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#1704: What have we learned?

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 01:17:43 -0000

We wrap up the show with Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby reflecting on what they’ve learned through this experiment in multiracial dialogue, and the ways in which we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, power, and privilege in our most-definitely-not-yet-pre-post-yet-still-very-racial society.

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#1703: Women’s March, Women’s Show

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:32:43 -0000

Anna Holmes, Raquel Cepeda, and Irin Carmon try to absorb the reality of Trump’s now official presidency, and discuss the Women’s March happening just hours from this podcast hitting your feed.

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#1702: Better Off…?

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 02:36:17 -0000

Anna Holmes, Fazeelat Aslam, and Tanner Colby talk about the assertion that President Obama made in his farewell address that we’re better off in terms of race than we have been in the past 10, 20, 30 years.

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#1701-B: The “Will You Be My Black Friend?” B-Side

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 23:48:33 -0000

Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Fazeelat Aslam discuss listener feedback to episode #1701: “Will You Be My Black Friend?”

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#1701: Will You Be My Black Friend?

Sat, 07 Jan 2017 04:32:35 -0000

Anna Holmes, Aisha Harris, Tanner Colby, and Gene Demby discuss what it’s like to be asked for advice on being better allies, and where to draw the line on when and where people of color should feel like they need to help white folks out.

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#1652-B: The “Your 2017 Survival Guide” B-side

Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:59:44 -0000

Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Gene Demby discuss listener responses to Episode #1652: “Your 2017 Survival Guide.”

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#1652: Your 2017 Survival Guide

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:28:05 -0000

Raquel Cepeda, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby bring you their best recommendations for preparing for 2017, from books, to podcasts, to literal survival gear. Happy New Year!

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#1650-B: The “Thanks, Obama” B-side

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:45:56 -0000

Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby, and Raquel Cepeda discuss listener responses to Episode #1650: Thanks Obama.

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#1650: Thanks, Obama

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 03:36:55 -0000

Anna Holmes is joined by Rebecca Carroll from WNYC and the LA Times as well as Slate.com’s Jamelle Bouie to discuss the Obama presidency and what the end of an era means for them and African-Americans in general.

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#1649-B: The “Sorry To Burst Your Bubble” B-Side

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:06:48 -0000

Anna Holmes talks with Rebecca Carroll from WNYC and the LA Times as well as Slate.com’s Jamelle Bouie about listener responses to episode #1649: Sorry To Burst Your Bubble

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#1649: Sorry To Burst Your Bubble

Sat, 10 Dec 2016 01:52:37 -0000

This week, Baratunde Thurston and Tanner Colby are joined by ESPN’s Latoya Peterson and The New Republic’s Sarah Jones to discuss what information, cultural, and political bubbles mean, and whether it’s even a good idea to try to break out of them.

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#1648-B: The “The End of Identity Politics?” B-Side

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 22:54:35 -0000

Baratunde Thurston and Tanner Colby are joined by ESPN’s Latoya Peterson and The New Republic’s Sarah Jones to discuss listener responses to episode #1648: “The End of Identity Politics?”

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#1648: The End of Identity Politics?

Sat, 03 Dec 2016 03:45:49 -0000

Anna Holmes and Tanner Colby discuss the recent bunch of think pieces that have argued both for and against an end to identity politics with MTV News’ Jamil Smith and The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer. Is the 2016 election the end of political appeals to minority voters?

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#1646-B: The “F’d Up Cornucopia of Resentment” B-Side

Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:05:46 -0000

Anna Holmes and Tanner Colby are joined by MTV News’ Jamil Smith and The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer to respond to listener emails about episode #1646: The “F’d Up Cornucopia of Resentment.”

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#1646: A F'd Up Cornucopia Of Resentment

Sat, 19 Nov 2016 01:00:08 -0000

This week we’re checking in with Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, Anna Holmes, and documentary filmmaker and reporter Fazeelat Aslam to get a handle on how everyone’s feeling and reacting to the spike in hate crimes and harassment in the wake of Trump’s election, as well as the media’s already-beginning normalization of his incoming administration. Please note: we’ll be taking next week off for Thanksgiving, but we’ll be right back with you the following week.

