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  • Protests are near constant. Do they work?

    Protests are near constant. Do they work?
    Jul 23 2025
    To the casual observer, it might seem like the U.S. has been spent years in a constant state of protest, from the Women's March in 2017 to the racial uprisings in 2020 to the No Kings protests earlier in the summer. But some are starting to wonder: How effective are any of those protests? When it comes to achieving lasting social change, do any of them work?

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    31 m
  • Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

    Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
    Jul 18 2025
    Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.

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  • The books, movies and music that shaped the Code Switch team

    The books, movies and music that shaped the Code Switch team
    Jul 16 2025
    Once upon a time, members of the Code Switch team were just kids, learning about race and identity for the first time. So on this episode, we're sharing some of the books, movies and music that deeply influenced each of us at an early age — and set us on the path to being the race nerds we are today.

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    31 m
  • From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok

    From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok
    Jul 9 2025
    Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and
    "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to bypass what they think are algorithm blocks. For some users, it's a fun game — but for others, self-censoring certain words is crucial to being able to share their lived experience.

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  • The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens

    The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens
    Jul 2 2025
    This week on Code Switch, we're doing a different kind of immigration coverage. We're telling a New York story: one that celebrates the beautiful, everyday life of the immigrant. Code Switch producer, Xavier Lopez and NPR immigration reporter, Jasmine Garsd spend a day at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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    38 m
  • Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color

    Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color
    Jun 25 2025
    Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their lives have looked like over the decades, and what messages they have for young people.

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    39 m
  • Iranian American identity was under scrutiny long before the U.S. struck Iran

    Iranian American identity was under scrutiny long before the U.S. struck Iran
    Jun 23 2025
    We're throwing back to a conversation we had in 2020 with Jason Rezaian, Iranian American journalist who had been previously jailed in Iran. Back in January of 2020, the first Trump administration carried out a military operation killing Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian military commander. Now, the second Trump administration is striking Iranian nuclear sites. While lots has changed since 2020, much of our conversation with Jason is still eerily relevant.

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  • The administration's fight against antisemitism is dividing Jews

    The administration's fight against antisemitism is dividing Jews
    Jun 18 2025
    In recent months we've seen the Trump administration punishing speech critical of Israel in its widening effort to combat what it sees as antisemitism. As protestors have been detained for pro-Palestinian activism, we've seen attacks on Jews and people expressing concern for Israeli hostages in Gaza — and in the wake of all this, a lot Jews don't agree on which actions constitutive antisemitism. On this episode, we're looking at the landscape of this disagreement, and talking to the legal scholar who came up with the definition of antisemitism that the White House is using, and who says he's worried that definition is being used in a way that could hurt Jews instead of protect them.

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    38 m