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This week on Code Switch, we talk to POC food writers about the influence, the (gate-kept) world of food media and how far the industry still has to go...
Must listen 🎧
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Huge thank you to these wonderful contemporary food writers for sitting down with our team to talk all things food culture 🥘✍️🏾
@vondiaz @assil_reem @priyakrishna @senatormayukh
Behind all the food we enjoy today in this country, are the stories of immigrant women and women of color whose cooking have shaped how and what we eat today.
Give this ep a listen 🎧
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🚨🔊NEW EP ALERT! 🔊🚨
What can Bad Bunny tell us about anti-colonial politics in Puerto Rico? In this week's ep, we sit down with a college professor whose new course aims to tackle that very question.
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On her first ep, Lori's digging into the social dynamics of names and why people end up changing them - like all 3 of our hosts! Parker, Gene and Lori go by names that are different from their legal names... They share why this week on the pod.
Who else has a name change story?
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Before she was born, Lori's mom had a nickname ready for her. Her legal name would be Laura, but she would go by Lori. The story behind why begins a decade before Lori was born, when her mother first immigrated to the U.S. as a kid and had to make a difficult decision.
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Back in 2020, we collaborated with @deathsexmoney to feature your stories about when race and racism impacted your friendships. This week, head to their Death, Sex & Money feed for an update from those same listeners about race in their friendships since: bit.ly/3V4f27I
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One more week, Chicago! First look at our VIP poster prints 🔥🔥
Still time to get your tickets: nprpresents.org/codeswitchli…
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@mazjobrani explains how leaning into racial stereotypes in comedy can actually help break them.
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@brian_bahe says there’s a time and place for land acknowledgements,
and maybe a storefront...is not that place.
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@aparnapkin is an expert at mining her most cringeworthy moments to speak truth to laughter. She talks racial typecasting in acting class.
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@anjelahjohnson says once she started getting vulnerable with her insecurities, her audience responded
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Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh – who’s known for her confrontational
comedy – says people are surprisingly willing to share their true colors and
racial biases.
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We’re coming to the end of the season & want to hear from you. Have you heard something on SC that changed how you think about race, power & schools? This q is for all, but esp. folks in Queens. Leave a voicemail at 929-483-6387. You might even hear your voice on the last ep!
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Oh! And Nicole shared a recipe with us for a Sweet Potato Spritz that you’re…going to want to drink ⬇️
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People have been asking where they can watch the video by @joeytainment we referenced in this week's pod, so here it is. Enjoy! 🧸💕👱♂️
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So once again: Get your tickets before they sell out! And tweet us to tell us why you’ll be tuning in tonight. Can’t wait to see you there. Xoxo.
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And finally, #5: YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT RACE AND ROMANCE. You all asked us some 🍑 juicy 🍑 questions. So @denicefrohman & @ayesharascoe are going to solve love & tell you when to swipe left. (Spoiler alert: You may get to hear the exclusive deets of how Ayesha met her husband.)
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Hari FREAKING Kondabolu! (@harikondabolu). A guest who needs no introduction, but just in case: Hari is one of the funniest, most incisive comedians of our time. He’s going to join us to talk race, identity, parenthood, and of course, comedy.
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Numbers 1 & 2: The hosts. This show is going to be hosted by the INCREDIBLE Ayesha Rascoe (@ayesharascoe) and Denice Frohman (@denicefrohman). Ayesha is NPR’s White House Correspondent. Denice is an award-winning poet and performer. Both are brilliant, hilarious, and wonderful.
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Fam, we are REALLY excited to announce our upcoming virtual live show. It's on Jan. 20, hosted by the incredible @ayesharascoe & @denicefrohman! They'll be talking humor, poetry &..........they may be doling out some advice on your love lives 😘
🎟️here: nprscodeswitchlive.splashtha…
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On the latest episode of the pod, we spoke to Dallas Goldtooth about how he tries to upend stereotypes about Native Americans as a writer and actor on the TV series "Reservation Dogs"
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🚨 NEW EP ALERT 🚨
It's the moment you've all been waiting for — Shereen (aka @RadioMirage) is BACK on the pod this week, & she's teaming up with the good folks at @AltLatino to ask: What exactly is 'Latin Music'?
