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Code Switch

Code Switch


Code Switch

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453 episodes
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English
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Podcast

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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 your Code Switch game? Try Code Switch Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/codeswitch
Language:
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Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 453 episodes

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

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how ex...

39 minutes
Mar 27, 2024

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

This episode is brought to you by our play cousins over at NPR's It's Been A Minute. Br...

17 minutes
Mar 20, 2024

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

We've probably said it a hundred times on Code Switch — biological race is not a real t...

33 minutes
Mar 13, 2024

This conspiracy theory about eating bugs is also about race

Gene Demby and NPR's Huo Jingnan dive into a conspiracy theory about how "global elites...

32 minutes
Mar 06, 2024

The musical legacy of Japanese American incarceration

In February of 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government issued an ex...

30 minutes
Feb 28, 2024

Why menthol cigarettes have a chokehold on Black smokers

In the U.S., flavored cigarettes have been banned since 2009, with one glaring exceptio...

35 minutes
Feb 21, 2024

Before the apps, people used newspapers to find love

To celebrate the history of Black romance, Gene and Parker are joined by reporter Nicho...

37 minutes
Feb 14, 2024

How college footballers led the fight against racism in 1969

It's 1969 at the University of Wyoming, where college football is treated like a second...

32 minutes
Feb 09, 2024

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

"Three springs ago, I lost the better part of my mind," Naomi Jackson wrote in an essay...

29 minutes
Feb 07, 2024

Taylor Swift and the unbearable whiteness of girlhood

Taylor Swift has become an American icon, (and she's got the awards, sales, and accolad...

35 minutes
Jan 31, 2024

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Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get...stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead. Sometimes, we'll make you laugh. Other times, you'll get uncomfortable. But we'll always be unflinchingly honest and empathetic. Come mix it up with us.