book Festival.

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Omar Apollo on making music, being queer and Latinx

October 5th, 2022

29:13

NPR's Alt.Latino gets a reboot, and for its first episode, they speak with R&B darling Omar Apollo. Apollo shares what it's been like being a …

Gaming out race in Dungeons & Dragons

September 28th, 2022

34:12

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most popular tabletop role-playing games of all time. But it has also helped cement some ideas about how we …

In 1962, segregationists set up "Reverse Freedom Rides"

September 21st, 2022

39:38

Recently, Republican governors have been sending migrants from the southern border to cities they deem more liberal under false pretenses. The …

Can therapy solve racism?

September 14th, 2022

35:37

Nearly 20% of Americans turned to therapy in 2020. That had us wondering: What exactly can therapy accomplish? Today, we're sharing the stories of two Latinx people who tried to use therapy to understand and combat …

How the Pell Grant helped POCs go to college

September 7th, 2022

27:52

The cost of college has been on everyone's minds, especially with student debt cancellation. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have …

What does it mean to "inherit whiteness?"

August 31st, 2022

26:44

In Baynard Woods' new memoir, Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness, Woods reflects on how growing up white in South Carolina impacted his life. …

What makes a good race joke?

August 24th, 2022

27:48

When a comedian of color makes a joke, is it always about race, even if it's not about race? In part two of our comedians episodes, Code Switch talks …

What's so funny about race?

August 17th, 2022

31:48

What makes a great joke about race? In the first of two episodes, Code Switch talks to comedians Ziwe, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes and Joel Kim Booster about their favorite race joke they tell: What's its origin story? Why is …

Into the glittering neon universe of 'P-Valley' with Katori Hall

August 10th, 2022

30:51

The Starz hit show P-Valley takes audiences to a strip club in a fictional town in the Mississippi Delta. Part soap opera, part Southern Gothic, the show focuses on the interior lives of the Black women who work at the …

Lost In Translation

August 3rd, 2022

36:05

Today on the show, we're bringing you the stories of two families grappling with how best to communicate across linguistic differences. In the first story, a young man sorts through how to talk to his parents about …

Meet B.A. Parker — our new co-host!

July 27th, 2022

24:08

Fam: We finally have a new co-host of the Code Switch podcast! And we're just a *tiny bit* excited. So today on the show, we're introducing you to B.A. Parker. Gene chats with Parker about who she is, what drew her to …

Who belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

July 20th, 2022

38:13

In 1866, the Cherokee Nation promised citizenship for Black "freedmen" and their descendants. But more than a century later, the descendants of the …

School Colors Episode 9: "Water Under The Bridge"

July 15th, 2022

50:10

Over the course of this season, we've explored a rich history and complicated present, but what about the future? In the final episode, we catch up with parents who became activated on both sides of the debate over the …

Code Switch's playlist for a summer road trip

July 13th, 2022

38:47

This week, we're talking about the podcasts that podcasters listen to. These are the shows that members of the Code Switch team cannot tear our ears away from. We think they'd be great for a long car ride, plane ride, …

School Colors Bonus: "Ms. Mitchell's Pandemic Diary"

July 8th, 2022

28:11

Pat Mitchell is the longtime principal of P.S. 48 – an elementary school in Jamaica, Queens. And while she cares deeply about her students and her …

'Wherever you go, there you are'

July 6th, 2022

56:35

Many immigrants have described the feeling of being different people in different places. Maybe in one country, you're a little goofy, a little wild. In another, you're more serious — more of a planner. In this episode, …

School Colors Episode 8: "The Only Way Out"

July 1st, 2022

1:00:36

When the District 28 diversity planning process came around, many Chinese parents had already been activated a year earlier by the fight to defend …

No Man's Land

June 29th, 2022

34:45

Tens of thousands of children were adopted from other countries by parents in the U.S., only to discover as adults a quirk in federal law that meant …

School Colors Episode 7: "The Sleeping Giant"

June 24th, 2022

59:11

In some ways, this entire season was prompted by the parents who organized against diversity planning in School District 28. So in this episode, …

On Food, Mattress Sales, and Juneteenth

June 19th, 2022

33:21

It's the second year that Juneteenth has been a federal holiday — which means it's getting the full summer holiday treatment: sales on appliances, …

School Colors Episode 6: "Below Liberty"

June 17th, 2022

55:30

Though a lot of parents and educators agree there needs to be some change in District 28, the question remains: what kind of change? When we asked around, more diversity wasn't necessarily at the top of everybody's …

The impact of COVID-19, a million deaths in

June 15th, 2022

28:38

A new book by Linda Villarosa looks at how racial bias in healthcare has costs for all Americans. Spoiler: Poverty counts — but not as much as you'd think.

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Spilling the T

June 8th, 2022

31:22

Code Switch's Kumari Devarajan found an unlikely demographic doppelganger in D'Lo, a comedian and playwright whose one-person show about growing up as a queer child of immigrants in the U.S. is reopening on a bigger …

School Colors Episode 5: "The Melting Pot"

June 3rd, 2022

54:14

Until recently, School District 28 in Queens, N.Y., was characterized by a white Northside, and a Black Southside. But today, the district, and …

Rethinking 'safety' in the wake of Uvalde

June 1st, 2022

32:01

In the wake of violence and tragedies, people are often left in search of ways to feel safe again. That almost inevitably to conversations about the …

School Colors Episode 4: "The Mason-Dixon Line"

May 27th, 2022

51:19

So much of the present day conversation about District 28 hinges on the dynamic between the Northside and the Southside. But why were the North and …

How We Decide Who Is 'Worthy of Welcome'

May 25th, 2022

41:58

Millions of Syrians have been displaced by ongoing civil war. In her new book, Refuge, Heba Gowayed follows Syrians who have resettled in the U.S., …

School Colors Episode 3: "The Battle of Forest Hills"

May 20th, 2022

59:13

In the early 1970s, Forest Hills, Queens, became a national symbol of white, middle class resistance to integration. Instead of public schools, this …

The Utang Clan

May 18th, 2022

43:57

Utang na loob is the Filipino concept of an eternal debt to others, be it family or friends, who do a favor for you. It goes back to pre-colonial …

School Colors Episode 2: "Tales From The Southside"

May 11th, 2022

50:10

School District 28 in Queens, N.Y., has a Northside and a Southside. To put it simply, the Southside is Black and the farther north you go, the fewer …

School Colors Episode 1: "There Is No Plan"

May 4th, 2022

57:44

In 2019, a school district in Queens N.Y., one of the most diverse places on the planet, is selected to go through the process of creating something …

Coming Soon: Code Switch presents 'School Colors'

May 2nd, 2022

3:26

Coming soon to the Code Switch feed: School Colors, a limited-run series about how race, class and power shape American cities and schools. Hosts …

The LA Uprising, a generation later

April 27th, 2022

50:33

Some call it a riot. Some call it an uprising. Many Korean Americans simply call it "Sai-i-gu" (literally, 4-2-9.) But no matter what you call it, it's clear to many that April 29, 1992 made a fundamental mark on the …

Race, queerness, and superpowers in 'Everything, Everywhere, All at Once'

April 20th, 2022

25:44

How can anything be more important than what's happening right now? That's the question a woman named Evelyn Wang is pondering right before she is …

A makeup company gets a facelift

April 13th, 2022

24:51

In the 70s and 80s, Fashion Fair was an iconic cosmetics company designed to create makeup for Black women of all shades. This is the story of that company's meteoric rise, its slow decline, and the two women who think …

A New Movement on Standing Rock

April 6th, 2022

36:06

What do you do when all your options for school kind of suck? That was the question some folks on the Standing Rock Reservation found themselves …

The dance that made its way from Harlem to Sweden

March 30th, 2022

42:58

Lindy Hop is a dance that was born in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s — created and performed by African Americans in segregated clubs and dance halls. But today, one of the world's most vibrant Lindy Hop communities is …

Why the N-word is so toxic

March 23rd, 2022

37:13

It is probably the most radioactive word in the English language. At the same time, the N-word is kind of everywhere: books, movies, music, comedy (not to mention the mouths of people who use it frequently, whether as a …

Screams and Silence

March 16th, 2022

31:34

This week marks the one year anniversary of a deadly shooting spree in Atlanta, where eight people were killed. Six of those people were Asian …

What's In A Dad?

March 9th, 2022

28:23

Gene Demby and comedian Hari Kondabolu are both new fathers, and they're both learning to raise kids who will have very different identities and …

Mabel Fairbanks: The Ice Breaker

March 2nd, 2022

39:11

Figure skating has always been about flair and drama. But what happens on the ice is nothing compared to what goes on behind the scenes. This week, with the help of our friends at the Blind Landing podcast, we're …

The rise and fall of 'America's Dad'

February 23rd, 2022

41:11

At the height of his career, Bill Cosby was one of the most famous men in the United States. He was the biggest and highest paid star in the country, and with his image plastered on billboards, advertisements and …

Can therapy solve racism?

