Code Switch

We're back this week with the grand finale of the Word Watch Game Show! First, we'll uncover the messy history of the term "white trash." Then we'll get into a ditty that signals ... anything "Asian."...

1 Aug 201829min

English is full of words and phrases with hidden racial backstories. Can you guess their histories? On part one of this two-part episode, we're unpacking the meaning behind "guru" and "boy."See pcm.ad...

25 Juli 201826min

Olutosin Oduwole was a college student and aspiring hip hop star when he was charged with "attempting to make a terrorist threat." Did public perceptions of rap music play a role? This week we're tagg...

18 Juli 201851min

Since 1992, the study known as "The 30 Million Word Gap" has, with unusual power, shaped the way educators, parents and policymakers think about educating poor children. NPR education correspondent An...

11 Juli 201822min

We're going on a trip, and we're taking you with us! From the peak of Mount Denali to the beaches of Queens, we're talking camp, suntans and our favorite summer jams.See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

4 Juli 201835min

Anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise, and the prospect of mass deportation is in the news. But as much as this seems like a unique moment in history, in many ways, it's history repeating itself.See...

27 Juni 201833min

Online matchmaking sites are making it easier than ever for couples seeking an arranged marriage to meet. Well...not all couples.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

20 Juni 201832min

We have one story of how blackface was alive and well on network television in Colombia until 2015.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and...

13 Juni 201831min