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 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

'Where We Come From': By Any Other Name

Jun 27 2021

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The 'little r' racist idea that swung the election

Nov 27 2024

1866

When Pretendian investigations go wrong

Nov 20 2024

1673

The day Trump won...again

Nov 13 2024

2102

You can't outrun voters' feelings about the economy

Nov 06 2024

1418

The online communities pushing Black male voters to the right

Oct 30 2024

2487

Spitting on Andrew Jackson's Grave with Rebecca Nagle

Oct 23 2024

2015

In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote

Oct 16 2024

2502

Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work?

Oct 14 2024

689

Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories

Oct 09 2024

1999

Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish?

Oct 07 2024

809

The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants

Oct 02 2024

2013

Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race?

Sep 30 2024

805

Latinos are moving to the far right. Paola Ramos thinks she knows why

Sep 25 2024

1989

Ask Code Switch: Do bike lanes cause gentrification?

Sep 23 2024

745

Fighting back on book bans

Sep 18 2024

1787

Ask Code Switch: The racial politics of washing dishes?

Sep 16 2024

796

The park. Sunday. Queens, New York.

Sep 11 2024

2301

Ask Code Switch: Is this a racist question?

Sep 09 2024

779

Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder

Sep 04 2024

1833

What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves

Aug 28 2024

2367

Black praise in white pews: When your church doesn't love you back

Aug 21 2024

2296

Race, Romance and Reality TV

Aug 14 2024

2034

Who's "woman" enough: The long history of sex testing in sports

Aug 09 2024

2431

The beauty and entitlement of traveling as a tourist

Aug 07 2024

1953

'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature

Jul 31 2024

2057

Kamala Harris, Revisited

Jul 26 2024

2452

The return of the U.S.'s oldest drag king

Jul 24 2024

1863

Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 2

Jul 17 2024

2059

Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 1

Jul 10 2024

2048

How one event in history can ripple through generations of a family

Jul 03 2024

2700

The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America

Jun 26 2024

1866

Some freed people actually received '40 acres and a mule.' Then it got taken away.

Jun 24 2024

3008

The history of trans misogyny is the history of segregation

Jun 19 2024

2187

Should we stop using the word "felon"?

Jun 12 2024

2038

100 years of immigration policies working to keep out immigrants

Jun 05 2024

2552

White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporters. Why?

May 29 2024

2297

Falling in love in a time of colonization

May 22 2024

1872

Why the trope of the 'outside agitator' persists

May 15 2024

1861

In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force

May 08 2024

2039

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

May 01 2024

1862

How Jewish Communities Are Divided Over Support of Israel

Apr 24 2024

2462

The Rise and Fall of the Panama Canal

Apr 17 2024

1926

Reflecting on the legacy of O.J. Simpson

Apr 12 2024

1023

How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity

Apr 10 2024

1917

WTF does race have to do with taxes?

Apr 03 2024

1814

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

Mar 27 2024

2353

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

Mar 20 2024

1063

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

Mar 13 2024

2012

This conspiracy theory about eating bugs is also about race

Mar 06 2024

1970

'Where We Come From': By Any Other Name
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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

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