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#1645-B: The “Trying To Make Sense” B-side

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:43:00 -0000

Anna Holmes is joined by Baratunde Thurston and Tanner Colby to discuss your feedback from episode #1645: Trying To Make Sense.

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#1645: Trying To Make Sense

Sat, 12 Nov 2016 03:03:24 -0000

We’re trying to make sense of the results of the election, where the United States is going, and what we can even allow to become the new normal. Anna Holmes is joined by Tanner Colby, CNN Money’s Tanzina Vega, and The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer to help make sense.

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#1644-B: The “The Klan’s Invite to Your Scandal Watch Party” B-side

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:02:48 -0000

Anna Holmes is joined by Tanner Colby, Tanzina Vega of CNN Money, and The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer to talk about listener responses to episode #1644: The Klan’s Invite To Your Scandal Watch Party.”

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#1644: The Klan’s Invite to Your Scandal Watch Party

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:09:00 -0000

Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby are joined by Latoya Peterson of ESPN’s The Undefeated and Racialicious.com to discuss the disappearance of Vine, the six-second video app, and what it means for ownership of creative platforms for people of color online. Bear with us, the title will make sense.

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#1643-B: The “Getting Pee From A Diaper” B-side

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 23:02:53 -0000

Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby are joined by Latoya Peterson of ESPN’s The Undefeated and Racialicious.com to discuss listener feedback to episode #1643: Getting Pee From A Diaper.

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#1643: Getting Pee From A Diaper

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 01:17:45 -0000

Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby join Anna Holmes to discuss their favorite new TV series, “Atlanta,” who it’s made for, and why it makes them uncomfortable in a good way. (SPOILERS!)

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#1642-B The “Fight For Your Voting Rights” B-side

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:47 -0000

Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby join Anna Holmes to talk about listener feedback to episdoe #1642, “Fight For Your Voting Rights” and more.

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#1642: Fight For Your Voting Rights

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 23:53:42 -0000

Anna Holmes and Tanner Colby are joined by The Nation’s Ari Berman to talk about the last presidential debate, a little history on voting rights, and what’s stopping people of color from voting in bigger numbers today.

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#1641-B: The “Asian-Americans Represent!” B-side

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:46:43 -0000

Anna Holmes and producer A.C. Valdez are joined by The Nation’s Ari Berman to discuss listener feedback about episode #1641-B: “Asian-Americans Represent!” and more.

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#1641: Asian-Americans, Represent!

Sat, 15 Oct 2016 01:18:57 -0000

Uyen Tieu of I Am Asian American and The Mashup Americans’ Amy Choi join Anna Holmes to talk about the political and cultural representation of Asian Americans.

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#1640-B: The “What Do You Mean, Community Policing?” B-side

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:00:00 -0000

Uyen Tieu of I Am Asian American and The Mashup Americans’ Amy Choi join Anna Holmes to discuss listener feedback to episode #1640: What Do You Mean, Community Policing?

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#1640: What Do You Mean, “Community Policing”?

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 01:56:00 -0000

Anna Holmes and Raquel Cepeda are joined by WNYC’s Lee Hill to discuss the vice presidential debate and what exactly politicians mean when they talk about community policing.

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#1639-B: The “Podcasting from Donald Trump’s Hell” B-side

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 23:17:57 -0000

Anna Holmes and Raquel Cepeda are joined by WNYC’s Lee Hill to discuss listener feedback to episode 1639, “Podcasting from Donald Trump’s Hell.”

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#1639: Podcasting From Donald Trump’s Hell

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 02:13:08 -0000

Hosts Anna Holmes, Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby, and Baratunde Thurston come together to dissect the first 2016 presidential debate.

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#1638-B: “The Press, The Election, and Race” B-side (aka Racist Gumbo)

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:05:10 -0000

Anna Holmes and the original About Race crew of Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby take a listen to your feedback on episode 1638: “The Press, The Election, and Race.”