February 16th, 2022

32:07

In 2020, nearly 20% of Americans turned to therapy. Many of those people were looking for a space to process some of the big, painful events they …

Humor, poetry and romance on Code Switch Live

February 9th, 2022

36:15

Live from your computer screens, it's Code Switch! Guest hosts Ayesha Rascoe and Denice Frohman joined us to talk poetry and humor with special …

Bonus Episode: Consider the Lobstermen

February 7th, 2022

24:49

In Canada, tensions between indigenous fishermen and commercial fishermen have been simmering for decades. On today's bonus episode, from our friends at NPR's Planet Money team, we travel to Nova Scotia to figure out …

The 'double-edged sword' of being a Black first

February 2nd, 2022

34:09

It's Black History Month, which is likely to bring boundless stories of Black Excellence and Black Firsts. So today on the show, we're talking about Constance Baker Motley — a trailblazing civil rights judge who paved …

Bonus: Getting real (like, really real) with Gabrielle Union

January 30th, 2022

48:47

We hear the phrase "unapologetically Black" thrown around a lot. But what does it actually mean? In this bonus episode from our newest play cousins …

Playing Pretendian

January 26th, 2022

33:23

People lie about being Native American all the time – on college applications, on job applications, in casual conversation. But how do "Pretendians" …

Bonus: Remembering the iconic, complicated André Leon Talley

January 23rd, 2022

35:09

Since he died this week, André Leon Talley has been described over and over again as "larger than life." But on this episode, brought to us by our friends at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast, three queer Black men talk …

A whiteness that's only skin deep

January 19th, 2022

24:57

We use words related to color to describe different racial categories all the time — Black, white, brown. But how much of race and identity actually …

They came, they saw, they reckoned?

January 12th, 2022

35:22

It's now been more than a year since the so-called "racial reckoning" that marked the summer of 2020. The country, some said confidently, was having the biggest racial reckoning since the civil rights movement. But …

Nikole Hannah-Jones on the power of collective memory

January 5th, 2022

49:45

What stories do we learn about the history of the United States? Who dreamed up those stories? And what happens when we challenge them? This week on the pod, our play cousins at NPR's Throughline podcast talk to …

Ask Code Switch: What Does Race Have To Do With Beauty?

December 29th, 2021

47:37

This time of year, folks are being inundated with messages about how to become more beautiful. But beauty is an ever-changing goalpost that has …

What We Watched in 2021

December 22nd, 2021

33:05

Y'all, 2021 brought us a lot of TV. Some of it was even good! So this week, we're talking about the shows that had something interesting to say about race, from We Are Lady Parts to Reservation Dogs to City of Ghosts.

Bonus Episode: The blessing and curse of the '90s Latin Pop Explosion

December 20th, 2021

34:36

Our play cousins at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast reexamine the so-called "Latin explosion" of the late '90s: What it was supposed to be for audiences across the U.S., and what it actually came to represent.

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What Is 'Latin Music' Anyway?

December 15th, 2021

35:19

The term 'Latin Music' can encompass everything from Celia Cruz to Bad Bunny to Selena Gomez to Los Tigres del Norte. It's rock, pop, hip hop, salsa, bachata, reggaeton, and so much more. So...what exactly is the …

A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'

December 8th, 2021

32:52

How do race and class affect the way we eat? What makes dollar store junk food different from organic junk food? And when did Whole Foods become such …

Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police

December 1st, 2021

31:56

When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a regular presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author of the new book,

Ask Code Switch: Thought For Food

November 24th, 2021

32:11

It's Thanksgiving week, so we're bringing you a second helping of one of our favorite episodes, where we answer your questions about race and food. We're getting into the perceived whiteness of vegetarianism, what it …

'The Characters Are The Light'

November 17th, 2021

31:07

You already know we love books here on Code Switch — and given that we're smack dab in the middle of Native American Heritage month, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our favorite recent books by Indigenous …

'Being Fly Is An Act Of Community'

November 10th, 2021

34:56

When 'Soul Train' first aired in 1971, there had never been a show like it. Fifty years later, that's still true. So this week, we're passing the mic …

Love And Blood Quantum

November 3rd, 2021

21:33

If you're Native American, there's a good chance that you've thought a lot about blood quantum — a highly controversial measurement of the amount of "Indian blood" you have. It can affect your identity, your …

Ask Code Switch: Parents Just Don't Understand

October 27th, 2021

43:19

Or do they? This week, we're answering some of your toughest questions about race and your parents. How do you create boundaries with immigrant parents? What dynamics might interracial couples bring to families? And why …

Painting By Numbers

October 20th, 2021

32:09

The 2020 census data is finally here! At first glance, it paints a surprising portrait of a changing United States: The number of people who identify …

Skeletons In The Closet

October 13th, 2021

32:14

In a small suburb of Washington, D.C., a non-descript beige building houses thousands of Native human remains. The remains are currently in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution. But for the past decade, the …

The Once And Future 'Karen'

October 6th, 2021

23:30

If you've been paying attention to the news over the past couple years, you know what a so-called 'Karen' is: a white woman who uses her race and …

The Rise Of The BBL

September 29th, 2021

28:50

Black women have always faced immense pressure to make their bodies look a certain way. But if done the "wrong way," achieving that idealized figure can lead to just as much scrutiny and critique. So today, we're …

The Dramatic Life Of The American Teenager

September 24th, 2021

18:30

Kacen Callender started out as a kid in St. Thomas writing fan fiction. Today, they are the author of multiple middle grade and young adult novels …

Who You Calling 'Hispanic'?

September 22nd, 2021

34:48

But seriously, who? Because while it is Hispanic Heritage Month, the notion of a multiracial, multinational, pan-ethnic identity called "Hispanic" is …

The Making And Remaking Of Afghanistan

September 15th, 2021

55:31

For two decades, many Americans have seen Afghanistan depicted primarily through the lens of war. But that's not the full story — not even close. …

The Lost Summer

September 8th, 2021

46:52

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer , a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to …

The Folk Devil Made Me Do It

September 1st, 2021

37:52

What moral panics reveal about the ongoing freakout over critical race theory in schools.

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'Seeing Ghosts' Across Generations

August 25th, 2021

26:40

Kat Chow was 13 when her mother died, and with that loss came profound and lasting questions about identity, family and history. In her memoir, Seeing Ghosts, the author and former Code Switch reporter explores how her …

Who Runs The World? Kids.

August 18th, 2021

28:39

OK, they're not all kids. But they're all students, they're all amazing, and frankly, we're concerned that they might be coming for our jobs. That's right — the Student Podcast Challenge is back, and this year, the …

Care To Explain Yourself?

August 11th, 2021

30:22

It's hot out, places are shutting down again, and things might just be feeling a little bit slow. So in the spirit of spicing things up, we wanted to …

Violence That Doesn't Go Viral

August 4th, 2021

48:57

We talk a lot on this show about people who have been killed by police officers. But there is so much police violence that falls short of being …

To Love And Not Forgive

July 28th, 2021

38:32

For much of her childhood, Ashley Ford's father was incarcerated, and her mother struggled to raise her while grappling with her own upended life plans. In her new memoir, Somebody's Daughter, Ford looks at how her …

Words To Set You Free

July 21st, 2021

36:59

Some of the best books can make you feel free — free from your daily grind, free to imagine a new reality, free to explore different facets of your identity. This month, the Code Switch team is highlighting books that …

What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The 'Light-Skinned Privilege' Edition

July 14th, 2021

36:16

Maria Garcia and Maria Hinojosa are both Mexican American, both mestiza, and both relatively light-skinned. But Maria Hinojosa strongly identifies as …

Égalité, Fraternité, And 'Libertie'

July 7th, 2021

23:00

This month on Code Switch, we're talking about books — new and old — that have deepened our understandings of what it means to be free. First up, a …

A Good ACT To Follow

June 30th, 2021

50:21

Forty years ago this month, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. for the very first time. In the years since, LGBTQIA+ Americans have been fighting for treatment and recognition of a disease that was …

'Where We Come From': By Any Other Name

June 27th, 2021

17:17

Anyone with a name that isn't super common in the United States will tell you that the simple act of introducing yourself can lead to a whole …

Ballers, Shot Callers

June 23rd, 2021

26:19

The Supreme Court just ruled on a case that could change the future of college sports, potentially paving the way for NCAA athletes to be paid. But …

A Taste Of Freedom

June 16th, 2021

31:59

Juneteenth commemorates the day that enslaved Texans found out — more than two years after Emancipation Day — that they were free. It's also a day …

The Racial Reckoning That Wasn't

June 9th, 2021

35:44

In the wake of several high-profile police killings last summer, support for Black Lives Matter skyrocketed among white Americans. Their new concerns …

Where Are You Really From?

June 2nd, 2021

37:38

If you're a person of color living in the United States, chances are you've been asked more than you care to remember where you're from — no, where …

Tulsa, 100 Years Later

May 26th, 2021

28:25

In the spring of 1921, Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood neighborhood were attacked by a mob of angry white people. More than 300 people …

The Sum Of Our Parts

May 19th, 2021

35:43

People of color have a diverse set of interests, experiences, backgrounds and cultures. And the way we experience race and racism can be really …

The Kid Mero Talks 'What It Means To Be Latino'

May 12th, 2021

31:46

We've said it multiple times on the show: Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States. But...what does that actually mean? Are …

Show Me The Money

May 5th, 2021

34:34

Two friends living in Vermont decided to try a radical experiment: They asked White people in their community to give money directly to their Black neighbors — a DIY, hyper-local "reparations" program, of sorts. Our …

Live From Philly*: A Code Switch Jawn

April 28th, 2021

26:59

OK, so we weren't really in Philly (it's still a pandemic, after all.) But we did talk all things race and Philadelphia with special guests Erika Alexander and Denice Frohman. On the docket for the night: reparations, …

A Utopia For Black Capitalism

April 21st, 2021

31:29

Floyd McKissick, one of the major leaders of the civil rights movement, had an audacious, lifelong dream. He wanted to build a city — from scratch — …

Do The Golden Arches Bend Toward Justice?

