https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr Code Switch | NPR en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-07-08/why-now-is-the-time-to-find-power-in-otherness-code-switch Viet Thanh Nguyen came to the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam when he was four years old. Growing up in San Jose, California, Nguyen remembers the moment he understood he was Asian-American. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-07-08/why-now-is-the-time-to-find-power-in-otherness-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-07-01/the-palestinian-american-sex-and-the-city-code-switch To be a Palestinian American writer right now can lead to a lot of expectation to focus on identity and devastation, but in her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh shares the story of three generations of Palestinian women trying to find love, purpose and liberation. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-07-01/the-palestinian-american-sex-and-the-city-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-24/black-audiences-see-themselves-centered-in-a-brand-new-soap-opera-code-switch B.A. Parker digs into the historical connection between Black Americans and soap operas with the launching of "Beyond the Gates," the first ever soap focused primarily on a Black family. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-24/black-audiences-see-themselves-centered-in-a-brand-new-soap-opera-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-17/untangling-the-history-of-black-rights-on-native-land-code-switch How the criminal legal system considers who is and isn't Native, and what that means for the Black people who are members of tribal nations. This reporting is part of an audio documentary from Audible called Tribal Justice: The Struggle for Black Rights on Native Land. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-17/untangling-the-history-of-black-rights-on-native-land-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-10/what-football-tells-us-about-race-labor-and-power-code-switch The way football is played and who plays it — from the pee-wees to the pros — tells us so much about race, labor and power in the United States. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-10/what-football-tells-us-about-race-labor-and-power-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-03/hip-hop-is-fight-the-power-but-also-advertises-for-the-power-code-switch Critics point out the apparent hypocrisy of a pro-Black rapper like Kendrick Lamar headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, since the NFL isn't exactly an institution that's known for its support of Black lives. So on this episode, we're digging into the history of hip hop and how it's been co-opted. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-06-03/hip-hop-is-fight-the-power-but-also-advertises-for-the-power-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-27/b-a-parker-is-learning-the-banjo-code-switch Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an instrument that's historically already theirs. Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-27/b-a-parker-is-learning-the-banjo-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-20/the-co-opting-of-mlk-jr-by-everybody-code-switch Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, you'd think he was held up as a hero. In this episode, we hear how King's legacy got co-opted. Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-20/the-co-opting-of-mlk-jr-by-everybody-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-13/why-laughing-while-crying-is-so-korean-code-switch Comedian Youngmi Mayer talks about how her Korean family uses humor as a tool for survival. Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-13/why-laughing-while-crying-is-so-korean-code-switch https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-06/the-police-are-our-friends-code-switch How should Black parents talk to their kids about the police? Gene gets into it with his friend Chenjerai Kumanyika, host of Empire City, a podcast about the history of the NYPD. Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.wknofm.org/code-switch-npr/2026-05-06/the-police-are-our-friends-code-switch