Encore: "I'm Not Black I'm O.J."
From the Code Switch archives: Gene talks with Ezra Edelman, director of the ESPN documentary "OJ: Made in America." For a long time, O.J. Simpson seemed to be running away from his race. "I'm not bla...
12 Okt 201619min
Who Is A Good Immigrant, Anyway?
You might call "Dreamers" the most sympathetic characters in the immigration reform drama. But what happens when advocates try to champion an illegal immigrant who's a felon? Adrian and Shereen explor...
5 Okt 201619min
The Code Switch Guide To Handling Casual Racism
Awkward comments. Rude questions. Casual racism. What do you do when it happens in your presence? The mental calculus is hard enough. It gets even harder when the comment is coming from your friends o...
28 Sep 201624min
Warning! This Episode May Trigger Debate
It's time for some real talk on trigger warnings. Gene and Shereen dig into it with two college professors. What really happens in the classroom when hard topics come up, especially about race? Are tr...
21 Sep 201631min
Why Do We Still Care About Tupac?
Tupac Shakur died 20 years ago this week. Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji debate his legacy with the writer Kevin Powell, who covered the rapper for three years until Tupac's death. How should w...
14 Sep 201624min
The Dangers Of Life As An American 'Nobody'
Marc Lamont Hill untangles the decades of dysfunction that have led to recent racial flash-points in his latest book, Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and ...
8 Sep 201624min
Code Switch Extra: Singer Juan Gabriel's Sexuality Was 'Open Secret'
Many Mexican and Mexican Americans loved Juan Gabriel's music, but ridiculed his sexuality. Can his death open a new conversation about gay identity in the community? Code Switch's Adrian Florido expl...
4 Sep 201619min
What's So Funny About The Indian Accent?
From Apu to Ashton Kutcher, mimicking the Indian accent is still widely seen as fair game. Even lots of ABCD's — American-born confused desis — do it. But is it out of love, or mockery? Code Switch's ...
31 Aug 201627min