April 14th, 2021

30:40

Calls for racial justice are met with a lot of different proposals, but one of the loudest and most enduring is to invest in Black businesses. But can "buying Black" actually do anything to mitigate racism? To find out, …

Spit A Verse, Drop Some Knowledge

April 7th, 2021

24:03

We've spent the past year trying to analyze, dissect and intellectualize all the ways that our world has changed. But sometimes the best way to understand our circumstances isn't through data and reports — it's through …

Why Are We Here?

March 31st, 2021

33:26

Filipinos make up a small fraction of the nurses in the United States, but almost a third of the nurses who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. have been of Filipino descent. So what exactly is going on? Our friends over …

Screams And Silence

March 24th, 2021

32:43

Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and have been frustrated by the lack of media and public attention …

Lonnie Bunch And The 'Museum Of No'

March 17th, 2021

31:53

The Blacksonian — er, the National Museum of African American History and Culture — was years and years in the making. It's closed down because of …

Saving A Language You're Learning To Speak

March 10th, 2021

33:42

Every two weeks, a language dies with its last speaker. That was almost the fate of the Hawaiian language — until a group of young people decided to create a strong community of Hawaiian speakers — as they were learning …

David (Pronounced dah-VEED) Versus Goliath

March 3rd, 2021

41:09

Summer, 2004. The Olympics in Athens. The event? Men's basketball: U.S. versus Puerto Rico. And the whole world knows that Puerto Rico doesn't stand …

'Payback's A B****'

February 26th, 2021

29:21

We're ending Black history month where we started it...talking about reparations. On this episode, we're joined by Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow, …

A Shot In The Dark

February 24th, 2021

26:14

As the rollout of coronavirus vaccines unfolds, one big challenge for public health officials has been the skepticism many Black people have toward …

Becoming 'Black Moses'

February 17th, 2021

1:03:42

Marcus Garvey was an immigrant, a firebrand, a businessman. He was viewed with deep suspicion by the civil rights establishment. He would also become …

Black Kiss-tory

February 10th, 2021

26:53

Too often, Black history is portrayed as a story of struggle and suffering, completely devoid of joy. So we called up some romance novelists whose …

Who's 'Black Enough' For Reparations?

February 3rd, 2021

36:43

Black History Month is here, which means we're diving into big, sticky questions about what exactly it means to be Black. So this week on the show: Who is 'Black enough' for reparations? Because you know...we got some …

Stepping Out Of The Shadow Of 'Killer King'

January 27th, 2021

19:41

For decades, residents of Compton and Watts in South Los Angeles had to rely on one particularly troubled hospital for their medical care. A new …

The Last Four Years

January 20th, 2021

30:10

The Trump administration is coming to a close, but which elements of the Trump era are here to stay? We spoke to NPR's White House reporter, Ayesha Rascoe, about where we were when Donald Trump took office — and what …

From The Fringe To The Capitol

January 13th, 2021

31:03

Like all of you, we are still trying to make sense of Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Because even after the past four years, there are still new …

Finding 'A Perfect Match'

January 6th, 2021

30:05

Two close friends both suffered from the same aggressive form of cancer. After years of treatment, one lived and the other died. And while many variables factored into what happened, the woman who survived — reporter …

The Fire Still Burning

December 30th, 2020

46:10

If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that history informs every aspect of our present. So today we're bringing you an episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline. It gets into some of the most urgent lessons we can …

From Generation To Generation

December 28th, 2020

15:52

This month on Code Switch, we're thinking a lot about family and history. So we wanted to bring you this special episode from our friends at NPR's It's Been A Minute podcast, where producer Andrea Gutierrez tells the …

Family Stories, Family Lies

December 23rd, 2020

40:27

December is a month when a lot of people are thinking about family and tradition. Reliving memories. Retelling old stories. Each year, those stories …

Black And Up In Arms

December 16th, 2020

48:23

Guns. They're as American as apple pie. They represent independence and self-reliance. But ... not so much if you're Black. On this episode, we're getting into the complicated history of Black gun ownership and what it …

The Books That Got Away

December 13th, 2020

21:07

Listen, a lot has happened this year, and it's no shock that some things may have slipped under the radar. So our resident book expert, Karen Grigsby Bates, took a virtual trip around the country to talk to independent …

Stepping Back Inside Carmen Maria Machado's 'Dream House'

December 9th, 2020

35:33

It's no secret that Code Switch is a team full of book nerds. So this week, we're revisiting one of our favorite book conversations, with author …

Words Of Advice

December 1st, 2020

55:32

Let's face it — we could all use some help right now. So today on the pod, we're looking at a few of our favorite questions about race and identity …

Thank You, Next

November 25th, 2020

27:33

It's Thanksgiving week, and like basically everything else about 2020, this holiday is on track to be...let's call it "different." But while the …

The White Elephants In The Room

November 19th, 2020

36:39

One of the biggest storylines from the 2020 presidential race has ... well, race at the center of it. If you paid attention to the stories about exit …

Claim Us If You're Famous

November 11th, 2020

35:26

Kamala Harris is the vice president-elect, which marks an impressive list of firsts: woman in the White House; Black woman in the White House, Asian American in the White House; etc. Her Indian heritage has gotten much …

We ... Don't Know Anything Yet

November 4th, 2020

19:26

Election Day has come and gone, but we're still awhile away from knowing what the outcome will be. But while there's a lot we don't about the …

An Historic Vote, Among Many

October 31st, 2020

25:38

For a lot of reasons, the 2020 election feels historic. But in one important way, it's like so many elections throughout American history: Black and brown voters are being disproportionately prevented from casting their …

The Latinx Vote Comes Of Age

October 28th, 2020

28:08

For the first time in election history, Latinos are projected to be the second-largest voting demographic in the country. The reason? Gen Z Latinx voters, many of whom are casting a ballot for the first time in 2020. So …

Is Trump Really That Racist?

October 21st, 2020

35:11

We know his rhetoric has been described as boundary breaking when it comes to race. But U.S. presidents have been enacting racist policies forever. …

Let's Talk About Kamala Harris

October 14th, 2020

40:31

The VP candidate's biography and heritage allow people to project all kinds of ideas onto her, and to see what they want to see. But Kamala Harris's …

Hip-Hop, Mass Incarceration, And A Conspiracy Theory For The Ages

October 9th, 2020

59:00

Why are hip-hop and mass incarceration so entangled in the U.S.? That's the question that our play cousins at NPR Music, Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael, set out to answer on their brand new podcast, Louder Than a …

A Treaty Right For Cherokee Representation

October 7th, 2020

26:29

On this week's episode of Code Switch, we talk about the relevance of a 200 year old treaty — one that most Americans don't know that much about, but …

A New Look For The Fashion Industry?

October 3rd, 2020

19:12

Fall is the time for glossy fashion magazines, full of dazzling looks and the seasons hottest looks. But this year, we noticed something unusual: The …

Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'?

September 30th, 2020

37:17

Suffice it to say, we use the term "POC" a lot on Code Switch. But critiques of the initialism — and the popularization of the term "BIPOC" — caused …

Battle Of The Books

September 23rd, 2020

36:37

The Code Switch team has been mired in a months-long debate that we're attempting to settle once and for all: What kind of books are best to read during this pandemic? Books that connect you to our current reality? Or …

The Protests Heard 'Round The World

September 16th, 2020

36:27

How did a police killing in Minneapolis lead people thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to pull down the statue of a slave trader who's been …

The Kids Are All Right

September 9th, 2020

33:29

Adults often find it really hard to talk about race. But kids? Maybe not so much. NPR received more than 2,000 entries in this year's Student Podcast …

Balls And Strikes

September 2nd, 2020

32:38

Matilda Crawford. Sallie Bell. Carrie Jones. Dora Jones. Orphelia Turner. Sarah A. Collier. In 1881, these six Black women brought the city of …

The United States' Pre-Existing Conditions

August 26th, 2020

23:57

How was the the richest and most powerful country in the world laid low by a virus only nanometers in size? Ed Yong, a science reporter for The …

Keep Your Friends Closer

August 19th, 2020

49:23

As part of our Ask Code Switch series, we're tackling your toughest questions about race and friendship. We help our listeners understand how race and and its evil play cousin, racism, affect how we make friends, keep …

Kamala, Joe, And The Fissures In The Base

August 12th, 2020

43:26

Black voters are the Democrats' most reliable and influential voting bloc. But this election has underscored the tensions between those Black voters, …

Bonus Episode: Katrina, 15 Years Later

August 8th, 2020

29:29

It's hurricane season, so this week, we're bringing you a bonus episode, from the Atlantic's Floodlines podcast. On this episode, "Through the Looking Glass," host Vann R. Newkirk II looks at the way the media distorted …

The Long, Bloody Strike For Ethnic Studies

August 5th, 2020

37:14

The largest public university system in the country, the Cal State system, just announced a new graduation requirement: students must take an ethnic studies or social justice course. But ethnic studies might not even …

One Korean American's Reckoning

July 29th, 2020

25:17

At a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, a young Korean American man named Edmond Hong decided to grab a megaphone. Addressing other Asian Americans in the crowd, he described the need to stop being quiet and …

Un-HolyLand? An Arab Muslim Reckoning With Racism

July 22nd, 2020

41:30

After his daughter's racist and anti-LGBTQ social media posts became public, an Arab-Muslim entrepreneur is fighting to keep his once-burgeoning business alive in the middle of a national — and personal — reckoning with …

Remembering The 'Divine Diahann Carroll'

July 17th, 2020

17:24

On what would have been Diahann Carroll's 85th birthday, we're celebrating the legacy of the actress, model and singer. Reporter Sonari Glinton went …

What's In A 'Karen'?