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#1638:The Election, The Press, And Race

Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:16:00 -0000

Anna Holmes, Tanzina Vega, and Tanner Colby are joined by Jamelle Bouie to discuss the way the press has handled issues of race throughout the presidential election season, as well as the implications of the police assassinations of Black men in Tulsa and Charlotte.

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#1637-B: Ladies First B-side

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 22:46:12 -0000

Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Tanzania Vega discuss listener feedback to episode 1637, Ladies First.

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#1637: Ladies First

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:44:39 -0000

It’s the first ever all-woman episode of About Race as Raquel Cepeda returns to talk with Anna Holmes and Rebecca Carroll about Marco “That taco truck Trump supporter guy” Gutierrez and whether we can expect a “Blacklash” to the current moment in Black creativity.

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#1636b: Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest B-side

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 23:03:39 -0000

Anna Holmes is joined by Raquel Cepeda and Rebecca Carroll to discuss listener responses to episode 1636, Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest?

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#1636: Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest?

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 02:53:00 -0000

Anna Holmes and Tanner Colby are joined by MTV News Senior National Correspondent Jamil Smith to talk about Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump’s appearance at a Black Detroit church, and the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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#1635b: Cold Empathy For Nate Parker B-side

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:48:14 -0000

Anna Holmes and Tanner Colby are joined by MTV News Senior National Correspondent Jamil Smith to hear your reactions to our discussion about Nate Parker and Georgetown’s first steps at addressing its role in slavery.

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#1635: Cold Empathy For Nate Parker

Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:16:02 -0000

Co-discussants Tanner Colby, Anna Holmes, and Baratunde Thurston are joined by writer Roxane Gay to tackle the many dimensions of the rape scandal surrounding The Birth of a Nation filmmaker Nate Parker, as well as Georgetown University’s initial steps to acknowledge the role of its legacy of slavery.

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Save the date: September 2nd

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:10:39 -0000

Hi everyone!

We're coming back on September 2nd, with Baratunde, Tanner, Raquel, and the newest member of About Race, Anna Holmes. We'll also be featuring guests from all kinds of backgrounds, and responding, as always, to listener emails and voice memos (send them to showaboutrace@gmail.com). Save the date, tell your friends to subscribe, and believe us when we say we won't stop until racism is over.

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#019: The “Drive By" Episode

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:00:00 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby miss their listeners. Here they come together to discuss the next season, Hillary versus Bernie, #OscarsSoWhite, Beyoncé's "Formation," and what's next.

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#018: The “Because Colonialism" Episode

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:24:00 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby, and special guest Jay Kang of the New York Times magazine debate whether xenophobia is quintessentially American and critique Aziz Ansari’s new Netflix show. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together, weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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#017b:The “Carson Follies" B-side

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:58:52 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby are joined by New York Times magazine’s Jay Kang to respond to your thoughts on Episode 17. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together, weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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#017: The “Carson Follies” Episode

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:52:54 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby, and special guest Jamil Smith try their best to decipher Dr. Ben Carson’s pyramid theories and disputed technicolor Horatio Alger claims, and the social media backlash to a recent call for a kinder, gentler handling of white casualties in the decades long "war on drugs." About Race is brought to you by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together, weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC. This podcast is also sponsored by Spotless, a new series from the Esquire Network, a sexy and bold drama laced with dark humor. Learn more about Spotless by downloading “Coming Clean” a podcast that goes behind the scenes of TV’s best dark dramas, and tune into the Spotless series premiere November 14 at 10/9 Central on Esquire Network.

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#16b: The “Diversity Drinking Game" B-side

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:25:45 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby are joined by New Republic Senior Editor Jamil Smith to dole out some advice and address listener feedback to Episode 16. About Race is brought to you by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together, weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC. This podcast is also sponsored by Spotless, a new series from the Esquire Network, a sexy and bold drama laced with dark humor. Learn more about Spotless by downloading “Coming Clean” a podcast that goes behind the scenes of TV’s best dark dramas, and tune into the Spotless series premiere November 14 at 10/9 Central on Esquire Network.

