podcast

Code Switch

by NPR

How the potato became an insult

24.07.2026 • 00:22:09

The potato may be one of the world's most beloved foods but it's also an insult. In Colombia, speaking with "una papa en la boca" means you mumble — o...

With 'deed theft' scammers are targeting Black homeowners

21.07.2026 • 00:33:38

Longtime homeowners — often Black seniors — are being tricked into signing away the deeds to their own homes, then getting evicted from them. It's cal...

Why the World Cup is race and class all the way down

17.07.2026 • 00:27:11

All good (and complicated) things must come to an end, and the World Cup is no exception. To deal with the anticipatory grief ahead of the Spain v. Ar...

Trump's new legal weapon for prosecuting protestors

14.07.2026 • 00:28:44

This summer, protesters connected to a demonstration outside the Prairieland ICE detention center in North Texas were sentenced to as much as 100 year...

Whose rights just changed? Our SCOTUS debrief

10.07.2026 • 00:29:00

A lot went down this term in the Supreme Court. So, we’re breaking down the landmark SCOTUS decisions that affect Black voters, trans athletes and imm...

How anti-DEI hit the military

07.07.2026 • 00:33:39

Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has been dismantling diversity initiatives and blocking the promotions of high-ranking Black officers. This week, Parker talks...

The story we don't tell about how this country was founded

03.07.2026 • 00:37:34

We have been told the American Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But the last entry of the Declaration of Independence focuses o...

The hunger strike ICE says never happened

30.06.2026 • 00:36:09

Hundreds of people detained at an ICE detention center in Newark, NJ refused to eat and work for a month. They were protesting the conditions inside —...

The 'white genocide' myth is shaping immigration policy

26.06.2026 • 00:34:42

Since October 2025, the U.S. has admitted more than 6,000 refugees — and all but three are white South Africans. The Trump administration says Afrikan...

What happens if the US ends birthright citizenship?

23.06.2026 • 00:34:11

Any day now, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the Trump administration’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. But beyond the rulin...