Leila Day and Hana Baba are hosts of a new podcast called The Stoop. It features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public. The pair swing by to talk with Shereen and Gene about their show, and share an episode about a very thorny question: Can African-Americans wear clothing and accessories that originated with African cultures they’re not familiar with?
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It's Getting (Dangerously) Hot in Herre
On this week’s episode we talk about why certain communities are more vulnerable to catastrophic weather events like hurricanes and heat waves. Saying “mother nature doesn’t discriminate,” ignores the fact that discrimination exacerbates her wrath.
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Puerto Rico, My Heart's Devotion
The haphazard response to Hurricane Maria has underscored the tricky, in-between space that Puerto Ricans occupy. They’re U.S. citizens — although nearly half of the country doesn’t know that. But those who live in Puerto Rico don’t enjoy many of the same privileges as citizens on the mainland. In this week’s episode, Shereen travels to one of the most Puerto Rican enclaves in the country to explore the fraught relationship Puerto Ricans have with their American-ness.
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The Passing Of A "Failing" School
When a school shuts down, students lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students in the U.S. Shereen Marisol Meraji looks at what it’s like when a predominantly black suburb outside Pittsburgh loses its only public high school.
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Reflections On A Year At Ron Brown High
We spent the past three episodes looking at the first year of a high school for black boys in Washington, D.C. Now, we’re taking a look back on our reporting. What does it mean for a school like Ron Brown to exist — and what does that say about our society?
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Live From Chicago…It's Code Switch!
Hosts Shereen and Gene take on Chi-City with help from Chicago-natives Eve Ewing and Natalie Y. Moore, plus Code Switch’s play cousin, Hari Kondabolu. Ewing opens the show with a poem from her new collection, Electric Arches. Kondabolu talks about his upcoming documentary, “The Problem with Apu.” And Moore brings her Chicago-expertise to some tough questions from our listeners.
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A Code Switch Thanksgiving Feast
It’s a Thanksgiving mashup episode! We speak to Lin-Manuel Miranda about Puerto Rico, a parenting expert about tense family gatherings, and a Native professor about the truth behind the holiday. And for desert, the debate of our time: pumpkin or sweet potato pie?
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17,000 Islands, 700 Languages, And A Superhero
Indonesia is one of the most ethnically diverse countries on Earth. And while that pluralism is embraced in the country’s founding documents, its ethnic Chinese minority has been persecuted for generations. NPR’s Ari Shapiro tells the story of a young Indonesian of Chinese descent, who is trying to navigate his country’s roiling tensions.
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With Dope, There's High Hope
As of January 1, it will be legal to sell recreational cannabis in California. But as the legal weed market gains traction, people of color who were targeted by the drug war are being left out of the green rush. This week, we revisit the history of marijuana in the U.S. ― and how its criminalization has everything to do with race.
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Black Atheists, White Santas, And A Feast For The Deceased
We’re answering your holiday race questions: Why do we still think of Santa as white? Are POCs responsible for calling-out the racism at holiday parties? How do you tell your black family you’re a non-believer? And, can you resurrect a dead family tradition?
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