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.
#1704: What have we learned?
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.
1/28/2017 • 58 minutes, 38 seconds
#1703: Women’s March, Women’s Show
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.
1/21/2017 • 56 minutes, 32 seconds
#1702: Better Off…?
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.
1/14/2017 • 42 minutes, 58 seconds
#1701-B: The “Will You Be My Black Friend?” B-Side
Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Fazeelat Aslam discuss listener feedback to episode #1701: “Will You Be My Black Friend?”
1/13/2017 • 40 minutes, 52 seconds
#1701: Will You Be My Black Friend?
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.
1/7/2017 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 42 seconds
#1652-B: The “Your 2017 Survival Guide” B-side
Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Gene Demby discuss listener responses to Episode #1652: “Your 2017 Survival Guide.”
1/7/2017 • 20 minutes, 52 seconds
#1652: Your 2017 Survival Guide
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!
12/30/2016 • 47 minutes, 52 seconds
#1650-B: The “Thanks, Obama” B-side
Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby, and Raquel Cepeda discuss listener responses to Episode #1650: Thanks Obama.
12/30/2016 • 41 minutes, 12 seconds
#1650: Thanks, Obama
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.
12/17/2016 • 43 minutes, 29 seconds
#1649-B: The “Sorry To Burst Your Bubble” B-Side
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
12/17/2016 • 13 minutes, 21 seconds
#1649: Sorry To Burst Your Bubble
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.
12/10/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 55 seconds
#1648-B: The “The End of Identity Politics?” B-Side
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?”
12/9/2016 • 30 minutes, 20 seconds
#1648: The End of Identity Politics?
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?
12/3/2016 • 38 minutes, 37 seconds
#1646-B: The “F’d Up Cornucopia of Resentment” B-Side
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.”
12/3/2016 • 21 minutes, 2 seconds
#1646: A F'd Up Cornucopia Of Resentment
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.
11/19/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 37 seconds
#1645-B: The “Trying To Make Sense” B-side
Anna Holmes is joined by Baratunde Thurston and Tanner Colby to discuss your feedback from episode #1645: Trying To Make Sense.
11/18/2016 • 22 minutes, 11 seconds
#1645: Trying To Make Sense
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.
11/12/2016 • 56 minutes, 45 seconds
#1644-B: The “The Klan’s Invite to Your Scandal Watch Party” B-side
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.”
11/11/2016 • 11 minutes, 55 seconds
#1644: The Klan’s Invite to Your Scandal Watch Party
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.
11/5/2016 • 54 minutes, 22 seconds
#1643-B: The “Getting Pee From A Diaper” B-side
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.
11/4/2016 • 24 minutes, 26 seconds
#1643: Getting Pee From A Diaper
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!)
10/29/2016 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 31 seconds
#1642-B The “Fight For Your Voting Rights” B-side
Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby join Anna Holmes to talk about listener feedback to episdoe #1642, “Fight For Your Voting Rights” and more.
10/28/2016 • 11 minutes, 57 seconds
#1642: Fight For Your Voting Rights
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.
10/21/2016 • 35 minutes, 51 seconds
#1641-B: The “Asian-Americans Represent!” B-side
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.
10/21/2016 • 11 minutes, 16 seconds
#1641: Asian-Americans, Represent!
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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10/15/2016 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
#1640-B: The “What Do You Mean, Community Policing?” B-side
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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10/14/2016 • 24 minutes
#1640: What Do You Mean, “Community Policing”?
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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10/8/2016 • 47 minutes, 32 seconds
#1639-B: The “Podcasting from Donald Trump’s Hell” B-side
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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10/7/2016 • 29 minutes, 2 seconds
#1639: Podcasting From Donald Trump’s Hell
Hosts Anna Holmes, Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby, and Baratunde Thurston come together to dissect the first 2016 presidential debate.
10/1/2016 • 44 minutes, 22 seconds
#1638-B: “The Press, The Election, and Race” B-side (aka Racist Gumbo)
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.”
10/1/2016 • 29 minutes, 11 seconds
#1638:The Election, The Press, And Race
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.
9/24/2016 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds
#1637-B: Ladies First B-side
Anna Holmes, Tanner Colby, and Tanzania Vega discuss listener feedback to episode 1637, Ladies First.
9/23/2016 • 15 minutes, 33 seconds
#1637: Ladies First
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.
9/17/2016 • 54 minutes, 41 seconds
#1636b: Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest B-side
Anna Holmes is joined by Raquel Cepeda and Rebecca Carroll to discuss listener responses to episode 1636, Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest?
9/16/2016 • 20 minutes, 14 seconds
#1636: Is Kaepernick Kicking A Hornet’s Nest?
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.
9/10/2016 • 56 minutes, 30 seconds
#1635b: Cold Empathy For Nate Parker B-side
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.
9/9/2016 • 15 minutes
#1635: Cold Empathy For Nate Parker
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.
9/3/2016 • 56 minutes, 24 seconds
Save the date: September 2nd
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.
