The Best of Code Switch

NPR’s Code Switch was named the Show of the Year by Apple Podcasts in 2020. Here are the best moments.

NPR’s Code Switch was named the Show of the Year by Apple Podcasts in 2020. Here are th... more

Curated byAdrian Sherling, Hark Editor

8 CLIPS47 MINS

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The History of Karens

Karen has become the name for a white woman who uses her race against other people. Code Switch looks at the long - and not so proud - lineage of Karens.

Code Switch

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The People Saving the Hawaiian Language from Dying Out

Every two weeks, a language dies with its last speaker. These Hawaiians are making sure that doesn’t happen to their language.

The People Saving the Hawaiian Language from Dying Out

Code Switch

5 MINS

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Hari Kondabolu on Explaining Cultural References

Gene and Shereen ask comedian Hari Kondabolu how the “hold up, wait a minute” segment on his podcast Politically Re-Active came from.

Hari Kondabolu on Explaining Cultural References

Code Switch

4 MINS

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Being a Kid of Color Adopted by White Parents

Most adoptive parents in the US are white and many are adopting children who aren’t. Code Switch hears those children’s stories.

Being a Kid of Color Adopted by White Parents

Code Switch

4 MINS

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Is Trump Really the Most Racist President of the Last 50 Years?

Code Switch looks at the actions of the Presidents over the last 50 years to see if Donald Trump really stands out as the most racist.

Is Trump Really the Most Racist President of the Last 50 Years?

Code Switch

5 MINS

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Puerto Rico’s Battle to Save Its Culture (and Cock Fighting)

Cock fighting is part of the culture in Puerto Rico, but a vote in Congress in late 2019 made it illegal. Code Switch looks at how the locals are not taking the ban lying down.

Puerto Rico’s Battle to Save Its Culture (and Cock Fighting)

Code Switch

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Stormé DeLarverie, Drag Performer and True American Hero

Code Switch tells the story of Stormé DeLarverie - mixed race drag performer, vigilante defender of the defenseless and true American hero.

Stormé DeLarverie, Drag Performer and True American Hero

Code Switch

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Memorializing the Victim of One of Our Most Violent Lynchings

In 1934, thousands of people from multiple states watched Claude Neal be lynched and his body mutilated. Poet L. Lamar Wilson wants to make sure everyone remembers Claude.

Memorializing the Victim of One of Our Most Violent Lynchings

Code Switch

9 MINS

Curated byAdrian Sherling

8 CLIPS47 MINS

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The Best of Code Switch

The History of Karens

Code Switch

The People Saving the Hawaiian Language from Dying Out

Code Switch

Hari Kondabolu on Explaining Cultural References

Code Switch

Being a Kid of Color Adopted by White Parents

Code Switch

Is Trump Really the Most Racist President of the Last 50 Years?

Code Switch

Puerto Rico’s Battle to Save Its Culture (and Cock Fighting)

Code Switch

Stormé DeLarverie, Drag Performer and True American Hero

Code Switch

Memorializing the Victim of One of Our Most Violent Lynchings

Code Switch

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