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And finally today, were going to take a listen to a podcast i host along with gene demby called code switch. Review the code switch podcast is devoted to examining the coded language that conceals discrimination in modern america. Code switch cohosts gene demby and shereen marisol. Bridgett davis, the millions levins book is a moral seesaw. Census bureau is trying to count every single person living in the country. Josh levin in conversation with gene demby washington. Before coming to npr, he served as the managing editor for huffington posts. Listen to npr the best of pop culture happy hour by npr at. Gene demby npr photo by matt rourke ap people in philadelphia walk past a placard posted on a newsstand with a message of support for imprisoned rapper meek mill. Gene demby, npr books the queen is a rich characterstudy of a complicated black woman that levin rescues from simplistic stereotyping. Pop culture happy hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly roundtable from npr.

People gene demby wnyc new york public radio, podcasts. March 25, 2020 code switch is a weekly podcast that explores how race intersects with every aspect of our lives. Npr the best of pop culture happy hour holmes, linda, thompson, stephen, weldon, glen on. Gene demby from nprs code switch podcast spoke with rachel martin. The lead blogger of nprs code switch talks running and race in this video interview. Gene demby is the cohost and correspondent for nprs code switch team. Code switch in matters of race and justice, empathy is often held up as a goal unto itself. Code switch the way we mix languages and speech patterns is an apt metaphor for the way race, ethnicity and culture intersect in our lives. In this episode, nprs shereen marisol meraji and gene demby talk about transracial adoption.

Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Pop culture debuts with ari shapiro public radio voices with gene demby and tanya ballard brown nudity with maggie thompson the art of the mixtape with audie cornish outtakes and bloopers with guy raz movie trailers with bob mondello profanity with trey graham fiascos with gene demby hollywood in the. The gene an intimate history by siddhartha mukherjee 592 pp. Its the fearless conversations about race that youve been waiting for. But some people are very afraid of how that information will be used by the government especially given how its been misused in the past. Find tanya ballard brown of nprs articles, email address, contact information, twitter and more. Nprs code switch podcast looks at race and identity in america. Gene demby is the lead blogger for nprs code switch team. The impact of the coronavirus on the us census the census comes but once a decade, and this time its in the midst of a pandemic. Sheila michaels, both now deceased, as told by npr reporter camila domonoske to shereen marisol meraji and gene demby, hosts of our code switch. Gene demby from nprs code switch and npr tv critic eric deggans join us for a conversation about the second season of master of none and the very silly film snatched. But also with us is gene demby of nprs code switch team.

National public radio npr, stylized as npr is a privately and publicly funded american nonprofit membership media organization based in washington, d. Kate sheppard, the energyenvironment editor at the huffington post. Angela evancies public media profile npr digital services. How a white woman named grace halsell became black in soul sister. Featuring breathtaking panoramas and revelatory, unforgettable images, battle lines is an utterly original graphic history of the civil war. Making the case that discrimination is bad for your health. Listen to npr the best of pop culture happy hour audiobook by npr. And that was the theme song from the mickey mouse book club the. Gene demby is the lead blogger for nprs code switch team, covering race, ethnicity and culture. Employees of npr have been very vocal about their disappointment in the changes, including gene demby, lead blogger of code switch, who tweeted about the importance of the show. Her stories center on the real people affected by the issues, not just experts and. In this episode from the code switch archives, gene demby and adrian florido unpack the complicated patriotism and evolving use of the flag with immigrant rights protesters and native american veterans.

February 4, 2020 the historian marcia chatelains new book, franchise, outlines a. Prior to that role he spent six years in various positions at the new york times. Its also an at study of the ways black women have been demonized in society. Reading guide office of academic programs colorado college.

Pchh regulars gene demby and tanya ballard brown join us to talk about one very silly television show and one view article february 5, 2015. He is lead blogger on nprs race, ethnicity and culture. Since she came to npr in 2005, shogrens reporting has covered everything from the damage caused by the bp oil spill. Share your brands message across some of the most respected, beloved programs in media with shows from npr, pbs, and public media stations.

