Code Switch
Episodes
Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future Of "The Birth of A Nation"
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Struggling School, Or Sanctuary?
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 di...
Say My Name, Say My Name (Correctly, Please)
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 fam...
What Does "Objectivity" Mean To Journalists Of Color?
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The day after the police shooting of Philando Castile, hundreds of young Asian Americans connected online to write an open letter to their parents, gr...
46 Stops: The Driving Life and Death of Philando Castile
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 pol...
Black and Blue
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 G...
Code Switch Extra: No Words
09 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
"You're A Grand Old Flag"
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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.!"
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 murde...
I Don't Know If I Like This, But I Want It To Win
22 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 wi...
How LGBTQ People of Color Are Dealing With Orlando
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The tragedy in Orlando this week shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable...LGBTQ Americans, Latinos, Muslims and people living a...
Code Switch Extra: Re-Remembering Muhammad Ali
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Made For You And Me
08 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 — abou...
Can We Talk About Whiteness?
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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.Learn more...
The Code Switch Podcast Is Coming!
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a preview of our new podcast, exploring how race and culture collide with everything else in our lives.Learn more about sponsor message choices...