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Jan 15, 2025 | 
npr.org | Schuyler Swenson |B.A. Parker |Xavier Lopez |Xavier Lopez |Jess Kung |Dalia Mortada | +5 more
Why laughing while crying is so Korean Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1224776149/1264780789" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Youngmi Mayer poses next to her new book, I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying Photo credit: Fujio Emura hide caption toggle caption Photo credit: Fujio Emura Youngmi Mayer poses next to her new book, I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying Photo credit: Fujio Emura Youngmi Mayer, Korean...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Schuyler Swenson |B.A. Parker |Xavier Lopez |Xavier Lopez |Jess Kung |Dalia Mortada | +5 more
18 hours ago“The boss didn’t like it. You can come back when it’s done,” she said. A little over three months ago, my friend Diamond, her friend, and I showed up to audition at a strip club in Florida. I was a nervous wreck ― the promoter made it clear that girls who did not “look up to par” would be sent home …
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
mprnews.org | Schuyler Swenson |B.A. Parker |Xavier Lopez |Xavier Lopez |Jess Kung |Dalia Mortada | +5 more
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Youngmi Mayer, Korean comedian and writer, rose to social media fame for mocking casual racism white people seem to get away with in everyday life. But she also dishes out brutal critiques of Korean culture, too – the perks of being biracial.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Julie Caine |Victor Yvellez | +3 more
Our dreams can haunt us. But what are we to make of them? From omens and art to modern science, we tell the story of dreams and the surprising role they may play in our lives. (Originally ran as The Way We Dream) To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Courtney Stein |Lauren Gonzalez
Ask Code Switch: Am I the "token" at work? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1258323361/1259209476" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript You've heard it before – someone being referred to as a "token." Like the token Black friend, the token Asian – and tokenism isn't limited to race or ethnicity, either. You can be the token lesbian, the token Gen Zer, the token hetero bff...
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Leah Donnella |Lauren Gonzalez
Ask Code Switch: Is it a preference or fetish? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1258323362/1259202555" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript This week on Ask Code Switch, we're talking about "talking about" race with your significant other. Dating a white person obviously isn't racist – just like dating a person of color isn't inherently anti-racist.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
npr.org | Lori Lizarraga |Schuyler Swenson |Leah Donnella |Lauren Gonzalez
Ask Code Switch: Is picky eating about taste or race? I don't remember when spicy food became part of my personality. What I do know is that Flamin' Hot Cheetos fill a significant portion of my suitcase on trips to see my family in Mexico and Ecuador (where such Frito-Lay delicacies have yet to take over store shelves).
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
npr.org | Linda Holmes |Walter Chaw |Jordan Morris |Liz Metzger |Schuyler Swenson |Mike Katzif | +1 more
Godzilla in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. Pictures Godzilla in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Warner Bros. Pictures Godzilla has been around for 70 years and recently won his first Oscar. The beloved 2023 Japanese production Godzilla Minus One won an Oscar for visual effects.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Glen Weldon |Janet Lee |Reanna Cruz |Hafsa Fathima |Schuyler Swenson |Mike Katzif | +1 more
In the very funny and gently surreal new film Problemista, Julio Torres plays Alejandro, a young man from El Salvador scraping by in New York City as he pursues his dreams. But those dreams – and his immigration status – become imperiled. He must turn to a frazzled, fire-breathing art critic played …
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
npr.org | Aisha Harris |Reanna Cruz |Jordan Crucchiola |Schuyler Swenson |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)AISHA HARRIS, HOST: "Love Lies Bleeding" is a fun and weird erotic thriller, and it seems almost programmed to appeal to a specific kind of audience. It's set in the '80s and stars Kristen Stewart as a brooding gym manager who falls in love with a hitchhiking bodybuilder. Bodies are ripped, both figuratively and literally.
