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Bowen Yang's Rules of Culture
Bowen Yang often plays delightfully weird characters on SNL. But recently he appeared as himself on the show to address the uptick of Asian American …
4 years, 8 months ago
What's The Strategy? Corporate Activism And Anti-Trans Bills
Corporations have spoken out against the new restrictive voting law in Georgia, but to what end? Sam talks to Slate writer Dahlia Lithwick about whet…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Human Cost of Family Separation
It's been a few years now since President Trump adopted (and then later reversed) his administration's zero-tolerance policy that separated parents a…
4 years, 9 months ago
Is 'Diversity And Inclusion' Far From Its Roots? And What's An NFT?
Sam talks to Kim Tran, an anti-racist author and consultant, about her article in Harper's Bazaar on how the diversity, equity and inclusion industry…
4 years, 9 months ago
Hanif Abdurraqib's Rabbit Holes Into Great Black Performance
Hanif Abdurraqib's latest book is A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance. In it, Abdurraqib researches the impact of Black p…
4 years, 9 months ago
Gun Violence Never Went Away, Plus The Overlooked Talent Of Asian Actors
It might have seemed like mass shootings were down last year, but 2020 was actually one of the deadliest years for gun violence in decades. Sam talks…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Fight To Transform Criminal Justice
There are few paths to freedom for people serving life sentences in prison on federal drug charges. Guest host Ayesha Rascoe talks with Brittany K. B…
4 years, 9 months ago
A History Of Anti-Asian Racism, Plus 'Married At First Sight'
In the wake of Tuesday's mass shooting in Atlanta, guest host Ayesha Rascoe talks to critical race theorist and professor Jennifer Ho about the histo…
4 years, 9 months ago
Can't Let It Go
A special episode from our friends at NPR's Planet Money: A show all about the things we're obsessed with. Sam joins Planet Money co-host Karen Duffi…
4 years, 9 months ago
Our Pandemic Year
We take stock of a year that challenged us emotionally, culturally and politically. Sam talks to Hira Deol, a former contestant on Big Brother Canada…
4 years, 10 months ago