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Multiracial Family ManThe Final Episode - Ep. 250Ep. 250: This is the final episode. And, we just want to say thank you so very much to all the listeners! You've been fantastic, and we hope you've enjoyed the podcast. We wish you all the best! For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Huge shout out to our "Super-Duper Supporters" Elizabeth A. Atkins and Catherine Atki...
2019-12-0801 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a conversation with comedian J-L Cauvin about race, racism, and the changing economics of the comedy business, Ep. 249Ep. 249: J-L Cauvin is a former criminal prosecutor-turned-comedian. He also is a Multiracial man with Irish and Haitian roots. As a result, he has a keen eye for race, racial dynamics, and racism in the criminal justice system, in the entertainment world, and in life. Also, after almost two decades as a comic, J-L has keen insights into the changing economics of the comedy and entertainment business. J-L has been featured on The Late Late Show, NESN Comedy All Stars, Comics Unleashed, ESPN’s The Dan Lebatard Show and is a regular on The Adam Carol...
2019-12-011h 27
Multiracial Family ManDancer, actress, ninja, writer, Tori Eldridge, and Hawaiian-Norwegian multiracial experience, Ep. 248Ep. 248: Tori Eldridge is a Honolulu-born writer who challenges perspective and empowers the spirit. Her debut novel, The Ninja Daughter, is the first book in the Lily Wong series and was inspired by her debut short story featured in Suspense Magazine’s Best of 2014. Other short stories have been published in several anthologies, and her screenplay The Gift earned a semi-finalist place for the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Tori is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Norwegian descent and graduated from Punahou School with classmate Barack Obama. She holds a fifth-degree black belt in To-Shin Do Ninjutsu and has traveled th...
2019-11-2449 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a conversation with Professor Sarah Gaither about multiracial perceptions, interracial interactions and intergroup contact, Ep. 247Ep. 247: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Professor Sarah Gaither. Professor Gaither is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. She obtained a M.S. and Ph.D in Social Psychology from Tufts University in 2014, and prior to attending Tufts, she received her B.A. in Social Welfare with a concentration in Psychology in addition to a minor in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2007. She was a Provost's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Psychology Department at The University of Chicago for two years b...
2019-11-1758 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting our conversation with multiracial family mom, Obama neighbor, and former dancer, Keesha Beckford, 246Ep. 246: On this episode, we revisit our conversation with Keesha Beckford. Keesha Beckford is a former dancer, who turned to writing as her creative outlet when she became a mom. It has turned into a successful second career as the creator and writer behind Mom's New Stage, a blog about Keesha's own multiracial family, featuring herself (an African-American woman), her husband (a White man), and their two terrific kids (a biracial boy and girl who are starting to experience and understand the complex issues of race and racism). Check it out here: http://www.momsnewstage.com/p/ab...
2019-11-101h 12
Multiracial Family ManThe Taiwanese-Latino Multiracial Experience with Comedian James Camacho, Ep. 245Ep. 245: James Camacho is a NYC based comedian. He performs at The Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Gotham Comedy Club, Dangerfield's, and LoL Times Square Comedy Club. When not in New York City he can also be found on the road performing all over the country. James was a finalist on New York's Got Talent 2 years in a row. He was featured in the Burbank Comedy Festival, Hoboken Comedy Festival, Yonkers Comedy Festival, Finger Lakes Comedy Festival, and the first ever Stand Up NY Comedy Festival. James has made an app...
2019-11-0326 min
Multiracial Family ManChanging Careers and Pursuing Your Passion with African-American NASCAR Driver, Bill Lester, Ep. 244Ep. 244: Before becoming a professional race car driver, Bill Lester spent 15 years working as a computer scientist and project manager in Silicon Valley for Hewlett-Packard. After embarking on a full-time racing career, Lester competed in NASCAR and IMSA, two of America’s most prestigious racing series. He won over $2 million in purse money, drove a total of 30,162 laps in competition, earned six podium finishes and one victory during his 10 full seasons. In 2006, Lester became the first African American driver in 20 years to compete in NASCAR’S premier Cup Series. It would be another 11 years before another African Ameri...
2019-10-2749 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a Conversation About Beyond Black & White and The Pink Pill with Christelyn Karazin, Ep. 243Ep. 243: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Christelyn Karazin. She is the author of the multiracial dating book, Swirling (http://www.amazon.com/Swirling-Relate-Mixing-Culture-Creed/dp/1451625855) and the founder/creator of the multiracial dating website: Beyond Black & White (www.beyondblackwhite.com). She's also the creator of the Pink Pill program, which is devoted to helping Black women navigate social interactions. Listen as Christelyn discusses the creation of Beyond Black & White and the Pink Pill as well as the growth and development of the Multiracial Community. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his...
2019-10-2035 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisting a Conversation About Multiracial Identity, the Census, Bone Marrow Donor Registry, and Chronicling the Life of a Champion of the Multiracial Community, with Project Race Executive Director Susan Graham, Ep. 242Ep. 242: Susan Graham is the White mother of two biracial children whose father is Black. She is also the author of Born Biracial: How One Mother Took on Race in America. It is the true story of how she brought an invisible population to the forefront and started the multiracial movement. She started a simple advocacy group and turned it into a national civil rights movement. Along the way, her personal life was suffering. The emotional story of her marriage to a CNN News anchor, being a mother to biracial children, divorce, and remarriage are interwoven in her life’s sto...
2019-10-1332 min
Multiracial Family ManOn being biracial, bicultural and Jewish with author Natasha Diaz, Ep. 241Ep. 241: Natasha Díaz is a born and raised New Yorker, currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. She is both an author and screenwriter. Her scripts have placed as a quarterfinalist in the Austin Film Festival and a finalist for both the NALIP Diverse Women in Media Fellowship and the Sundance Episodic Story Lab. Her essays can be found in The Establishment and Huffington Post. Her first novel, Color Me In, was published by Delacorte Press/Random House in August, 20 2019. For more on Natasha, please visit her website at: http://natashaerikadiaz.com/ For more on host, Al...
2019-10-0644 min
Multiracial Family ManSpoken word poet Staceyann Chin on immigration and on being multiracial, Jamaican, and gay, Ep. 240Ep. 240: Staceyann Chin is a multiracial (Black and Chinese) Jamaican who immigrated to the United States in the 1990s. She has been an “out poet and political activist” since 1998. She has performed at the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe, in one-woman shows Off-Broadway, acted in Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, and performed in both the stage and film versions of Howard Zinn’s Voices of a People's History of the United States and starred in the Tony nominated, Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or vis...
