(Past) Campus Climate Podcast Club

The Department of Campus Climate is trying something new this fall! We are launching a Podcast Club!

 

 

The Podcast Club will be offered this fall in lieu of the annual book club typically offered campus-wide. This program will operate much like a book club discussion group; participants will be expected to listen to the podcast prior to the designated meeting times. Campus Climate staff will lead dialogue around topics and themes presented in the podcast episodes. Our hope is that this program will provide a more accessible way to engage virtually with one another.

 

 

We have chosen to select episodes from the podcast, Code Switch. Code Switch is a podcast produced by NPR (National Public Radio) and is described on their website:

"...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."

 

 

Along with podcast episodes, we will also provide a complimentary article for those who enjoy reading more than listening.

 

 

We recognize these episodes won't and can't cover everything however, our intention is to provide an space to continue to engage in conversations about race, identity, and intersectionality.

 

 

FALL PODCAST SCHEDULE

 

September 23rd (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Keep Your Friends Closer – Code Switch (50-minute listen)
"As part of our Ask Code Switch series, we're tackling your toughest questions about race and friendship. We help our listeners understand how race and and its evil play cousin, racism, affect how we make friends, keep friends, and deal with friend breakups. And we're doing it with help from WNYC's Death, Sex & Money podcast. Be a pal and listen."

Main topics: Race, racism, and friendships
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

October 7th (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Can We Talk About Whiteness? – Code Switch (37-minute listen)
'"Whiteness is on a toggle switch between 'bland nothingness,' and 'racist hatred,'" she wrote. (Our own Kat Chow has made this point about the word "vanilla" — even metaphors for whiteness are, er, colored by the notion that they lack dimension or flavor, due to being so ubiquitous.)

So, let's all agree that it's really hard to grapple with whiteness, both due to the slipperiness of the concept itself, and also thanks to the almost visceral discomfort people have with talking about white identity.

The problem is, by shying away from talking about whiteness, we also fail to understand the profound ways that whiteness shapes our culture and politics."

​​​​​​​Main topics: Whiteness, race, & racial identity.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

October 21st (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Say My Name, Say My Name (Correctly, Please) – Code Switch (26-minute listen)
"When you have a name like Aparna Nancherla or Maz Jobrani, you get used to people butchering it. These two comedians, who both come from immigrant families, talk to Code Switch editor Tasneem Raja about their "Starbucks names," all of the weird ways people mispronounce their names, and whether having a "difficult" name has impacted their careers."

​​​​​​​Main topics: Names, pronunciation, family, heritage, culture, & race.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

October 28th (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
They Don’t Say Our Names Enough – Code Switch (28-minute listen)
"This year, Pride Month intersects with a surge of protests against racism and police brutality. So this week, courtesy of The Nod podcast, we're looking back at the life of Storme DeLarverie — a Black butch woman who didn't pull any punches when it came to protecting her community from violence.

Main topics: LGBTQ+ identity, history, & race.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

November 4th (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
E Ola Ka ‘Olelo Hawai’i – Code Switch (26-minute listen)
"Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker. That was the fate of Hawaiian, until a group of second-language learners put up a fight and declared, "E Ola Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i" (The Hawaiian Language Shall Live!!!)"

Main topics: Language, culture, identity, & race.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

November 18th (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
The Code Switch Guide to Handling Casual Racism – Code Switch (24-minute listen)
"Awkward comments. Rude questions. Casual racism. What do you do when it happens in your presence? The mental calculus is hard enough. It gets even harder when the comment is coming from your friends or family. Gene, Shereen, and Karen from Code Switch along with special guest Nicole Chung share stories and search for solutions."​​​​​​​

Main Topics: Microaggression, racism, navigating difficult conversations, & race.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

December 2nd (12:00 – 1:00 pm)
Beautiful Lies – Code Switch (46-minute listen)
"So many people's New Year's resolutions are centered around getting in shape, updating their skincare routine, and generally being more attractive. But beauty ideals have a funny way of reinforcing society's ideas of who matters and why. Once you start to unpack them, things get real ugly real quick."

Main Topics: Beauty standards, eating disorders, societal pressure, culture, & race.
Accompanied Article: TBD

 

For more information about Code Switch, visit: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch