Podcast appearances and mentions of Shereen Marisol Meraji

Since his 2016 debut poetry collection The Crown Ain't Worth Much, Hanif Abdurraqib's writing has earned him numerous accolades as a poet, essayist, and music critic. Easily moving from emotionally riveting examinations of Black identities to academic explorations of punk scenes to analyses of contemporary popular artists, Abdurraqib's work is full of uninhibited curiosity, revolutionary honesty, and a singular intelligence. His first essay collection, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was named a best book of 2017 by NPR, Pitchfork, the Los Angeles Review, and Esquire. His new memoir, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, traces his relationship with basketball while uncovering how we decide who is deserving of success.  On April 3, 2024, Hanif Abdurraqib came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with Shereen Marisol Meraji. Meraji is a professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism, and a founder of NPR's award-winning podcast Code Switch.

One issue where President-elect Trump hammered home the differences between his plans and those of Kamala Harris was immigration. For a decade, the public has been increasingly worried about the number of people turning up at the southern border, the number of people seeking asylum in the US, and perhaps more quietly, about the changing face of America. Ray Suarez spoke with Ted Hesson, immigration reporter for Reuters, about how the Trump administration will handle immigration differently than Joe Biden. Then, he shares what he learned while reporting and writing We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century, with veteran journalist Shereen Marisol Meraji. Guests:    Ted Hesson, immigration reporter for Reuters Shereen Marisol Meraji, assistant professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism Host:   Ray Suarez, host, On Shifting Ground If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to Commonwealth Club World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's first book, The Undocumented Americans, was hailed as not only a radical experiment in creative nonfiction, but also an important, complex portrait of the lives of undocumented people. Villavicencio melds stark memoir with wide ranging essays, conducting meticulous research through traveling around the country to meet “people who've paid a steep price for the so-called American Dream.” Her debut was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and a New York Times notable book in 2020. Now Villavicencio has turned her attention to fiction, publishing her first novel, Catalina. The book tells the story of an undocumented student at Harvard who faces the deepening harshness of the world while ruthlessly observing the cultures of wealth and power that surround her. The book's mix of heartbreak and social justice proves Villavicencio is a singular and important voice in contemporary literature.On November 15, 2024, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco for an onstage conversation with Shereen Marisol Meraji, a professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism and a founder of NPR's podcast Code Switch.

Immigrants to America have always faced resistance, and have always—over time—assimilated and become vital parts of America. But in a political era of “America First'', what does it mean to be an immigrant in the 21st century? And who decides who is “American” enough? Ray Suarez has criss-crossed the country to speak to new Americans from all corners of the globe, and to record their stories for his new book. He shares what he learned while reporting and writing We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century, with veteran journalist Shereen Marisol Meraji. Learn more about Shereen's new podcast, How I Get It Done. Guest:    Ray Suarez, host, On Shifting Ground Host:    Shereen Marisol Meraji, assistant professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to Commonwealth Club World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Immigrants to America have always faced resistance, and have always—over time—assimilated and become vital parts of America. This is a process as old as the nation itself, and it can't be stopped, no matter how many—or how few—new immigrants arrive every year. Leading into November, many people believe we're in a particularly fraught political moment where “America First'' is threatening their security, and heating up the 2024 presidential election. So what does it mean to be an immigrant in the 21st century? And who decides who is “American” enough? “On Shifting Ground” host Ray Suarez has criss-crossed the country to speak to new Americans from all corners of the globe, and to record their stories for his new book. Join us for a special conversation, as Suarez shares what he learned while reporting and writing We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century. He will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, founder and president of Define American, and veteran journalist Shereen Marisol Meraji, assistant professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism. This program contains EXPLICIT language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since his 2016 debut poetry collection The Crown Ain't Worth Much, Hanif Abdurraqib's writing has earned him numerous accolades as a poet, essayist, and music critic. Easily moving from emotionally riveting examinations of Black identities to academic explorations of punk scenes to analyses of contemporary popular artists, Abdurraqib's work is full of uninhibited curiosity, revolutionary honesty, and a singular intelligence. His first essay collection, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was named a best book of 2017 by NPR, Pitchfork, the Los Angeles Review, and Esquire. His new memoir, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, traces his relationship with basketball while uncovering how we decide who is deserving of success. On April 3, 2024, Hanif Abdurraqib came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk with Shereen Marisol Meraji. Meraji is a professor at UC Berkeley's School of Journalism, and a founder of NPR's award-winning podcast Code Switch.