2019-09-2937 min
Multiracial Family ManIndian culture, immigrant experience, and staying true to one's values onstage with comedian, Ritu Chandra, Ep. 239Ep. 239: Ritu Chandra is a stand-up comedian. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she left home at 18 and has lived all over the United States since then. Never feeling like she fit in anywhere, she quickly realized humor was a way to get along with others. Ritu currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, son and dog. She loves all three of them but never at the same time—someone is always in first place, usually the dog. Her comedy is based on her life experiences, which continue to grow stranger by the day. Ritu brings her sarcastic...
2019-09-2252 min
Multiracial Family ManExploring multiracial identity by returning to one’s homeland with writer, teacher, organizer & activist, Faith Adiele, Ep. 238Ep. 238: The original Obama, FAITH ADIELE is the author of The Nigerian-Nordic Girl’s Guide To Lady Problems and Meeting Faith: The Thai Forest of a Black Buddhist Nun, which won the PEN Open Book Award. She is also writer/narrator/subject of My Journey Home, a PBS documentary film about growing up Nordic-American and then traveling to Nigeria as an adult, co-editor of the international anthology Coming of Age Around the World, and senior editor at Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel. Named as one of Marie Claire’s “5 Women to Learn From” and educated at Harvard University, the Iowa...
2019-09-151h 03
Multiracial Family ManSnowflake Stories - Personalized Multicultural Children's Books with Author & Founder Jill Barletti, Ep. 237Ep. 237: Jill Barletti is a multicultural mom, who founded Snowflake Stories, a series of personalized books dedicated to addressing the realities and needs of children within multiracial and multicultural families. Listen as Jill describes how she became bilingual in Spanish, building her own multicultural family and how and why she founded Snowflake Stories. For more on Jill and Snowflake Stories, please check the website: https://www.snowflakestories.com/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on T...
2019-09-0828 min
Multiracial Family ManThe Cheetah Girls and using DNA to trace ancestry after childhood in the foster care system with Deborah Gregory, Ep. 236Ep. 236: Writer, performer and designer Deborah Gregory is the award-winning author of “The Cheetah Girls” novel series (Disney Publishing Worldwide). The 22-book series (16 books written by Deborah Gregory plus 6 movie tie-in books including “The Cheetah Girls Supa Star Scrapbook,” “Cheetah Girls 2 X0X0 Postcard Book” and “Cheetah Girls Cheetah Chatter: A Dictionary of Growl-licious Lingo”) is about five talented teens who form a singing group and make their dreams come true in the jiggy jungle. The Disney Channel original movie produced in conjunction with Whitney Houston, “The Cheetah Girls” –based on the book series–airs this summer and stars Raven Symone, Adrienne and...
2019-09-0132 min
Multiracial Family ManCounseling Multiracial Families with Rorri Geller-Mohamed, Ep. 235Ep. 235: Rorri Geller-Mohamed created U Power Change for families who are navigating some super challenging stuff. She used her professional background as a therapist to develop U Power Change but raising a multiracial family is also very personal to her. Having grown up in a multiracial family that was formed through adoption when her Mexican-American brother joined her family and now as a white mom raising children in a multiracial, multicultural, and multifaith family, after marrying her husband who is Guyanese, she is extremely passionate about helping our children to feel supported in their identity and thrive. P...
2019-08-2527 min
Multiracial Family ManThe Sociology and Real-ness of Race, with Professor Rainier Spencer, Ep. 234Ep. 234: Dr. Rainier Spencer is a leading scholar of critical mixed-race theory. He has authored three books (Reproducing Race: The Paradox of Generation Mix, Lynne Rienner, 2011; Challenging Multiracial Identity, Lynne Rienner, 2006; and Spurious Issues: Race and Multiracial Identity Politics in the United States, Westview, 1999), as well as numerous anthology chapters in this field of study. He has been interviewed by and has provided commentary for the New York Times, has appeared on both American and Canadian television to discuss mixed-race identity, and is a featured speaker in the documentary film Multiracial Identity (Abacus Productions, 2010). He is the founder and dire...
2019-08-1841 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial Identity, the Census, Bone Marrow Donor Registry, and Chronicling the Life of a Champion of the Multiracial Community, with Project Race Executive Director Susan Graham, Ep. 233Ep. 233: Susan Graham is the White mother of two biracial children whose father is Black. She is also the author of Born Biracial: How One Mother Took on Race in America. It is the true story of how she brought an invisible population to the forefront and started the multiracial movement. She started a simple advocacy group and turned it into a national civil rights movement. Along the way, her personal life was suffering. The emotional story of her marriage to a CNN News anchor, being a mother to biracial children, divorce, and remarriage are interwoven in her life’s sto...
2019-08-1132 min
Multiracial Family ManAfro-Latino Experience and Addressing the Intersection of Civil Rights and Multiracial Identity with Professor Tanya Hernandez, Ep. 232Ep. 232: Tanya Katerí Hernández, is the Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, where she teaches Anti-Discrimination Law, Comparative Employment Discrimination, Critical Race Theory, The Science of Implicit Bias and the Law: New Pathways to Social Justice, and Trusts & Wills. She received her A.B. from Brown University, and her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served as Note Topics Editor of the Yale Law Journal. Professor Hernández, is an internationally recognized comparative race law expert and Fulbright Scholar who has visited at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Déf...
2019-08-0444 min
Multiracial Family ManRoots of the Spirit - Chronicling Civil Rights History and Advocating for Social Justice with Spirit Tawfiq, Ep. 231 Ep. 231: Spirit Tawfiq is a self-proclaimed "Social Justice Passionista" and storyteller dedicated to serving as a bridge between the Civil Rights Movement and the powerful freedom train engineered by the courageous and passionate young people of today. Spirit was born and raised in Canada and moved to the U.S. after high school. Her father is white and mother is black. They met in college in Illinois in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and left the U.S. in opposition to the Vietnam War. Growing up in Canada, Spirit was unaware that her own mother Mi...
2019-07-2844 min
Multiracial Family ManBetwixt and Between - the Sociology of the Multiracial Experience with Professor G. Reginald Daniel, Ep. 230Ep. 230: In this episode, Alex speak with Professor G. Reginald Daniel, Ph.D. Professor Daniel is a Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara; Affiliated Faculty, Latin American and Iberian Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Asian American Studies, and History. Since 1989, he has taught “Betwixt and Between,” which is one of the first and longest-standing university courses to deal specifically with the question of multiracial identity comparing the U.S. with various parts of the world. He has published numerous articles and chapters that cover this topic. His chapters “Passers and Plu...
2019-07-2146 min
Multiracial Family ManRepresenting the biracial experience through fiction with author John Vercher, Ep. 229Ep. 229: John Vercher is a writer currently living in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He has a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts program. His fiction has appeared on Akashic Books’ flash fiction features Mondays are Murder and Fri-SciFi. He is a contributing writer for Cognoscenti, the thoughts and opinions page of WBUR Boston. Two of his essays published there on race, identity, and parenting were picked up by NPR, and he has appeared on WBUR’s Weekend Edit...
