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Code Switch

Description: What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020.Want to level up your Code Switch game? Try Code Switch Plus. Your subscription supports the show and

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He was shot in Vermont. Now he wants to go home to the West Bank with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-25
Duration: 00:47:10
Shownotes: Shot and severely injured while visiting family in Vermont in 2023, Hisham Awartani grapples with his recovery in the U.S., and the unfolding war at

home in the West Bank.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Luigi Mangione and America's pent up pain with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-20
Duration: 00:17:49
Shownotes: Even before Luigi Mangione was arrested for killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the reaction to the shooter was far different than other instances of

gun violence.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Freedom, Autonomy and the Elián González Story with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-18
Duration: 00:34:32
Shownotes: Twenty-five years ago, a boy named Eliaán Gonzaález appeared — remarkably alive — in the waters off the coast of Miami. Immediately, his fate became

the subject of an international debate: Should he stay in the U.S.? Or should he be returned to Cuba, to live with his father? From our play cousins at Futuro Studios, this is part of their series Chess Piece: The Elián González Story.We want to hear from you! Please tell us what you think about Code Switch by taking our short survey. Thank you!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Dreaming of a Black Utopia in Trump's America with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-11
Duration: 00:37:19
Shownotes: In his new book, The Black Utopians, author Aaron Robertson tells the story of how Black folks have created many different versions of utopian communities

throughout history — and why those communities tend to be especially meaningful during times of political tension and racial unrest.We want to hear from our listeners about what you like about Code Switch and how we could do better. Please tell us what you think by taking our short survey, and thank you!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Where tradwives and leftists agree with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-07
Duration: 00:16:46
Shownotes: We continue our conversation about the hellscape of modern motherhood, and look into an alternative to the tradwife lifestyle.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR

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Momfluencers, tradwives, and the perils of modern motherhood with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-12-04
Duration: 00:38:53
Shownotes: Motherhood in the U.S. is revered. Actual mothers? Not so much. But momfluencers and tradwives are stepping in to fill that void. We dive into

that world to understand how it intersects with the incoming presidential administration, what it has to do with white supremacy, and where moms of color fit in.We want to hear from our listeners about what you like about Code Switch and how we could do better. Please tell us what you think by taking our short survey, and thank you!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The 'little r' racist idea that swung the election with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-11-27
Duration: 00:31:06
Shownotes: What lessons should we all be taking from the historic match-up between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris? New York Times political correspondent Astead Herndon says

the big takeaway from this election isn't the divide between Republicans and Democrats, it's the divide between political elites and the American public. And he says it may be time to rethink our presumptions about how much voters care about representation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When Pretendian investigations go wrong with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-11-20
Duration: 00:27:53
Summary: In this episode of 'Code Switch,' NPR journalists discuss the complexities surrounding individuals falsely claiming Indigenous identity, known as 'Pretendians.' Hosts Robert Jago and Angel

Ellis emphasize the potential harms of misidentifying individuals and the emotional fallout in Indigenous communities. Jacqueline Keeler, an activist who created the 'Alleged Pretendians List,' reflects on her investigations into such claims, revealing impacts on legitimate Native identities and the responsibility of the media and tribal authorities to handle these matters with care. The discourse stresses the importance of authenticity and the ethical implications of scrutiny within racial identity discussions in America.

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Shownotes: There are wild stories about the fraudsters who pretend to be Indigenous, but sometimes casting doubt on people's indigeneity can cause more harm than good.

On this episode we hear from the person behind the "Alleged Pretendians List" and someone whose name appeared on that controversial list. The problem? He's legitimately Native.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The day Trump won...again with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-11-13
Duration: 00:35:02
Summary: On Election Day 2024, the NPR's 'Code Switch' team captures the emotions and sentiments of voters across diverse communities, reflecting on the historical significance of

the day, especially regarding race and representation. They explore the reactions to Donald Trump's potential re-election, emphasizing fears and concerns from educators about the impact on teaching history. Different voices highlight the contrasting perceptions of Trump and Kamala Harris, revealing the complex perspectives among immigrant voters and their communities. As the results unfold, the emotional aftermath is palpable, showcasing the resilience and ongoing fight for democracy among supporters of Harris at Howard University.