July 15th, 2020

22:35

"Karen" has become cultural shorthand for a white woman who wields her race as a cudgel. And look, we all love to hate a good Karen. But where did …

An Immune System

July 8th, 2020

20:09

While it's technically possible to win a civil lawsuit against police officers for wrongdoing, there's a reason it almost never happens: a legal …

We Aren't Who We Think We Are

July 1st, 2020

41:13

Every family has a myth about who they are and where they came from. And there are a lot of reasons people tell these stories. Sometimes it's to make your family seem like they were part of an important historical …

They Don't Say Our Names Enough

June 27th, 2020

28:41

This year, Pride Month intersects with a surge of protests against racism and police brutality. So this week, courtesy of The Nod podcast, we're …

Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Talks 'The Undocumented Americans'

June 24th, 2020

22:39

In her new book, The Undocumented Americans, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio writes about delivery men, housekeepers, and day laborers — the undocumented immigrants who are often ignored while the media focuses its …

DACA Decision: Check-In with Miriam Gonzalez

June 19th, 2020

17:30

When the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that DACA could remain in place, recipient Miriam Gonzalez was relieved. As a plaintiff in the case, she's …

Why Now, White People?

June 17th, 2020

28:21

The video is horrific, and the brutality is stark. But that was the case in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and Minnesota in 2016. This time, though, white people are out in the streets in big numbers, and books such as "So You …

Bonus Episode: 'Not Just Another Protest'

June 12th, 2020

42:12

Suffice it to say, the past few weeks have been a lot to unpack. So today, we're bringing you a special bonus episode from our friends at It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. The podcast explores how protests have …

Unmasking The 'Outside Agitator'

June 10th, 2020

28:38

Whenever a protest boils up, it's a safe bet that public officials will quickly blame any violence or disruption on "outside agitators." But what, …

A Decade Of Watching Black People Die

May 31st, 2020

22:04

The last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black people. At this point, these calamities feel …

Songs Giving Us (Much Needed) Life

May 27th, 2020

23:08

Talking about race can get real heavy, real fast. Listening to music is one way people have been lightening the mood and sorting through their feelings. So this week, we're sharing some of the songs that are giving all …

COVID Diaries: Jessica And Sean Apply For A Loan

May 20th, 2020

33:38

On March 1, two Los Angeles-based capoeira instructors realized a dream almost 15 years in the making — they opened up their very own gym. Two weeks later, California's stay-at-home order went into effect, and the gym …

Ask Code Switch: The Coronavirus Edition

May 13th, 2020

26:02

We take on some of your questions about race, the coronavirus and social distancing. The questions are tricky, and as usual on Code Switch, the reality is even trickier.

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What Does 'Hood Feminism' Mean For A Pandemic?

May 6th, 2020

22:15

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated issues that disproportionately affect women. So on this episode, we're talking to Mikki Kendall — author of the new book, Hood Feminism — about what on-the-ground feminism …

When Poets Decide Who Counts

April 29th, 2020

2:03

All month long, we've been answering versions of one giant question: Who counts in 2020? Well, April is poetry month, so we decided to end our series by asking some of our favorite poets who they think counts — and how …

Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?

April 24th, 2020

32:55

Many Puerto Ricans grow up being taught that they're a mixture of three races: black, white and indigenous. But on the U.S. census, a majority of Puerto Ricans choose "white" as their only race. On this episode, we're …

The News Beyond The COVID Numbers

April 22nd, 2020

17:36

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, numbers have been flying at us about the spread of the illness—and then the next minute those same numbers are refuted. This week, we're talking to Alexis Madrigal at The Atlantic

Black Like Who?

April 15th, 2020

34:31

It's one of the thorniest questions in any theoretical plan for reparations for black people: Who should get them? On this episode, we dig into some …

Why The Coronavirus Is Hitting Black Communities Hardest

April 11th, 2020

24:52

Many have referred to COVID-19 as a "great equalizer." But the virus has actually exacerbated all sorts of disparities. When it comes to race, black Americans account for a disproportionate number of coronavirus-related …

A Treacherous Choice And A Treaty Right

April 8th, 2020

30:31

The Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation told his people to stay strong during this pandemic, and to remember how much they've endured over a long …

Mother, Should I Trust The Census Bureau?

April 1st, 2020

37:50

Right now, the U.S. Census Bureau is trying to count every single person living in the country. It's a complex undertaking with enormous stakes. But some people are very afraid of how that information will be used by …

Code Switch: Race. In Your Face.

March 25th, 2020

0:51

Code Switch is a weekly podcast that explores how race intersects with every aspect of our lives. Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby bring …

Sex, Friendship And Aging: 'It's Not All Downhill From Here'

March 25th, 2020

22:08

This week, senior correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates talks with the best-selling author Terry McMillan, famous for her novels Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The two longtime friends chat about …

The All-Women Mariachi Group That's Lifting Our Spirits

March 18th, 2020

16:50

With all this pandemic anxiety swirling, we thought you might need some music to take your mind off things. So this week, we've got an episode from

The Limits Of Empathy

March 11th, 2020

35:43

In matters of race and justice, empathy is often held up as a goal unto itself. But what comes after understanding? In this episode, we're teaming up with Radio Diaries to look at the career of a white writer who put …

When Fear Of The Coronavirus Turns Into Racism And Xenophobia

March 4th, 2020

24:48

As international health agencies warn that COVID-19 could become a pandemic, fears over the new coronavirus' spread have activated old, racist …

Claude Neal: A Strange And Bitter Crop

February 26th, 2020

25:26

Eighty-five years ago, a crowd of several thousand white people gathered in Jackson County, Florida, to participate in the lynching of a man named Claude Neal. The poet L. Lamar Wilson grew up there, but didn't learn …

Blexodus: The Black Exodus From The GOP

February 19th, 2020

31:28

How did the party of the Ku Klux Klan became the party of choice for black voters? And how did the party of Abraham Lincoln become 90 percent white? …

Pt. 2: Black Parents Take Control, Teachers Strike Back

February 12th, 2020

50:34

This is Part II of the story about the 1968 teachers' strike that happened in New York city after Black and Puerto Rican parents demanded more say over their kids' education. We'll tell you why some people who lived …

Black Parents Take Control, Teachers Strike Back

February 5th, 2020

58:16

In 1968, a vicious battle went down between white teachers and black and Puerto Rican parents in a Brooklyn school district. Many say the conflict …

Books For Your Mind, Belly And Soul

January 29th, 2020

32:24

Books help teach us about the world, our communities and ourselves. So this week, the Code Switch team is chatting it up with the authors of some of our favorite recent (and not-so-recent) books by and/or about people …

Bonus Episode: 'Between Friends' From WNYC

January 23rd, 2020

46:08

A text message gone wrong. A bachelorette party exclusion. A racist comment during the 2016 debates. When our friends at WNYC's Death, Sex and Money asked about the moments when race became a flashpoint in your …

Ask Code Switch: What About Your Friends?

January 22nd, 2020

49:17

We help our listeners understand how race and its evil play cousin, racism, affect our friendships. And we're doing it with help from WNYC's Death, Sex & Money podcast. Be a good friend and listen.

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Is The Door To Iran Closed Forever?

January 15th, 2020

30:52

In light of all the news coming out of Iran, we're talking with Jason Rezaian — an Iranian-American author and journalist who has experienced Iran's contradictions up close.

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Carmen Maria Machado Takes Us 'In The Dream House'

January 8th, 2020

27:28

When Carmen Maria Machado started searching for stories about intimate partner violence in queer relationships, there wasn't much out there. But in …

Beautiful Lies

January 1st, 2020

46:34

So many people's New Year's resolutions are centered around getting in shape, updating their skincare routine, and generally being more attractive. …

The Birth Of A 'New Negro'

December 25th, 2019

36:58

Can travel change your identity? It certainly did for one man. Alain Locke, nicknamed the 'Dean of the Harlem Renaissance,' traveled back and forth between Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany. In doing so, he was able …

Who Shot Ya?

December 18th, 2019

44:47

The shootings of the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur in the late 1990s are widely thought to be connected, but have never been officially solved. …

The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides

December 11th, 2019

39:38

Many people have heard of the Freedom Rides of 1961, when civil rights activists rode buses through the South to protest segregation. But most people have never heard of what happened the very next summer, when Southern …

Death Of A Blood Sport

December 4th, 2019

33:10

Later this month, a Congressional ban will make cockfighting illegal in U.S. territories. Animal rights activists argue that the sport is cruel and inhumane. But in Puerto Rico, many people plan to defy the ban. They …

Sometimes Explain, Always Complain

November 27th, 2019

29:15

It's Thanksgiving week, so we wanted to give y'all a question to fight about: How much context should you have to give when talking about race and …

Sex, Lies And Audio Tape

November 20th, 2019

55:13

Sometimes, in order to understand yourself, you fumble through a tough conversation with your mom. Other times, you roll up to a sex club with your …

Status Update

November 13th, 2019

25:50

Nearly 9 million people in the U.S. are part of a "mixed-status" family: some may be U.S. citizens; some may have green cards; others may face the constant specter of deportation. As the Supreme Court gets ready to …

Is This What It Means To Be White?

November 6th, 2019

24:36

In 1965, a white minister and civil rights organizer, James Reeb, was killed by a group of white men in Selma, Ala. Reeb's death drew national outrage, but no one was ever held accountable. We spoke to two reporters — …

Fear In An Age Of Real-Life Horror

October 30th, 2019

28:43

It's Halloween, and people are leaning into all things scary. But sometimes those celebrations of the macabre hit a little too close to home, brushing up against our country's very dark past. So how do you navigate …

A Strange And Bitter Crop

October 23rd, 2019

25:18

Eighty-five years ago, a crowd of several thousand white people gathered in Jackson County, Florida, to participate in the lynching of a man named Claude Neal. The poet L. Lamar Wilson grew up there, but didn't learn …

President Trump's (Anti-)Social Media

October 16th, 2019

30:29

The President's Twitter feed has become the White House's primary mechanism for communicating with the world. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR Politics took a …

That's The Anthem, Get Your [Dang] Hands Up!

