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800 - The hunger strike ICE says never happened
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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. 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.
Want to level up your Code Switch game? Try Code Switch Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/codeswitch
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Published30 Jun 2026
Duration36:09
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800-
The hunger strike ICE says never happened
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799-
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26 Jun 2026
798-
What happens if the US ends birthright citizenship?
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23 Jun 2026
797-
When is joy actually resistance?
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19 Jun 2026
796-
Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side
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16 Jun 2026
795-
Why being Black and outdoorsy is a whole thing
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12 Jun 2026
794-
Trump's 'weaponization' fund steals reparations blueprint
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09 Jun 2026
793-
Pete Hegseth's American crusade
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05 Jun 2026
792-
DACA recipients are trapped in Trump's limbo
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02 Jun 2026
791-
The trans athlete debate is about a lot more than sports
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30 May 2026
790-
It's giving incel: The evolution of internet slang
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27 May 2026
789-
Why so many Americans never learned to swim
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23 May 2026
788-
Why do Latinos join ICE?
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20 May 2026
787-
Is astrology real? Depends who you ask
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16 May 2026
786-
What the Savannah Bananas have to do with race and baseball
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13 May 2026
785-
How the Supreme Court gutted Black voting power
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09 May 2026
784-
The minefields of parenting and race
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06 May 2026
783-
Tradwives and the pressures of modern motherhood
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02 May 2026
782-
Are Black men facing a mental health crisis, a patriarchy crisis, or both?
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29 Apr 2026
781-
In college admission, trauma is shorthand for Blackness
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25 Apr 2026
780-
Hate it or love it, is DEI a distraction?
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22 Apr 2026
779-
Is the U.S. 'empire' beginning to show cracks?
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18 Apr 2026
778-
Gaza commanded our attention. Why hasn't Sudan?
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15 Apr 2026
777-
How your vote became your identity
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11 Apr 2026
776-
As the definition of “terrorist” expands, so does state violence
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08 Apr 2026
775-
From the Confederacy to the White House: How Southern beauty traditions went MAGA
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04 Apr 2026
774-
'Mar-a-Lago face:' MAGA's aesthetic loyalty test
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01 Apr 2026
773-
The administration's fight against antisemitism is dividing Jews
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18 Jun 2025
772-
What's lost in Trump's DEI ban?
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02 Apr 2025
771-
Taylor Swift and the unbearable whiteness of girlhood
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31 Jan 2024
770-
The agony and ecstasy of parenting with Hari Kondabolu
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18 Oct 2023
769-
Celebrating Lunar New Year In A Time Of Grief
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01 Feb 2023
768-
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the power of collective memory
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05 Jan 2022
767-
The Once And Future 'Karen'
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06 Oct 2021
766-
The Lost Summer
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08 Sep 2021
765-
The Folk Devil Made Me Do It
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01 Sep 2021
764-
What Does It Mean To Be Latino? The 'Light-Skinned Privilege' Edition