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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.
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- The white woman tears of Elizabeth Holmes · 28 min.The new documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ has left audiences wondering how the line between fact and fiction is drawn, and who gets to draw it. At the center of the discourse…
- Julio Torres wants more time (and five clones) · 25 min.Comedian Julio Torres has made a career out of seeing the whimsical in the mundane, from the hidden meanings of shapes, colors, to the bureaucracy of the United States…
- Who gets to joke about Israel? (feat. Ilana Glazer & Gianmarco Soresi) · 34 min.Being a Jewish comic who criticizes Israel right now means getting it from all sides. Ilana Glazer and Gianmarco Soresi talk to Gene about being called self-hating, getting…
- Black voters could decide the midterms. Why are they being ignored? · 29 min.Every election season, politicians remember Black voters exist, and then lecture them, pander to them or skip their doors entirely. MS NOW’s Eugene Daniels has been reporting on…
- Weaponizing IQ: Who gets to be smart? · 36 min.President Trump and Silicon Valley tech bros are obsessed with IQ, but the history of intelligence testing is full of bunk race science and eugenics. With the rise of AI's "super…
- What if men read more books · 42 min.Are the men in your life reading? How do you convince people to check out more novels? This week, we turn to our play cousins at It's Been a Minute and their recent conversation…
- How "defund the police" became radioactive · 34 min.In 2020, “defund the police” was everywhere. Now, even politicians like AOC and Zohran Mamdani have turned around on it. But some proposals that fell under the defund umbrella…
- Why fascists love “fitness” · 38 min.Right-wing ideology has crept into gyms across the country. Is this a new phenomenon, or is the very idea of "fitness" ripe for politicization? Is our idea of fitness inherently…
- How much reality do we want in our reality TV? · 28 min.Why do Black contestants on reality TV keep getting voted out first? Like a lot of people, B.A. Parker watches reality TV to escape. But seeing contestants of color on the…
- How Hollywood stole the zombie from Haiti · 28 min.Zombies have roots most fans have never heard of. In Haitian Vodou, being zombified meant being enslaved even in death. B.A. Parker talks to Maya Annik Bedward, director of the…
- The shady deals behind data centers · 31 min.Clarksdale, Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues, has been losing people, jobs, and businesses for years. Now land there has been rezoned to make room for a hyperscale data…
- Let’s stop pretending we desegregated schools · 43 min.Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education, Black parents still face an impossible choice about where to send their kids. Gene talks with his twin sister about the different…
- The Lindsay Clancy case and the women we make into monsters · 30 min.The Lindsay Clancy trial captured the nation this summer, and reactions toward Clancy have been split. The case brought much needed attention to postpartum psychosis, but some…
- Chris Brown won't get cancelled. This is why. · 34 min.When Rep. Jasmine Crockett took the stage at a Chris Brown concert to honor him, the backlash came fast. It's a familiar cycle: every few years, Brown lands back in the news, and…
- Do voters want woke? · 37 min.Lots of progressive politicians eyeing runs for higher office are distancing themselves from the politics of 2020, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez declaring, "woke…
- Is Cuba Trump's next real estate project? · 25 min.Cubans are living through near-constant blackouts after an executive order that called the Cuban government an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and…
- Why can’t people be normal about the WNBA? · 36 min.The WNBA is more popular than ever, but the growth has come with a lot of unwanted attention, like protests at games and death threats directed towards players. This week, we…
- Why we’re all being watched · 36 min.There’s a growing backlash to the surveillance systems that have quietly wired themselves into American neighborhoods, with concern growing among people who have never felt…
- 25 years after 9/11, our definition of terrorism continues to expand · 28 min.In the 25 years since 9/11, we've seen the definition of terrorism expand. The Trump administration has called more and more groups “terrorists,” from “narco-terrorists” in…
- We're Miseducated on Lauryn Hill · 1 t. 5 min.Lauryn Hill is a generational voice, a cultural lightning rod, and one of music’s biggest what-ifs. Our very own B.A. Parker joined the Big Lives podcast, hosted by Kai Wright…
- Freedom from fatness: Why GLP-1s go after Black bodies · 32 min.Ads for GLP-1s are everywhere. This week, we dig into why so many of those ads seem to feature Black women with Sabrina Strings, author of “Fearing the Black Body” a book about…
- Banana Ball's racial minstrelsy past · 27 min.Banana Ball is a barnstorming baseball league revived by the tremendously popular Savannah Bananas, a team with millions of followers on TikTok and Instagram — known as much for…
- Unpacking estrangement: Who goes No Contact? · 33 min.Is there a family estrangement epidemic? This week, we dig into what’s behind the no-contact movement with sociologist Rin Reczek, author of the new book, “Families We Lose.” Rin…
- Our Ancestors Were Messy: a Black history comedy show · 1 t. 14 min.In 1775, half a million enslaved people had to pick a side in a war between two groups of white men who both claimed to want freedom. In this live episode of Our Ancestors Were…
- Trump is demanding English — while defunding ESL · 34 min.Last year President Trump made English the official language of the United States. Then his administration moved to zero out the federal money that teaches it. But even fully…
