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Code Switch
Code Switch
NPR

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... more

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Episodes

Why now is the time to find power in "otherness"

Viet Thanh Nguyen came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam when he was four years old. Growing up... more

23 Apr 2025 · 31 minutes
Revisiting the fight over the Lakota language as Trump targets "divisive narratives"

As the Trump administration targets the Smithsonian Institute for "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology," it got us thinking about how... more

16 Apr 2025 · 41 minutes
Why Trump is sending Venezuelans to El Salvador

One of President Trump's main campaign promises was carrying out mass deportations. We look at how the Trump administration is... more

09 Apr 2025 · 37 minutes
What's lost in Trump's DEI ban?

President Trump has put diversity, equity, and inclusion in his crosshairs — but there's no consensus on what DEI even... more

02 Apr 2025 · 32 minutes
With measles on the rise, what we can learn from past epidemics

As the U.S. health system grapples with new outbreaks and the risk of old diseases making a comeback, we're looking... more

26 Mar 2025 · 29 minutes
What Mahmoud Khalil's arrest means for ... everyone

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia alum, was detained by ICE for his role in leading pro-Palestinian protests... more

19 Mar 2025 · 36 minutes
This Palestinian-American's debut novel may not be political — but her existence is

To be a Palestinian-American writer right now can lead to a lot of expectation to focus on identity and devastation,... more

12 Mar 2025 · 32 minutes
A look at the human toll of the construction of the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal's impact on the geopolitical stage far outreaches its roughly 51-mile stretch of land and water. This week,... more

05 Mar 2025 · 31 minutes
Black audiences see themselves centered in a brand new soap opera

B.A. Parker digs into the historical connection between Black Americans and soap operas with the launching of "Beyond the Gates,"... more

26 Feb 2025 · 36 minutes
The NFL's concussion problem beyond CTE

In 2015, the NFL agreed to an uncapped settlement to pay former players diagnosed with brain disease. The agreement came... more

24 Feb 2025 · 22 minutes