The Horror, The Horror: "Get Out" And The Place of Race in Scary Movies
It's one of the oldest clichés of horror movies: the black guy dies first. But that's not the case in the new film "Get Out," written and directed by Jordan Peele (best known for the Comedy Central se...
22 Feb 201725min
Ten Thousand Writers... and Two Intrepid Podcast Hosts
Gene welcomes Code Switch reporter Kat Chow as guest host and they camp out at one of the biggest conferences for writers on the planet, held by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. There, t...
15 Feb 201716min
Oscars So Black...At Least, In Documentaries
A filmmaker of color is almost certain to win this year's Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. In fact, for the first time, African-American documentarians made up most of the nominees. We talk with Av...
8 Feb 201724min
Encore Plus: Who Is A Good Immigrant, Anyway?
Shereen and Gene are joined by Code Switch's own Adrian Florido to revisit a conversation about how advocates are challenging the narrative of the "good" or "bad" immigrant. Adrian previously reported...
1 Feb 201723min
So, What Are You Afraid of Now?
Code Switch listeners join Shereen and Gene in talking about their concerns and frustrations during the first hundred days of President Trump's administration. Our guest is MacArthur "genius grant" re...
26 Jan 201720min
Obama's Legacy: Did He Remix Race?
We conclude our three part series of conversations on President Obama's racial legacy. It's likely that Barack Obama will be known not only as the first black president, but also as the first presiden...
18 Jan 201731min
Obama's Legacy: Callouts and Fallouts
Shereen and Gene continue our conversation on President Barack Obama's racial legacy. Where did the president fall short — or fail — people of color? We hear opinions about Obama's actions as they aff...
11 Jan 201736min
Obama's Legacy: Diss-ent or Diss-respect?
In the first of three conversations about President Barack Obama's racial legacy,Code Switch asks how much race or racism drove the way the first black president was treated and how he governed. Did t...
4 Jan 201735min