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Alright, y'all I'm officially signing off! With great power truly comes great responsibility, and happy to be entrusted w/ the account for the hour. See y'all in the Twittersphere!-AD
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@alyssajperry is Rabbit! I've always seen rabbit as a character with a treasure trove of ideas, and lowkey having things very put together lol and Alyssa always shares the coolest ideas in Slack and I'm amazed every day
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@karenbates deffff Christopher Robin, she knows her stuff and is wise just like him!! I always learn something new when we're in Zooms together.
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@jessskung Trusty Piglet, always there to support whoever needs it. Piglet is always there for Pooh, and Jess has been there for me throughout this whole internship!! Intern buddy whoo
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@samkeslr 100% Tigger, not on the surface tho. You def have the most chaotic energy on the team, it's the BEST!
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@SummerThomad is definitely our Roo in the crew. For those that don't know we stan Summer always, periodt.
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@christinacala and I have yet to have our one on one, but I am sensing Winnie the Pooh energy. Calm and sweet
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@kukzandladders literally has the best dry humor I have ever heard in my life and that is only matched by Eeyore
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Alright first up our fearless leader and the sweetest kangaroo @AskLeezul is our Kanga
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@GeeDee215 made a really great play on words for our ACS Parents episode based on this song: piped.video/z0Nb06MfJu4. The opening story was from someone named Rene, but Gene and I were the only ones who got the reference so we had to drop it 😅
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Hello! It's your friendly, neighborhood Code Switch intern, Aja! I've hacked the mainframe and am here to answer all your burning questions, so ask away!
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One (1) week left to apply to be the next host of Code Switch 👇🏿
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This week on the pod, we're talking BBLs, "realness" & the paradox of trying to really hard to make your body look ~natural~
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Let's be honest...don't we all wish we could change some things about who we were in high school? We spoke to author Kacen Callender about what it's like to do that through fiction 👇🏿
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We spoke to Leila Slimani about her new novel, 'In the Country of Others.' The story follows a family trying to establish their own sense of identity and independence, while their country, Morocco, does the same.
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Turns out, we weren't done talking about books and freedom.
So we're sharing this conversation with author Leila Slimani about her new book, In the Country of Others, and why for many of her characters, freedom is a mixed blessing.
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This week on the pod: We're talking about a global conference that sought to eradicate racism in all it's forms...and the effect that the attacks of September 11 had on that effort.
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If you've been looking for a way to support our work, search no further 👇🏾
Now available most places you listen, subscribing to Code Switch+ unlocks a sponsor-free feed of all our episodes. Support us by getting a subscription today. n.pr/3kpGM6l
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Since 2016, the dulcet tones of @GeeDee215 + @RadioMirage have stayed mostly in Podcast Land. But starting this weekend, we—along with our pals at @NPRLifeKit—are also gonna come to you 📻FROM THE RADIO📻
Check your local member station's schedule to see if they're carrying us!
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Up next: @GeeDee215, who wants aspiring journalists of color to tell that story they’ve had nagging at them for ages #NPRSaidOutLoud
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Today, @nprextra is featuring our favorite hosts in their new series, #NPRSaidOutLoud, where they spotlight different NPR podcast hosts for a bit of advice. Up first, our @RadioMirage with some words of wisdom for aspiring journalists of color:
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When @iSmashFizzle set out to write a memoir about all the things that happened in her childhood, she says she was writing for herself + people with similar childhoods.
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In adulthood, @iSmashFizzle says she's come to hold multiple truths about her dad in her mind at the same time: "I think it's just accepting reality."
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.@iSmashFizzle’s childhood was shaped by her father’s incarceration for rape + sexual assault. She describes how she's come to define love, after years of trying to understand her love for her father.
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Both @Maria_Hinojosa and @NopalitaMami are Latinas with light skin. But each came to different conclusions about the role their skin color plays re: identifying as a person of color:
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This week on the pod, we talk to author @surlybassey about the challenges and opportunities of freedom outside the confines of whiteness 👇🏿
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On this week's episode, we revisit a long-simmering debate that reignited on Monday with a Supreme Court decision: Should college athletes be paid? And how does race play into that conversation?
(Hint: It has *everything* to do with race.) npr.org/2021/06/22/100924572…
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