What's So Wrong With African Americans Wearing African Clothes?
Leila Day and Hana Baba are hosts of a new podcast called The Stoop. It features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public. The pair swing by to talk with Shereen and G...
19 Juli 201724min
A Police Video From Charlotte
This encore presentation goes deep on a case involving a white police officer and an unarmed black man in Charlotte, NC. Videos in police-involved shootings can add detail to these cases, but as our c...
12 Juli 201744min
The Supreme Court Decides In Favor Of A Racial Slur...Now What?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in favor of Simon Tam, front man of the band The Slants. The group has been fighting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for nearly a decade, for the right to ...
5 Juli 201719min
It's Our Anniversary
Shereen and Gene celebrate our first year on the podcast. We take a look back to some memorable stories with updates from the team and some of our guests.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the l...
28 Juni 201733min
What To Make Of Philando Castile's Death, One Year Later
In the aftermath of the acquittal of the officer who shot and killed Philando Castile, Gene and Shereen speak to a reporter who has followed the case since the beginning. We also speak to a friend of ...
21 Juni 201722min
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 Juni 201730min
'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 Juni 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 Maj 201731min
