Who Runs The World? Kids.
Code Switch18 Aug 2021

Who Runs The World? Kids.

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Why tacos are as 'American' as apple pie

Why tacos are as 'American' as apple pie

The hunger for Mexican food in the U.S. is longstanding — from the conquistadors' love affair with chocolate, to the classic San Francisco burrito. This week, we're exploring the history of Mexican fo...

28 Mai 202531min

How race science shows up at the doctor's office

How race science shows up at the doctor's office

We've probably said it a hundred times on Code Switch — biological race is not a real thing. So why is race still used to help diagnose certain conditions, like keloids or cystic fibrosis? On this epi...

21 Mai 202535min

Arab and Black communities are trying to reconcile after Trump's election

Arab and Black communities are trying to reconcile after Trump's election

Trump's win exposed political tensions between Arab-American voters — who were critical of Democratic support of Israel's war in Gaza, and Black voters — who remain the Democrats' most loyal supporter...

14 Mai 202528min

40 years ago, Philadelphia police bombed this Black neighborhood on live TV

40 years ago, Philadelphia police bombed this Black neighborhood on live TV

We're looking back on the day a Philadelphia police department helicopter dropped a bomb on a rowhouse in a middle-class neighborhood. Even though that bombing and the fire it set off killed eleven pe...

7 Mai 202536min

In the face of trans erasure, what can we learn from Marsha P. Johnson?

In the face of trans erasure, what can we learn from Marsha P. Johnson?

Marsha P. Johnson was a trailblazer in the fight for gay rights. But Johnson's legacy extends beyond her activism: "Marsha was a really full person who lived a vibrant life. She was a muse and model f...

30 Apr 202531min

Why now is the time to find power in "otherness"

Why now is the time to find power in "otherness"

Viet Thanh Nguyen came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam when he was four years old. Growing up in San Jose, California, Nguyen remembers the moment he understood he was Asian-American. In his lat...

23 Apr 202531min

Revisiting the fight over the Lakota language as Trump targets "divisive narratives"

Revisiting the fight over the Lakota language as Trump targets "divisive narratives"

As the Trump administration targets the Smithsonian Institute for "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology," it got us thinking about how we preserve our history and everything that builds it, lik...

16 Apr 202541min

Why Trump is sending Venezuelans to El Salvador

Why Trump is sending Venezuelans to El Salvador

One of President Trump's main campaign promises was carrying out mass deportations. We look at how the Trump administration is testing the U.S. legal system to make good on its promise, starting with ...

9 Apr 202537min

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