The U.S. Census and Our Sense of Us
The Census is so much more than cold, hard data. It's about what we call ourselves, the ways we see ourselves and how we're represented. On this episode we ask the former head of the Census bureau why...
2 Aug 201725min
What's Good? Talking Hip-Hop and Race With Stretch & Bobbito
Shereen and Gene mix it up with the pioneering hip-hop radio hosts Stretch and Bobbito. These impresarios ran a legendary show in New York City during most of the 1990s. Now they're hosting an intervi...
26 Jul 201723min
What's So Wrong With African Americans Wearing African Clothes?
Leila Day and Hana Baba are hosts of a new podcast called The Stoop. It features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public. The pair swing by to talk with Shereen and G...
19 Jul 201724min
A Police Video From Charlotte
This encore presentation goes deep on a case involving a white police officer and an unarmed black man in Charlotte, NC. Videos in police-involved shootings can add detail to these cases, but as our c...
12 Jul 201744min
The Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of A Racial Slur...Now What?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in favor of Simon Tam, front man of the band The Slants. The group has been fighting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for nearly a decade, for the right to ...
5 Jul 201719min
It's Our Anniversary
Shereen and Gene celebrate our first year on the podcast. We take a look back to some memorable stories with updates from the team and some of our guests.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the l...
28 Jun 201733min
What To Make Of Philando Castile's Death, One Year Later
In the aftermath of the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, Gene and Shereen speak to a reporter who has followed the case since the beginning. We also speak to a friend of ...
21 Jun 201722min
Encore: 'You're A Grand Old Flag'
Why do some people of color embrace the American flag while others refuse to wave it? In this episode from the Code Switch archives, Gene Demby and Adrian Florido unpack the complicated patriotism and...
14 Jun 201730min