Viet Thanh Nguyen's debut novel, The Sympathizer, earned him the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Now he's written A Man of Two Faces. It's a memoir about his family, as well as larger stories of refugeehood, colonization, and ideas about Viet Nam and America. On November 9, 2023, Nguyen came to The Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk to Shereen Marisol Meraji to talk about the new book - why he chooses to call himself a refugee, not an immigrant - and his conflicted feelings about his hometown, San Jose, California.

In this episode, Bob speaks with Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Professor and former host/producer of the NPR podcast, Codeswitch, Shereen Marisol Meraji. They discuss race and culture reporting, growing up in the Bay Area, and a subject near and dear to both Shereen and Bob, hip hop music. "Can't Truss It" - Public Enemy"Humpty Dance" - Digital Underground"Fat Cats, Bigga Fish" - The Coup NPR - Code SwitchMorning Edition - The Many Sounds of 1993 Bay Area RapNieman Fellowship - Harvard UniversityBerkeley Graduate School of Journalism - Audio JournalismShereen's Audiobook Recommendations: This Body I Wore: A Memoir - Diana GoetschHis Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life in the Struggle for Racial Justice - Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm - Dan CharnasThis podcast is supported by the Library Foundation SD.

Teaching kids about how money works feels ever more important in a world where we pay for things by waving our phones, and where a couple of taps brings us anything we want to our doorstep twenty-four hours later. Sometimes we feel like protecting our kids from the realities of our financial situations is what is most appropriate. But somewhere along the way we can start teaching kids financial literacy by making our family decisions around money concrete and transparent. In this episode we discuss: our children's many "blind spots" around money and spending (and what were once our own) the differences in spending when people use credit cards versus cash how to discuss your family's "money values" in terms of what you are (and are not) willing to spend Here are some links to resources mentioned in the episode: @bethkobliner on Twitter BusyKid: What Your Child Can Understand About Money, Age by Age Beth Kobliner for PBS News Hour: Money habits are set by age 7. Teach your kids the value of a dollar now Jana B. Woodhouse for How Money Works: Can You Teach Your Kids How Money Works? (Yes!) Shereen Marisol Meraji and Andee Tagle for NPR's Life Kit: Want to teach your kids about money? Start by including them in the conversation Johnathan G. Conzelmann and T. Austin Lacy for Brookings: Financial and student loan (il)literacy among US college students Our episode "Should We Pay Our Kids To Clean Our Rooms?" Our Fresh Take with Bobbi Rebell Check us out on YouTube! We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot changed for Angelica Rubio's family after her mom made a tortilla with what appeared to have Jesus' face on it. Her mom thought it was a miracle but, growing up, Angelica was ashamed of it. It drew attention from tourists and media outlets, which always seemed to be making fun of it, and even The Simpsons and Oprah touched on the topic. Now, more than 40 years later, Angelica revisits that time and how her feelings have changed.Little America: The Official Podcast is an Apple TV+ podcast, produced in conjunction with the Vox Media Podcast Network.Watch the new season of Little America, an Apple Original series, December 9 on Apple TV+ where available.https://apple.co/-Little-America

Angela Garbes's first book, Like a Mother, looked at the science, myths, and inequities surrounding pregnancy and motherhood. Her latest book, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, continues to examine obstacles and injustices faced by parents and other caregivers. In this book, Garbes also looks at her own family's history as members of the Filipino American community, many of whom are tasked with the least desirable caregiving duties.  On September 9, 2022, Garbes spoke with Shereen Marisol Meraji, award-winning journalist, professor at UC Berkeley, and founding co-host and senior producer emerita of Code Switch, NPR's podcast about race and identity in America. 

Bitcoin is a novel form of currency that bypasses banks, credit card companies and governments. But as Elizabeth Shogren reports, the process of creating bitcoin is extremely energy intensive, and it's setting back efforts to address climate change. Already, bitcoin has used enough power to erase all the energy savings from electric cars, according to one study. Still, towns across the United States are scrambling to attract bitcoin-mining operations by selling them power at a deep discount.  Bitcoin's demand for electricity is so great that it's giving new life to the dirtiest type of power plants: ones that burn coal. In Hardin, Montana, the coal-fired power plant was on the verge of shutting down until bitcoin came to town. The coal that fuels the bitcoin operation is owned by the Crow Nation, so some of the tribe's leaders support it. But in just one year, the amount of carbon dioxide the plant puts into the air jumped nearly tenfold. After our story first aired, the company that owns the computers that mine bitcoin in Hardin announced that it would move them to a cleaner source of power. The generating station is negotiating with other companies to take its place.  Bitcoin's huge carbon footprint has people asking whether  cryptocurrency can go green. Bitcoin advocates say it can switch to renewable energy. Others are instead developing entirely new types of cryptocurrency that are less energy hungry. Guest host Shereen Marisol Meraji talks with Ludwig Siegele, technology editor at The Economist, who gives his assessment of the challenges of making cryptocurrency environmentally friendly.  Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