2019-07-1444 min
Multiracial Family ManWriting about multicultural and multiracial voices for kids with Patricia Hruby Powell, Ep. 228Ep. 228: On this week's podcast, we speak with dancer/choreographer-turned-author, Patricia Hruby Powell about her children's books concerning folktales, multicultural, and multiracial themes, and which highlight of heroines of the culture. In particular we speak with her about her book Loving vs. Virginia. Her books are intended to inform, educate, and excite, and they do all that. For more about Patricia and her works, please visit her website at: https://talesforallages.com/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.co...
2019-07-0735 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial storytelling with British, Afro-Trinidadian filmmaker, Lichelli Lazar-Lea, Ep. 227Ep.227: Lichelli Lazar-Lea is a Multiracial, British, Afro-Trinidadian filmmaker, writer, producer and storyteller. Listen as she describes her search for identity, reconnecting with her father in Trinidad, and how she weaves her Multiracial experience into her professional works. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Huge shout out to our "Super-Duper Supporters" Elizabeth A. Atkins and Catherine Atkins Gre...
2019-06-301h 10
Multiracial Family ManRepresenting Colombian-American ethnicity and vegan culture onstage, with restaurateur and comedian, Alex Carabano, Ep. 226.Ep. 226: Alex Carabano is restaurateur and comedian, who is originally from Brooklyn and who has roots in Colombia. This week, he talks to us about introducing Latin vegan cuisine to the World at large at his restaurant V-Spot and about representing his ethnicity and vegan culture onstage. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Huge shout out to our...
2019-06-2333 min
Multiracial Family ManAdvocating for the Multiracial Community with Mixed Media founder, Whitney Yang, Ep. 225Ep. 225: Whitney Yang, the second child of Debra (white of European descent) and Philip (Asian of Chinese descent), an interracial couple who met and married in the Untied States in 1974. Whitney was born in Hong Kong while her parents both worked for the United States government. She feels extremely fortunate to have grown up immersed in Chinese culture and to have attended international schools with peers of diverse backgrounds. Whitney loves being mixed and strongly identifies with her Chinese/Asian heritage. She admits that she feels most comfortable and free from judgement with other mixed r...
2019-06-1630 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a conversation with Ken Tanabe, founder of Loving Day, to discuss the landmark decision Loving v. Virginia, Ep. 224Ep. 224: Ken Tanabe is a multiracial (Japanese and Belgian) designer, animator, and art director who works in motion, identity, print, experience design, and interactive media. He also is the creator of LovingDay.org - which celebrates and commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia, which prohibited laws outlawing interracial marriage, and celebrated Mildred and Richard Loving, the interracial couple that vindicated. Listen to this re-broadcast of an earlier interview in which Ken tells Alex about his parents' interracial marriage, about growing up multiracial, and about the impetus behind his creation of LovingDay.org and his...
2019-06-091h 02
Multiracial Family ManThe multiracial experience and the #ImNotAlone movement with Professor Kristal Brent Zook, Ep. 223Ep. 223: With 20+ years of experience as an award-winning journalist and author, Dr. Kristal Brent Zook has skills in reporting, writing, editing, teaching, public speaking, and media analysis. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Essence Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The LA Weekly, The Village Voice, and many other outlets. Dr. Zook has also worked as a producer and on-air commentator for National Public Radio, and she continues to appear periodically as an on-air commentator providing analysis of media, social justice issues, and politics for NPR, CNN, BET, Fox, TV-One, MTV, and MSNBC. Her expertise is at...
2019-06-0227 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting the Latina & African-American Multiracial Family Experience with Vanessa Bell, Founder of De Su Mama, Ep. 222Ep. 222: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Vanessa Bell. Vanessa is a Latina of Cuban ancestry, raised in Los Angeles. She is married to a Black man and has two biracial kids. She also is the creator of desumama.com (http://www.desumama.com/) a multiracial motherhood website, dedicated to exploring issues of concern to multiracial families. Listen, as as Alex speaks with Vanessa about her journey. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at ...
2019-05-261h 05
Multiracial Family ManStudying the sociology of cross-race interaction with Duke University Ph.D. candidate, Brenda Straka, Ep. 221Ep. 221: Brenda Straka is multiracial. She's also a doctoral candidate in Duke University's Psychology & Neuroscience Department, where she is researching social pain as it relates to intergroup interactions and behaviors. For example, how does social pain impact cross-group experiences and how can we mitigate the social pain many experience when facing prejudice and discrimination? Furthermore, she wants to extend existing research regarding cross-race interactions to multiracial groups to investigate the mixed-Latino experience. Check out this fascinating conversation! For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Fa...
2019-05-1942 min
Multiracial Family ManPalestinian-American Experience Explored Onstage with Comedian, Atheer Yacoub, Ep. 220Ep. 220: Atheer Yacoub is a New York based comedian, writer, and podcaster. Atheer's comedy draws from her personal experience growing up as a Palestinian-Muslim in Alabama. She came to the city with high hopes of making it in a respectable career, but found herself in comedy instead. She makes her traditional Arab mother proud by standing in front of complete strangers and talking about her mismatched upbringing, her misadventures in the big city, and the psychological baggage both entail. Atheer hopes to make you laugh, or at the very least, redefine what audiences think when t...
2019-05-1253 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a conversation with Rae Dawn Chong to discuss multiracial experience, race, and spirituality, Ep. 219Ep. 219: In this episode, we revisit our conversation with Rae Dawn Chong. Born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong is a multiracial (Black, Chinese, Irish, and Native American) actress who's had a fantastic career and fascinating life. She's been in such notable movies as The Color Purple, Quest for Fire, American Flyers, and Commando. She's also had interesting experiences as the daughter of musician/comedian, Tommy Chong, spending her childhood in Detroit and Los Angeles, getting to meet musical giants like Bobby Taylor, the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, and many, many others, and experiencing the D...
2019-05-0556 min
Multiracial Family ManAddressing Race, Politics, and Other Provocative Issues Onstage with Comedian, J-L Cauvin, Ep. 218Ep. 218: J-L Cauvin is a former criminal prosecutor-turned-comedian. He also is a Multiracial man with Irish and Haitian roots. As a result, he has a keen eye for race, racial dynamics, and racism in the criminal justice system, in the entertainment world, and in life. Also, after almost two decades as a comic, J-L has become very adept at addressing race, politics and other "hot button" topics onstage. J-L has been featured on The Late Late Show, NESN Comedy All Stars, Comics Unleashed, ESPN’s The Dan Lebatard Show and is a regular on The Adam Carolla Show...
