Spit A Verse, Drop Some Knowledge

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We've spent the past year trying to analyze, dissect and intellectualize all the ways that our world has changed. But sometimes the best way to understand our circumstances isn't through data and reports — it's through art and poetry. So this week, we're hearing from some of the country's most critical observers: poets.

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0:00.0	I really assumed more of our listeners were organized in Type A.
0:09.0	Trin, like our listeners are not a million different versions of you.
0:13.0	But, okay, why are you saying this?
0:16.0	I'm saying this because our live show is next week and there are still some tickets out there.
0:20.0	What are people waiting for? I don't get it.
0:24.0	I don't get it either. It's not the best look you're.
0:27.0	It's not. But it's not too late.
0:29.0	It's not too late. There's still time, although, you know, not that much time because it was on what next week.
0:33.0	Take it to your tickets to our live show on April 15th at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
0:37.0	It's 5 p.m. Your time. Pacific time sharing.
0:40.0	You can do that by going to why.org slash code switch.
0:43.0	Do it. Do it now. Don't procrastinate.
0:46.0	Procrastination leads to annihilation.
0:49.0	Pause this episode.
0:51.0	Go to why.org slash code switch.
0:55.0	Now.
0:56.0	Alright. Now on to the show.
0:59.0	I'm Jean-Demby.
1:02.0	I'm Cherine Marisol Maraghi and this is code switch.
1:06.0	From NPR and is April, which means it's poetry month.
1:11.0	My name is Dinesd Smith. I'm a poet and this is my poem, What was said at the bus stop.
1:20.0	What was said at the bus stop?
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