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Code Switch

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 unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/codeswitch

While preparing your breakfast

During a scenic bike ride

Nice duration for a walk

On your way to work

Spitting on Andrew Jackson's grave with Rebecca Nagle
In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote
Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories
The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants
Latinos are moving to the far right. Paola Ramos thinks she knows why
The park. Sunday. Queens, New York.
Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder
What James Baldwin can teach us about Israel, and ourselves
Who's "woman" enough: The long history of sex testing in sports
The beauty and entitlement of traveling as a tourist
'Not a badge of honor': how book bans affect Indigenous literature
Kamala Harris, Revisited
The return of the U.S.'s oldest drag king
Honoring my enslaved ancestors: Episode 2
How one event in history can ripple through generations of a family
The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America
The history of trans misogyny is the history of segregation
Should we stop using the word "felon"?
100 years of immigration policies working to keep out immigrants
Falling in love in a time of colonization
Why the trope of the 'outside agitator' persists
In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force
Exclusion, resilience and the Chinese American experience on 'Mott Street'
How Jewish Communities Are Divided Over Support of Israel
The Rise and Fall of the Panama Canal
How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity
WTF does race have to do with taxes?
Who does language belong to? A fight over the Lakota Language
In the world of medicine, race-based diagnoses are more than skin deep
This conspiracy theory about eating bugs is also about race
The musical legacy of Japanese American incarceration
Why menthol cigarettes have a chokehold on Black smokers
Before the apps, people used newspapers to find love
Taylor Swift and the unbearable whiteness of girlhood
What happens when public housing goes private?
The women who masterminded the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Everyone wants a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
67 years after desegregation, Arkansas schools are in the spotlight again
Women of color have always shaped the way Americans eat
Here are our favorite Code Switch episodes from 2023
This is what "real self-care" looks like
The world can be painful. But love is possible, too
Can you travel the world — ethically?
Who Has The "Right To A Story?"
How does a computer discriminate?
Bonus episode: All The Only Ones: The Missing Piece Of The Puzzle
Looking For My People In The Black Punk Scene

Ideal for a road trip segment