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Digging into our ancestors' drama
This week, we're bringing you a special episode from our play cousins over at the podcast "Our Ancestors Were Messy." We hear about how Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes went from being best fri…
Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago
How racism kept Americans out of pools
This week, we're looking into the history of public swimming pools in the U.S., and the legacy that pool segregation has had on swimming skills in the country today. Earlier this year, Jasmine Romero…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
How Trump's D.C. takeover criminalizes homelessness
On August 11, President Trump announced his intention to "rescue" the nation's capital. A central feature of his plan involved using federal officials to remove people experiencing homelessness from …
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Statelessness, but make it funny
Mo Amer is the creator and star of the hit Netflix comedy series Mo. It's a first-of-its kind Palestinian-American sitcom with a fraught plot line about the American immigration system and the hope t…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Hot weather kills. Who gets protected?
The heat disproportionately kills poor, elderly and people of color. So on this episode we're focusing on the lives of those impacted, from roofers in Florida to prisoners who live and die in cells t…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
You told us — what brings you joy
On this bonus episode of the show, we're hearing from some of YOU about what brings you joy, how you connect joy and justice work, and why joy is so important in your lives.
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Published on 1 month ago
Is joy an act of resistance?
The phrase "joy is resistance" has been popping up all over the place lately. But what, exactly, does it mean? In this episode, we're unpacking what joy is, when it can actually be used as a tool for…
Published on 1 month ago
Protests are near constant. Do they work?
To the casual observer, it might seem like the U.S. has been spent years in a constant state of protest, from the Women's March in 2017 to the racial uprisings in 2020 to the No Kings protests earlie…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The books, movies and music that shaped the Code Switch team
Once upon a time, members of the Code Switch team were just kids, learning about race and identity for the first time. So on this episode, we're sharing some of the books, movies and music that deepl…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago