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Code Switch

Spilling the "T" with comedian D'Lo

Code Switch

NPR

Society & Culture

4.614.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On this week's Code Switch, producer Kumari Devarajan finds her demographic clone in actor and comedian D'Lo. Kumari found that when you share so much in common with a stranger who is putting their business on front street for the world to see, it can feel like they're sharing your secrets, too.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Just to heads up y'all, this episode contains some salty language, which means it's fin to be some cousin.

0:05.1

Alright, on with the show.

0:07.0

As you know, June is Pride Month, aka Corporate Rainbow Month, and in that spirit, we wanted to bring y'all an episode.

0:14.4

From our archives featuring Kumari Devorajan.

0:17.2

She's one of the producers here on Coast Width, you hear her name all the time and the credits every week.

0:20.9

Kuku, what's going on with you?

0:22.2

Hey, Jean.

0:23.0

So Kumari, what is the story that you're bringing us this week? I'm so curious.

0:27.4

Well, I want to talk to you about someone who is my demographic doppelganger.

0:32.1

Okay, who is this person?

0:34.1

There's someone I know through a bunch of my different communities.

0:37.1

Their name is Delo.

0:38.6

And the reason we're doppelgangers is, well for one, we are both Sri Lankan.

0:48.1

Alright, Kuku. I'm not trying to be that dude, but is that a big deal? Like, I don't really get it.

0:54.2

Okay, actually it kind of is like, okay, Jean, how many Sri Lankans do you know?

0:59.0

Well, there's you, obviously.

1:00.5

He doesn't count.

1:01.5

And okay.

1:03.0

Oh, Sean Ramasfer, he's the host of Vox's today, explain.

1:08.0

That's two.

1:10.0

And...

1:13.0

Alright.

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