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
A Prescription For "Racial Imposter Syndrome"
Shereen and Gene look at "racial imposter syndrome." It's what one listener described as feeling fake, or inauthentic, in her identity. We invited listeners to write in, and hundreds of bi-racial and ...
7 Jun 201729min
'Give It Up For DJ Blackface!'
This week, we follow the strange trend of white dance-music DJs who pass themselves off as black artists. Gene talks to legendary House music DJ Ron Trent. The European producer Guy Tavares chimes in ...
1 Jun 201728min
We're Still Talking About "My Family's Slave"
This week, we join the global conversation on The Atlantic's essay "My Family's Slave," in which Alex Tizon writes about Eudocia Tomas Pulido, who was his family's katulong, or domestic servant, for 5...
24 Mai 201731min
Japanese Americans Exiled In Utah
The story of over 100,000 Japanese Americans enduring life in internment camps during WW II is well known, but a few thousand avoided the camps, entirely by, essentially, self-exiling. Code Switch cor...
20 Mai 201718min
Master of None's Alan Yang Unpacks Season 2
Gene and guest co-host Lenika Cruz, who covers culture at The Atlantic, welcome Alan Yang. He and comedian Aziz Ansari created an Emmy-winning comedy series that stepped comfortably out of the usual T...
17 Mai 201723min
The Blessing (And Curse?) Of Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon has returned to Broadway. When the hit musical was first performed was controversial for its stereotypes and story and casting choices. Shereen is joined by teammate Kat Chow to explore Mi...
10 Mai 201721min
Talking Black-ish With Star Yara Shahidi And Creator Kenya Barris
Black-ish creator (Kenya) and the show's 17-year-old star (Yara) talk about what's next for them on TV and in real life. Kenya explains why he's never felt pressure to explain cultural jokes. Yara bre...
3 Mai 201730min
