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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020. Want to level ...
Episode 508: Erika Hayasaki
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Erika Hayasaki has written for The New York Times Magazine, Wired, and The Atlantic. Her new book is Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family.
“I don’t subscribe to the belief that it’s our story because we’re the journalist that wrote it — especially when people are sharing these really intimate, deep, painful moments. That is not my story. That’s their story that they've collaborated in a way with me to share through these interviews.”
Show notes:
- @ErikaHayasaki
- erikahayasaki.com
- Hayasaki on Longform
- Hayasaki’s Atlantic archive
- 04:00 "Hiroshima" (John Hersey • New Yorker • Aug. 1946)
- 12:00 "A deadly hush in Room 211 — then the killer returned" (Los Angeles Times • April 2007)
- 16:00 "A Criminal Mind" (California Sunday Magazine • Oct. 2015)
- 17:00 "In a Perpetual Present" (Wired • April 2016)
- 18:00 Somewhere Sisters (Algonquin Books • 2022)
- 19:00 "Identical Twins Hint at How Environments Change Gene Expression" (The Atlantic • May 2018)
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