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  • The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody

    The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody
    2025/01/22
    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.

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    31 分
  • Why laughing while crying is so Korean

    Why laughing while crying is so Korean
    2025/01/15
    Comedian Youngmi Mayer talks about how her Korean family uses humor as a tool for survival. She gets into the Korean comedic tradition and why the saddest stuff is what makes them laugh the hardest.

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    39 分
  • "The police are our friends"?

    "The police are our friends"?
    2025/01/08
    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. Chenjerai's show sprang out of his own attempts to talk with his young daughter about the police and what they do.

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    37 分
  • How celebrating an Ecuadorian New Year's tradition brings us closer together

    How celebrating an Ecuadorian New Year's tradition brings us closer together
    2025/01/01
    Happy New Year, fam! This year, we're celebrating Ecuadorian style: by burning away what we want to let go of from last year and creating space for moving ahead with this year. Code Switch producer Xavier Lopez takes us on his journey to explore the tradition of his childhood, learn its origins, and honor it in his life in New York today.

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    33 分
  • He was shot in Vermont. Now he wants to go home to the West Bank

    He was shot in Vermont. Now he wants to go home to the West Bank
    2024/12/25
    Shot and severely injured while visiting family in Vermont in 2023, Hisham Awartani grapples with his recovery in the U.S., and the unfolding war at home in the West Bank.

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    47 分
  • Luigi Mangione and America's pent up pain

    Luigi Mangione and America's pent up pain
    2024/12/20
    Even before Luigi Mangione was arrested for killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the reaction to the shooter was far different than other instances of gun violence.

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    18 分
  • Freedom, Autonomy and the Elián González Story

    Freedom, Autonomy and the Elián González Story
    2024/12/18
    Twenty-five years ago, a boy named Eliaán Gonzaález appeared — remarkably alive — in the waters off the coast of Miami. Immediately, his fate became the subject of an international debate: Should he stay in the U.S.? Or should he be returned to Cuba, to live with his father? From our play cousins at Futuro Studios, this is part of their series Chess Piece: The Elián González Story.

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    35 分
  • Dreaming of a Black Utopia in Trump's America

    Dreaming of a Black Utopia in Trump's America
    2024/12/11
    In his new book, The Black Utopians, author Aaron Robinson tells the story of how Black folks have created many different versions of utopian communities throughout history — and why those communities tend to be especially meaningful during times of political tension and racial unrest.

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    37 分