The books, movies and music that shaped the Code Switch team
Once upon a time, members of the Code Switch team were just kids, learning about race and identity for the first time. So on this episode, we're sharing some of the books, movies and music that deeply...
16 Heinä 202530min
From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok
Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to ...
9 Heinä 202533min
The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens
This week on Code Switch, we're doing a different kind of immigration coverage. We're telling a New York story: one that celebrates the beautiful, everyday life of the immigrant. Code Switch producer,...
2 Heinä 202538min
Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color
Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on th...
25 Kesä 202539min
Iranian American identity was under scrutiny long before the U.S. struck Iran
We're throwing back to a conversation we had in 2020 with Jason Rezaian, Iranian American journalist who had been previously jailed in Iran. Back in January of 2020, the first Trump administration car...
23 Kesä 202532min
The administration's fight against antisemitism is dividing Jews
In recent months we've seen the Trump administration punishing speech critical of Israel in its widening effort to combat what it sees as antisemitism. As protestors have been detained for pro-Palesti...
18 Kesä 202537min
How the news makes us think we need more cops
As President Trump flirts with invoking the Insurrection Act on anti-ICE demonstrators in LA, we look back at the national protests of 2020, when Trump last talked about invoking the act. Back then, t...
11 Kesä 202529min
What Trump's fixation on 'white genocide' in South Africa tells us about the U.S.
How the false notion of "white genocide" traveled from the political fringes to the Oval Office. The week on Code Switch, we're talking to a reporter who was in the room during a meeting when Presiden...
4 Kesä 202534min