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#016: "The Diversity Drinking Game" Episode

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:09:02 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby, and Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris, explore why people of color are on TV screens but not in writers rooms, if Shonda Rhimes is a special effect, and ask if on-campus coddling is actually a thing. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow Show. Every weeknight MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. Sure, that’s a lot of searching and it takes a lot of work. But even in a country this big, there are no local stories: your life and what you see from your front porch is directly connected to the national news. Watch Rachel as she connects the dots and covers America’s news, one story at a time. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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#15b: The “White People Do Journalism Like This” B-side

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:23:09 -0000

Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Aisha Harris discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #015: “White People Do Journalism Like This.” Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow Show. Every weeknight MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. Sure, that’s a lot of searching and it takes a lot of work. But even in a country this big, there are no local stories: your life and what you see from your front porch is directly connected to the national news. Watch Rachel as she connects the dots and covers America’s news, one story at a time. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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#015: The “White People Do Journalism Like This” Episode

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:33:14 -0000

Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Rebecca Carroll discuss diversity in the newsroom and the fluidity of race. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow Show. Every weeknight MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. Sure, that’s a lot of searching and it takes a lot of work. But even in a country this big, there are no local stories: your life and what you see from your front porch is directly connected to the national news. Watch Rachel as she connects the dots and covers America’s news, one story at a time. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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Ep. 14b: The “A-word” B-side

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:07:11 -0000

Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Rebecca Carroll discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #014: "The A-word." Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is brought to you by the Rachel Maddow Show. Every weeknight MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. Sure, that’s a lot of searching and it takes a lot of work. But even in a country this big, there are no local stories: your life and what you see from your front porch is directly connected to the national news. Watch Rachel as she connects the dots and covers America’s news, one story at a time. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show weeknights at 9 Eastern, only on MSNBC.

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#014: The “A-Word” Episode

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 04:01:00 -0000

Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss assimilation gaffes from the campaign trail and school integration in Brooklyn.

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#013b: The “Whither Whiteness?” B-Side

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:29:28 -0000

Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #013: The "Whither Whiteness?" Episode This show is sponsored by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.

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#013: The “Whither Whiteness?” Episode

Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00:45 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda & Tanner Colby discuss yellowface in poetry and white identity as expressed by Donald Trump's ride-or-die supporters with New Republic Editor Jamil Smith. www.showaboutrace.com Today's show is brought to you by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/RACE and using the promo code RACE.

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#012B: The B-Side

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 02:38:59 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby are joined by New Republic Senior Editor Jamil Smith to talk about segregation in education, owning your experience as a person of color, and respond to other listener feedback. www.showaboutrace.com Today's show is brought to you by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/RACE and using the promo code RACE.

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#012: The “Baratunde Who?” Episode

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:05:48 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby are joined by Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times and Anna Sale of WNYC, to talk about education and integration as well as about visiting New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of Katrina.

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#011b: The “All Aboard the Wine Train” B-Side

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:11:36 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby are joined by award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #011, The “Black Protests Matter” Episode.

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#011: The "#BlackProtestsMatter" Episode