More than a year after the 2020 election, roughly a third of Americans continue to believe, without evidence, that the results of the election were illegitimate. And now, GOP candidates are tapping into the “Big Lie,” campaigning for office on the promise to change how future elections are run. We zero in on Michigan, a key swing state where Republicans are aiming to shape the future of elections. Reporter Byard Duncan talks with the Antrim County clerk, who was flooded with ugly calls and threats after her office accidentally assigned votes meant for Donald Trump to Joe Biden. While the error was quickly fixed, many in the GOP, including Trump, have used the county to sow doubt about the entire election's results. Duncan reports on the race for secretary of state, Michigan's top election official, and how the leading GOP candidate has repeatedly referenced Antrim County to question the integrity of elections. The Trump-endorsed candidate has outraised her Republican opponents by at least tenfold.  There was no meaningful election fraud in Michigan in 2020. But some local election officials who voted to certify the election have paid a price. Reporter Trey Bundy tells the story of Wayne County official Monica Palmer, a Republican who was kicked off the local canvassing board after certifying the election. And she's just one of many: Republicans have now placed new election officials on boards in eight of Michigan's largest counties. At least half of them have cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 election. Finally, looking to the future, Republicans in Michigan are making it harder to vote. Since the 2020 election, the Michigan Senate, led by Republicans, has introduced nearly 40 bills to change its election laws, all of which propose new barriers to voting. Guest host Shereen Marisol Meraji talks with Branden Snyder, co-executive director of Detroit Action, a local activist group that organizes working-class Detroiters, about how his group is mobilizing against efforts to undermine the vote. Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Bitcoin is a novel form of currency that bypasses banks, credit card companies and governments. But as Reveal's Elizabeth Shogren reports, the process of creating bitcoin is extremely energy intensive, and it's setting back efforts to address climate change. Already, bitcoin has used enough power to erase all the energy savings from electric cars, according to one study. Still, towns across the United States are scrambling to attract bitcoin-mining operations by selling them power at a deep discount. Bitcoin's demand for electricity is so great that it's giving new life to the dirtiest type of power plants: ones that burn coal. In Hardin, Montana, the coal-fired power plant was on the verge of shutting down until bitcoin came to town. The coal that fuels the bitcoin operation is owned by the Crow Nation, so some of the tribe's leaders support it. But in just one year, the amount of carbon dioxide the plant puts into the air jumped nearly tenfold. Bitcoin's huge carbon footprint has people asking whether cryptocurrency can go green. Bitcoin advocates say it can switch to renewable energy. Others are instead developing entirely new types of cryptocurrency that are less energy hungry. Guest host Shereen Marisol Meraji talks with Ludwig Siegele, technology editor at The Economist, who gives his assessment of the challenges of making cryptocurrency environmentally friendly. Support Reveal's journalism at Revealnews.org/donatenow  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the scoop on new episodes at Revealnews.org/newsletter Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

This week, Felix and Anamaria sit down with Shereen Marisol Meraji of the NPR Code Switch podcast to find out what exactly connects all the artists under the 'Latin music' category.

In this episode from our friends at NPR's Code Switch podcast, Kat Chow chats with former host Shereen Marisol Meraji about her memoir, Seeing Ghosts. After her mother died when Chow was 13, her family rarely discussed how to handle their loss. Chow says she wrote this memoir as a way to talk with her mother about that grief, her navigation of identity and her family's history. You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at samsanders@npr.org.

Do you feel like you're not an organized person? Deb Perelman of the blog and cookbook Smitten Kitchen says she can relate. But when it comes to the kitchen, she's got a system that works for her. In this episode, she shares her tips for home-cooks working in small spaces with Shereen Marisol Meraji about it.

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer, a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to Durban, South Africa. Her mission: to report on the meeting of thousands of organizers and ambassadors at the United Nations Conference Against Racism.

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer, a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to Durban, South Africa. Her mission: to report on the meeting of thousands of organizers and ambassadors at the United Nations Conference Against Racism.

Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer , a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to Durban, South Africa. Her mission: to report on a meeting of thousands of organizers and ambassadors gathered at a global conference on racism. The conference filled Shereen with hope and optimism — all of which would soon be wiped away.

