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      <title>What does home mean to you? Code Switch wants to know for our live show</title>
      <description>Code Switch wants to include your thoughts in our live show. We need you to send us a voice memo on what home means to you!</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:27:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/10/12/1128230509/what-does-home-mean-to-you-code-switch-wants-to-know-for-our-live-show</link>
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      <dc:creator>Christina Cala</dc:creator>
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      <title>What questions do you have about race and Chicago? Code Switch wants to answer them </title>
      <description>Code Switch wants to answer your questions about race that pertain to the city of Chicago. But before we can answer them, we need you to send us your questions to us!</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:09:59 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/09/07/1120754249/what-questions-do-you-have-about-race-and-chicago-code-switch-wants-to-answer-th</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/09/07/1120754249/what-questions-do-you-have-about-race-and-chicago-code-switch-wants-to-answer-th</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/06/codeswitch_final_tile_wide-3f69491b2acd7f6deb92546f429ad29f08ca759e.jpg?s=600' alt='Code Switch wants to hear from you.'/><p>Code Switch wants to answer your questions about race that pertain to the city of Chicago. But before we can answer them, we need you to send us your questions to us!</p><p>(Image credit: NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1120754249&p=173754155' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Kumari Devarajan</dc:creator>
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      <title>Apply now for Code Switch's mid-career fellowships </title>
      <description>&lt;em&gt;Code Switch&lt;/em&gt; fellowships for mid-career journalists are back. Submit a proposal and get a chance to work with &lt;em&gt;Code Switch&lt;/em&gt; and NPR editors and producers to craft your story on race and identity.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:01:36 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/08/04/1115657369/apply-to-code-switch-fellowship</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/08/04/cs-fellow-ljohnson_wide-e8f00b280af029dc0bfea06c83175b6e9db4dff6.jpg?s=600' alt='Apply to be a Code Switch fellow! Ideal candidates are mid-career journalists and a track record of dedication to covering stories about race.'/><p><em>Code Switch</em> fellowships for mid-career journalists are back. Submit a proposal and get a chance to work with <em>Code Switch</em> and NPR editors and producers to craft your story on race and identity.</p><p>(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1115657369&p=173754155' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Christina Cala</dc:creator>
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      <title>Chef Nicole A. Taylor talks red birds, red drink, and Juneteenth</title>
      <description>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.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:00:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/06/18/263127254/chef-nicole-a-taylor-talks-red-birds-red-drink-and-juneteenth</link>
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      <dc:creator>Karen Grigsby Bates</dc:creator>
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      <title>How 'A Strange Loop' fits into Black theater legacies</title>
      <description>The musical — which is up for 11 Tony Awards this Sunday — subverts and reimagines decades of Black theater and pop culture.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/06/11/256849445/how-a-strange-loop-fits-into-black-theater-legacies</link>
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      <dc:creator>Nathan Pugh</dc:creator>
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      <title>In 'Mothercoin', the labor of love transcends borders</title>
      <description>&lt;em&gt;Mothercoin&lt;/em&gt;, by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz, takes an intimate look at the lives of immigrant nannies in Houston, and how their work in private homes affects their relationship with their own children.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 12:30:16 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Diba Mohtasham</dc:creator>
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      <title>Unlearning anti-Blackness in therapy: 'The Buck Stops Here'</title>
      <description>Twenty percent of American adults sought out therapy in 2020. But Grisell Valencia faced a challenge; she wanted a therapist who could respond to experiences she was dealing with as an Afro-Latina.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/03/17/255862018/unlearning-anti-blackness-in-therapy-the-buck-stops-here</link>
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      <dc:creator>Isabeth Mendoza</dc:creator>
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      <title>A whiteness that's only skin deep</title>
      <description>What if what appears to be "whiteness" is only skin deep? This comic tells stories from people of color with albinism whose experiences challenge what many people think they know about race.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:18 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/02/15/1079862423/a-whiteness-thats-only-skin-deep</link>
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      <dc:creator>Kamna Shastri</dc:creator>
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      <title>What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok's algorithm</title>
      <description>While it's good that many called out the overstep in reaction, it also made us think about the ways that these outrage cycles happen, and often get ignored, when people of color are involved.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:57:27 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/02/14/1080577195/tiktok-algorithm</link>
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      <dc:creator>Jess Kung</dc:creator>
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      <title>The life of a 'Civil Rights Queen'</title>
      <description>Constance Baker Motley's life—as a lawyer, as a politician and the first Black woman appointed to the Federal bench – is outlined in a new biography by author Tomiko Brown-Nagin:&lt;em&gt; Civil Rights Queen&lt;/em&gt;.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:00:51 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/02/03/248994291/the-life-of-a-civil-rights-queen</link>
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      <dc:creator>Karen Grigsby Bates</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob</title>
      <description>Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died. And so they should have. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family member. He was also, frankly, a heartthrob.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:29:05 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2022/01/13/262768117/sidney-poitier-actor-activist-and-trailblazing-heartthrob</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/01/13/gettyimages-3300155_wide-62570627de9b43c4f57279f009d726baf2a4f340.jpg?s=600' alt='15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier , the American actor and film director.'/><p>Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died. And so they should have. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family member. He was also, frankly, a heartthrob.</p><p>(Image credit: Evening Standard/Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=262768117&p=173754155' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Karen Grigsby Bates</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cooking up food and identity in Pailin Chongchitnant's "Hot Thai Kitchen"</title>
      <description>When chef Pailin Chongchitnant realized that cable television wasn't ready for a Thai cooking show, she started her own on YouTube. On it, she breaks down some of the misconceptions about the cuisine.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/12/28/260448064/cooking-up-food-and-identity-in-pailin-chongchitnants-hot-thai-kitchen</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/12/28/thai-kitchen-life-is-short-shirt_wide-e093d7ebf942d9265d7ae5d237665149535f401d.jpg?s=600' alt='Chef and YouTube host Pailin Chongchitnant.'/><p>When chef Pailin Chongchitnant realized that cable television wasn't ready for a Thai cooking show, she started her own on YouTube. On it, she breaks down some of the misconceptions about the cuisine.</p><p>(Image credit: Courtesy of Pailin Chongchitnant)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=260448064&p=173754155' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Summer Thomad</dc:creator>
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      <title>Talking race, pop culture and YouTube with Khadija Mbowe</title>
      <description>The singer-turned-YouTuber is using their platform to take on everything from race- and queer-baiting in Bridgerton to the scrutiny of Black women's bodies to the history of dog-whistle politics.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Aja Drain</dc:creator>
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      <title>The many contradictions of 'Latin Music'</title>
      <description>For some, the term 'Latin music' is too broad to be meaningful. For others, it invokes a sense of pride and resistance. To help break it down, we spoke to an expert on race and music and pop culture.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:04:43 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Anamaria Sayre</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Code Switch team picks our favorite episodes from 2021</title>
      <description>As we look back at the year, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes of the pod. This list showcases the episodes that stayed with members of the Code Switch team, even amidst all the churn.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:52:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Leah Donnella</dc:creator>
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