October 9th, 2019

35:00

On this episode, we look closer at hit songs that have taken on broader resonances: from a wistful ode to Puerto Rico to a disco classic about …

Political Prisoners?

October 2nd, 2019

29:17

In "Prison City," Wisconsin, white elected officials are representing voting districts made up mostly of prisoners. Those prisoners are disproportionately black and brown. Oh, and they can't actually vote.

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The Original Blexit

September 25th, 2019

35:09

How is it that the party of Lincoln became anathema to black voters? It's a messy story, exemplified in the doomed friendship between Richard Nixon …

The Black Table In The Big Tent

September 18th, 2019

1:00:08

Black Republicans are basically unicorns — they might just be the biggest outliers in American two-party politics. So who are these folks who've …

A Tale Of Two School Districts

September 11th, 2019

29:07

In many parts of the U.S., public school districts are just minutes apart, but have vastly different racial demographics — and receive vastly …

'20 And Odd. Negroes'

August 28th, 2019

35:37

In August of 1619, a British ship landed near Jamestown, Virginia with dozens of enslaved Africans — the first black people in the colonies that …

All That Glisters Is Not Gold

August 21st, 2019

31:28

It's a widely accepted truth: reading Shakespeare is good for you. But what should we do with all of the bigoted themes in his work? We talk to a …

Dora's Lasting Magic

August 14th, 2019

37:47

Nickelodeon's Dora The Explorer helped usher in a wave of multicultural children's programming in the U.S. Our friends at Latino USA tell the story …

After The Cameras Leave

August 7th, 2019

27:15

Five years ago, the death of an unarmed black teenager brought the town of Ferguson, Mo. to the center of a national conversation about policing in …

Puerto Ricans Stand Up

July 31st, 2019

24:51

It took less than two weeks for Puerto Ricans to topple their governor following the publication of unsavory private text messages. We tell the story …

Chicago's Red Summer

July 24th, 2019

18:50

Almost exactly 100 years ago, race riots broke out all across the United States. The Red Summer, as it came to be known, occurred in more than two …

Oh So Now It's Racist?

July 17th, 2019

25:00

This week, an argument about what to call President Trump's rhetoric. NPR editors Mark Memmott and Keith Woods offer different ideas for how news …

The Return Of Race Science

July 10th, 2019

21:43

In the 19th century it was mainstream science to believe in a racial hierarchy. But after WWII, the scientific world turned its back on eugenics and the study of racial difference. We speak to author Angela Saini, who …

America's Concentration Camps?

July 3rd, 2019

27:18

There's a debate over what to call the facilities holding migrant asylum seekers at the southern border. We revisit an earlier controversy to help …

Some Of The People Knew Magic

June 26th, 2019

26:40

Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, queer and trans folks are uncovering hidden parts of LGBTQ+ history. A new exhibition at the Brooklyn …

Code Switch Book Club: Summer 2019

June 19th, 2019

25:42

Our listeners suggestions include American history, compelling fiction, a few memoirs—and Jane Austen, re-imagined with brown people.

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E Ola Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i

June 12th, 2019

25:56

Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker. That was the fate of Hawaiian, until a group of second-language learners put up a fight and declared, "E Ola Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i" (The Hawaiian Language Shall Live!!!)

The Original 'Welfare Queen'

June 5th, 2019

31:11

It's a pernicious stereotype, but it was coined in reference to a real woman named Linda Taylor. But her misdeeds were far more numerous and darker …

Salt Fat Acid Race

May 29th, 2019

23:43

Samin Nosrat is an award-winning chef, cookbook author, and star of the Netflix series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She's also an Iranian American woman …

Dispatches From The Schoolyard

May 22nd, 2019

30:10

In middle school and high school, we're figuring out how to fit in and realizing that there are things about ourselves that we can't change — whether …

Anger: The Black Woman's 'Superpower'

May 15th, 2019

19:29

A Sapphire isn't only a jewel—it's also cultural shorthand for an angry black woman. In this episode, we look at where Sapphire was born, and how the …

We Don't Say That

May 8th, 2019

44:07

France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that. (Note: …

You Say Chicano, I Say...

May 1st, 2019

20:30

When members of the nation's oldest Mexican-American student organization voted to change its name, it revealed generational tensions around the …

Poets, The Life Boats

April 24th, 2019

35:38

April is National Poetry Month, so on this episode, we're passing the mic to a handful of talented poets — the people who narrate our lives and help …

Can the Go-Go Go On?

April 17th, 2019

29:10

For more than two decades, a cellphone store in Washington, D.C. has blasted go-go music right outside of its front door. But a recent noise complaint from a resident of a new, upscale apartment building in the area …

Love & Walkouts

April 10th, 2019

33:09

In 1968, thousands of students participated in a series of protests for equity in education that sparked the Chicano Movement. But for two of the …

Why Is It So Hard To Talk About Israel?

April 5th, 2019

38:49

Support for Israel has long been the rare bipartisan position among lawmakers in Washington. But recently, several younger, brown members of Congress have vocally questioned the U.S.'s relationship with Israel — and …

Ask Code Switch: You Are What You Eat

March 27th, 2019

32:29

This week, we tackle reader questions on vegetarianism, the specter of grocery store Columbuses, and the quiet opprobrium directed at "smelly ethnic …

'On Strike! Blow It Up!'

March 20th, 2019

37:24

Fifty years ago, a multiracial coalition of students at a commuter college in San Francisco went on strike. And while their bloody, bitter standoff …

Respect Yourself

March 13th, 2019

32:13

What does "civility" look like and who gets to define it? What about "respectable" behavior? This week, we're looking at how behavior gets policed in …

When Disaster Strikes

March 6th, 2019

22:23

A deadly tornado ripped through Lee County Alabama this past Sunday. An NPR investigation found that white Americans and those with safety nets often …

On The Shoulders Of Giants

February 27th, 2019

40:41

When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide conversation about patriotism and police …

Getting A Foot In the Door

February 21st, 2019

23:51

Anali, a young woman from Los Angeles, wants to break into the film industry. A local program taught her the skills of the trade and the language, but will any of that that matter in an industry that runs mostly on …

From Blackface To Blackfishing

February 13th, 2019

28:18

Okay, news cycle: you win. We're talking about blackface. This week, we delve into the hidden history of "blackening up" in popular culture — from a …

We're Going To Start A Dialogue...Again.

February 7th, 2019

27:03

Another week of racial controversies, another week of calls to "start a dialogue on race." What does that even mean? We talk to two veterans of one high-profile attempt at a national conversation on race, who have …

Pretty Hurts

January 30th, 2019

47:32

Some may think of beauty as frivolous and fun, but on this episode, we're examining a few of the ugly ways that its been used to project power.

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Intrigue At The Census Bureau

January 24th, 2019

29:55

Another day, another drama: Last week, a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's decision to add a controversial citizenship question …

Perfect Son

January 16th, 2019

38:09

Jason Kim and his father were once very close, but drifted apart after the family came to the United States from Korea. They drifted even further after Jason came out to his parents as gay. But after a health crisis, …

The Return

January 9th, 2019

34:51

Meet one of the people caught up in the Trump Administration's hard-line stance on immigration: Javier Zamora. He was living in the US legally under Temporary Protected Status but when the White House threatened to take …

America's Other Anthems

January 2nd, 2019

30:32

This week, we're uncovering the stories behind three American Anthems. First, we hear from two musical greats about their respective versions of "Fight the Power." Next, we learned about the transformation of the …

Race Underneath The Skin

December 26th, 2018

31:37

Spit into a tube and get in touch with your ancestors! Or not. This week we're revisiting a conversation about DNA, and what it tells us about who we are.

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Code Switch Goes To College

December 19th, 2018

26:16

A professor at the University of Texas San Antonio designed a college course based around episodes of the Code Switch podcast! In it, her students …

Code Switch Book Club

December 12th, 2018

30:31

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

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The Story Of Mine Mill

December 5th, 2018

27:36

Reporter Julia Simon tells us about a radical miners' union in Birmingham, Alabama. It laid the foundation for civil rights organizers in the South, …

Dog Show!

November 28th, 2018

39:15

On this episode, we're hanging out with pups. First, is Kat's anxious dog Samson really just a little beagle bigot? Then, the author Bronwen Dickey …

Live From The Apollo...It's Code Switch!

November 21st, 2018

1:02:52

Gene and Shereen talk to poet Denice Frohman, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, chef Marcus Samuelsson and comedian Ashley Nicole Black at Harlem's World …

The House On The Corner

November 14th, 2018

35:48

The news item about the shooting was bare: one man shot another 17 times in a dispute over drugs. The actual story — of a family that feared for its …

Politics Podcast Pop Up

November 7th, 2018

28:42

We know where your mind's going to be this week: midterm election results!!! So, we're handing the reins over to our play cousins from NPR's Politics …

Is Ron Brown High School Working?

October 31st, 2018

38:08

Ron Brown High School was built on a novel notion: a school for boys of color, based on a model of restorative justice. We visited the school last …

The Cost To Cast A Ballot

October 24th, 2018

35:53

This week: why people don't vote, why people can't vote, and two state races that might have national implications for 2020.

