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Gene Demby

Gene Demby

Correspondent/Host at Code Switch - NPR/National Public Radio

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The Rise and Fall of the Panama Canal : Code Switch

The Panama Canal has been dubbed the greatest engineering feat in human history. It’s also (perhaps less favorably) been called the greatest liberty mankind has ever taken with Mother Nature. But due to climate change, the Canal is drying up and fewer than half of the ships that used to pass through are now able to do so. So how did we get here? Today on the show, we’re talking to Cristina Henriquez, the author of a new novel that explores the making of the Canal. It took 50,000 people from 90 d…
7 months ago
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White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporter...

As war continues to rage in the Middle East, attention has been turned to how American Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians relate to the state of Israel. But when we talk about the region, American Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, are often not part of that story. But their political support for Israel is a major driver for U.S. policy — in part because Evangelicals make up an organized, dedicated constituency with the numbers to exert major influence on U.S. politics.
6 months ago
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White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporter...

As war continues to rage in the Middle East, attention has been turned to how American Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians relate to the state of Israel. But when we talk about the region, American Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, are often not part of that story. But their political support for Israel is a major driver for U.S. policy — in part because Evangelicals make up an organized, dedicated constituency with the numbers to exert major influence on U.S. politics.
6 months ago
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Code Switch co-host weighs in on basketball, housing, and two Donalds

Gene Demby on what former NBA Clippers team owner Donald Sterling getting banned for life from the league has to do with Donald Trump and racist housing policy. <br>
5 months ago
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What the reaction to Trump's felony conviction tells us about the w...

This week, we’re turning our sights on the word “felon”, and looking into what it tells us (and can’t tell us) about the 19 million people in the U.S. — like Donald Trump and Hunter Biden — carrying that designation around.
5 months ago
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What the reaction to Trump's felony conviction tells us about the w...

This week, we’re turning our sights on the word “felon”, and looking into what it tells us (and can’t tell us) about the 19 million people in the U.S. — like Donald Trump and Hunter Biden — carrying that designation around.
5 months ago
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The history of trans misogyny is the history of segregation : Code ...

As anti-trans legislation has ramped up, historian Jules Gill-Peterson turns the lens to the past in her book, <em>A Short History of Trans Misogyny</em>. This week, we talk about how panics around trans femininity are shaped by wider forces of colonialism, segregation and class interests.
5 months ago
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Kamala Harris, Revisited : Code Switch

With Kamala Harris entering the presidential race, we look back at what has shaped her personally and politically —from being the self-described "top cop" of California, to taking on a former president with dozens of felony convictions.
4 months ago
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In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote : Code Switch

We travel to Dearborn, AKA the "capital of Arab America." The Dearbornites we met said that the war in Gaza is the key issue on their minds as they consider how to cast their ballots. What these voters ultimately decide could have huge consequences for the whole country.
about 1 month ago
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In Michigan, Arab Americans weigh the power of a vote : Code Switch

We travel to Dearborn, AKA the "capital of Arab America." The Dearbornites we met said that the war in Gaza is the key issue on their minds as they consider how to cast their ballots. What these voters ultimately decide could have huge consequences for the whole country.
about 1 month ago
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Diving into the Black Manosphere : Code Switch

The manosphere is a sprawling online ecosystem aimed at disgruntled men. Now a subset of the manosphere aimed at Black men is exposing cracks in Black voters' steadfast support of Democrats. On this episode, we take a look at how the Black manosphere came to be and wonder: could this loose community of aggrieved dudes swing the election?
23 days ago