Endometriosis is highly common, incurable and often written off as "bad periods." But the uterine disease can also wreak havoc with chronic pain, infertility, mood disorders and more. Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR's Code Switch takes us on her endometriosis journey. Then, medical student/patient researcher Meghan Martin shares her brilliant idea to make endometriosis diagnoses a lot easier.    Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Endometriosis is highly common, incurable and often written off as "bad periods." But the uterine disease can also wreak havoc with chronic pain, infertility, mood disorders and more. Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR's Code Switch takes us on her endometriosis journey. Then, medical student/patient researcher Meghan Martin shares her brilliant idea to make endometriosis diagnoses a lot easier.    Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space is available now, wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Signed copies are available at podswag.com/unladylike. Follow Unladylike on social @unladylikemedia. Subscribe to our newsletter at unladylike.co/newsletter.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asabi Recommends - Code Switchhttp://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitchWhat's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. "We're talking to people who have been marginalized and underrepresented for so long, who are so hungry to see themselves represented fully and with nuance and complexity," says Shereen Marisol Meraji, co-host of Code Switch, Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year for 2020. "People recognize that, because we had been having these conversations for so many years in advance, we're a trusted place where they could go to better understand all the stories about race filling up their newsfeeds and social channels." Their weekly podcast launched in 2016 but truly came into its own during this historic, transformative year, as Meraji and co-host Gene Demby examine issues of racial, ethnic, and cultural identity through frank one-on-one discussions and incisive non-fiction. In a year dominated by discourse about race, this indispensable show furthered them by providing powerful and timely insight, offering diverse and empathetic personal perspectives to a broad audience. "There are certain lenses that we are bringing into, both as journalists and the people that we're bringing to these stories," Demby says. "But also, we are specific people with specific fascinations and broad curiosity. If we're telling these stories, you should assume that they're going to look and sound like us."https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1112190608Nick Recommends - Takeline Takeline is a weekly podcast hosted by Jason Concepcion and Renee Montgomery that’s a fast-paced exploration of the NBA and world of sports and culture. Each week Jason and Renee talk about the games, players, controversies and issues that run both on and off the court. The show will be a place for lively debates, guests (experts and super fans), and contributors who will provide game analysis, get deep into the storylines and will give the audience a chance to learn everything they didn’t even know about the games.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/takeline/id1555597876No DunksNo Dunks is a daily NBA podcast hosted by Skeets, Tas, Trey, Leigh, and JD — the original basketball podcasters. Join 'em as they break down the league's biggest games and headlines, answer listeners' questions, interview guests, and more.No Dunks is a daily NBA podcast hosted by Skeets, Tas, Trey, Leigh, and JD — the original basketball podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-dunks/id1468409996Zane Recommends - It Seemed Smarthttps://www.sbnation.com/a/it-seemed-smart-podcastLiars, cheaters, burglars, oh my! Enter the amusing, diabolical, and entertaining world of sports trickery and mayhem. Spencer Hall shares the absurd stories of stolen bats, pirated play calls, renegade cross-country road racers, and promising footballers who, it turns out... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and have been frustrated by the lack of media and public attention paid to their worries. In this bonus episode brought to you by NPR's Code Switch, hosts Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji examine last week's deadly shooting spree in Georgia, which thrust the issue into the national spotlight.

Deb Perelman of the blog and cookbook Smitten Kitchen says she's not an organized person. But, she says, she's got a system that works for her in the kitchen. She told NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji about it — and shared her tips for other home-cooks working in small spaces.

A bonus episode from NPR's Code Switch on a topic that makes headlines in the U.S. more than almost anywhere else in the world: gun ownership. The debate over the right to bear arms stretches back all the way to the beginning of this country. And it's a fierce one. But how that conversation sounds has a lot to do with who you focus on. On this episode of Code Switch, hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby ask what it means for Black people to be gun owners in the United States, and how history informs that reality.

In this episode, Tyler speaks with Shereen Marisol Meraji, co-host extraordinaire of NPR's "Code Switch."Shereen was born into an Iranian and Puerto Rican household. We discuss how her parents' relationship to their respective cultures shaped the ways in which she and her brother formed their identities. We also talk about her powerful bond with her father, despite not knowing as much as she'd like about his culture.Since getting married four years ago, Shereen has been focused on growing a family of her own. More specifically, she's embarked on a difficult and emotional journey with fertility and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). We learn about how the process has been for her, as well as her hopes and dreams for her future family. Thank you Shereen, for your transparency, strength and kindness in sharing your story.Contact UsVisit timfshow.com for more information on the show and all the places you can subscribe/download. Also, follow us on the social media channels below!FacebookTwitterIGThe TeamThis podcast is a production of The Story Producer.Executive Producer & Host: Tyler GreeneSenior Producer: Tricia BobedaEditor & Engineer: Adam YoffeAssociate Producer: Jackie BallCommunity Manager: Anika ExumArt Director: Ziwu ZhouComposer: Andrew Edwards

Do you obsess over negative feedback? Shereen Marisol Meraji, of NPR’s Code Switch, tries a better way to cope.