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:24:14 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby discuss #BlackLivesMatter feeling the post-disruption Bern of his ride-or-die fans and Uber's accidental anti-racism. SOURCES Reflecting on #BlackLivesMatter and Bernie Sanders on Race http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/03/16/lesson-learned-from-the-shooting-of-michael-brown/ http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-year-after-ferguson-black-lives-matter-still-wields-influence-1439143426 http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/a-tough-weekend-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement/400862/ http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/08/ferguson-protests-moral-monday-black-lives-matter http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/08/the_5_biggest_challenges_facing_blacklivesmatter.1.html http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/08/11/22680645/in-her-own-words-the-political-beliefs-of-the-protester-who-interrupted-bernie-sanders http://sandiegofreepress.org/2015/08/bernie-sanders-is-a-great-candidate-some-of-his-supporters-not-so-much/ http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bernie-sanders-latino-20150713-story.html http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-11/bernie-sanders-eye-popping-west-coast-swing-3-days-70-000-cheering-supporters http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122426/bernie-sanders-talking-about-race-awkwardly http://rhrealitycheck.org/ablc/2015/08/11/blacklivesmatter-hurt-feelings-white-progressives/ http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/08/bernie-sanders-blacklivesmatter-free-speech.html http://www.vox.com/2015/7/20/9001639/bernie-sanders-black-lives-matter http://www.inquisitr.com/2330160/black-lives-matter-supporters-divided-on-activists-antics-at-bernie-sanders-rally/ https://berniesanders.com/issues/racial-justice/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-racial-inequality_55c81153e4b0f1cbf1e56b77 http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/08/09/22671957/guest-editorial-why-saturdays-bernie-sanders-rally-left-me-feeling-heartbroken http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/black-lives-matter-activists-disrupt-bernie-sanders-speech-n406546 http://www.progressive.org/news/2015/06/188181/black-voices-bernie-sanders-should-address-racial-injustice http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8671135/bernie-sanders-race http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-bernie-sanders-surge-appears-to-be-over/ http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-sanders-democrats-analysis-20150729-story.html http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sanders-california-20150811-story.html http://www.vox.com/2015/7/20/9005855/black-twitter-bernie-sanders http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-weiers/an-open-letter-to-sen-bernie-sanders_b_7859118.html Is Uber good for people of color? https://medium.com/matter/ubering-while-black-146db581b9db http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/27/1302417/-Ridesharing-and-Redlining-Uber-Lyft-Race-and-Class http://www.racialicious.com/2012/11/28/cab-drivers-uber-and-the-costs-of-racism/ http://botecanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/LATS-Final-Report.pdf http://fusion.net/story/170983/uber-racial-politics/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-debate-on-ubers-impact-is-far-from-over/ http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/new-york-strikes-a-welcome-deal-with-uber/ http://madamenoire.com/548851/uber-minorities/ http://www.wnyc.org/story/uber-city-hall-race/?utm_source=sharedUrl&utm_medium=metatag&utm_campaign=sharedUrl http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/07/15/uber-s-strategy-against-the-city-exposes-what.html http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2015/07/21/ny1-online--taxi-worker-advocate-discusses-legislation-to-limit-uber--other-ride-share-services.html http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/errol-louis-uber-saved-cabs-article-1.2298250 http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/bill-de-blasio-mobilizes-uber-liberals.html Yo, Check This Out: Recommendations Raquel http://www.youcaring.com/rebekah-spicuglia-403540 Baratunde http://www.comedyhackday.org/la-2015 Tanner http://amzn.to/1fp5zU8 http://amzn.to/1HVVwMZ

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#010b: The "To Coddle or Not to Coddle" B-side

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:34:34 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #010: The "Quaaludes in my Jello" Episode.

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#010: The "Quaaludes in my Jello" Episode

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:01:00 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston and Raquel Cepeda are joined by special guest Farai Chideya to talk about surviving Bill Cosby, his legacy, and the most recent spate of deaths in police custody. We are sponsored by Audible. Get a free audiobook and 30-day trial today by signing up at www.audible.com/race.

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#009b: The "Fragile White" B-Side

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 22:12:10 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and special guest host Farai Chideya discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #009: The "Comedy Trumps Fragility" Episode. We are sponsored by Audible. Get a free audiobook and 30-day trial today by signing up at www.audible.com/race.

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#009: The “Comedy Trumps Fragility” Episode

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:01:00 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby, and special guest Jay Smooth discuss white fragility, the Donald Trump effect, and political correctness in comedy. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/race and using promo code RACE. Panoply’s conducting a survey. Click here to fill it out: Panoply.fm/survey By filling it out you'll help Panoply make great podcasts about the thing you love, and things you didn't even know you loved. Panoply.fm/survey

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#008b: The “Cancel your Punta Cana Wedding” B-side

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:10:54 -0000

Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest host Jay Smooth discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #008: The "Confederate Dementia" Episode. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/race and using promo code RACE. Panoply’s conducting a survey. Click here to fill it out: Panoply.fm/survey By filling it out you'll help Panoply make great podcasts about the thing you love, and things you didn't even know you loved. Panoply.fm/survey

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#008: The “Confederate Dementia” Episode

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 21:47:45 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the presidential response to the Charleston massacre, the push to purge Confederate symbols, and the humanitarian crisis brewing in the Dominican Republic. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by Audible.com, who has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken-word audio products. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/RACE.