2019-04-2855 min
Multiracial Family ManExploring Indian-Caucasian Multiracial Families and Indian Experience Through Fiction, with Author, Jennifer Acker, Ep. 217Ep. 217: Jennifer Acker is founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Common. Her short stories, translations, and essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Guernica, n+1, Ploughshares, The Journal, The Literary Review, Ascent, Sonora Review, Harper’s, The Millions, The New Inquiry, and Publishers Weekly, among other places. She has an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars, and she teaches literature, creative writing, and editing at Amherst College. Her debut novel, The Limits of the World, is now available, and she sits down with us to talk about the novel and about her own writing journey and her own Multi...
2019-04-2142 min
Multiracial Family ManDominican Heritage, Soccer in the United States, and the Cooligans Podcast, with Comedian Christian Polanco, Ep. 212Ep. 212: Christian Polanco grew up in New York City, the son of Dominican immigrants. Now a comedian, he has become the co-host of The Cooligans Comedy Soccer Podcast. Along with his co-host, Alex Guerreros, Christian wants to bring laughter to the beautiful game. Soccer is a growing sport in America and the goal of the Cooligans is to show that American footy fans are not like any other in the world. For more on The Cooligans, check out: http://www.soccercooligans.com/about/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.ale...
2019-03-1756 min
Multiracial Family ManThe Russian-Jewish Immigrant Experience with Comedian and Writer, Vicky Kuperman, Ep. 208Ep. 208: Russian-born Vicky Kuperman has performed nationwide for over a decade and was named one of Huffington Post’s new comedians to watch. Her comedy albums “When I Could Feel” and “All Good!” are in regular rotation on SiriusXM, and her book “How to Spy on Your Neighbor” was top 10 in political-humor on Amazon. She just recorded her third album for Audible’s Comedy Label “Rooftop Comedy,” a collaboration with comics Joe DeVito and Kyle Ocasio, to be released fall of 2018. Vicky is a regular panelist on John Fugelsang’s “Tell Me Everything” and has appeared on Nickmom TV. Her episode...
2019-02-1743 min
Multiracial Family ManThe Afro-Latino experience with comedian Ian Lara, Ep. 206Ep. 206: Ian Lara is just a regular Dominican kid from Queens, New York. Youngest of five and born to immigrant parents since a young age being funny became a way of life. He started comedy right after college after being told by some really successful lawyers that he should skip going to law school because it was a waste of time. He has loved every second since. Usually you can catch him performing every night in some of the best and worst shows in New York City, or he's on the road at a club or college near you...
2019-02-0338 min
Multiracial Family ManExploring Multicultural and Multiracial Experiences Onstage with Comedian DC Benny, Ep. 210Ep. 210: In the hard-hitting New York comedy world, D.C. Benny is a heavyweight contender. His nickname “D.C.” was given to him by Harlem’s legendary host; “Uncle” Jimmy Mack, who sadly passed away in the 2014 Tracy Morgan car accident. Benny’s unusual style of telling autobiographical stories, inhabited by original characters has been sharpened for almost thirty years as a performer. His personal essays, stories, and articles have been featured in New York Magazine, The New York Observer, Narratively, and Heeb Magazine. Benny’s diverse fan base know him from a wide range of appearances...
2019-02-0349 min
Multiracial Family ManRevisiting a conversation with Eartha Kitt's daughter, Kitt Shapiro, on growing up multiracial with an internationally famous multiracial mother and on maintaining her mother's legacy, Ep. 198Ep. 198: In this episode, we replay our conversation with Eartha Kitt's daughter, Kitt Shapiro, and listen as she tells us about growing up multiracial with an internationally famous multiracial mother and about maintaining her mother's legacy. Kitt is the founder and creator of the Simply Eartha™ lifestyle brand (http://www.simplyeartha.com/) and served as president of Eartha Kitt Productions for more than 20 years. Her work with her mother was highlighted by her own Grammy nomination as executive producer of Eartha Kitt’s CD, “Back in Business.” Shapiro attended Barnard College/Columbia University before beginning a successful modeling...
2018-12-091h 22
Multiracial Family ManBuilding diversity and inspiring free speech and social justice with Karith Foster, Ep. 197Ep. 197: In this re-broadcast of episode 144, Alex talks to Karith Foster, stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, TV and radio personality, actress, author and entrepreneur. Karith is "one of the hottest comics to come out of New York City" according to both The Hollywood Reporter and Backstage Magazine who named her one of the "Top 10 Comics to Watch." Karith stepped onto the comedy scene in New York City in 1998 where she has since risen to the top of her game as a national headliner and became well known for being Don Imus’ sidekick on his nationally syndicated Imus in th...
2018-12-021h 00
Multiracial Family ManFeminism, race, and parenting in a Multiracial family with comedian, LaTice Mitchell Klapa, Ep. 191Ep. 191: LaTice Mitchell Klapa is a hilarious comic, a Black woman, and a mother in a multiracial and blended family. She was born and raised in the white suburbs of South Jersey and has turned that into comedy. Her conversational style makes you feel like you’re in her living room laughing about interracial marriage, being a parent, and her day-to-day encounters. LaTice will pull you right into her world the minute she steps on stage, with her zest for life and positive energy. She has crowds laughing out loud until she says good night. LaT...
2018-10-2129 min
Multiracial Family ManRace, immigration, intersectionality and the multiracial experience with Dr. Kimberly Barrett, Ep. 185Ep. 185: Dr. Kimberly Barrett currently serves as the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Dean of the Faculty at Lawrence University. This position provides the leadership for creating a more inclusive campus which supports each student, faculty, and staff member to help them reach their unique potential. Barrett has more than 28 years of experience working with faculty, students, governing boards, and community members to promote learning, student development, social justice and diversity. Prior to joining Lawrence, she served as Vice President for Multicultural Affairs & Community Engagement at Wright State University. Listen, as Dr. Barrett speaks...
2018-09-0935 min
Multiracial Family Man"You're White You Just Don't Get It" - a story of racial bias and cross-racial understanding, Ep. 179Ep. 179: This week, we try another experiment. I recount a story of racial bias and discrimination that my wife and I experienced, and I ask you to let me know whether and how it resonates with you, and to share with us any stories of your own at: alex@alexbarnettcomic.com. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Hug...
2018-07-2910 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial experience - a thought experiment - Ep. 177Ep. 177: This week, on the podcast, we try something different. Rather than interview a guest, I'm bringing you the listener, into things. I ask you to spend 5 minutes "free-writing" about your own Multiracial story or your work that relates to the Multiracial experience. And, if you feel inspired, please feel free to send it to me at: alex@alexbarnettcomic.com. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, pleas...
