- Shereen Marisol Meraji. Shereen is the co-host and senior producer of Code Switch. She didn't grow up listening to public radio in the back seat of her parent's car.
- Gene Demby. Gene Demby is an NPR correspondent and co-host of NPR's Code Switch podcast. ...
- Karen Grigsby Bates. Karen Grigsby Bates is a senior correspondent for Code Switch. ...
- Leah Donnella. Leah Donnella is Code Switch's editor. (Fun fact—she started out on the team as an intern.) Before joining NPR, Leah worked with Public Media Commons at WHYY in ...
- Steve Drummond. Steve Drummond is the executive producer of Code Switch, and of NPR's education reporting project, NPR Ed.
- Kumari Devarajan. Kumari Devarajan is a producer on NPR's Code Switch podcast, where she's reported stories about native populations, LGBTQ communities, and issues like incarceration and immigration.
What is the Code Switch podcast?
We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020.
What is code switch about?
Code Switch: Race. In Your Face. Code Switch is a weekly podcast that explores how race intersects with every aspect of our lives. Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby bring honesty, empathy and nuance to challenging conversations.
Is code switch hiring a host?
Code Switch. Race in your face. NPR hide caption Code Switch is hiring a host! October 20, 2021 • We're looking for the next host of Code Switch — someone who can join our small, dynamic team to tell stories about race and identity, and how they shape every aspect of American life.
What happened to Marisol on code switch?
In September of 2021, Meraji left Code Switch and NPR to join the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, working on a project that focused on "creating media that is relevant and accessible to communities of color, working with young people, and adding depth and nuance to reporting around Latine communities." After ...
How many listeners does code switch have?
With support from a $1.5 million CPB grant in 2012, Code Switch launched a blog and contributed to NPR content. Its podcast launched in 2016, and NPR began offering a radio version of the program last year. The show is now carried by 197 stations and has more than 650,000 weekly broadcast listeners, according to CPB.
Who is Kumari Devarajan?
Kumari Devarajan '17 usually lives in Los Angeles, where she is a producer for NPR's Code Switch team (and, full disclosure, sometimes produces my radio pieces). But when I spoke to her, she was in Washington, D.C., at her parents' home, working remotely for a few months.
Who are the hosts of Throughline?
The concept for Throughline, launched in February 2019, was developed by Abdelfatah and her co-host, Ramtin Arablouei. Abdelfatah got her start in journalism covering local and domestic politics at the Washington bureau of the BBC.
What happened to hidden brain?
Sasha Fernandez, Former Editorial Intern | August 11, 2020. The host and founder of NPR's Hidden Brain is leaving the network to produce the show and related projects through an independent production company. Shankar Vedantam announced his departure in an email to NPR staff Aug. 3.
What does NPR stand for?
National Public RadioNational Public Radio / Full nameNational Public Radio (NPR), the public radio network of the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., NPR offers a broad range of high-quality news and cultural programming to hundreds of local public radio stations.
Where is Rund Abdelfatah from?
Both first-time hosts are Americans with Middle-Eastern backgrounds - Ramtin is from Iran and Rund's parents are Palestinian and her name is Arabic. They are proud of their heritage.
What is NPR Throughline?
Throughline: Afghanistan, The Center Of The World : Up First In this Peabody Award-winning episode, Throughline shifts the perspective on Afghanistan, looking not at a country devastated by war and famine but at a place and a people at the center of the world.
What is a Throughline example?
Some examples of Through-Lines : When there is opportunity and while doing other things as well: She heedlessly and perhaps unconsciously goes through life attempting to score competitive victories with women who resemble her mother and does so with an eye toward currying favor with unobtainable men.
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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between.
The 'double-edged sword' of being a Black first
February 2, 2022 • It's Black History Month, which is likely to bring boundless stories of Black Excellence and Black Firsts.
Bonus: Getting real (like, really real) with Gabrielle Union
January 30, 2022 • We hear the phrase "unapologetically Black" thrown around a lot.
Bonus: Remembering the iconic, complicated André Leon Talley
January 23, 2022 • Since he died this week, André Leon Talley has been described over and over again as "larger than life." But on this episode, brought to us by our friends at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast, three queer Black men talk about the smaller, more personal moments that made Talley such an icon in the fashion world — and in the broader culture..
A whiteness that's only skin deep
January 19, 2022 • We use words related to color to describe different racial categories all the time — Black, white, brown.
They came, they saw, they reckoned?
January 12, 2022 • It's now been more than a year since the so-called "racial reckoning" that marked the summer of 2020. The country, some said confidently, was having the biggest racial reckoning since the civil rights movement.
Bonus Episode: The blessing and curse of the '90s Latin Pop Explosion
December 20, 2021 • Our play cousins at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast reexamine the so-called "Latin explosion" of the late '90s: What it was supposed to be for audiences across the U.S., and what it actually came to represent.
