It’s hot out, places are shutting down again, and things might just be feeling a little bit slow. So in the spirit of spicing things …
Listen Up! Violence That Doesn’t Go Viral
We talk a lot on this show about people who have been killed by police officers. But there is so much police violence that falls …
Listen Up! To Love And Not Forgive
For much of her childhood, Ashley Ford’s father was incarcerated, and her mother struggled to raise her while grappling with her own upended life plans. …
Listen Up! What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The ‘Light-Skinned Privilege’ Edition
Maria Garcia and Maria Hinojosa are both Mexican American, both mestiza, and both relatively light-skinned. But Maria Hinojosa strongly identifies as a woman of color, …
Listen Up! Words To Set You Free
Some of the best books can make you feel free — free from your daily grind, free to imagine a new reality, free to explore …
Listen Up! Égalité, Fraternité, And ‘Libertie’
This month on Code Switch, we’re talking about books — new and old — that have deepened our understandings of what it means to be …
Listen Up! ‘Where We Come From’: By Any Other Name
Anyone with a name that isn’t super common in the United States will tell you that the simple act of introducing yourself can lead to …
Listen Up! A Good ACT To Follow
Forty years ago this month, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. for the very first time. In the years since, LGBTQIA+ …
Listen Up! Ballers, Shot Callers
The Supreme Court just ruled on a case that could change the future of college sports, potentially paving the way for NCAA athletes to be …
Listen Up! A Taste Of Freedom
Juneteenth commemorates the day that enslaved Texans found out — more than two years after Emancipation Day — that they were free. It’s also a …