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Code Switch covers topics including: society, culture.

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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Episodes (605)

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

Gaza commanded our attention. Why hasn't Sudan?

How your vote became your identity

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

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

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

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

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

What Trump's language has in common with cult language

The Scouts are too woke, according to Pete Hegseth

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

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

Why Iranian perspectives often get flattened and caricatured

How the internet got gentrified

Remembering Jesse Jackson

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

What is "white culture," anyway?

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

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

Was dating while Black always so hard?

Bad Bunny, resistance, and the Super Bowl halftime show

The history of Black History Month, one hundred years in

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

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

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

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

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

Venezuela and the long tradition of US interference

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

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

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

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

Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go

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

Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table

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

The evolution of blackface in the age of AI

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

Remembering disability activist Alice Wong

How the Trump administration is reshaping immigration

Gratitude isn’t just for Thanksgiving

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

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

How undocumented families are navigating the looming threat of ICE

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

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

The hidden history of demonizing SNAP recipients

Freedom of speech has never been for everyone

How Zohran Mamdani is scrambling establishment Democrat's brains

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