Ask Code Switch: What does race have to do with beauty?
December 29, 2021 • This time of year, folks are being inundated with messages about how to become more beautiful. But beauty is an ever-changing goalpost that has everything do with race, class and power.
Cooking up food and identity in Pailin Chongchitnant's "Hot Thai Kitchen"
December 28, 2021 • When chef Pailin Chongchitnant realized that cable television wasn't ready for a Thai cooking show, she started her own on YouTube. On it, she breaks down some of the misconceptions about the cuisine.
Talking race, pop culture and YouTube with Khadija Mbowe
December 22, 2021 • The singer-turned-YouTuber is using their platform to take on everything from race- and queer-baiting in Bridgerton to the scrutiny of Black women's bodies to the history of dog-whistle politics.
What We Watched in 2021
December 22, 2021 • Y'all, 2021 brought us a lot of TV. Some of it was even good! So this week, we're talking about the shows that had something interesting to say about race, from We Are Lady Parts to Reservation Dogs to City of Ghosts.
The many contradictions of 'Latin Music'
December 20, 2021 • For some, the term 'Latin music' is too broad to be meaningful. For others, it invokes a sense of pride and resistance. To help break it down, we spoke to an expert on race and music and pop culture.
Bonus Episode: The blessing and curse of the '90s Latin Pop Explosion
December 20, 2021 • Our play cousins at NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast reexamine the so-called "Latin explosion" of the late '90s: What it was supposed to be for audiences across the U.S., and what it actually came to represent.
The Code Switch team picks our favorite episodes from 2021
December 16, 2021 • As we look back at the year, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes of the pod. This list showcases the episodes that stayed with members of the Code Switch team, even amidst all the churn.
What is code switch?
Code Switch is a race and culture outlet and a weekly podcast from American public radio network NPR. It began in 2013 with a blog as well as contributing stories to NPR radio programs. The Code Switch podcast launched in 2016. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, it became one of NPR's top ranked podcasts.
When was Code Switch chosen as Show of the Year?
In December 2020 , Apple Podcasts announced that Code Switch had been selected as 'show of the year', marking the first time that Apple Podcasts recognized a single podcast of the year.
When was Code Switch created?
Code Switch was launched in 2013 with a $1.5 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; it developed as a blog and contributed stories to a variety of NPR programs. Harvard 's Neiman Lab describes the project as "designed to increase coverage of race issues and reach out to new audiences" at NPR and affiliated media outlets.
About the Podcast
With a unique voice, nuance and humor, Code Switch has fostered a growing community of people hungry for this important dialogue and consistently facilitates thoughtful conversation across NPR newsmagazines, NPR.org and social media. Code Switch began as a blog, and has since evolved to become a podcast covering relevant racial issues.
About the Host
Gene Demby is the team’s lead blogger. Before coming to NPR, he served as the editor and later covered politics for Huffington Post BlackVoices. He spent six years in various roles at The New York Times.
22 tips for 2022: To deepen relationships, start by showing up for yourself
January 7, 2022 • If you're craving deeper relationships and more connection with loved ones, start by getting to know yourself better by running a time audit.
Stressed? Instead of distracting yourself, try paying closer attention
January 3, 2022 • It's counterintuitive, but an effective way to manage our negative reactions to life's stressors actually involves slowing down and paying very close attention. Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, explains how to begin a meditation practice — and how doing so can help you seize the present moment.
Ask Code Switch: What does race have to do with beauty?
December 29, 2021 • This time of year, folks are being inundated with messages about how to become more beautiful. But beauty is an ever-changing goalpost that has everything do with race, class and power.
Alt.Latino and Code Switch: What is 'Latin Music' anyway?
December 26, 2021 • This week, Felix and Anamaria sit down with Shereen Marisol Meraji of the NPR Code Switch podcast to find out what exactly connects all the artists under the 'Latin music' category.
What Is 'Latin Music' Anyway?
December 15, 2021 • The term 'Latin Music' can encompass everything from Celia Cruz to Bad Bunny to Selena Gomez to Los Tigres del Norte. It's rock, pop, hip hop, salsa, bachata, reggaeton, and so much more. So...what exactly is the connective tissue? Language? The ethnicity of the artist? Pure vibes? Or is it something else entirely?
Presenting 'Code Switch': Kat Chow's 'Seeing Ghosts'
November 2, 2021 • In this episode from our friends at NPR's Code Switch podcast, Kat Chow chats with former host Shereen Marisol Meraji about her memoir, Seeing Ghosts. After her mother died when Chow was 13, her family rarely discussed how to handle their loss.
When auteurs and film franchises meet
October 20, 2021 • This fall, a number of auteurs are directing major blockbusters: Cary Joji Fukunaga took on the James Bond movie No Time To Die; Chloe Zhao joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals; and Denis Villeneuve hopes to launch a film franchise with Dune.