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Shownotes: The Code Switch team spent Election Day talking to folks about how the outcome might impact them. From green card holding Trump supporters in Queens,

to first-time voters at Harris' watch party in DC, we bring you this time capsule of the day before we knew.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

You can't outrun voters' feelings about the economy with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-11-07
Duration: 00:23:38
Summary: In this episode of "Code Switch," the hosts discuss how voters' feelings about the economy significantly shape electoral behavior, particularly amidst the backdrop of a

potential new Donald Trump administration. They explore the complexities of voter demographics, including Latino and Black communities, and the implications of Trump’s policies on the political landscape. The episode highlights the political shift following Trump's election victory, the collapse of the Democratic coalition, and the confidence of Republican leaders in pushing their agenda. The challenges facing the Democratic Party in reconnecting with its traditional voter base are also underscored, especially as economic concerns take precedence in voter decision-making.

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Shownotes: As we take in the news of another Donald Trump administration, we thought who better to turn the mic over to than the hosts of

NPR's Politics Podcast.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Diving into the Black Manosphere with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-30
Duration: 00:41:27
Summary: In "Diving into the Black Manosphere," NPR's Code Switch explores the complex online ecosystem where Black men engage with masculinity, political views, and identity. The

episode highlights the rise of the Black Manosphere, emphasizing its impact on voting behavior, particularly the increasing support for the Republican Party among Black men. It also discusses the historical and social narratives influencing these shifts, including the Moynihan Report's effects on perceptions of Black family structures. Overall, it raises critical questions about race, empowerment, and political realignment within the Black community.

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Shownotes: The manosphere is a sprawling online ecosystem aimed at disgruntled men. Now a subset of the manosphere aimed at Black men is exposing cracks in

Black voters' steadfast support of Democrats. On this episode, we take a look at how the Black manosphere came to be and wonder: could this loose community of aggrieved dudes swing the election?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Spitting on Andrew Jackson's grave with Rebecca Nagle with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-23
Duration: 00:33:35
Summary: In this episode of Code Switch, Rebecca Nagle discusses her book critiquing Andrew Jackson's legacy and its impact on Native American history. Nagle explores Jackson's

policies, particularly the Indian Removal Act and its brutal effects, such as the Trail of Tears, while drawing parallels to contemporary discussions on race and Indigenous sovereignty. The episode also covers the significant recent Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which reshaped tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma and the ongoing struggle for justice and recognition faced by Indigenous communities.

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Shownotes: That's how Nagle begins her new book and how she frames the version of history she's telling. The book digs into the past and future

of Native sovereignty through the lens of one of the most significant Supreme Court rulings for Native Americans in over 100 years.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-16
Duration: 00:41:42
Summary: In this episode of Code Switch, the hosts explore the voices of Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. Many community members

are reassessing their political loyalties, with a significant shift towards Donald Trump due to his stance on the war. The community is uniting around Congressman Rashida Tlaib's progressive views and grappling with the moral implications of their votes, reflecting a pivotal moment as they navigate their influence in this crucial swing state ahead of the elections.

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Shownotes: We travel to Dearborn, aka the "capital of Arab America." The Dearbornites we met said that the war in Gaza is the key issue on

their minds as they consider how to cast their ballots. What these voters ultimately decide could have huge consequences for the whole country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work? with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-14
Duration: 00:11:29
Summary: In this episode, we explore the experiences of Robbie Strunk, the only Alaska Native employee at a renewable energy lab, who grapples with feelings of

tokenization and questions whether his qualifications or identity influence his career progression. Tai provides reassurance and context, emphasizing the importance of indigenous knowledge and encouraging open dialogue in the workplace about race and representation. The conversation sheds light on how tokenization affects minorities and the complexities of workplace dynamics influenced by race.

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Shownotes: This week on Ask Code Switch, we're getting into the question a lot of minorities face when climbing the ladder at work – am I

rising because I'm talented or because I'm tokenized?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-09
Duration: 00:33:19
Summary: In this episode of NPR's Code Switch, titled 'Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories,' the hosts discuss the marginalization of Palestinian

voices following the October 7 attacks. Palestinian American poets Tarek Luthun and Fady Joudah emphasize the importance of asserting a nuanced Palestinian identity beyond conflict narratives. They share personal experiences of loss and trauma, highlighting the urgency to reclaim their stories against a backdrop of systemic erasure. Joudah describes how media representation often reduces Palestinian experiences to suffering, while both poets advocate for the sharing of personal narratives as a means of humanization and resilience in the face of ongoing violence.