2018-07-1518 min
Multiracial Family ManIssues of psyche and psychology faced by Multiracial people, interracial couples, and Multiracial families, with Lisa W. Rosenberg, Ep. 176Ep. 176: Lisa W. Rosenberg is a psychotherapist, writer and speaker-for-hire on almost any topic related to body image, parenting and identity. She lives in the New York area with her husband and two children. On this episode, she speaks with Alex about the unique issues of psyche and psychology faced by Multiracial people, interracial couples, and Multiracial families. If you are Multiracial or in an interracial couple or Multiracial family, you're not going to want to miss this discussion. For more about Lisa, please check out her website: https://lisawrosenberg.com/about/. For mo...
2018-07-0831 min
Multiracial Family ManTalking about race and parenting children of color with Above the Law Executive Editor Elie Mystal, Ep. 174Ep. 174: Elie Mystal is Executive Editor of Above the Law. He received a degree in Government from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He was formerly a litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton but quit the legal profession to pursue a career as an online provocateur. He's written editorials for the New York Daily News and the New York Times, and he has appeared on both MSNBC and Fox News without having to lie about his politics to either news organization. Elie sat with host Alex Barnett to talk about race and parenting children of co...
2018-06-241h 01
Multiracial Family ManThe Multiracial Family Man Podcast: Reflections by Alex Barnett on 3 years of hosting the podcast, Ep. 164Ep. 164: This week I decided to try something a bit different. Rather than interview someone, I've opted to provide my reflections on 3 years of hosting the Multiracial Family Man Podcast, offering my thoughts on why I started the podcast, what it was intended to be, how that has changed and evolved over time, what I've learned, and what I foresee for the future. I hope you'll enjoy it. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To...
2018-04-1533 min
Multiracial Family ManAfro-Latina culture, multiracial life in the South, and transracial adoption, with Ligia Cushman, Ep. 158Ep. 158: Ligia Cushman is an Afro-Latina with Dominican roots who grew up in New York City. She is married to a White man, and together they have a multiracial son, whom they adopted. Ligia and her family live in the South, where she is an active advocate in the adoption space. Listen as she talks to Alex about her Multiracial experience, her views on race and adoption, and how Multiracial experience differs from North to South. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www...
2018-03-041h 15
Multiracial Family ManComedian Tamer Kattan on being Egyptian, Muslim, Jewish and an immigrant to the United States and representing that multicultural life onstage, Ep. 156Ep. 156: Tamer Kattan was born an outsider and that's where he stayed. This Egyptian-born American was born into a family of Muslims, Christians and Jews, leaving him incredibly comfortable in the uncomfortable. From school yard bullies to an abusive father, comedy quickly became a weapon of this underdog. Tamer began his comedy career in Los Angeles and New York, but very quickly began to tour internationally. His over-seas experiences include tours for the troops in Afghanistan, performing at the American University in Cairo (during the Egyptian revolution) and the Edinburgh fringe in Scotland, where he...
2018-02-181h 02
Multiracial Family ManExploring multigenerational multiracialism with Maya Williams, Ep. 155Ep. 155: Maya Williams is a multigenerational, multiracial woman. Her father is Black, White, and Chickahominy; her mother is of Black, White, and Cherokee descent. Her father has a mixed mother and had a black father (d. 2007); her mother has a White father and a Black and Cherokee mother. Given this rich, multiracial background, Maya has been writing and editing the Race Section of The Tempest, pursuing interfaith work under the Interfaith Youth Core as a Better Together Coach, and completing a double major in social work and English. She talks with Alex about what it me...
2018-02-1152 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial experience and being a "Real American" with Julie Lythcott-Haims, Ep. 154Ep. 154: Julie Lythcott-Haims served as Dean of Freshmen and Undergraduate Advising for more than a decade at Stanford University, where she received the Dinkelspiel Award for her contributions to the undergraduate experience. A mother of two teenagers, she has spoken and written widely on the phenomenon of helicopter parenting, and her work has appeared on TEDx talks and in Forbes and the Chicago Tribune. Recently, she penned her book Real American: A Memoir, which she sat down with Alex to discuss. Take a listen. For more on Julie please go to: https://www.julielythcotthaims.com/
2018-02-041h 15
Multiracial Family ManJewish diversity with African-American rabbinical student Sandra Lawson, Ep. 151Ep. 151 -- Sandra Lawson is rabbinical student, a sociologist, personal trainer, food activist, weightlifter, vegan, writer, public speaker, guitar and ukulele player. She's also an African-American lesbian who served in the military who converted to Judaism before embarking upon her current path to become a rabbi. Listen as Sandra tells Alex about her life and her journey to make the World a better place. For more on Sandra, please visit her website here: https://www.sandrajlawson.com For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit hi...
2018-01-141h 12
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial and diverse Jewish life with April Aviva Baskin, Ep. 149 Ep. 149: April N. Baskin is the Union for Reform Judaism's Vice President of Audacious Hospitality. Before coming aboard in August 2015, she served as the national Director of Resources and Training at InterfaithFamily. Dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive Jewish community committed to social justice, April has spent 10 years advocating for Jewish diversity inclusion locally and nationally in a variety of ways, including facilitating LGBT educational trainings as a Keshet facilitator and writing a thesis about the experiences and identities of Jewish young adults of color in American Judaism. A graduate of Tufts University, April is a...
2017-12-241h 21
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial family life onstage, in video, and in real life with comic and actress Angelina Spicer, Ep. 148Ep. 148: Angelina Spicer is a very funny person. She's a comic and actress with multidimensional talent. She has built a impressive online presence with her portrayal of Tyra Banks, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj on the Disney’s viral Web series Electric Spoofaloo. Some of her work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The LA Times, and The Hollywood Reporter. As a Stand up Comedian, Angelina has performed for audiences from coast to coast at venues like The Hollywood Improv, Gotham Comedy Club, The World Famous Comedy Store, and opened for Last Comic Standing Winner Dat...
2017-12-171h 05
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial experience, lawyering, and campaign and election law with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Ep. 140Ep. 140: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is an associate professor, teaching courses in Election Law, Corporate Governance, Business Entities, and Constitutional Law. Prior to joining Stetson's faculty, Professor Torres-Spelliscy was counsel in the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law where she provided guidance on the issues of money in politics and the judiciary to state and federal lawmakers. She was an associate at Arnold & Porter LLP and a staffer for Senator Richard Durbin. Professor Torres-Spelliscy has testified before Congress, and state and local legislative bodies as an expert on campaign finance reform. She has also...
2017-10-2254 min
Multiracial Family ManAuthor and speaker, Devin C. Hughes, on his journey from Multiracial child in a troubled home to Executive leadership coach, Ep. 139Ep. 139: Devin Hughes bills himself as "The Chief Inspiration Officer." But, things were not always so rosy. A Multiracial man who grew up in a troubled home with two parents struggling with substance abuse issues, it took Devin well until his adult years to find his passion. But, when he did, he zoomed to success. Drawing on the lessons he learned earlier in life, Devin became a highly sought after speaker, author, storyteller & happiness muse who speaks and consults to a variety of leaders, groups, organizations, and teams who have a desire to break down en...