Hi there.  This is Stephen Indrisano, co-host and editor of the Stephen King Boo! Club - if you're one of our regular listeners, thank you for joining us; this will not be our usual program this week. If you can, please keep listening.  This is not typically an overtly political podcast. We have been very open about our own political leanings, because literature - and how anyone interacts with literature - is personal and powerful. Stories are all we have some days. For us and for millions of readers, the stories of Stephen King have been of great comfort. But some days, comfort is not appropriate. If you're joining us in real-time, when this gets published in June of 2020, it will be in the midst of global protests against police brutality. We are scared. We're also sad and angry. So many have died, and so many have been hurt, and so many more will be hurt if things are allowed to continue this way. A deep, violent vein of racism has been allowed to fester in our nation - in our government, in our culture, and in our police force. In D.C., President Trump called for the “domination” of protests. Personally, I have been hearing helicopters pass this apartment for days. Every time a siren passes I am afraid someone new has died. I am afraid that one of my friends or family will become a hashtag. In general, I am afraid.  Typically when we talk about fear on this program, we talk about the thrill of adrenaline, the chill of the spine. We talk about ghosts and monsters and viruses and abusers. We talk about trauma and the ways that the horror genre can help us cope with trauma. We talk about not shying away from the things that scare us. We make light of dark themes, because it is fun, and maybe because it gives us a sense of control.  We cannot, in good conscience, do that today. Today our fear is different. But we cannot ignore fear, and we cannot ignore what it requires of us.  Here is what we will be doing: We are going dark with our episode this week in an effort to yield space to more important voices. All Patreon proceeds from this month will go directly to legal defense funds for protesters jailed during this push for justice. We would encourage you to support any and all of the following groups, should you have the financial ability to do so. Please, if our show has made you laugh, or think, or just seen you through a long car ride - this is our personal plea to you. Consider supporting:    Showing Up for Racial Justice - SURJ for short (https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/)   Know Your Rights Camp - Legal Defense Initiative  (https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/)   The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (https://www.naacpldf.org/)     Campaign Zero - A research-based policy advocacy group dedicated to ending police violence in America (https://www.joincampaignzero.org/)   And of course, Black Lives Matter; especially if they have a local chapter in your area. (https://blacklivesmatter.com/)   We want to recognize that only donating to these causes will never be sufficient to end racist police brutality. As two white men, we recognize that our experiences are fundamentally different than the experiences of people of color in America, and that we've benefitted from longstanding systems of oppression even as we seek to now dismantle them. And we recognize that now is not the time for our voices to predominate. In the time that you would have listened to our show this week, we encourage you to seek out black voices. What follows are some recommended readings which have helped us understand race and racism in America. Some are books, some are poems, some are podcasts. We will be linking to each in our show notes, along with the charities listed before.    Books:    Between The World and Me - A letter from a father to his son, by Ta-Nehisi Coates  (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220290/between-the-world-and-me-by-ta-nehisi-coates/)   The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - A survey of racist policy since the end of Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (https://newjimcrow.com/)   Americanah - a novel about immigration, race, and love by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://www.chimamanda.com/book/americanah/)   Poems:    Let America be America Again - By Langston Hughes (https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again)   Still I Rise - By Maya Angelou (https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise)   Poem for July 4th, 1994 -  By Sonia Sanchez (https://poets.org/poem/poem-july-4-1994)   Podcasts:    Politically Reactive - A political comedy podcast; Co-hosts, W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu; produced by Topic Media (https://www.topic.com/politically-re-active)   Code Switch - A weekly race and culture outlet; Co-Hosts, Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby; Produced by NPR (https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/)   Caught - A documentary podcast about mass incarceration and the juvenile criminal justice system; Hosted by Kai Wright; Produced by WNYC (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/caught)     Stay safe and stay well. Yours in solidarity, The Stephen King Boo! Club 