An energetic, funfilled round table from npr exploring the many ways. How the eagles sneaked a little protest into the super. Shoutout to the code switch fam gene demby, adrian. Id wanted to talk to them about the longawaited podcast that code switch, nprs race and culture outlet, was launching, but when i got on the conference call the conversation tumbled around frenetically at times as if we were in a brainstorming session. Nprs popular podcast features spirited roundtable discussions covering a wild and unpredictable landscape of pop culture subject matter, from. Just like in the past, the current debate over who gets to be a real american is all tied up with bigger debates about race and immigration. How a white woman named grace halsell became black. Why do some people of color embrace the american flag while others refuse to wave it. With each episode, hosts gene demby and shereen marisol meraji zero in on how racism can hide just below the surface, how certain minorities are depicted in movies and tv, how we talk at the dinner table, or on a bigger level, how it is showing up in the. The suspect in the austin bombings has been described as troubled by both police and the media.

But shereen marisol meraji, gene demby along with kat chow of the code switch team got some help from a dallas resident as well as harvard historian khalil gibran muhammad, who has written extensively about race, crime and policing. Before coming to npr, he served as the managing editor for huffington posts blackvoices following its launch. The historian marcia chatelains new book, franchise, outlines a forgotten history of mcdonalds as a site of social. What a case of mistaken identity tells us about race in. The ugly, fascinating history of the word racism by gene demby for nprs code. Philadelphia had a much better night than justin timberlake. He chose a book thats relevant in this political, divisive year. The birth of a new civil rights movement politico magazine. The specified twitter handle is that of gene demby, cohost of nprs code switch podcast and, full disclosure, a friend of mine, and he wasnt too happy to be singled out by this woman, a.

Shereen marisol meraji tries to find the humor and humanity in reporting on race for the npr code switch team. By the end of my conversation with code switch reporters shereen marisol meraji and gene demby, it wasnt clear who was interviewing whom. We explore how it impacts every part of society from politics and pop. Code switch is nprs podcast on race, ethnicity, and identity. The gene, by siddhartha mukherjee the new york times.

Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race headon. Recorded books npr the best of pop culture happy hour. I met kate through a journalism fellowship several years ago and i so admire her reporting and her sense of humor. They describe the podcast as being definitely not postracial. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A collaboration between the awardwinning historian ari kelman and the acclaimed graphic novelist jonathan fettervorm, battle lines showcases various objects from the conflict a tattered american flag from fort sumter, a pair of opera glasses, a bullet. Pop culture debuts with ari shapiro public radio voices with gene demby. Hes always having an interesting conversation with someone. What does the intersection of race and culture sound like. This show is run and hosted by gene demby, who also helms nprs excellent. Elizabeth shogren is an npr news science desk correspondent focused on covering environment and energy issues and news. Hosts shereen marisol meraji and gene demby bring honesty, empathy and nuance to challenging conversations.

Gene demby of nprs code switch sat down with all things considered to discuss why calls for these conversations are so frequent yet remain so unproductive. Npr differs from other nonprofit membership media organizations, such as ap, in that it was established by an act of congress and most of its member stations are owned by government entities often public universities. Code switch listen to podcasts on demand free tunein. These podcasts about race are definitely things you should. Nprs best books of 2014 debbie doesnt do it anymore. Gene demby is with nprs code switch team, and hes here to talk about this case and what it might tell us about how americans think about race and violence right now. The researcher who coined the term weathering talks with gene demby about health, hard data, and why it took so long for people to come around to the idea that discrimination hurts bodies. In 1968, congress passed the fair housing act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Story an energetic, funfilled round table from npr exploring the many ways entertainment intersects with daytoday life. On the south side of chicago in 1974, linda taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. Man improbably lands dream job, spends entire salary on ice cream april 18, 20 were pleased to introduce you to gene demby. Gene demby is the cohostcorrespondent for nprs code switch team.