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Code Switch

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 ... Read more

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Political Prisoners?

Political Prisoners?

In "Prison City," Wisconsin, white elected officials are representing voting districts made up mostly of prisoners. Thos... Read more

2 Oct 2019

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The Original Blexit

The Original Blexit

How is it that the party of Lincoln became anathema to black voters? It's a messy story, exemplified in the doomed frien... Read more

25 Sep 2019

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Made For You And Me

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Code Switch Book Club

Code Switch Book Club

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

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It's Bigger Than The Ban

It's Bigger Than The Ban

Muslims make up a little over one percent of the U.S. population, but they seem to take up an outsized space in the Amer... Read more

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The Code Switch Guide To Handling Casual Racism

The Code Switch Guide To Handling Casual Racism

Awkward comments. Rude questions. Casual racism. What do you do when it happens in your presence? The mental calculus is... Read more

28 Sep 2016

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Members of Whose Tribe?

Members of Whose Tribe?

Today, Americans tend to think of Jewish people as white folks, but it wasn't always that way. On this episode, we dig i... Read more

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Charlottesville

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The Black Table In The Big Tent

The Black Table In The Big Tent

Black Republicans are basically unicorns — they might just be the biggest outliers in American two-party politics. So wh... Read more

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

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

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 ... Read more

22 Feb 2017

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Why Is It So Hard To Talk About Israel?

Why Is It So Hard To Talk About Israel?

Support for Israel has long been the rare bipartisan position among lawmakers in Washington. But recently, several young... Read more

5 Apr 2019

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Talk American

Talk American

What is the "Standard American Accent"? Where is it from? And what does it mean if you don't have it? Code Switch goes o... Read more

8 Aug 2018

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A Prescription For "Racial Imposter Syndrome"

A Prescription For "Racial Imposter Syndrome"

Shereen and Gene look at "racial imposter syndrome." It's what one listener described as feeling fake, or inauthentic, i... Read more

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Behind The Lies My Teacher Told Me

Behind The Lies My Teacher Told Me

It's a battle that's endured throughout so much of American history: what gets written into our textbooks. Today we tag ... Read more

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Ask Code Switch: School Daze

Ask Code Switch: School Daze

For better or worse, classrooms have always been a site where our country's racial issues get worked out — whether its i... Read more

12 Sep 2018

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

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

When you have a name like Aparna Nancherla or Maz Jobrani, you get used to people butchering it. These two comedians, wh... Read more

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From Blackface To Blackfishing

From Blackface To Blackfishing

Okay, news cycle: you win. We're talking about blackface. This week, we delve into the hidden history of "blackening up"... Read more

13 Feb 2019

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

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

In the first of three conversations about President Barack Obama's racial legacy,Code Switch asks how much race or racis... Read more

4 Jan 2017

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A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

Too many young, black men struggle in America's education system. Washington D.C. is trying to do something about it wit... Read more

18 Oct 2017

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