The Switch Up With Cheyanne M. Daniels
by The Hill
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The Switch Up — MLK Day, Trump inauguration collide
The Switch Up — MLK Day, Trump inauguration collide
About this podcast
The Switch Up podcast series — hosted by The Hill’s Cheyanne Daniels — explores the intersection of race and politics through intimate conversations with leading scholars, advocates, and legislators from communities of color.
Episodes
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- The Switch Up — MLK Day, Trump inauguration collide · 30 minPresident-elect Trump on Jan. 20 becomes only the third president to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The collision of the two events has set members of the…
- The Switch Up — Activists say AIDS-free generation on the horizon · 28 minThe World Health Organization established World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 1988. Thousands were contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Since the first AIDS case was reported in…
- The Switch Up Election Series — Clyburn weighs in on historic 2024 election · 43 minFormer President Obama once famously said when Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks, the entire Congress listens. The South Carolina Democrat is one of the most powerful voices in Congress…
- The Switch Up Election Series: Harris, Trump battle for Black male voters · 23 minWith less than a week until Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are stepping up their outreach to Black male voters. The crucial voting bloc could be a…
- The Switch Up Election Series — What polls say about Black voters ahead of November · 23 minKristin Powell is the principal of the Black Futures Lab, an organization working to build political power through civic engagement. Powell sat down with host Cheyanne M. Daniels…
- The Switch Up Election Series: CBC chair unravels what's at stake for Black voters · 28 minAs chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) leads a host of 60 members in advocating for the needs of Black Americans. On the latest edition of…
- The Switch Up Election Series - DNC chief stresses vitality of Black voters in race for White House · 32 minJaime Harrison made history in 2013 when he became the first African American to serve as the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Just seven years later, in 2020…
- The Switch Up Election Series — Republicans fight to regain Georgia as Election Day nears · 33 minIn 2020, President Biden became the first Democrat to win Georgia since former President Clinton. But in 2024, Republicans are fighting to regain the 16 Electoral College votes…
- The Switch Up Election Series — Harris Campaign Hopes to Break Barriers, Again · 21 minJust days ahead of the Sept. 10 presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, polls show the two candidates virtually tied. But Harris’s historic…
- The Switch Up Election Series — Harris vs. Trump, and what it means for conservatives · 46 minWhitley Yates, a proud Republican, is the director of diversity and engagement for the Indiana Republican Party. Yates believes in bringing all voices to the table and in her…
- The Switch Up Election Series - 2024 DNC Kicks Off in Chicago, Mayor Draws Parallels to 1968 Convention · 2 minIn 1968, the whole world had its eyes on Chicago. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) had come to the city and tensions were high due to Vietnam War protests and the…
- Remembering Michael Brown, 10 Years Later: The Switch Up With Cheyanne M. Daniels · 43 minTen years ago the nation watched as protests spread across St. Louis over the unarmed shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The unrest in many ways thrust the Black Lives…
- The Switch Up Election Series — A Deeper Dive into Harris-Walz 2024 · 17 minThe election is less than three months away — and after a whirlwind primary season, the players have been named: Vice President Harris will take on former President Trump in…
- The Switch Up Election Series — Team Trump courts Black voters as Harris climbs Dem ranks · 22 minJaniyah Thomas has carved her way through the Republican Party, working both for South Carolina’s Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign and for the Republican National…
- The Switch Up Election Series: Biden out; Harris in — What happens now? · 26 minJust over 100 days remain until the November election.From President Biden's big announcement that he would withdraw his candidacy to the failed assassination attempt on former…
- The Switch Up Election Series: BlackPAC Executive Director Highlights 'Essential' Role of Black Voters in 2024 · 39 minEditor's Note: This episode was recorded prior to President Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. On this week’s episode of The Switch Up’s Election…
- The Switch Up Election Series: GOP Strategist Weighs in on Trump Assassination Attempt, VP Pick · 34 minIn this special edition of The Switch Up’s Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels and Sarah Chamberlain discuss how the attempted assassination of former President Trump may…
- The Switch Up Election Series: In Conversation with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) · 26 minIn the first episode of The Switch Up Election Series, host Cheyanne M. Daniels sat down with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), former chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, to…
- How Drag Culture and Black History Are Deeply Intertwined - The Switch Up · 33 minFrom William Dorsey Swann, the first self-proclaimed drag queen, to sayings like “spill the tea,” Black history and drag are inexplicably intertwined. But with growing attacks on…
- The Living Legacy of Juneteenth · 22 minFor more than 400 years, over 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when the last census…