2017-10-151h 03
Multiracial Family ManFrom Chicago to Hollywood, the journey of Robert Munic, writer, producer, Multiracial family man, Ep. 138Ep. 138: Robert Munic ("Munic" to all who know him) is a writer and producer. He is a writer and co-Executive Producer of the hit television series, Empire. And, recently, Dr. Dre has chosen Munic to write and executive produce Vital Signs for Apple. Besides being a huge success story (and very much a self-made one at that), Munic is the proud husband and dad in a Multiracial family. He is married to actress, Ingrid Rogers (herself a prior guest on the podcast http://traffic.libsyn.com/multiracialfamilyman/Ingrid_Rogers.mp3), and he speaks lovingly and proudly of the...
2017-10-081h 27
Multiracial Family ManWNYC's Jami Floyd on race, racism, Multiracial experience, and The Other Box Project, Ep. 137Ep. 137: Jami Floyd is the local host of WNYC's “All Things Considered,” which airs from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. weekdays. You can follow her on Twitter @jamifloyd. After a career as an attorney and White House Fellow, Jami transitioned to a career in journalism, a career that now spans two decades, during which time she has worked on everything from breaking news to exclusive interviews to long-form investigations. Her broadcast career began while teaching law at Stanford University, when she was invited to appear on a prime time ABC special, "The Trouble with Lawyers." Foll...
2017-10-011h 11
Multiracial Family ManExploring Loving Day, Interracial Marriage, and Multiracial Experience, with the founder of LovingDay.org, Ken Tanabe, Ep. 126Ep. 126: Ken Tanabe is a multiracial (Japanese and Belgian) designer, animator, and art director who works in motion, identity, print, experience design, and interactive media. He also is the creator of LovingDay.org - which celebrates and commemorates the landmark Supreme Court decision, Loving v. Virginia, which prohibited laws outlawing interracial marriage, and celebrated Mildred and Richard Loving, the interracial couple that vindicated. Listen as Ken tells Alex about his parents' interracial marriage, about growing up multiracial, and about the impetus behind his creation of LovingDay.org and his hopes for the growth of Loving Day as...
2017-07-161h 02
Multiracial Family ManExploring multiracial life onstage and in the arts with Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, creator of the one-person show One Drop of Love, Ep. 121Ep. 121: An award-winning playwright, actor, producer and educator, Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni is currently touring the one-woman show she wrote and performs in: One Drop of Love. One Drop travels near and far, in the past and present to explore the intersections of race, class and gender in pursuit of justice and love. The show is produced by Cox DiGiovanni, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Fanshen has been featured in the New York Times and on NPR as a spokesperson on using the arts to explore racial identity. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde...
2017-06-111h 26
Multiracial Family ManRace and racism and multiracial experience in the Caribbean and around the World with Patrick Bennett, cofounder of Uncommon Caribbean, Ep. 120Ep. 120: Patrick Bennett is a Black, St. Croix native who moved to the mainland United States. He is married to a White, German woman and has two Biracial sons. His is truly a multiracial, multicultural experience. Patrick is also the co-founder of Uncommon Caribbean, (https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/), a celebration of the undiscovered charms of the Antilles! From the unexpected (surfing a la Martinique?) to the downright bizarre (St. Croix’s beer-drinking pigs), Uncommon Caribbean offers an engaging journey beyond the region’s well-trod sun, sand and sea attractions to reveal a unique side of the Caribbean seldom...
2017-06-041h 20
Multiracial Family ManInterracial dating and multiracial relationships with writer/filmmaker, Janice Littlejohn, Ep. 118Ep. 118: Janice Littlejohn is an African American and native Angeleno. She is also Senior Editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), Writer/Producer of Those People: A Love Story and Co-Author of Swirling: How to Date, Mate and Relate Mixing Race, Culture and Creed. In this episode, she speaks with Alex about her research into and her work regarding interracial dating and multiracial relationships and families. In today's era, with an ever-growing population of multiracial families and people, this is an important and very topical issue. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please che...
2017-05-211h 07
Multiracial Family ManFrom the Chappelle's Show, comic Christian Finnegan, on White people talking about race onstage, on t.v., and in life, Ep. 117Ep. 117: Christian is the creator and co-host of Black & White, a comedy show that aired on A&E. On the show, Christian and co-host Sherrod Small, examined current events and social trends through the lens of Race. Christian is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” and as Chad, the only white roommate in Chappelle’s Show’s infamous “Mad Real World” sketch. He played Martin on the popular syndicated sitcom Are We There Yet? and politics junkies will recognize Christian from his many appearances on “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”.
2017-05-1456 min
Multiracial Family ManNatural hair information and inspiration from Sylvia Kerali, founder of Curls Understood, Ep. 116Ep. 116: Sylvia Kerali is a London-bred, Digital Strategist and Online Branding expert, with roots in Uganda. She is also a natural hair advocate. In that role, she founded, Curls Understood (http://curlsunderstood.com/)-- a platform that delivers inspiration and information to the curly, natural hair community with a special focus on new naturals (those just starting to embrace their curls). Her mission is simple: create and curate reliable content from around the web then organize it so that the Natural Hair Community can have the information it needs at its fingertips. Now Sylvia has published an eBo...
2017-05-071h 00
Multiracial Family ManARMOR: Biracial in the Deep South - a documentary about biracial life in the American South with filmmaker Sarah Gambles, Ep. 107Ep. 107: Sarah Gambles is a Hawaiian-born, Biracial (Black-White), filmmaker with family ties in her current home state of Alabama. After years of teaching, Sarah returned to her creative roots, launching her own production company, SarahFinah Films. Under the umbrella of that production company, she has now created a new film ARMOR: Biracial in the Deep South - a look at the Biracial population in America's South, the fastest growing, yet most underrepresented demographic in that region. Listen as Sarah speaks with Alex about her own life and experience. Her journey from creative pursuits into teaching and back to f...
2017-03-051h 09
Multiracial Family ManFighting poverty and transforming lives in Kenya with Adam Gould, co-founder and Executive Director of eduKenya, Ep. 105Ep. 105: Adam Gould is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of eduKenya (http://www.edukenya.org/), which seeks to empower children and their families with the opportunity to break the chronic cycle of poverty and transform their lives and communities. Adam co-founded eduKenya with Bob Kikuyu in 2010 as an extension of the Kenya Children Project, an outreach to children and families in Mathare. The Kenya Children Project was established in 2006 as a partnership with Believers Centre Mathare Church and Life in Abundance to expand on the church’s childcare program by developing a fully functional primary sch...
