You've been asking for it. We've been cranking on it. And now, it's happening: the Code Switch podcast! You've been asking for it. We've been cranking on it. And now, it's happening: the Code Switch ...

On Air Fest, one of the podcast industry's top festivals, has added actor Alec Baldwin, Malcolm Gladwell, and NPR's "Code Switch" to its 2026 public lineup, along with podcast stars Adam Friedland, ...

Black police officers live on both sides of the debate over race and policing. In this week's episode, they weigh in on the limits of force... The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 8: Black And Blue After ...

Gene Demby is a founding member of NPRs Code Switch team, where he serves as a host of the show's podcast. In 2020, Code Switch was named Apple's inaugural Podcast Of The Year. Demby's essays for Code ...

January 9, 2026 • How are the calls to deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis related? They illustrate the contradictions that come up when people try to cherry pick ...

On the one hand, this season, the holidays, can come with a sense that cheer and joy must be infused to every waking moment. On the other hand, a lot of us deal with stress around the holidays. With ...

Tasneem Raja is a Senior Digital Editor for NPR's Code Switch, where she works with the team to tell deeply important, messy, urgent stories about how race and identity collide with everything else in ...

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For many people of color living in the United States, code-switching has become an automated survival tool, something so ingrained in daily life that it often goes unnoticed. While the term ...