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What So Proudly We Hail

October 17th, 2018

23:26

So "The Star-Spangled Banner" is kind of a mess: notoriously tough to sing and with some weird stanzas about slavery. This week, we're looking at two of the country's other anthems with their own messy histories to find …

Our Homeland Is Each Other

October 10th, 2018

28:51

This week, we're handing the mic over to transracial adoptees. They told us what they think is missing from mainstream narratives about adoption, and …

Deja Vu All Over Again

October 3rd, 2018

24:34

Decades before Christine Blasey-Ford testified before lawmakers, the country had another reckoning with sexual misconduct set against the backdrop of a Supreme Court nomination. This week: what we have — and haven't — …

#CriticsSoWhite

September 26th, 2018

32:31

The reckoning that is reshaping Hollywood is finally making its way to the critic's perch. Bilal Qureshi joins us to talk about exciting movies …

Puerto Rico's Other Storm

September 19th, 2018

30:42

Long before Hurricane Maria devastated the territory, the threat of financial disaster loomed over Puerto Rico. Now, an old, bitter struggle over who …

Ask Code Switch: School Daze

September 12th, 2018

42:35

For better or worse, classrooms have always been a site where our country's racial issues get worked out — whether its integration, busing, learning about this country's sordid racial history. On today's Ask Code …

Update: Looking For Marriage In All The Wrong Places

September 6th, 2018

33:08

In a unanimous decision, India's Supreme Court struck down a long-standing ban on gay sex. In light of this, we're revisiting an episode about same-sex love and dating apps for South Asians.

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Stuck Off The Realness

September 5th, 2018

32:25

Prodigy made up half of the hugely influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, but spent his life in excruciating pain due to a debilitating disease called sickle cell anemia. On this episode, the hosts of WNYC's The Realness …

So What If He Said It?

August 29th, 2018

20:50

In recent weeks, rumors of a recording of President Trump using the N-Word have resurfaced. But critics have been describing Trump as racist for …

Live From Birmingham...It's Code Switch!

August 22nd, 2018

43:22

Shereen and Gene head to Alabama to talk about race in the American South. Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham talks about growing up in the shadow of his city's history. The poet Ashley M. Jones shares how she learned …

Behind The Lies My Teacher Told Me

August 15th, 2018

18:14

It's a battle that's endured throughout so much of American history: what gets written into our textbooks. Today we tag in NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz, and hear from author James Loewen about the book, …

Talk American

August 8th, 2018

26:23

What is the "Standard American Accent"? Where is it from? And what does it mean if you don't have it? Code Switch goes on a trip to the Midwest to find out.

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Word Watch, The Sequel: 2Watch 2Wordiest

August 1st, 2018

29:50

We're back this week with the grand finale of the Word Watch Game Show! First, we'll uncover the messy history of the term "white trash." Then we'll get into a ditty that signals ... anything "Asian." Come play with us!

Word Watch: A Code Switch Game Show

July 25th, 2018

26:33

English is full of words and phrases with hidden racial backstories. Can you guess their histories? On part one of this two-part episode, we're …

Rap On Trial

July 18th, 2018

51:22

Olutosin Oduwole was a college student and aspiring hip hop star when he was charged with "attempting to make a terrorist threat." Did public …

Word Up

July 11th, 2018

22:39

Since 1992, the study known as "The 30 Million Word Gap" has, with unusual power, shaped the way educators, parents and policymakers think about …

Code Switch's Summer Vacation

July 4th, 2018

35:40

We're going on a trip, and we're taking you with us! From the peak of Mount Denali to the beaches of Queens, we're talking camp, suntans and our favorite summer jams.

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Immigration Nation

June 27th, 2018

33:14

Anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise, and the prospect of mass deportation is in the news. But as much as this seems like a unique moment in history, in many ways, it's history repeating itself.

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Looking For Marriage In All The Wrong Places

June 20th, 2018

32:16

Online matchmaking sites are making it easier than ever for couples seeking an arranged marriage to meet. Well...not all couples.

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Twenty-First Century Blackface

June 13th, 2018

31:14

We have one story of how blackface was alive and well on network television in Colombia until 2015.

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What We Inherit

June 6th, 2018

26:38

On this episode, the story of one family's struggle to end a toxic cycle of inter-generational trauma from forced assimilation. Getting back to their …

A Thousand Ways To Kneel And Kiss The Ground

May 30th, 2018

24:29

Last week, the NFL announced a new policy to penalize players who kneel during the national anthem. The announcement drew fresh attention to the …

Of Bloodlines and Conquistadors

May 23rd, 2018

33:13

Hispanos have lived side by side the Pueblo people for centuries—mixing cultures, identities and even bloodlines. But recently, tensions have risen …

What's Black And Gray And Inked All Over?

May 16th, 2018

23:55

Black-and-gray tattoos have become increasingly popular over the last four decades. But many people don't realize that the style has its roots in …

Tough Questions For The World's Toughest Job

May 9th, 2018

31:17

Mother's Day is coming up, so we're taking on your most difficult questions around parenting. We'll talk about choosing a school, raising bilingual …

Code Switch Census Watch 2020

May 2nd, 2018

28:51

We've said it before: The U.S. Census is way more than cold, hard data. It informs what we call ourselves and how we're represented. On this episode, …

It's Bigger Than The Ban

April 25th, 2018

42:09

Muslims make up a little over one percent of the U.S. population, but they seem to take up an outsized space in the American imagination. On this …

Members of Whose Tribe?

April 18th, 2018

31:45

Today, Americans tend to think of Jewish people as white folks, but it wasn't always that way. On this episode, we dig into the complex role Jewish …

Location! Location! Location!

April 11th, 2018

35:19

It's the force that animates so much of what we cover on Code Switch. And on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, we take a look at some ways residential segregation is still shaping the ways we live. We head …

The Road To The Promised Land, 50 Years Later

April 4th, 2018

23:31

Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tenn. This week, we have two stories about the aftermath of his death. The first takes us to Memphis to remember King's final days. The second …

Amara La Negra: Too Black To Be Latina? Too Latina To Be Black?

March 28th, 2018

35:36

People are constantly telling Amara La Negra that she doesn't fit anywhere. Sometimes, she's "too black to be Latina." Other times, she's "too Latina to be black." But Amara says afro-Latinas aren't rare and they're no …

The Madness Of March

March 21st, 2018

26:16

The NCAA men's basketball tournament is going on right now and will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. The coaches and …

Who Is 'Us,' Anyway?

March 14th, 2018

20:17

"Shouldn't you help out your own community first?" That's the question we're exploring this week via our play-cousins at Latino USA. A black …

Searching For A Home After Hate

March 7th, 2018

18:17

In February 2017, Srinivas Kutchibhotla fell victim to an alleged hate crime. In the aftermath, his widow, Sunayana Dumala, had her life and her immigration status thrown into question. Now, she's trying to figure out …

A House Divided By Immigration Status

February 28th, 2018

17:49

All four of the Gonzalez kids grew up under one roof, in Los Angeles, Calif. But when the oldest was in middle school, she realized that she and her …

Throw Some Respeck On My Name

February 21st, 2018

27:30

It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of …

Feelings, Finances And Fetishes: Love Is A Racial Battlefield

February 14th, 2018

26:47

To get y'all in the mood for Valentine's Day, we're exploring some of our juiciest listener love questions. Should your race and gender affect how …

It's Not Just About The Blood

February 7th, 2018

21:53

If you're Native American, who or what gets to define your identity? We dive into an old system intended to measure the amount of "Indian blood" a …

The State Of Our Union Is...Uh, How Much Time You Got?

January 31st, 2018

31:27

On the occasion of President Trump's first State of the Union speech, we're looking at where things stand on civil rights at the Justice Department, the state of play for the country's white nationalist fringe, and how …

The 'R-Word' In The Age Of Trump

January 24th, 2018

24:33

When Donald Trump allegedly referred to Haiti, El Salvador and some African countries as "shitholes," we called his comments r-...rr-...really really …

A Racial Impostor Epidemic

January 17th, 2018

19:17

Our episode about multi-racial people and their search for identity struck a nerve. Now we're asking, "What other stories do you want to hear?"

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This Racism Is Killing Me Inside

January 10th, 2018

31:00

On this weeks episode we hear the story of Shalon Irving, who passed away after giving birth to her daughter. Black women in the United States are 243 percent more likely than white women to die of pregnancy- or …

Before We Give 2017 The Middle Finger, Part 2

January 3rd, 2018

26:19

This week, Gene Demby talks with ESPN's Jemele Hill. The SportsCenter anchor discusses becoming a lightning rod in the culture wars and the flimsy …

Before We Give 2017 The Middle Finger, Part 1

December 27th, 2017

37:45

In this episode: lessons learned post-Charlottesville, the Latinas who said "me, too" before it went viral, race-and-rep wins in pop-culture and some …

Black Atheists, White Santas, And A Feast For The Deceased

December 20th, 2017

26:29

We're answering your holiday race questions: Why do we still think of Santa as white? Are POCs responsible for calling-out the racism at holiday …

With Dope, There's High Hope

December 13th, 2017

26:31

As of January 1, it will be legal to sell recreational cannabis in California. But as the legal weed market gains traction, people of color who were …

17,000 Islands, 700 Languages, And A Superhero

December 6th, 2017

19:03

Indonesia is one of the most ethnically diverse countries on Earth. And while that pluralism is embraced in the country's founding documents, its ethnic Chinese minority has been persecuted for generations. NPR's Ari …

Disrespect To Miss-Respect

November 29th, 2017

27:29

It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of …

A Code Switch Thanksgiving Feast

November 22nd, 2017

20:55

It's a Thanksgiving mashup episode! We speak to Lin-Manuel Miranda about Puerto Rico, a parenting expert about tense family gatherings, and a Native …

Live From Chicago...It's Code Switch!

