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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days
Spoken And Unspoken
We communicate with each other in all sorts of ways. In this hour, TED speakers reflect on how words and methods of communication affect us, more than you might expect. (Original Broadcast Date: December 13, 2013).
In Search Of Puerto Rican Identity In Small-Town America
Puerto Ricans are migrants not immigrants, Spanish and English, domestic yet foreign — as we like to say on Code Switch, it's complicated. A hundred years ago this week, Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens by law with the passing of the Jones Act. Since then, they've had a complicated and fraught relationship with what it means to be American. Shereen traveled to Holyoke, Massachusetts to explore what the Jones Act has meant to Puerto Rican identity on stateside in the last century...
El otro, el mismo
Esta es la historia de amistad entre dos hombres con el mismo nombre y apellido: Eduardo Bechara. Uno es colombiano, y el otro argentino. Tienen intereses similares, un parecido físico sorprendente, y descubren que están unidos por una serie de coincidencias casi inverosímiles.
The Spirit Of Inquiry
The force behind scientific progress is the simple act of asking questions. This episode, TED speakers explore how a deeper and more humble style of inquiry may help achieve the next big breakthrough.
The Horror, The Horror: "Get Out" And The Place of Race in Scary Movies
It's one of the oldest clichés of horror movies: the black guy dies first. But that's not the case in the new film "Get Out," written and directed by Jordan Peele (best known for the Comedy Central series "Key And Peele")...
La alcaldesa
Nélida Silva se fue de Llamellín, su pueblo natal en los Andes peruanos, cuando tenía solo 11 años. Tres décadas después volvió y no le gustó lo que vio. Decidió lanzar una campaña quijotesca para ser alcaldesa. ¿Qué pasa cuando alguien de afuera trata de ganar una elección en su provincia? ¿Y por qué Nélida está tan comprometida a cambiar un lugar que dejó cuando era niña?
Playing With Perceptions
Where do stereotypes come from? Why do some perceptions persist, and is there any truth or value to the assumptions we make? In this hour, TED speakers examine the consequences of stereotypes. (Original broadcast date: November 14, 2014)
Ten Thousand Writers... and Two Intrepid Podcast Hosts
Gene welcomes Code Switch reporter Kat Chow as guest host and they camp out at one of the biggest conferences for writers on the planet, held by the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. There, they talk with literary stars and publishing world veterans about everything from hip hop lyricism to the role of the artist in trying political times to buzz-worthy emerging writers of color.
Tunéame la nave
Mauricio Hernández se fue de México en busca del sueño americano – y lo consiguió del lado más inesperado de la frontera.
Getting Better
We expect a lot of our doctors, but they don't always have the best tools to treat us. This episode, TED speakers explore new ways to think about disease, diagnosis, and the delicate art of healing.