Nice White Parents Explained

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

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 Boreum 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] Issa Rae later produced a comedy series based on the podcast.[11] [12] The show was criticised by Fox News.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 31, 2020 . Here's Why You Should Listen to 'Nice White Parents' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143856/https://www.distractify.com/p/nice-white-parents-podcast . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . Distractify . en-US.
  2. Web site: O'Sullivan . Eoghan . August 24, 2020 . Podcast Corner: Nice White Parents gives us a glimpse into liberal America . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143857/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40036964.html . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . Irish Examiner . en.
  3. Web site: July 30, 2020 . 'Serial' team's new podcast spotlights the anti-racist work that needs to be done . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143854/https://mashable.com/article/nice-white-parents-serial-podcast-review . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . Mashable . en.
  4. Web site: AnOther . October 5, 2020 . The Inside Story of Insightful Podcast Nice White Parents . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143854/https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/12867/nice-white-parents-interview-chana-joffe-walt-new-york-times-podcast . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . AnOther . en.
  5. Web site: Podcast Examines How 'Nice White Parents' Become Obstacles In Integrated Schools . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216170959/https://www.npr.org/2020/10/12/922092481/podcast-examines-how-nice-white-parents-become-obstacles-in-integrated-schools . December 16, 2021 . June 3, 2023 . NPR.
  6. Web site: September 21, 2020 . "Nice White Parents" Podcast Series Highlights Real Public K-12 Failures—But Lets Government Off the Hook . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143855/https://reason.org/commentary/nice-white-parents-podcast-series-highlights-real-public-k-12-failures-but-lets-government-off-the-hook/ . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . Reason . en-US.
  7. Web site: Quah . Nicholas . August 21, 2020 . You Can't Get Rid of Nice White Parents . June 3, 2023 . Vulture . en-us . June 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143854/https://www.vulture.com/article/nice-white-parents-podcast-review.html . live.
  8. Web site: September 14, 2020 . 'Nice White Parents' asks all the right questions – Tiger Newspaper . June 3, 2023 . en-US . June 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143856/https://tigernewspaper.com/nice-white-parents-asks-all-the-right-questions/ . live.
  9. Web site: Admin . October 22, 2020 . Confronting education inequality: "Nice White Parents" podcast review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143858/http://www.thelariatonline.com/confronting-education-inequality-nice-white-parents-podcast-review/ . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . The Lariat . en-US.
  10. Web site: February 10, 2021 . Podcast Interrogates the Role Nice White Parents Play in Public School Segregation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143858/https://honeysucklemag.com/nice-white-parents-new-york-times-podcast/ . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . Honeysuckle Magazine . en.
  11. Web site: December 7, 2020 . Issa Rae Is Producing a Comedy Series Based on a Podcast About Well-Meaning White Folks and School Integration . June 3, 2023 . The Root . en . June 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143855/https://www.theroot.com/issa-rae-is-producing-a-comedy-series-based-on-a-podcas-1845824395 . live .
  12. Web site: December 5, 2020 . Issa Rae, Adam McKay Making HBO Show Of Podcast 'Nice White Parents' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143858/https://uproxx.com/tv/issa-rae-adam-mckay-nice-white-parents-show/ . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . UPROXX . en-US.
  13. Web site: New York Times faces backlash for launching new 'Nice White Parents' podcast Fox News . June 3, 2023 . Fox News . June 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603143854/https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-times-backlash-nice-white-parents-podcast.amp . live.