Ask Code Switch: Is this a racist question?

Hey Code Switch fam!
here – your resident Texan and Latina Code Switch co-host with some exciting news…
is back!
Every Monday this fall, I’m calling in special guests to help me tackle some of your stickiest, trickiest, most cringe, and candid questions about race and identity. And I am so excited for y’all to hear what we’ve been cooking up.
It’s been
since we brought one of our
…but your Ask Code Switch questions haven’t stopped coming! Before I jump into the race advice shoes of my teammates before me, I had a few questions of my own.
This week on
, I reach out to two seasoned pros for advice on
!
First, I sit down with Gustavo Arellano, the controversial columnist behind the 2000s race column
Arellano spent years answering questions like, ”
,” ”
,” and ”
“.
Then, I turn to our podcast play cousins at Slate’s
. I sit down with
, the
Prudie to take on the role, to talk about what makes good advice and which race questions to
.
Listen to the first episode of Ask Code Switch every Monday and subscribe to the podcast on
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,
, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Do you have a question for Lori and the Code Switch massive? Send us your questions on Instagram @nprcodeswitch. Or, email us at
– subject line,
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