Karen Grigsby Bates

It is probably the most radioactive word in the English language. At the same time, the N-word is kind of everywhere: books, movies, music, comedy (not to mention the mouths of people who use it frequently, whether as a slur or a term of endearment.) So on this episode, we’re talking about what make…

A new book by Linda Villarosa looks at how racial bias in healthcare has costs for all Americans. Spoiler: Poverty counts — but not as much as you’d think.

Here on Code Switch, we love food just as much as we love history. So we couldn’t let the Juneteenth pass by without getting into the culinary traditions that have been passed down for generations.

It’s the second year that Juneteenth has been a federal holiday — which means it’s getting the full summer holiday treatment: sales on appliances, branded merchandise, and for some, a day off of work. But on this episode, we’re talking about the origin of the holiday — and the traditions that keep i…

NPR’s Karen Grigsby Bates from the podcast Code Switch talks with journalist Linda Villarosa about how COVID exposed racial disparities in all aspects of the healthcare system.

The cost of college has been on everyone’s minds, especially with student debt cancellation. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have managed to pay for college. And they exist in large part because of one Black woman who often goes unmentioned.

It’s that time of year again: celebrations of the macabre hit a little too close to home and brush up against our country’s very dark past. We talk about navigating fake horror amid what’s actually terrifying and how scaring ourselves, on purpose, can help us. This episode first ran in October 2019.…

Butts died Friday at home New York of pancreatic cancer. He was 73. The pastor and powerbroker lived a life filled with prayer and political activism.

How do race and class affect the way we eat? What does it mean to “eat like a white person?” And if food inequality isn’t about “food deserts,” what is it really about? We’re getting into all those questions and more with Priya Fielding-Singh, author of the book, How the Other Half Eats.

In this week’s episode, we dive into the traditions and stories that shape Lunar New Year, and why violence and tragedy in the U.S. on the eve of the holiday cuts deep for celebrants. We also visit Monterey Park, California, and talk to its Asian American residents and neighbors about what the “ethnoburb” means to them beyond the shooting on January 21.