2017-02-191h 07
Multiracial Family ManMusic and social activism with multiracial singer-songwriter, Maya Azucena, Ep. 104Ep. 104: Maya Azucena, a multi-award winning recording artist and magnetically inspirational woman, is known for making music that uplifts the soul. Born & raised in Brooklyn, she travels the world empowering others through her songs. Featured as a coach, mentoring a teenager on MTV's Made, Ms. Azucena also garnered a Grammy Certificate for contributing her 4-octave range and soul-stylings to a feature performance with Stephen Marley on his album "Mind Control," which won Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Maya has collaborated extensively on stage and on recordings with such notable artists as Fitz and the Tantrums, Marcus Miller...
2017-02-121h 07
Multiracial Family ManJustice in Haiti: The effort to build stability and prosperity in Haiti through justice with Brian Concannon, Jr., Ep. 98Ep. 98: Brian Concannon, Jr. is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti ("IJDH"). Prior to joining the IJDH, Brian co-managed the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux ("BAI") in Haiti for eight years, from 1996-2004, and worked for the United Nations as a Human Rights Officer in 1995-1996. He founded IJDH, and has been the Director since 2004. He helped prepare the prosecution of the Raboteau Massacre trial in 2000, one of the most significant human rights cases anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. He has represented Haitian political prisoners before the Inter-American Commission o...
2017-01-011h 08
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial family through the generations, estrangement from biological parents, and finding healing through writing and film, with Darlene Eliopoulos, Ep. 86Ep. 86: Darlene Eliopoulos is a writer and filmmaker. She's also a multiracial woman who was separated from her biological parents almost at birth and raised by an aunt. Throughout her life, identity has been a question with which she has grappled. Listen as Darlene talks with Alex about her path: growing up in San Francisco, her period of rebellion, finding a satisfying outlet in writing, finding out about her biological father, and exploring her own multiracial story through the powerful illustrative media of film. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www...
2016-10-091h 04
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial life on and off stage and enjoying "White Privilege" while multiracial with Liz Days, Ep. 85Ep. 85: Liz Days is a comic and actress. She's one of the stars of the webseries of Plant. She's also known for Woods Baseball (2013). Her mother is white (Irish, Scottish, English) from Providence, RI. Her dad is black (My sister's DNA test sites Mali as the African part) born in Atlanta, grew up in FL and New Rochelle (age 13 on). As a light-skinned multiracial person, Liz has often been the beneficiary of "White Privilege," which has left her with decidedly mixed feelings. Listen as she describes these to Alex. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out...
2016-10-021h 40
Multiracial Family ManHapa life and experience with actress, model, dancer, Alex Chester, Ep. 81Ep. 81: Alex Chester is Russian, French, and Romanian Jewish on her mother's side and Japanese on her father's side. She is proudly Hapa, and she is the founder of http://mesohapa.com/ a blog dedicated to exploring the Hapa (multiracial Asian) experience. Alex started performing professionally at a very young age. At 5 she began her career in modeling, and was the cover for such magazines as Parenting, Woman’s Day, and Victoria Magazine. She modeled children’s clothing lines on The Home Show, along with posters for malls, catalogues, department store and newspaper ads. With a suc...
2016-09-0457 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial in West Virginia and representing multiracial life onstage with Sarah Doneghy, Ep. 79Ep. 79: Sarah Doneghy's mother is White, British, and Catholic. Her Dad is Black, American, and Muslim. She was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Listen to her describe life in a state not known for multiracial experience. But, Sarah did not stay in West Virginia. She moved to New York to pursue acting. Now, she's a working actor with a multitude of experience in theater, television, film, stand-up, sketch and improvisation. Her one woman show, Mixed Nut – a personal story about growing up mixed race in West Virginia – was produced by the People’s Improv Theater and packed t...
2016-08-211h 23
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial perceptions, interracial interactions and intergroup contact, with Professor Sarah Gaither, Ep. 78Ep. 78: Sarah Gaither is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. She obtained a M.S. and Ph.D in Social Psychology from Tufts University in 2014, and prior to attending Tufts, she received her B.A. in Social Welfare with a concentration in Psychology in addition to a minor in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2007. She was a Provost's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Psychology Department at The University of Chicago for two years before beginning at Duke. Her main research interests are: mixed-race identity f...
2016-08-1458 min
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial life as setting for a historical novel, with Michelle Beller, Ep. 61Ep. 61: Michelle Beller is a multiracial former Ironman Triathlete-turned-writer who is now pursuing work that is deeply personal. Her book The Trouble With Virginia is a historical novel based on the true story of Michelle's great-great grandmother, Virginia, who was the daughter of a prosperous White plantation owner and his common-law wife who was herself a multiracial slave. It is a captivating story. In addition, Michelle is a vocal advocate for women's rights especially in the effort to end violence against women. Listen as Michelle tells Alex how this issue and the issue of race ar...
2016-04-171h 17
Multiracial Family ManHarlem meets Australia, with comic Mike Brown, Ep. 59Ep. 59: Mike Brown is a comic who grew up in Harlem, NY. A Black man with Jamaican and Cuban roots, Mike has been taking the New York comedy scene by storm with his He was named one of Rooftop Comedy’s Comics to Watch, Caroline’s Best of New Talent and a semi-finalist in NY Funniest Stand Up competition presented by JetBlue. Along with featuring at various comedy festivals (New York Comedy Festival, The San Francisco Sketchfest, The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival), he’s appeared on TruTV, Oxygen, Bravo, E!, and Adult Swim. Mike Brown regularl...
2016-04-031h 07
Multiracial Family ManAustralian multiracial families and the issues they face with mom, children's book author, and entrepreneur Naomi Kissiedu-Green, Ep. 58Ep. 58: Naomi Kissiedu-Green is a Ghanaian, born in the UK, who now resides in Australia. This former model who appeared on Austrailia's Project Runway is married to a White Australian, and she is the mother of 3 children, a beauty entrepreneur (operating the Shea Purity line - http://www.sheapurity.bigcartel.com/). She also is the author of The Colourful Life children's books series, which focus on issues confronted by multiracial children and an author of children’s books (http://www.bookdepository.com/publishers/Naomi-Kissiedu-Green).
Listen, as as Alex speaks with Naomi about her life and her work.
2016-03-271h 01
Multiracial Family ManLatina and African-American multiracial experience with the founder and creator of parenting blog, desumama.com, with Vanessa Bell, Ep. 57Ep. 57: Vanessa Bell is a Latina of Cuban ancestry, raised in Los Angeles. She is married to a Black man and has two biracial kids. She also is the creator of desumama.com (http://www.desumama.com/) a multiracial motherhood website, dedicated to exploring issues of concern to multiracial families. Listen, as as Alex speaks with Vanessa about her journey. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Fami...
