Code Switch Extra: No Words
It's hard to figure out what to say after the horrific violence of the last week, which began with two new viral videos of police shooting black men and ended with a deadly attack by a black gunman on...
9 Jul 201626min
"You're A Grand Old Flag"
Why do some people of color embrace the American flag while others refuse to wave it? Gene Demby and Adrian Florido unpack the complicated patriotism and evolving use of the flag with immigrant rights...
6 Jul 201629min
"I'm Not Black, I'm O.J.!"
For a long time, O.J. Simpson seemed to be running away from his race. "I'm not black, I'm O.J.!" he'd tell his friends. The he was charged with murder, and his defense team needed that jury to see O....
29 Jun 201619min
I Don't Know If I Like This, But I Want It To Win
Gene and Kat talk about "rep sweats," worrying over how people of color are portrayed on TV and in the movies. Kat remembers growing up watching TV with her sisters and yelling "Asian!" every time the...
22 Jun 201629min
How LGBTQ People of Color Are Dealing With Orlando
The tragedy in Orlando this week shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable...LGBTQ Americans, Latinos, Muslims and people living at the intersection of those identities.To manage p...
16 Jun 201633min
Code Switch Extra: Re-Remembering Muhammad Ali
Sure, Ali was the greatest, a humanitarian, an inspiration. He was also a complicated, messy figure. Gene and the team dig in, and wonder what people mean when they say Ali "transcended race."To manag...
10 Jun 201628min
Made For You And Me
Black people don't hike? Latinos don't like camping? Asians are afraid of the sun? Adrian and Shereen dig into the stereotypes — and truths — about people of color and their relationship to the great ...
8 Jun 201620min
Can We Talk About Whiteness?
Gene and Shereen dig into why it's so hard to talk about white identity in America — and why it's really important that we figure out how.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See p...
31 Mai 201637min
