Episodes

  • Diving into the Black Manosphere

    Diving into the Black Manosphere
    Oct 30 2024
    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?

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    41 mins
  • Spitting on Andrew Jackson's grave with Rebecca Nagle

    Spitting on Andrew Jackson's grave with Rebecca Nagle
    Oct 23 2024
    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.

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    34 mins
  • In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote

    In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote
    Oct 16 2024
    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.

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    42 mins
  • Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work?

    Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work?
    Oct 14 2024
    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?

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    11 mins
  • Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories

    Two Palestinian writers on the right to share their stories
    Oct 9 2024
    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.

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    33 mins
  • Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish?

    Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish?
    Oct 7 2024
    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?

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    13 mins
  • The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants

    The Trump campaign strategy to demonize Haitian immigrants
    Oct 2 2024
    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?

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    34 mins
  • Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race?

    Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race?
    Sep 30 2024
    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.

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    13 mins