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Shownotes: In the year since the devastating Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Even more have been injured or

displaced. Still, many Palestinians across the diaspora feel that they aren't allowed to share their stories — that the fullness of their humanity is too often reduced to a few soundbites on the news, or images of people dying. So on this episode, we're revisiting conversations with Fady Joudah and Tariq Luthun — two Palestinian American poets who have tried to carve out space to expand the kind of stories that Palestinians are allowed to tell.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish? with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-07
Duration: 00:13:29
Summary: In this episode of Code Switch, titled 'Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish?', the hosts discuss the dynamic of interracial relationships, focusing

on the interplay between racial preferences and potential fetishization. They emphasize the importance of open dialogue, self-reflection, and understanding personal values in navigating attraction and dating histories. The conversation covers strategies for approaching sensitive topics around race and love, advocating for respect and kindness in these discussions while critically examining one's motivations and relationship dynamics.

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Shownotes: This week on Ask Code Switch, when it comes to race and dating, how important is diversity in your dating history? What does the race

of our past romances say about us? And how do we know when we've crossed the line from preference to fetish?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-10-02
Duration: 00:33:33
Summary: In this episode of Code Switch, hosts B.A. Parker and Gene Demby examine the resurgence of racist stereotypes against Haitian immigrants, specifically analyzing unfounded rumors

propagated in Springfield, Ohio. The discussion exposes how political figures like Donald Trump exploit these harmful narratives, linking them to broader strategies manipulating public perception of immigrants. Through personal accounts from Haitian migrants and insights from local economists, the podcast reveals the economic contributions of these immigrants amidst a backdrop of misinformation, racism, and political scapegoating, emphasizing the human consequences of false narratives.

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Shownotes: This week, we're looking into the endgame of the racist and false rumors targeting Haitian immigrants. Are the lies being told about migrants across the

country part of a strategy to land a bigger lie: that undocumented immigrants could steal the election?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race? with full AI transcript and summary

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Shownotes: Today on Ask Code Switch, we're talking about taste. How we eat, why we prefer certain foods, and where those preferences come from. We're getting

into all the things that shape and change our taste buds, from the genes you inherit to falling in love.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Latinos are moving to the far right. Paola Ramos thinks she knows why with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-09-25
Duration: 00:33:09
Shownotes: As we close in on the election, it's Trump-supporting Latinos that some pollsters believe could decide this race. So how did we get here? In

her new book, Defectors, Paola Ramos explains that part of the story of being Latino has always been this temptation to defect.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: Do bike lanes cause gentrification? with full AI transcript and summary

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Shownotes: Today on Ask Code Switch, we tackle a question about race, bike lanes and gentrification. Who are bike lanes serving? Are these safety measures protecting

everyone equally, or are bike advocates on the wrong side of progress?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Fighting back on book bans with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-09-18
Duration: 00:29:47
Shownotes: B.A. Parker brings us around the country to see what access to books is looking like for students in Texas, librarians in Idaho and her

own high school English teacher in Pennsylvania.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: The racial politics of washing dishes? with full AI transcript and summary

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Shownotes: This week on Ask Code Switch, we're getting into the politics and power dynamics of race and dishes in the workplace (which is more fraught

than you might think). When no one is "technically" the "dishwasher" at work...who's washing the dishes and should you feel some type of way about it?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The park. Sunday. Queens, New York. with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-09-11
Duration: 00:38:21
Shownotes: This week on Code Switch, we're doing a different kind of immigration coverage. We're telling a New York story: one that celebrates the beautiful, everyday

life of the immigrant. Code Switch producer, Xavier Lopez and NPR immigration reporter, Jasmine Garsd spend a day at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ask Code Switch: Is this a racist question? with full AI transcript and summary

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Shownotes: Ask Code Switch is back! Lori Lizarraga and the Code Switch team tackle all new listener questions this fall. From the tacky and tricky to

the cringe and candid – we're bringing our race advice to the questions you're scared to ask.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-09-04
Duration: 00:30:33
Shownotes: 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 had no idea what "friend" he was talking about — she hadn't seen or heard anyone besides her son in the house all day. That was the first inkling either of them had that Michael was dealing with something unusual. It was the beginning of the long road toward Michael being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. On this episode, we're talking to Michael about how he experiences the world, and how he's helping to educate people about what it really means to live with a rare, stigmatized, and widely misunderstood mental health condition.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-08-28
Duration: 00:39:27
Shownotes: 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 region, and how the United States is implicated in it. So on this episode, we're looking back to the writing of James Baldwin, whose views on the country transformed significantly over the course of his life. His thoughts offer some ideas about how to grapple with trauma, and how to bridge the gap between places and ideas that, on their surface, might seem oceans apart.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Black praise in white pews: When your church doesn't love you back with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-08-21
Duration: 00:38:16
Shownotes: 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 Black Christians who, like him for a time, found their spiritual homes in white evangelical churches.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Race, Romance and Reality TV with full AI transcript and summary