November 15th, 2017

45:28

Hosts Shereen and Gene take on Chi-City with help from Chicago-natives Eve Ewing and Natalie Y. Moore, plus Code Switch's play cousin, Hari …

Reflections On A Year At Ron Brown High

November 8th, 2017

28:54

We spent the past three episodes looking at the first year of a high school for black boys in Washington, D.C. Now, we're taking a look back on our …

To Fail Or Not To Fail: The Fierce Debate Over High Standards

November 1st, 2017

49:43

With 40 percent of its students at risk of failing, one radical new high school in Washington, D.C. wrestles with whether to lower its own high …

'They Can't Just Be Average,' Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar

October 25th, 2017

46:48

In a radical new high school in Washington, D.C., the push for academic success sometimes clashes with providing young men the love and support they …

A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

October 18th, 2017

43:16

Too many young, black men struggle in America's education system. Washington D.C. is trying to do something about it with a new, boys-only high …

The Passing Of A "Failing" School

October 11th, 2017

38:21

When a school shuts down, students lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that …

Puerto Rico, My Heart's Devotion

October 4th, 2017

22:31

The haphazard response to Hurricane Maria has underscored the tricky, in-between space that Puerto Ricans occupy. They're U.S. citizens — although nearly half of the country doesn't know that. But those who live in …

Befuddled By Babies, Love And Ice Pops? Ask Code Switch

September 27th, 2017

27:51

When social interactions become racially charged, sometimes even the most woke among us are prone to faux pas. So this week, we're taking on our listeners' most burning questions about race. We'll talk weddings. We'll …

A Weed Boom, But For Whom?

September 18th, 2017

27:58

The history of cannabis in the U.S. ― and its criminalization ― is deeply interwoven with race. As the legal cannabis market gains traction, people …

It's Getting (Dangerously) Hot in Herre

September 13th, 2017

29:46

On this week's episode we talk about why certain communities are more vulnerable to catastrophic weather events like hurricanes and heat waves. …

An Advertising Revolution: "Black People Are Not Dark-Skinned White People"

September 6th, 2017

28:14

How do you get black people to buy cigarettes made for cowboys and antebellum-style beer? Turns out, you don't. On this episode: Tom Burrell, who transformed the ad industry with a simple motto, "Black people are not …

'I'm Not A Racist, I'm Argentine!'

August 30th, 2017

20:34

On this week's episode, a viral video gives us the opportunity to talk about racism towards and within the Latino community. When a Latino flipped over a street vendor's cart in Los Angeles, many were surprised it was a …

The Unfinished Battle In the Capital Of The Confederacy

August 23rd, 2017

31:25

As calls to remove Confederate memorials grow louder, we head to Richmond, Va., where the veneration of Confederate leaders has been a source of …

Charlottesville

August 16th, 2017

32:00

After a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville spiraled into deadly violence, residents of the Virginia town do some soul-searching. Plus: a …

Who's Your Great-Great-Great-Great Granddaddy?

August 9th, 2017

27:10

Spit into a tube and get in touch with your ancestors! Or not. On this episode we interview the founder of a project that uses DNA tests to talk …

The U.S. Census and Our Sense of Us

August 2nd, 2017

25:44

The Census is so much more than cold, hard data. It's about what we call ourselves, the ways we see ourselves and how we're represented. On this …

What's Good? Talking Hip-Hop and Race With Stretch & Bobbito

July 26th, 2017

23:51

Shereen and Gene mix it up with the pioneering hip-hop radio hosts Stretch and Bobbito. These impresarios ran a legendary show in New York City during most of the 1990s. Now they're hosting an interview podcast …

What's So Wrong With African Americans Wearing African Clothes?

July 19th, 2017

24:58

Leila Day and Hana Baba are hosts of a new podcast called The Stoop. It features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public. The pair swing by to talk with Shereen and Gene about their …

A Police Video From Charlotte

July 12th, 2017

44:07

This encore presentation goes deep on a case involving a white police officer and an unarmed black man in Charlotte, NC. Videos in police-involved …

The Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of A Racial Slur...Now What?

July 5th, 2017

19:46

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in favor of Simon Tam, front man of the band The Slants. The group has been fighting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for nearly a decade, for the right to use the slur.

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It's Our Anniversary

June 28th, 2017

33:18

Shereen and Gene celebrate our first year on the podcast. We take a look back to some memorable stories with updates from the team and some of our guests.

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What To Make Of Philando Castile's Death, One Year Later

June 21st, 2017

22:02

In the aftermath of the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, Gene and Shereen speak to a reporter who has followed the case …

Encore: 'You're A Grand Old Flag'

June 14th, 2017

30:49

Why do some people of color embrace the American flag while others refuse to wave it? In this episode from the Code Switch archives, Gene Demby and …

A Prescription For "Racial Imposter Syndrome"

June 7th, 2017

29:33

Shereen and Gene look at "racial imposter syndrome." It's what one listener described as feeling fake, or inauthentic, in her identity. We invited …

'Give It Up For DJ Blackface!'

June 1st, 2017

28:30

This week, we follow the strange trend of white dance-music DJs who pass themselves off as black artists. Gene talks to legendary House music DJ Ron …

We're Still Talking About "My Family's Slave"

May 24th, 2017

31:59

This week, we join the global conversation on The Atlantic's essay "My Family's Slave," in which Alex Tizon writes about Eudocia Tomas Pulido, who …

Japanese Americans Exiled In Utah

May 20th, 2017

18:11

The story of over 100,000 Japanese Americans enduring life in internment camps during WW II is well known, but a few thousand avoided the camps, entirely by, essentially, self-exiling. Code Switch correspondent Karen …

Master of None's Alan Yang Unpacks Season 2

May 17th, 2017

23:35

Gene and guest co-host Lenika Cruz, who covers culture at The Atlantic, welcome Alan Yang. He and comedian Aziz Ansari created an Emmy-winning comedy …

The Blessing (And Curse?) Of Miss Saigon

May 10th, 2017

21:59

Miss Saigon has returned to Broadway. When the hit musical was first performed was controversial for its stereotypes and story and casting choices. Shereen is joined by teammate Kat Chow to explore Miss Saigon's journey …

Talking Black-ish With Star Yara Shahidi And Creator Kenya Barris

May 3rd, 2017

30:48

Black-ish creator (Kenya) and the show's 17-year-old star (Yara) talk about what's next for them on TV and in real life. Kenya explains why he's …

The LA Unrest (Or Riots) 25 Years Later

April 29th, 2017

20:46

We hear from a Latino city councilman who was there when it all went down, a Korean-American who worked at her family's gas station in Compton and a prominent black pastor who gave a memorable sermon to his South LA …

John Leguizamo, Still In Search Of John Leguizamo

April 26th, 2017

27:30

This week, Gene welcomes NPR's Audie Cornish to talk about multi-talented writer, producer and comedian John Leguizamo. As a performer, he's mined …

Mailbag! Listener Questions and Comments That Got Us Thinking

April 19th, 2017

24:19

Shereen and Gene tackle listeners' reactions to recent episodes. One wants to know the difference between Persian and Iranian. (It's complicated.) Another wants more details about the risks to churches for becoming …

How One Inmate Changed The Prison System From The Inside

April 15th, 2017

11:43

In this Podcast Extra, NPR correspondent Joe Shapiro recalls the life and legacy of Martin Sostre, someone he first reported on as a student in the 1970s. Sostre died a free man in 2015. But he spent at least nine years …

The Beef Over Native American Hunting Rights

April 12th, 2017

21:13

Shereen and Gene welcome reporter Nate Hegyi, who spent a day in Montana with a Nez Perce hunting party, a tribe that faces strong opposition from some who see these rights as unfair and out of sync with modern life.

Changing Colors In Comics

April 5th, 2017

27:27

Gene and guest host Glen Weldon (our play cousin from Pop Culture Happy Hour) explore how comics are used as spaces for mapping race and identity. …

Podcast Extra En Español: Jeanette Vizguerra

April 1st, 2017

14:16

Jeanette Vizguerra speaks with Adrian Florido about her experience living in the church where she's taken sanctuary as she fights her deportation case. Jeanette Vizguerra habla con Adrián Florido sobre su experiencia …

Sanctuary Churches: Who Controls The Story?

March 29th, 2017

21:54

Code Switch's Adrian Florido has been covering the new sanctuary movement for us. For this episode, he spoke to key players to understand why hundreds of churches are ready to start a public fight with the current …

A Bittersweet Persian New Year

March 22nd, 2017

23:38

It's springtime, and the celebration of rebirth and the New Year in Iranian-American communities is tempered by the recent rise in Islamaphobic incidents and ongoing uncertainties around the travel ban. To mark Nowruz, …

The 80-Year Mystery Around 'Fred Douglas' Park

March 18th, 2017

6:30

In Nashville, there was a time when the idea of a "Negro park" ruffled feathers. For more than 80 years, there's been confusion about whether a park originally created during segregation and named for a seemingly …

Not-So-Simple Questions From Code Switch Listeners

March 15th, 2017

20:24

Gene and Shereen tackle some Code Switch listeners' questions about race and identity with a voice coach, a professor of children's literature, and two former interns who are now reporters: What's someone really asking …

Safety-Pin Solidarity: With Allies, Who Benefits?

March 8th, 2017

31:31

Does wearing safety pins and giving speeches at awards shows make you an ally? On this episode we explore the conundrums of ally-ship with activist and blogger ShiShi Rose, who helped organize the Women's March, Taz …

In Search Of Puerto Rican Identity In Small-Town America

March 1st, 2017

22:44

Puerto Ricans are migrants not immigrants, Spanish and English, domestic yet foreign — as we like to say on Code Switch, it's complicated. A hundred years ago this week, Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens by law with …

The Horror, The Horror: "Get Out" And The Place of Race in Scary Movies

February 22nd, 2017

25:24

It's one of the oldest clichés of horror movies: the black guy dies first. But that's not the case in the new film "Get Out," written and directed by …

Ten Thousand Writers... and Two Intrepid Podcast Hosts

February 15th, 2017

16:07

Gene welcomes Code Switch reporter Kat Chow as guest host and they camp out at one of the biggest conferences for writers on the planet, held by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. There, they talk with …

Oscars So Black...At Least, In Documentaries

February 8th, 2017

24:26

A filmmaker of color is almost certain to win this year's Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. In fact, for the first time, African-American …

Encore Plus: Who Is A Good Immigrant, Anyway?

February 1st, 2017

23:29

Shereen and Gene are joined by Code Switch's own Adrian Florido to revisit a conversation about how advocates are challenging the narrative of the "good" or "bad" immigrant. Adrian previously reported on what happens …

So, What Are You Afraid of Now?

January 26th, 2017

20:47

Code Switch listeners join Shereen and Gene in talking about their concerns and frustrations during the first hundred days of President Trump's administration. Our guest is MacArthur "genius grant" recipient Ahilan …

Obama's Legacy: Did He Remix Race?

January 18th, 2017

31:45

We conclude our three part series of conversations on President Obama's racial legacy. It's likely that Barack Obama will be known not only as the first black president, but also as the first president of everybody's …

Obama's Legacy: Callouts and Fallouts

January 11th, 2017

36:56

Shereen and Gene continue our conversation on President Barack Obama's racial legacy. Where did the president fall short — or fail — people of color? …

Obama's Legacy: Diss-ent or Diss-respect?

January 4th, 2017

35:20

In the first of three conversations about President Barack Obama's racial legacy,Code Switch asks how much race or racism drove the way the first black president was treated and how he governed. Did the president …

Encore: Everyone Is Talking To Barry Jenkins, But Our Interview Is (Still) the Best!

December 28th, 2016

38:31

We revisit Gene's conversation with filmmaker Barry Jenkins to close out 2016. Jenkins' latest movie is Moonlight. There's buzz for awards nominations, including the Oscars.

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A Chitlins Christmas: Bah Humbug!

December 21st, 2016

28:17

You know it when you see it or, maybe by the smell. It's the holiday dish no one really likes but someone always makes "because it's tradition." Not …

Hold Up! Time For An Explanatory Comma

December 14th, 2016

28:15

Gene and Shereen ask how much cultural context to give when talking about race and culture. So, how much context should you have to provide? Comedian …

Audie and the Not-So-Magic School Bus

December 7th, 2016

33:08

NPR's Audie Cornish was bused to an affluent suburban school outside Boston in a voluntary integration program. She reflects on her experiences with …

Encore: Asian American Letter on Behalf of Black Lives

November 30th, 2016

22:52

We present an encore episode from Summer 2016: Shereen Marisol Meraji and Kat Chow talk with Christina Xu about her project to open up a difficult …

Want Some Gravy With Those Grievances?

November 23rd, 2016

23:57

For families of color, the recent Presidential campaign season and election results may affect the tone of conversations at Thanksgiving and …

Another Black President Says Goodbye To Washington

November 16th, 2016

27:31

Actor Christopher Jackson steps down this week from his role as George Washington in the award-winning Broadway show Hamilton. Gene gets an exit …

A Muslim and A Mexican Walk Into A Bar....

November 10th, 2016

26:56

Gene and Shereen digest the surprising results of the presidential election with help from a comedian and a columnist. Negin Farsad hosts the podcast …

Apocalypse Or Racial Kumbaya? America After Nov. 8

November 2nd, 2016

29:58

In just a few days, the election will be over. But the racism, anger and fear that have surfaced will still be with us. Gene and Shereen talk with …

Everyone Is Talking To Barry Jenkins But Our Interview Is The Best

October 26th, 2016

37:46

Just kidding. But seriously, "Moonlight," Jenkins' new film, is the movie of the moment. Gene talks with him about what it took to get the movie made, what it was like to film in the Miami projects where he grew up, and …

Encore: "I'm Not Black I'm O.J."

October 12th, 2016

19:26

From the Code Switch archives: Gene talks with Ezra Edelman, director of the ESPN documentary "OJ: Made in America." For a long time, O.J. Simpson seemed to be running away from his race. "I'm not black, I'm O.J.!" he'd …

Who Is A Good Immigrant, Anyway?

October 5th, 2016

19:39

You might call "Dreamers" the most sympathetic characters in the immigration reform drama. But what happens when advocates try to champion an illegal immigrant who's a felon? Adrian and Shereen explore how advocates are …

The Code Switch Guide To Handling Casual Racism

September 28th, 2016

24:14

Awkward comments. Rude questions. Casual racism. What do you do when it happens in your presence? The mental calculus is hard enough. It gets even …

Warning! This Episode May Trigger Debate

September 21st, 2016

31:12

It's time for some real talk on trigger warnings. Gene and Shereen dig into it with two college professors. What really happens in the classroom when …

Why Do We Still Care About Tupac?

September 14th, 2016

24:34

Tupac Shakur died 20 years ago this week. Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji debate his legacy with the writer Kevin Powell, who covered the …

The Dangers Of Life As An American 'Nobody'

September 8th, 2016

24:34

Marc Lamont Hill untangles the decades of dysfunction that have led to recent racial flash-points in his latest book, Nobody: Casualties of America's …

Code Switch Extra: Singer Juan Gabriel's Sexuality Was 'Open Secret'

September 4th, 2016

19:44

Many Mexican and Mexican Americans loved Juan Gabriel's music, but ridiculed his sexuality. Can his death open a new conversation about gay identity …

What's So Funny About The Indian Accent?

August 31st, 2016

27:54

From Apu to Ashton Kutcher, mimicking the Indian accent is still widely seen as fair game. Even lots of ABCD's — American-born confused desis — do it. But is it out of love, or mockery? Code Switch's Tasneem Raja talks …

Code Switch Extra: "Southside" and Black Love at the Movies

August 26th, 2016

21:46

Code Switch's Karen Grigsby Bates and NPR movie critic Bob Mondello discuss "Southside With You," a fictionalized version of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, and other black love stories in film.

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Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future Of "The Birth of A Nation"

August 24th, 2016

42:59

Actor Nate Parker is the center of a lot attention these days because of his upcoming movie The Birth of A Nation. Parker wrote, directed and stars as Nat Turner, leader of an historic 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. …

Struggling School, Or Sanctuary?

August 17th, 2016

41:09

When a school shuts down, students often lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that …

Say My Name, Say My Name (Correctly, Please)

August 10th, 2016

26:46

When you have a name like Aparna Nancherla or Maz Jobrani, you get used to people butchering it. These two comedians, who both come from immigrant families, talk to Code Switch editor Tasneem Raja about their "Starbucks …

What Does "Objectivity" Mean To Journalists Of Color?

August 3rd, 2016

37:42

News stories of conflict involving people of color raise questions about the role of diversity in newsrooms. With the current election cycle drenched …

A Letter From Young Asian Americans, To Their Parents, About Black Lives Matter

July 27th, 2016

23:15

The day after the police shooting of Philando Castile, hundreds of young Asian Americans connected online to write an open letter to their parents, …

46 Stops: The Driving Life and Death of Philando Castile

July 20th, 2016

29:41

When Philando Castile was killed by a police officer during a recent traffic stop, it was the last of at least 46 times he had been pulled over by …

Black and Blue

July 14th, 2016

32:48

In the aftermath of deadly police shootings of black men and the deaths of five policemen at the hands of a black gunman, Shereen Marisol Meraji and …

Code Switch Extra: No Words

July 9th, 2016

26:06

It's hard to figure out what to say after the horrific violence of the last week, which began with two new viral videos of police shooting black men …

"You're A Grand Old Flag"

July 6th, 2016

29:02

Why do some people of color embrace the American flag while others refuse to wave it? Gene Demby and Adrian Florido unpack the complicated patriotism …

"I'm Not Black, I'm O.J.!"

June 29th, 2016

19:45

For a long time, O.J. Simpson seemed to be running away from his race. "I'm not black, I'm O.J.!" he'd tell his friends. The he was charged with murder, and his defense team needed that jury to see O.J. as black. So, …

I Don't Know If I Like This, But I Want It To Win

June 22nd, 2016

29:45

Gene and Kat talk about "rep sweats," worrying over how people of color are portrayed on TV and in the movies. Kat remembers growing up watching TV …

How LGBTQ People of Color Are Dealing With Orlando

June 16th, 2016

33:59

The tragedy in Orlando this week shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable...LGBTQ Americans, Latinos, Muslims and people living …

Code Switch Extra: Re-Remembering Muhammad Ali

June 10th, 2016

28:02

Sure, Ali was the greatest, a humanitarian, an inspiration. He was also a complicated, messy figure. Gene and the team dig in, and wonder what people mean when they say Ali "transcended race."

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Made For You And Me

June 8th, 2016

20:47

Black people don't hike? Latinos don't like camping? Asians are afraid of the sun? Adrian and Shereen dig into the stereotypes — and truths — about …

Can We Talk About Whiteness?

May 31st, 2016

37:28

Gene and Shereen dig into why it's so hard to talk about white identity in America — and why it's really important that we figure out how.

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The Code Switch Podcast Is Coming!

May 9th, 2016

2:47

Here's a preview of our new podcast, exploring how race and culture collide with everything else in our lives.

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