Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder
Michael Vargas Arango was having a fairly typical day — hanging out at his home in Medellín, playing Xbox with one of his friends. Only, when he spoke to his mom during the day, he realized that she h...
4 Sep 202430min
What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves
It's been more than ten months since devastating violence began unfolding in Israel and Gaza. And in the midst of all the death, so many people are trying to better understand what's going on in that ...
28 Aug 202439min
Black praise in white pews: When your church doesn't love you back
How do you participate in a faith practice that has a rough track record with racism? That's what our play-cousin J.C. Howard gets into in this week's episode of Code Switch. He talks to us about Blac...
21 Aug 202438min
Race, Romance and Reality TV
Reality TV has been referred to as a funhouse mirror of our culture. But even with its distortions, it can reflect back to us what we accept as a society – especially when it comes to things like gend...
14 Aug 202433min
Who's "woman" enough: The long history of sex testing in sports
Why are some female athletes asked to prove her womanhood? To understand how we got here, we're bringing you episode one of Tested, a new podcast series by our play cousins over at Embedded, made in p...
9 Aug 202440min
The beauty and entitlement of traveling as a tourist
Summer is a time when many Americans are taking off from work and setting their sights on far-off vacation destinations: tropical beaches, fairy-tale cities, sun-drenched countrysides. But in her book...
7 Aug 202432min
'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature
For some authors, finding their book on a "banned" list can feel almost like an accolade, putting them right there with classics like The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird. But the reality is, most...
31 Jul 202434min
Kamala Harris, Revisited
With Kamala Harris entering the presidential race, we look back at what has shaped her personally and politically —from being the self-described "top cop" of California, to taking on a former presiden...
26 Jul 202440min