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Shownotes: 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 gender, sexuality and race. On today's episode we get into all of that, zeroing in on the Bachelorette, but also looking at a dating show that's trying to do it differently.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Who's "woman" enough: The long history of sex testing in sports with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-08-09
Duration: 00:40:31
Shownotes: 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 partnership with CBC in Canada.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The beauty and entitlement of traveling as a tourist with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-08-07
Duration: 00:32:33
Shownotes: 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 Airplane Mode, the reluctant travel writer Shahnaz Habib warns of recklessly embracing what she calls "passport privilege," — and how that can skew peoples' images of what the world is and who it belongs to.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-31
Duration: 00:34:17
Shownotes: 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 banned books never get the kind of recognition or readership that the most famous ones do.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Kamala Harris, Revisited with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-26
Duration: 00:40:52
Shownotes: 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 president with dozens of felony convictions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The return of the U.S.'s oldest drag king with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-24
Duration: 00:31:03
Shownotes: For decades now, drag queens have captured the national imagination. Drag kings, on the other hand, have been relegated to a less prominent position in

pop culture. But today on the show, we're telling the story of one Elsie Saldaña — aka El Daña. As someone who started performing in drag in 1965, she's now considered one of the oldest drag kings still performing in the U.S. Over the course of her long performance career, many forces have converged that could have stopped her from taking to the stage. But today, almost 60 years after her debut, she hasn't stopped yet.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 2 with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-17
Duration: 00:34:19
Shownotes: Every summer B.A. Parker returns to Creswell, North Carolina, where her family still has a farm. But she's mostly avoided actually going to the nearby

site where her ancestors were enslaved. This week, we revisit the second of two episodes, where Parker and her mom decide to go back to the plantation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 1 with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-10
Duration: 00:34:08
Shownotes: In part one of two episodes, B.A. Parker meets people who, like her, are grappling with how to honor their enslaved ancestors. She asks herself:

what kind of descendant does she want to be?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How one event in history can ripple through generations of a family with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-07-03
Duration: 00:45:00
Shownotes: This week we're bringing you the first episode in a new series called Inheriting, created in collaboration with our friends at LAist Studios. In each

episode, NPR's Emily Kwong sits down with Asian American and Pacific Islander families and explores how one event in history can ripple through generations.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-06-26
Duration: 00:31:06
Shownotes: Author Mike Curato wrote Flamer as a way to help young queer kids, like he once was, better understand and accept themselves. It was met

with immediate praise and accolades — until it wasn't. When the book got caught up in a wave of Texas-based book bans, suddenly the narrative changed. And like so many books that address queer identity, Flamer quickly became a flashpoint in a long, messy culture war that tried to distort the nature of the book.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Some freed people actually received '40 acres and a mule.' Then it got taken away. with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-06-24
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Shownotes: The promise of "40 acres and a mule", is often thought of as a broken one. But it turns out, some freed people actually received

land as reparations after the Civil War. And what happened to that land and the families it was given to is the subject of a new series, 40 Acres and a Lie, by our colleagues at Reveal and the Center for Public Integrity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The history of trans misogyny is the history of segregation with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-06-19
Duration: 00:36:27
Shownotes: As anti-trans legislation has ramped up, historian Jules Gill-Peterson turns the lens to the past in her book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny. This

week, we talk about how panics around trans femininity are shaped by wider forces of colonialism, segregation and class interests.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Should we stop using the word "felon"? with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-06-12
Duration: 00:33:58
Shownotes: This week, we're turning our sights on the word "felon", and looking into what it tells us (and can't tell us) about the 19 million

people in the U.S. — like Donald Trump and Hunter Biden — carrying that designation around.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

