What happened to Shereen from code switch?
Code Switch host and senior producer Shereen Marisol Meraji. We are thrilled (and, frankly, devastated) to announce that Shereen Marisol Meraji will be leaving Code Switch in August for a couple of amazing new opportunities. First, in September she'll be joining the newest cohort of Nieman Fellows.
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.
Is Shereen Marisol Meraji leaving code switch?
Code Switch host and senior producer Shereen Marisol Meraji. We are thrilled (and, frankly, devastated) to announce that Shereen Marisol Meraji will be leaving Code Switch in August for a couple of amazing new opportunities.
What is code switch?
Meet the Code Switch team: a multiracial, multigenerational group of journalists who explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. Collectively, our work led to Code Switch being named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020.
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 ...
Who hosts code switch on NPR?
Shereen Marisol MerajiTeam members have included Gene Demby, who is lead blogger and cohosts the podcast with reporter Shereen Marisol Meraji; Tasneem Raja, senior digital editor; supervising senior producer Alicia Montgomery; Matt Thompson and Kat Chow.
Is code switch a podcast?
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.
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.
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.
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 is in a dad code switch?
What's In A Dad? : Code Switch Gene Demby and comedian Hari Kondabolu are both new fathers, and they're both learning to raise kids who will have very different identities and upbringings than their own. It's left both of them reflecting on some big questions: How will they teach their children about race?
What's the definition of code switch?
the use of one dialect, register, accent, or language variety over another, depending on social or cultural context, to project a specific identity: Politicians use code-switching on the campaign trail to connect with their audience.
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 are switch codes?
In linguistics, code-switching or language alternation occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation or situation.
What's the definition of code switch?
the use of one dialect, register, accent, or language variety over another, depending on social or cultural context, to project a specific identity: Politicians use code-switching on the campaign trail to connect with their audience.
Why do I code switch?
Code-switching helps to find the right words. Second-language learners might code-switch to their native tongue since they have a greater vocabulary in their primary language. If an Arabic speaker starts to learn English, they might struggle to know what the right word or phrase is to express what they mean in English.
Black And Up In Arms
December 16, 2020 • Guns. They're as American as apple pie. They represent independence and self-reliance. But ... not so much if you're Black. On this episode, we're getting into the complicated history of Black gun ownership and what it has to tell us about our present moment.
YA Fantasy Where The Oppression Is Real
January 28, 2020 • Tomi Adeyemi's new book, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, is fantasy for young adults. But the issues it's dealing with — racism, oppression and war — are very real. And they're not sugarcoated.
Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels
July 17, 2019 • I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree.
Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback?
July 10, 2019 • We talked to Angela Saini, author of the new book Superior: The Return of Race Science, about how race isn't real (but you know ... still is) and how race science crept its way into the 21st century.
The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival
June 22, 2019 • In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.
Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table
May 30, 2019 • Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.
Why Is It Still OK To 'Trash' Poor White People?
August 1, 2018 • A lot has changed in the U.S. over two centuries. One thing that hasn't? How we talk about poor white people.
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.
Who is the editor of 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 Philadelphia, teaching high school students the basics of journalism and film-making.
Who is Natalie Escobar?
Natalie Escobar is an assistant editor on the Code Switch team, where she edits the blog and newsletter, runs the social media accounts, and leads audience engagement. Before coming to NPR in 2020, Escobar was an assistant editor and editorial fellow at The Atlantic, where she covered family life and education.
Who is Karen Grigsby?
Karen Grigsby Bates is a senior correspondent for Code Switch. A veteran NPR correspondent, Bates covered race for the network for several years before becoming a founding member of the Code Switch team. She is especially interested in stories about the hidden history of race in America—and in the intersection of race and culture.
