An identity crisis at the heart of the election; plus, disrupting biracial fantasies

Following the false allegations against the Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, the city received over 30 bomb threats, saw school closures and even the cancellation of a celebration for diversity in arts and culture. Host Brittany Luse talks to NPR Immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd about what she's learned from her reporting in the region and how all this could tie into a larger Midwest identity crisis.

Then, Brittany is joined by Danzy Senna, author of Colored Television, to talk about how she's seen biracial representation change over the last three decades, and what it means to be in the "Not Like Us" era. They dig into her latest novel and its perspective on racial profiteering.

This episode was produced by Liam McBain and Alexis Williams, with additional support from Corey Antonio Rose and Barton Girdwood. This episode was edited by Jessica Placzek. We had engineering help from Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Jasmine Romero. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.