100 years of immigration policies working to keep out immigrants with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-06-05
Duration: 00:42:32
Shownotes: President Biden just issued an executive order that can temporarily shut down the U.S.-Mexico border to asylum seekers once a daily threshold of crossings is

exceeded. On this episode, we dig into how the political panic surrounding what many are calling an immigration "crisis" at the border, isn't new. And in fact...it's a problem of our own creation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporters. Why? with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-05-29
Duration: 00:38:17
Shownotes: As war continues to rage in the Middle East, attention has been turned to how American Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians relate to the state of

Israel. But when we talk about the region, American Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, are often not part of that story. But their political support for Israel is a major driver for U.S. policy — in part because Evangelicals make up an organized, dedicated constituency with the numbers to exert major influence on U.S. politics.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Falling in love in a time of colonization with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-05-22
Duration: 00:31:12
Shownotes: This week Code Switch digs into The Ministry of Time, a new book that author Kailene Bradley describes as a "romance about imperialism." It focuses

on real-life Victorian explorer Graham Gore, who died on a doomed Arctic expedition in 1847. But in this novel, time travel is possible and Gore is brought to the 21st century where he's confronted with the fact that everyone he's ever known is dead, that the British Empire has collapsed, and that perhaps he was a colonizer.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Why the trope of the 'outside agitator' persists with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-05-15
Duration: 00:31:01
Shownotes: As protests continue to rock the campuses of colleges and universities, a familiar set of questions is being raised: Are these protests really being led

by students? Or are the real drivers of the civil disobedience outsiders, seizing on an opportunity to wreak chaos and stir up trouble?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-05-08
Duration: 00:33:59
Shownotes: Daniel Olivas's novel puts a new spin on the age-old Frankenstein story. In this retelling, 12 million "reanimated" people provide a cheap workforce for the

United States...and face a very familiar type of bigotry.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Exclusion, resilience and the Chinese American experience on 'Mott Street' with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-05-01
Duration: 00:31:02
Shownotes: This week on the podcast, we're revisiting a conversation we had with Ava Chin about her book, Mott Street. Through decades of painstaking research, the

fifth-generation New Yorker discovered the stories of how her ancestors bore and resisted the weight of the Chinese Exclusion laws in the U.S. – and how the legacy of that history still affects her family today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How Jewish Communities Are Divided Over Support of Israel with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-04-24
Duration: 00:41:02
Shownotes: In the wake of October 7, and the bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli government, many American Jews have found themselves questioning something that had

long felt like a given: that if you were Jewish, you would support Israel, and that was that. But as more Jews speak out against Israel's actions in Gaza, it's exposing deep rifts within Jewish communities – including ones that are threatening to break apart friendships, families, and institutions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Rise and Fall of the Panama Canal with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-04-17
Duration: 00:32:06
Shownotes: The Panama Canal has been dubbed the greatest engineering feat in human history. It's also (perhaps less favorably) been called the greatest liberty mankind has

ever taken with Mother Nature. But due to climate change, the Canal is drying up and fewer than half of the ships that used to pass through are now able to do so. So how did we get here? Today on the show, we're talking to Cristina Henriquez, the author of a new novel that explores the making of the Canal. It took 50,000 people from 90 different countries to carve the land in two — and the consequences of that extraordinary, nature-defying act are still echoing through our present.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Reflecting on the legacy of O.J. Simpson with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-04-12
Duration: 00:17:03
Shownotes: With the news of O.J. Simpson's death on Thursday, we're revisiting our reporting from 2016, where we took a look into how Simpson went from

being "too famous to be Black," to becoming a stand-in for the way Black people writ-large were mistreated by the U.S. carceral system.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-04-10
Duration: 00:31:57
Shownotes: What's a portrait of Frederick Douglass doing hanging in an Irish-themed pub in Washington, D.C.? To get to the answer, Parker and Gene dive deep

into the long history of solidarity and exchange between Black civil rights leaders and Irish republican activists, starting with Frederick Douglass' visit to Ireland in 1845.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

WTF does race have to do with taxes? with full AI transcript and summary

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Update: 2024-04-03
Duration: 00:30:14
Shownotes: It's that time of year again: time to file your taxes. And this week on the pod, we're revisiting our conversation with Dorothy A. Brown,

a tax expert and author of The Whiteness Of Wealth: How The Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans And How To Fix It. She talks through the racial landmines in our tax code and how your race plays a big role in whether you get audited, how much you might owe the IRS, which tax breaks you can get, and even which benefits you can claim.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy