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Code Switch

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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 everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020.Want to level up y...

Episodes (605)

Is the U.S. 'empire' beginning to show cracks?

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Gaza commanded our attention. Why hasn't Sudan?

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How your vote became your identity

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Apr 11, 202631:07failed

As the definition of “terrorist” expands, so does state violence

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Apr 8, 202628:04failed

From the Confederacy to the White House: How Southern beauty traditions went MAG...

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Apr 4, 202619:38failed

'Mar-a-Lago face:' MAGA's aesthetic loyalty test

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Apr 1, 202627:33failed

Being an “ally” is kind of cringe. Why?

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Mar 28, 202628:43failed

Markwayne Mullin is conservative, Christian, Cherokee, and the new head of DHS

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Mar 25, 202635:16failed

What Trump's language has in common with cult language

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Mar 21, 202616:25failed

The Scouts are too woke, according to Pete Hegseth

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Mar 18, 202634:50failed

The Black civil rights leader who sued to be called “Miss”

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Mar 14, 202625:37failed

What the success of "Sinners" does (and doesn't) say about race and Hollywood

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Mar 11, 202635:29failed

Why Iranian perspectives often get flattened and caricatured

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Mar 7, 202613:05failed

How the internet got gentrified

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Mar 4, 202631:12pending

Remembering Jesse Jackson

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Feb 28, 202620:18pending

The Young Lords' legacy of fighting for Puerto Rico from the mainland

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Feb 25, 202647:52pending

What is "white culture," anyway?

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Feb 21, 202627:12pending

The U.S., Cuba, and the people caught between

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Feb 18, 202635:52pending

Trump shared a racist "joke." That humor is an American tradition

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Feb 14, 202621:06pending

Was dating while Black always so hard?

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Feb 11, 202639:16pending

Bad Bunny, resistance, and the Super Bowl halftime show

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Feb 7, 202620:23pending

The history of Black History Month, one hundred years in

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Feb 4, 202635:12pending

Americans are worried about crime. Here’s how politicians leverage it

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Jan 31, 202617:19pending

What the history of U.S. protests illuminates about today

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Jan 28, 202628:05pending

What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability

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Jan 24, 202617:26pending

How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities

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Jan 21, 202639:15pending

Freedom through the eyes of foes: Rev. Martin Luther King and Sen. Barry Goldwat...

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Jan 17, 202622:21pending

Venezuela and the long tradition of US interference

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Jan 14, 202633:13pending

Jelani Cobb talks democracy, Trumpism, and the future of journalism

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Jan 10, 202618:11pending

How 'The Joy Luck Club' highlighted the complicated dynamics of immigrant famili...

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Support for Israel is waning, but many White Evangelical Christians remain stead...

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Jan 3, 202634:17pending

From "CRT" to "DEI": A history of race and moral panics

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Dec 31, 202539:15pending

Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go

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Dec 27, 202518:30pending

What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today

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Dec 24, 202540:35pending

Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table

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Dec 20, 202517:34pending

The fight over public education, from Texas to the White House

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Dec 17, 202538:24pending

The evolution of blackface in the age of AI

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Dec 13, 202515:58pending

In the Trump era, has the word 'racist' lost its meaning?

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Dec 10, 202530:49pending

Remembering disability activist Alice Wong

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Dec 6, 202516:40pending

How the Trump administration is reshaping immigration

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Dec 3, 202540:37pending

Gratitude isn’t just for Thanksgiving

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Nov 29, 202516:55pending

How poetry helps Ada Limon navigate life, even when it’s tough

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Nov 26, 202535:40pending

Fearing deportation, undocumented parents are preparing to leave their kids behi...

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Nov 22, 202511:44pending

How undocumented families are navigating the looming threat of ICE

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Nov 19, 202531:58pending

How Trump's cuts to public media threaten the first Native American station

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Nov 15, 202517:40pending

Tribal colleges are a unique resource — and they're under threat

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Nov 12, 202531:10pending

The hidden history of demonizing SNAP recipients

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Nov 8, 202535:35pending

Freedom of speech has never been for everyone

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Nov 5, 202539:38pending

How Zohran Mamdani is scrambling establishment Democrat's brains

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Nov 1, 202520:39pending

How Elon Musk and JD Vance plan to 'save civilization' with more babies

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Oct 29, 202537:34pending
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