8/12/2016 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
#019: The “Drive By" Episode
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.
2/16/2016 • 26 minutes, 1 second
#018: The “Because Colonialism" Episode
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.
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11/25/2015 • 48 minutes, 14 seconds
#017b:The “Carson Follies" B-side
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.
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11/24/2015 • 36 minutes, 1 second
#017: The “Carson Follies” Episode
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."
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11/11/2015 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 46 seconds
#16b: The “Diversity Drinking Game" B-side
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.
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11/11/2015 • 38 minutes, 10 seconds
#016: "The Diversity Drinking Game" Episode
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.
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10/27/2015 • 58 minutes, 32 seconds
#15b: The “White People Do Journalism Like This” B-side
Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Aisha Harris discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #015: “White People Do Journalism Like This.”
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10/27/2015 • 29 minutes, 52 seconds
#015: The “White People Do Journalism Like This” Episode
Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Rebecca Carroll discuss diversity in the newsroom and the fluidity of race.
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10/14/2015 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
Ep. 14b: The “A-word” B-side
Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest Rebecca Carroll discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #014: "The A-word."
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10/12/2015 • 35 minutes, 30 seconds
#014: The “A-Word” Episode
Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss assimilation gaffes from the campaign trail and school integration in Brooklyn.
9/30/2015 • 49 minutes, 9 seconds
#013b: The “Whither Whiteness?” B-Side
Baratunde Thurston, Tanner Colby and special guest Anand Giridharadas discuss listener questions and feedback from Episode #013: The "Whither Whiteness?" Episode
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9/29/2015 • 36 minutes, 13 seconds
#013: The “Whither Whiteness?” Episode
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.
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9/17/2015 • 55 minutes, 52 seconds
#012B: The B-Side
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
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9/16/2015 • 41 minutes, 44 seconds
#012: The “Baratunde Who?” Episode
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.
9/2/2015 • 57 minutes, 26 seconds
#011b: The “All Aboard the Wine Train” B-Side
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.
9/1/2015 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
#011: The "#BlackProtestsMatter" Episode
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
8/19/2015 • 54 minutes, 33 seconds
#010b: The "To Coddle or Not to Coddle" B-side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #010: The "Quaaludes in my Jello" Episode.
8/18/2015 • 43 minutes, 32 seconds
#010: The "Quaaludes in my Jello" Episode
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.
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8/5/2015 • 48 minutes, 52 seconds
#009b: The "Fragile White" B-Side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and special guest host Farai Chideya discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #009: The "Comedy Trumps Fragility" Episode.
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8/4/2015 • 39 minutes, 23 seconds
#009: The “Comedy Trumps Fragility” Episode
Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby, and special guest Jay Smooth discuss white fragility, the Donald Trump effect, and political correctness in comedy.
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7/22/2015 • 53 minutes, 51 seconds
#008b: The “Cancel your Punta Cana Wedding” B-side
Hosts Raquel Cepeda, Tanner Colby and special guest host Jay Smooth discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #008: The "Confederate Dementia" Episode.
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7/21/2015 • 32 minutes, 9 seconds
#008: The “Confederate Dementia” Episode
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.
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7/7/2015 • 1 hour, 55 seconds
#007b: The "Ally-Oops" B-Side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #007: The "Dolezaled Out" Episode
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7/7/2015 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
#007: The "Dolezaled Out" Episode
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.
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6/23/2015 • 53 minutes, 23 seconds
#006b: The "Difference Between Annoyance And Oppression” B-Side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #006: "The Prophet Muhammad and Mixed Race Meritocracy" Episode
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6/23/2015 • 33 minutes, 27 seconds
Bonus Track: Dope - Slate's Spoiler Special
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.
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6/22/2015 • 27 minutes, 15 seconds
#006: The Prophet Muhammad and Mixed Race Meritocracy
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.
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6/9/2015 • 49 minutes, 47 seconds
#005b: The “No More Than 13 Boxes” B-Side
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.
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6/8/2015 • 22 minutes, 52 seconds
#005: The "I Check All The Boxes" Episode
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."
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5/26/2015 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds
#004: The B-Side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #004: The “Recorded After Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode.
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5/26/2015 • 21 minutes, 23 seconds
#004: The "Recorded After Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode
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.
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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
5/12/2015 • 56 minutes, 27 seconds
#003: The B-Side
Hosts Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda, and Tanner Colby discuss listener questions and feedback about Episode #003: The "Recorded Before Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode.
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5/11/2015 • 30 minutes, 9 seconds
#003: The "Recorded Before Certain Events in Baltimore" Episode
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/.
4/28/2015 • 49 minutes, 3 seconds
#002: The "Could Black Lives Maybe Start to Matter Just a Little Bit?" Episode
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/.
4/14/2015 • 51 minutes, 6 seconds
#001: The “Hey Starbucks, Will You Sponsor Us?” Episode
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.”
3/31/2015 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Promo: Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race
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.