Shauna VanBogart here, breaking plans and our scheduled podcast to speak very briefly to whats on my heart and certainly what’s more relevant this week. And to give you a piece of homework instead.Just Being podcast speaks in depth about self-healing — addressing your wounds, your inner pains, your emotions. I consider this self-work some of the most important work in the world and I feel privileged to play a role in it. But being a part of and witnessing an individual heal is not at the core of why I do this work. It is because I know what this kind of self-evolution does on a familial, generational, community and global-level. When you do this work, as hard and painful as it is to look at it and deal with it, what you’re actually doing in this process is increasing your capacity to love. When you connect to your inner child who was wounded, hurt and victimized, you are not just healing — you are quite literally expanding your field of compassion and your ability to empathize. This is actually what I do — not just help them overcome roadblocks but to assist people in becoming brighter and stronger conduits of love, because in doing so, it has an immediate and profound effect on the progression of society as a whole. When a client heals an internal wound, just loving and receiving love becomes easier. They don’t have to effort their way to self-care or trip up on setting boundaries or acting courageously, they organically just step into a place of empowerment. But the higher purpose AND payoff to you doing self-work is that it provides you with the stamina and strength to serve. To take action from a place of love not fear.But you don’t need to wait to heal yourself to expand your forcefield of love and empowerment so you can serve. This channel opens when we connect to any wound, including the wounds outside of us. It’s the being willing to go there, to hold space for, to engage that cultivates an expansion of love, and thus emotional intelligence and fortitude within ourselves. What you are seeing this week are many opportunities to expand your forcefield— our nations and our people’s wounds are playing out for us - quite loudly - calling for our engagement. Racism has always been there. It’s been loud and in our faces before — many many times —  and it’s been far too easy to turn away, to judge it, or to say or think, “What can I possibly do - this is so big ..” Or “It doesn’t involve me, why get involved?” Or even “I’m not a black person so how could I possibly understand or help?” When you choose to connect to the wounds of others - not through the filter of judgement, fear, or ego; when you stop and look, listen, engage and refuse to turn away, no matter how painful it may feel or as uncomfortable as it is … what you’re doing in that moment is committing to being a part of the solution our country so desperately needs by becoming a conduit of love. To use the luxury of your privilege to champion for your fellow brothers and sisters who have been discriminated and oppressed for centuries — not because it’s just the right thing to do but because you KNOW in your soul, in your heart, that living a life of freedom only means something if they can participate with you.So instead of listening to my episode this week, I want to turn your attention instead to three incredible podcasts from black voices who speak to the systematic racism that still exists in our country. And if you don’t think this small and effortless action on your part does not make a difference, please listen to what I’m saying here — when you connect with these voices, attune, and use the tool of your listening ear to hear the stories and the voices behind them - to find empathy in the wounds of your community and these citizens in it … consider it an act of necessary self-expansion. I know you want to help - consider attuning to these voices as your homework so you can have the stamina for your actions. Build up your forcefield of love through the connection and empathy you will feel when you listen. lBecause love is the most powerful resource in this world - a force more powerful than hate that leads to profound movement and action that is not just seemingly obligatory but whole-heartedly necessary. Be a student of these voices, it will make you strong. It will make you courageous. It ill make you discerning. So that you can continue to take whatever action you feel compelled to take from the motivation of love, not fear.  Here are my three podcast recommendations:Intersectionality Matters! - Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of critical race theory. (LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intersectionality-matters/id1441348908)- I specifically recommend the episode “A Mother’s Nightmare: The Life & Death of Korryn Gaines” for its intimate look at fear and the story of a 23-year-old black woman who was killed in her own home by police in 2016.1619 - A profound, historical work of art by the New York Times hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones (LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106).  - This entire series, five episodes in length, is incredible. Code Switch - Fearless conversations about race, hosted by journalists of color, tackling the subject of race head-on and produced by NPR. (LINK: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch)  - Their most recent episode titled, “A Decade Of Watching Black People Die” hosted by and Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby is especially powerful.  We all have work to do. Let’s start here. 

Today we're introducing you to one of our favorite podcasts, Code Switch! Hosted by Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji, Code Switch offers some of the best stories and conversations about race you'll find anywhere. On today's bonus episode you'll hear a fascinating story about what happened when Puerto Ricans were asked for the first time on their census form: "What is your race?" The answer reveals a lot about the island's relationship with the US and, of course, our identities. Don't forget to subscribe to Code Switch wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The census comes but once a decade, and this time it's in the midst of a pandemic. Code Switch co-hosts Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji talk it out with Sam. Also, hospitals have been dramatically changed by the coronavirus, but babies still need to be delivered. Sam talks to one mom-to-be whose birth plans have been upended by the crisis.

