Code Switch

Why do we harshly judge certain behaviors or conditions, making it harder to talk honestly about them? This hour, TED speakers confront stigmas around addiction, depression, HIV and sex work. Guests include journalist Johann Hari, TV/film producer and mental health advocate Nikki Webber Allen, HIV awareness educator Arik Hartmann, and sex worker and activist Juno Mac.

It's Alabama, 1963. A black woman stands before a judge, but she refuses to acknowledge him until he addresses her by an honorific given to white women: "Miss." On this week's episode, we revisit the forgotten story of Mary Hamilton, a Freedom Rider who struck a blow against a pervasive form of disrespect.

En Parán, un pequeño pueblo en los Andes peruanos, vive una gran cantidad de hombres ciegos. Los productores Marco Avilés and Annie Murphy nos cuentan la historia de un pueblo aislado y una extraña epidemia de ceguera.

Humans adapt to physical and creative challenges in remarkable ways. How do we do it, and what happens when we can't? In this episode, TED speakers share inspiring stories about our capacity to adapt. Guests include runner Christopher McDougall, nonprofit founder Daniel Kish, author Rich Benjamin and artist Janet Echelman. (Original Broadcast Date: November 20, 2015)

To get y'all in the mood for Valentine's Day, we're exploring some of our juiciest listener love questions. Should your race and gender affect how much you pay into a relationship? What's the difference between a preference and a fetish? And what's the quickest way for black women to find love?

En 2014, un periódico inglés publicó una noticia extraña: en el sureste de Brasil existía un pueblo habitado solamente por mujeres. Según la historia, las habitantes de esta comunidad, Noiva Do Cordeiro, era jóvenes, hermosas y estaban desesperadas por encontrar marido. La noticia le dio la vuelta al mundo. Solo había un problema: no era completamente cierta. ¿Qué pasa cuando una noticia sobre un pueblo remoto se vuelve viral? ¿Y cuál era la historia real de este lugar?

The past few years have ushered in an explosion of new discoveries about our universe. This hour, TED speakers explore the implications of these advances — and the lingering mysteries of the cosmos. Guests include theoretical physicist Allan Adams, planetary scientist Sara Seager, and astrophysicists Natasha Hurley-Walker and Jedidah Isler.

If you're Native American, who or what gets to define your identity? We dive into an old system intended to measure the amount of "Indian blood" a person has. We hear from two families about how they've come to understand their own Native identities and how they'll pass that on to future generations.

Después de un divorcio complicado, Alejandro Canedo quedó desempleado y a cargo de sus dos hijos pequeños. Era una situación desesperante, de esas donde todo se ve negro, pero Alejandro se salvó junto con su familia. Y lo hizo convirtiéndose en otra persona, en un mundo paralelo al nuestro: Second Life.

We're always asked to be faster and more precise. But what can we learn from slowing down — even procrastinating? This hour, TED speakers explore why taking it slow is crucial...for all of us. Guests include TV producer Thomas Hellum, psychologist Adam Grant, blogger Tim Urban, mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe, marketer Lakshmi Pratury, and video artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo. (Original broadcast date: August 26, 2016)