Dog Show!
On this episode, we're hanging out with pups. First, is Kat's anxious dog Samson really just a little beagle bigot? Then, the author Bronwen Dickey and the political scientist Michael Tesler explain h...
28 Nov 201839min
Live From The Apollo...It's Code Switch!
Gene and Shereen talk to poet Denice Frohman, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, chef Marcus Samuelsson and comedian Ashley Nicole Black at Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City.To manage p...
21 Nov 20181h 2min
The House On The Corner
The news item about the shooting was bare: one man shot another 17 times in a dispute over drugs. The actual story — of a family that feared for its safety but who couldn't rely on the police for help...
14 Nov 201835min
Politics Podcast Pop Up
We know where your mind's going to be this week: midterm election results!!! So, we're handing the reins over to our play cousins from NPR's Politics Podcast. They'll tell you what happened and what i...
7 Nov 201828min
Is Ron Brown High School Working?
Ron Brown High School was built on a novel notion: a school for boys of color, based on a model of restorative justice. We visited the school last year for several episodes to follow its first-ever fr...
31 Okt 201838min
The Cost To Cast A Ballot
This week: why people don't vote, why people can't vote, and two state races that might have national implications for 2020.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com...
24 Okt 201835min
What So Proudly We Hail
So "The Star-Spangled Banner" is kind of a mess: notoriously tough to sing and with some weird stanzas about slavery. This week, we're looking at two of the country's other anthems with their own mess...
17 Okt 201823min
Our Homeland Is Each Other
This week, we're handing the mic over to transracial adoptees. They told us what they think is missing from mainstream narratives about adoption, and how being an adoptee is an identity unto itself.To...
10 Okt 201828min