En ces temps de confinement, Douce co-hôtesse du podcast, vous propose une capsule de recommandations culturelles.Elle y parle de podcasts: celui de La Fièvre produit par la collectif Archives LGBTQI, sous une proposition de Norah Benarrosh-Orsoni; et du podcast étasunien Code Switch hosté par deux journalistes racisé.e.s, Shereen Marisol Meraji et Gêne Demby abordant la thématique de la diversité des identités par une approche culturelle et raciale.Elle vous conseille l'essai Le Triangle et l'Hexagone de Maboula Soumahoro parut en 2020 et le roman Boys, Boys, Boys de Joy Sorman parut lui en 2005. Enfin, Douce vous partage deux émissions de télé-réalité assez récentes à regarder sur Netflix : The Circle et Love is Blind.Ce podcast est une création originale et totalement indépendante de Douce Dibondo et Anthony Vincent. Le générique est un extrait du morceau To Na Bi de l'artiste Persian Empire.N'oubliez pas de nous rejoindre pour un live ce soir à 18h00 sur notre compte Instagram ! A très bientôt !Pour nous soutenir, vous pouvez faire un don à Extimité sur paypal.me/extimite ou ici https://fr.tipeee.com/extimite Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Shereen Marisol Meraji of Code Switch told me she's sick of her voice -- the authoritative narrator. In response, Shereen recently experimented getting out of the way and letting the tape do the talking for a shocking documentary about a lynching in the 1930s. "A Strange and Bitter Crop" was her first non-narrated story in fifteen years and she can't wait to make more.

Bullseye guest host Shereen Marisol Meraji, host of NPR's Code Switch, talks with the musician Ahmed Gallab. You might know Ahmed as the man behind the band Sinkane. Ahmed and Shereen discuss his latest album, growing up in the U.S. as the son of immigrants and how he connects his Sudanese roots to his music. Sinkane's latest album is titled Dépaysé and is available now.

This week, husbands Brandon and Angel get emotional about life, explore the current planetary transits in a Cosmic Update, and bear witness to the vulnerable truth of journalist and NPR correspondent Shereen Marisol Meraji.   Shereen Marisol Meraji T: @RadioMirage Insta: mirage_e Code Switch podcast: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/   The Spiritual Gayz T: @SpiritualGayz Insta: TheSpiritualGayz http://thespiritualgayz.com/  

For seven months, Arlan Hamilton agreed to let StartUp reporter Amy Standen follow her around with a microphone and ask her all kinds of questions — from how much money she had raised for her venture capital firm, Backstage Capital, to where she slept when she couldn’t afford a place to live. Like many reporter-interviewee relationships, Arlan and Amy’s was complicated. At GimletFest, the two of them sat down to talk it out. Shereen Marisol Meraji, from NPR’s Code Switch podcast on race and identity, moderated the conversation. 

AIR’s Bitchin' Pitch Panel puts three people directly in front of a panel of editors, where they pitch their stories and everyone gets insight into the process. There to help the pitchers and moderate in 2017 was producer Leila Day, co-host of The Stoop podcast. This is the second of two Bitchin’ Pitchin’ sessions from the 2017 Third Coast Conference. In this session, the panel features Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR’s podcast Code Switch, senior producer of original content at Audible Millie Jefferson, and Sruthi Pinnamaneni, senior reporter at Reply All. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whole new year, whole new Bings. That's right. At the end of this episode, one of us dies! No, no, no... Just kidding! Only childhoods die on our show! Because today we're talking about the newest Star Wars film, "The Last Jedi" (2017). Fan reception and critic reception were split on this movie. What did we think? Listen to find out with our patently focused conversation. Also, what did you do this New Years? We went skiing! And we didn't break any appendages! That's a win in my book! Lastly, we give a couple Picks of the Week this episode. Check them out my friends! Endnotes: The Last Jedi RT Score - birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/12/20/the-curious-case-of-the-last-jedi-and-its-rotten-tomatoes-audience-score The Last Jedi: Not dark enough? - https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/12/16834684/the-last-jedi-lost-its-nerve Dalian Happy Snow World - https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297452-d1848027-Reviews-Dalian_Happy_Snow_World-Dalian_Liaoning.html The Chieftains - http://www.thechieftains.com/main/tours/ Burr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr_%28novel%29 Hamilton - hamiltonmusical.com Coco makes bank in China - https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/12/04/box-office-coco-is-crushing-it-in-china-and-thats-a-huge-deal/#7e272bba7a26 Shereen Marisol Meraji - https://www.npr.org/people/177485735/shereen-marisol-meraji Pop Culture Happy Hour talks Coco- https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2017/11/29/567012301/pop-culture-happy-hour-lands-of-life-and-death-in-pixars-coco Code Switch (Podcast) -https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/

Carvell Wallace turns to Shereen Marisol Meraji from NPR's Code Switch to ask: How can we come together as a country when it seems like so many things are working to keep us apart? Thanksgiving is one of the only days of the year when a lot of us - literally, physically - have to come together with people we might not agree with, whether we want to or not. It's the quintessential American holiday. So who are the quintessential Americans?