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#007b: The "Ally-Oops" B-Side

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:55:11 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #007: The "Dolezaled Out" Episode Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by Audible.com, who has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken-word audio products. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/RACE.

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#007: The "Dolezaled Out" Episode

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:42:35 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the strange saga of Rachel Dolezal, the problem with allyship, and the violence faced by women who aren't just pretending to be black. About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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#006b: The "Difference Between Annoyance And Oppression” B-Side

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:17:46 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #006: "The Prophet Muhammad and Mixed Race Meritocracy" Episode About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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Bonus Track: Dope - Slate's Spoiler Special

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:28:24 -0000

In this special podcast mash-up, Dana Stevens of Slate's Spoiler Special sits down with the hosts of Panoply's new show About Race: Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby. They discuss Dope, filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa's sly new comedy about a young black man's coming of age. Read Dana's review of the film on Slate. Check out Baratunde, Raquel, and Tanner on the About Race podcast at ShowAboutRace.com or subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app.

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#006: The Prophet Muhammad and Mixed Race Meritocracy

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:57:22 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby , and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss the backlash to Muhammed cartoon contests, mixed-race beauty standards, and the bamboo ceiling in college admissions. About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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#005b: The “No More Than 13 Boxes” B-Side

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:21:41 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and guest host Anand Giridharadas discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #005: The "I Check All The Boxes" Episode. About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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#005: The "I Check All The Boxes" Episode

Tue, 26 May 2015 18:54:50 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the controversial New York Magazine feature "Can Racism Be Stopped in the Third Grade?"; the perils in store for black academics on social media; and the first season of ABC's "American Crime." About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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#004: The B-Side

Tue, 26 May 2015 01:12:50 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #004: The “Recorded After Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode. About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com.

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#004: The "Recorded After Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode

Tue, 12 May 2015 16:21:59 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the media's treatment of recent events in Baltimore; why black women, Latinos, and Native Americans are being left out of the current debate on police brutality; and a new study on race, neighborhoods and social mobility. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com Sources, Our Recommendations, Movies, Books - mentioned in the episode.More at www.showaboutrace.com Social Mobility Stats The New York Times NBC News Policing Inequity https://twitter.com/policingequity Know How Movie http://www.knowhowmovie.com/ Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North Amazon link Bastards of the Party Link to documentary Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story Link to documentary

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#003: The B-Side

Mon, 11 May 2015 19:00:59 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #003: The "Recorded Before Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode. Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race is sponsored by MailChimp. More than 7 million businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email newsletters. More at MailChimp.com

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#003: The "Recorded Before Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:00:00 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the first season of ABC’s ‘Fresh off the Boat’; the complicated politics of whites adopting racial identities that are not their own; and the social media phenomenon of the Dixon Challenge. Find more at http://www.showaboutrace.com/.

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#002: The "Could Black Lives Maybe Start to Matter Just a Little Bit?" Episode

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:08:31 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the shooting of Walter Scott in South Carolina, the colorism debate surrounding Kendrick Lamar's fiancee, and the laughable attempts of Mindy Kaling's brother to use affirmative action to get into medical school. Find more at http://www.showaboutrace.com/.

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#001: The “Hey Starbucks, Will You Sponsor Us?” Episode

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:01:00 -0000

Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss the Starbucks “Race Together” fiasco; the issues of race, class, and identity raised in This American Life’s “Three Miles” episode; and the ongoing debate over black celebrities and “The New Black.”

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Promo: Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 02:18:32 -0000

Authors Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby host a lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America.

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