- Jay-Z has F-you money. Is he saying it to the wrong people? · 31 min.Jay-Z says he's a business, man. He sold out Yankee Stadium for three nights, and used the stage to answer everyone calling him a sellout. The billionaire released the…
- How farm work became the exception to Trump's border crackdown · 33 min.The Trump administration has been closing off nearly every pathway into the U.S. — except one. The H-2A visa is for the seasonal workers who pick the fruits and vegetables in…
- The case of a Black teen, killed after joining a protest movement · 35 min.Sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement that erupted after George Floyd's killing. Less than a week after he arrived in…
- An anti-KKK law is being used to sue the Trump admin. Will it work? · 31 min.Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration, alleging a "public-private conspiracy" to punish him for pro-Palestinian speech. The law he's using dates back to 1871 — it's…
- Work does not deserve your full self · 44 min."Be vulnerable." "We love your authenticity." "Bring your full self to work." Sound familiar? In this episode, we talk to Jodi-Ann Burey, author of Authentic: The Myth of…
- Inside the culty white supremacists the feds are ignoring · 31 min.Patriot Front is a white nationalist group that focuses on high visibility stunts, like banner drops, disrupting events, or swarming Washington, DC for Independence Day…
- How the potato became an insult · 22 min.The potato may be one of the world's most beloved foods but it's also an insult. In Colombia, speaking with "una papa en la boca" means you mumble — or that you're too posh…
- With 'deed theft' scammers are targeting Black homeowners · 34 min.Longtime homeowners — often Black seniors — are being tricked into signing away the deeds to their own homes, then getting evicted from them. It's called deed theft, and it's…
- Why the World Cup is race and class all the way down · 27 min.All good (and complicated) things must come to an end, and the World Cup is no exception. To deal with the anticipatory grief ahead of the Spain v. Argentina final, NPR World Cup…
- Trump's new legal weapon for prosecuting protestors · 29 min.This summer, protesters connected to a demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in North Texas were sentenced to as much as 100 years in prison. It's the first…
- Whose rights just changed? Our SCOTUS debrief · 29 min.A lot went down this term in the Supreme Court. So, we’re breaking down the landmark SCOTUS decisions that affect Black voters, trans athletes and immigrants. B.A. Parker and…
- How anti-DEI hit the military · 34 min.Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has been dismantling diversity initiatives and blocking the promotions of high-ranking Black officers. This week, Parker talks with The Atlantic's Clint…
- The story we don't tell about how this country was founded · 38 min.We have been told the American Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But the last entry of the Declaration of Independence focuses on the founding fathers'…
- The hunger strike ICE says never happened · 36 min.Hundreds of people detained at an ICE detention center in Newark, NJ refused to eat and work for a month. They were protesting the conditions inside — spoiled food, lack of…
- The 'white genocide' myth is shaping immigration policy · 35 min.Since October 2025, the U.S. has admitted more than 6,000 refugees — and all but three are white South Africans. The Trump administration says Afrikaners are fleeing a…
- What happens if the US ends birthright citizenship? · 34 min.Any day now, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Trump administration’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. But beyond the ruling, the fight for who belongs…
- When is joy actually resistance? · 35 min.Joy is not a crumb. It's cookouts with soul music, celebrating what Ossie Davis called the full sweetness of our Blackness. But what exactly does the phrase "joy is resistance,"…
- Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side · 34 min.After nearly 10 years of planning and construction, the Obama Presidential Center is opening on the South Side of Chicago — right across the street from an under-resourced high…
- Why being Black and outdoorsy is a whole thing · 27 min.A viral video of a young Black man frolicking in an Oregon meadow sent B.A. Parker looking for a deeper answer: what does it take for people of color to feel safe outdoors? We…
- Trump's 'weaponization' fund steals reparations blueprint · 32 min.The DOJ created a $1.776 billion fund to compensate January 6 defendants. The fund may not survive, but the federal redress system it was reaching into — built by Native nations…
- Pete Hegseth's American crusade · 23 min.It’s no secret that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has embraced the idea of crusading for American dominance — he published a book titled American Crusade and has several…
- DACA recipients are trapped in Trump's limbo · 34 min.The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been around for almost 14 years — long enough that the so-called "DACA kids" are now middle-aged adults with jobs…
- The trans athlete debate is about a lot more than sports · 32 min.The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether states can ban transfeminine student athletes from playing on girls' and women's teams. But we're talking to journalist Imara Jones…
- It's giving incel: The evolution of internet slang · 24 min.How have recommendation algorithms affected language? Linguist Adam Aleksic — aka the Etymology Nerd — says most “Gen-Z slang” is either appropriated from Black people or incels…
- Why so many Americans never learned to swim · 36 min.In the U.S., roughly 8 in 10 kids from lower-income households grow up with few or no swimming skills — and Black and Latino children lag behind their white peers. Those gaps…
