Nice White Parents

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Nice White Parents
Presentation
Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt
Genre
  • Investigative journalism
  • Serialized audio narrative
LanguageEnglish
Length4h 20m
Production
ProductionJulie Snyder
Editing
Theme music composed by The Bad Plus
Audio formatPodcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Publication
Original releaseJuly 23 (2020-07-23) –
July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
Related
Website Link to NYT Podcast

Nice White Parents is a podcast produced by Serial Productions and The New York Times and hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.

Contents

Background

The podcast is produced by Serial Productions and The New York Times . [1] The podcast is hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt. [2] The five episode podcast debuted on July 30, 2020 and ended on August 20, 2020. [3] [4] The podcast discusses how progressive white parents can have a negative impact on the integration of schools. [5] The series chose to focus on progressive schools in the northeast because they are some of the most segregated schools in the United States. [6] The first episode discusses a fund raising party for a dual-language French program for a Brooklyn public school and contrasts the economic class of the party attendees and the students. [7] The podcast focuses on the Boerum School of International Studies in Brooklyn. [8] The podcast discusses the school districts history going back to the 1960s. [9] In the final episode of the series Joffe-Walt discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected education. [10] It was reported in 2020 that Issa Rae is going to produce a comedy series based on the podcast. [11] [12] The show was criticised by Fox News. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Here's Why You Should Listen to 'Nice White Parents'". Distractify. July 31, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ O'Sullivan, Eoghan (August 24, 2020). "Podcast Corner: Nice White Parents gives us a glimpse into liberal America". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Serial' team's new podcast spotlights the anti-racist work that needs to be done". Mashable. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ AnOther (October 5, 2020). "The Inside Story of Insightful Podcast Nice White Parents". AnOther. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Podcast Examines How 'Nice White Parents' Become Obstacles In Integrated Schools". NPR. NPR. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Nice White Parents" Podcast Series Highlights Real Public K-12 Failures—But Lets Government Off the Hook". Reason. September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Quah, Nicholas (August 21, 2020). "You Can't Get Rid of Nice White Parents". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "'Nice White Parents' asks all the right questions – Tiger Newspaper". September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ Admin (October 22, 2020). "Confronting education inequality: "Nice White Parents" podcast review". The Lariat. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Podcast Interrogates the Role Nice White Parents Play in Public School Segregation". Honeysuckle Magazine. February 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Issa Rae Is Producing a Comedy Series Based on a Podcast About Well-Meaning White Folks and School Integration". The Root. December 7, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Issa Rae, Adam McKay Making HBO Show Of Podcast 'Nice White Parents'". UPROXX. December 5, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "New York Times faces backlash for launching new 'Nice White Parents' podcast | Fox News". Fox News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.


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