The panel takes on the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with help from Code Switch co-host and established Taika Waititi fan Shereen Marisol Meraji.

The panel takes on the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with help from Code Switch co-host and established Taika Waititi fan Shereen Marisol Meraji.

When a school shuts down, students lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students in the U.S. Shereen Marisol Meraji looks at what it's like when a predominantly black suburb outside Pittsburgh loses its only public high school.

First, a discussion of Baby Driver, Edgar Wright's fun new action film with Code Switch co-host Gene Demby and It's Been a Minute host Sam Sanders. Then, Code Switch co-host Shereen Marisol Meraji and the panel dive into what happens when auteur directors helm big film franchises. Plus, what's making us happy this week.

We interviewed Charles Blatcher lll, chairman of the National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations, about the very limited display of black veterans and their contributions to the country in times of war and peace and the Civil Rights Movement at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. We also speak with Shereen Marisol Meraji, one of the hosts of among the best podcasts in any category, called “Switch Code” and presented by NPR.Shereen recently did a story on the 100th anniversay of the Jones Act, which gave Puerto Ricans American citizenship. What that means, what that feels like, what the Diaspora is about, was the focus of her program. On Vaya, we ask her about her Puerto Rican identity and how the work of putting together her program felt to her. Then we speak en español, con Ariadna Goenaga, crítica de cine por exelencia, sobre el valor del cine en esta época dominada por Donald Trump.

We present an encore episode from Summer 2016: Shereen Marisol Meraji and Kat Chow talk with Christina Xu about her project to open up a difficult race conversation between younger and older generations of Asian-American families. We hear from a daughter and her father as they discuss why she thought it was important to join Black Lives Matter marches.

Tupac Shakur died 20 years ago this week. Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji debate his legacy with the writer Kevin Powell, who covered the rapper for three years until Tupac's death. How should we view Tupac's talents and imperfections today?

When a school shuts down, students often lose more than a place of learning; they lose friends, mentors and a community. This is an experience that disproportionately affects black students. Shereen Marisol Meraji looks at what it's like when a predominantly black suburb outside Pittsburgh loses its only public high school. Shereen's reporting, along with that of producer Chris Benderev, was originally produced for the NPR podcast Embedded.

News stories of conflict involving people of color raise questions about the role of diversity in newsrooms. With the current election cycle drenched with racially charged rhetoric, how do journalists of color deal with the idea of "objectivity," when it can seem at odds with the work of telling hard truths? Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji talk with veteran political journalist Pilar Marrero whose reporting appears in the Spanish language newspaper La Opinion; and with Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter on policing issues for The Washington Post.

The day after the police shooting of Philando Castile, hundreds of young Asian Americans connected online to write an open letter to their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, asking them to support movements like Black Lives Matter. It also broached a subject many felt deeply uncomfortable bringing up to their older relatives: anti-black racism in Asian American communities. The letter has set off countless conversations across generations of immigrant families in many different languages. Shereen Marisol Meraji and Kat Chow talk to Christina Xu, who started this project, and listen in to one conversation between a daughter and her father about why she chooses to join these marches.

In the aftermath of deadly police shootings of black men and the deaths of five policemen at the hands of a black gunman, Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby explore perspectives on policing while black. They talk with Gregory Thomas the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; Michael Rallings, interim director of police services in Memphis, Tennessee; and Jelani Cobb, of The New Yorker, who embedded for nearly a year with police in Newark, New Jersey for the recent PBS Frontline documentary, "Policing The Police."

It's happening all across the country, for complicated reasons: Schools are closing. And this is disproportionately affecting poor, black students. Shereen Marisol Meraji and Chris Benderev go to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania to ask kids, parents, and teachers what it's like when the neighborhood school that's been there for more than a century is about to shut down. Follow Kelly McEvers @KellyMcEvers, Shereen Marisol Meraji @RadioMirage, and Chris Benderev @cbndrv. Email us at Embedded@npr.org.