They came, they saw, they reckoned?
It's now been more than a year since the so-called "racial reckoning" that marked the summer of 2020. The country, some said confidently, was having the biggest racial reckoning since the civil rights...
12 Tammi 202234min
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the power of collective memory
What stories do we learn about the history of the United States? Who dreamed up those stories? And what happens when we challenge them? This week on the pod, our play cousins at NPR's Throughline podc...
5 Tammi 202249min
Ask Code Switch: What Does Race Have To Do With Beauty?
This time of year, folks are being inundated with messages about how to become more beautiful. But beauty is an ever-changing goalpost that has everything do with race, class and power.See pcm.adswizz...
29 Joulu 202147min
What We Watched in 2021
Y'all, 2021 brought us a lot of TV. Some of it was even good! So this week, we're talking about the shows that had something interesting to say about race, from We Are Lady Parts to Reservation Dogs t...
22 Joulu 202133min
Bonus Episode: The blessing and curse of the '90s Latin Pop Explosion
Our play cousins at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast reexamine the so-called "Latin explosion" of the late '90s: What it was supposed to be for audiences across the U.S., and what it actually came to ...
20 Joulu 202134min
What Is 'Latin Music' Anyway?
The term 'Latin Music' can encompass everything from Celia Cruz to Bad Bunny to Selena Gomez to Los Tigres del Norte. It's rock, pop, hip hop, salsa, bachata, reggaeton, and so much more. So...what ex...
15 Joulu 202135min
A Glimpse At 'How The Other Half Eats'
How do race and class affect the way we eat? What makes dollar store junk food different from organic junk food? And when did Whole Foods become such a polarizing grocery store? We're getting into all...
8 Joulu 202132min
Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police
When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a regular presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author of the new book, Becoming Abolitionists, realized that her vision of ...
1 Joulu 202131min