2016-03-201h 05
Multiracial Family ManThe founders of Swirl Nation Blog on raising multiracial kids and on being multiracial, with Jen, Jenn, Amal and Kourtney, Ep. 56Ep. 56: Swirl Nation (http://www.swirlnationblog.com/) is the lovechild of four female friends who share the common bond of living multiracial and multiethnic lives.
On Swirl Nation they explore topics that resonate with the co-founders, Jen, Jenn, Amal & Kourtney. They have had so many conversations in their private lives about their journeys of relationships and raising children; they decided they wanted to share that with other like-minded individuals.
One key feature of the blog is weekly featured posts that celebrate amazing multiracial and multiethnic families across the United States (and maybe even around the wo...
2016-03-131h 05
Multiracial Family ManOn being Black, Indian & Trinidadian, transitioning from a career in engineering to one in comedy, and battling with Lupus, with Ayanna Dookie, Ep. 54Ep. 54: Ayanna Dookie is a comic and a very funny woman. This native Trinidadian (who is half Black an half Indian) thought she was on her way to becoming an engineer. But, somewhere along the way she gotten bitten by the comedy bug. A decade later, after transitioning from her degrees in Applied Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering you can find her performing comedy all over NYC, which she now calls home, and, indeed, all over the country. She has opened for Tommy Davidson at the DC Improv, was a finalist in the New York Underground Comedy Festival Emerging Comics Comp...
2016-03-011h 03
Multiracial Family ManMultiracialism in the U.K., on being a mixed-race feminist, and the interplay of African and Afro-Caribbean culture, with Nicola Codner, Ep. 52Ep. 52: Nicola Codner is a multiracial woman (Black Jamaican, Nigerian and White British), born and living in Leeds, Yorkshire within the UK. She is a counselor, and she feels that her background has given her a love for diversity and the ability to appreciate multiple perspectives. Prior to training as a counselor she worked in academic publishing.
She is the founder and creator of the Mixed Race Feminist Blog: https://mixedracefeministblog.wordpress.com/
Listen as Nicola speaks with Alex about multiracialism in the UK, about being a mixed-race feminist, and about the interplay of African and...
2016-02-141h 03
Multiracial Family ManTransracial adoption, the importance of Godfathers, and growing up in a geodesic dome, with Rhonda M. Roorda, Ep. 51Ep. 51: Rhonda M. Roorda, M.A., was adopted into a white family and raised with two nonadopted siblings. She is a national speaker on transracial adoption and a recipient of the Judge John P. Steketee Adoption Hero Award from the Adoptive Family Support Network (MI). With Rita J. Simon, she coauthored a landmark trilogy of books on transracial adoption (In Their Own Voices, In Their Parents’ Voices, and In Their Siblings’ Voices). She works as a fund administrator at an educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan.
Listen as Rhonda speaks with Alex about her own transracial adoption, her wor...
2016-02-071h 27
Multiracial Family ManRae Dawn Chong on growing up multiracial, on race & racism in the world of entertainment, and on exploring spirituality, Ep. 50Ep. 50: Born in Canada, Rae Dawn Chong is a multiracial (Black, Chinese, Irish, and Native American) actress who's had a fantastic career and fascinating life. She's been in such notable movies as The Color Purple, Quest for Fire, American Flyers, and Commando.
She's also had interesting experiences as the daughter of musician/comedian, Tommy Chong, spending her childhood in Detroit and Los Angeles, getting to meet musical giants like Bobby Taylor, the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, and many, many others, and experiencing the Detroit riots of 1968.
Listen as Rae chats with Alex about her up...
2016-01-3156 min
Multiracial Family ManCreating a "Mixed Culture" magazine with half-Indian, half-White, Anita Sengupta, Ep. 49Ep. 49: Anita Sengupta has a Bengali Indian father and a White mother. She grew up in the Midwest, in Cincinnati, where she experienced the range of experience of a multiracial person (fitting in, not fitting in, being asked "what are you?). Upon graduation from high school, she took a year off to travel and live in India, where she connected with her family and her Indian roots. When she returned, she attended and has now graduated from NYU. And, now, she has created a fascinating, provocative and much-needed multiracial/mixed-culture magazine called Conflux (http://www.confluxmagazine.com/) with her co-e...
2016-01-241h 05
Multiracial Family ManThe multiracial Asian experience in America with novelist Joy Huang Stoffers, Ep. 46Ep. 46: Joy Huang Stoffers (www.joyhuangstoffers.com) was raised by a Taiwanese mother and a Caucasian father. At the age of six, she wrote, illustrated, and promptly recycled her first short story. She holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and a MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University. Her debut novel is Whasian, which explores the multiracial Asian in America.
Listen as Joy and Alex discuss her multiracial, Asian experience and her views on the multiracial Asian experience generally.
For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com o...
2016-01-031h 04
Multiracial Family ManEartha Kitt's daughter, Kitt Shapiro, on growing up multiracial with an internationally famous multiracial mother and on maintaining her mother's legacy, Ep. 45Ep. 45: Kitt Shapiro is the daughter of late international star Eartha Kitt, who passed away from colon cancer in 2008. She is the founder and creator of the Simply Eartha™ lifestyle brand (http://www.simplyeartha.com/) and served as president of Eartha Kitt Productions for more than 20 years. Her work with her mother was highlighted by her own Grammy nomination as executive producer of Eartha Kitt’s CD, “Back in Business.” Shapiro attended Barnard College/Columbia University before beginning a successful modeling career. She studied interior design and worked in the fashion industry before taking on the responsibilities of running her moth...
2015-12-271h 22
Multiracial Family ManBorn Beautiful Biracial - the new book from tv news anchor-turned-author, Tanya Hutchins, Ep. 43Ep. 43: Tanya Hutchins is a multimedia journalist and Communications Representative with the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW). She worked as a broadcast journalist for more than 10 years in Columbus, Ohio before moving to Washington, D.C.
Listen as Tanya describes for Alex how she embarked upon a years-long project of gathering essays from multiracial children about their experience and compiled these for her book Born Beautiful Biracial (http://www.tanyahutchins.com/born-beautiful-biracial/).
Tanya was born in Queens, grew up in White Plains, N.Y. and earned her B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from I...
2015-12-1457 min
Multiracial Family ManTransracial adoption & adoption of multiracial people with April Dinwoodie, Ep. 41Ep. 41: April Dinwoodie (http://www.aprildinwoodie.com/)is a nationally recognized thought leader on adoption and foster care. As Chief Executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute (DAI)(http://adoptioninstitute.org/), April is committed to improving laws, policies and practices through sound research, education and advocacy. She is also a co-founder and Vice President of the Board of Fostering Change for Children, a progressive nonprofit that helps drive innovation in the child welfare system.
Before joining DAI, April created a specialized mentoring program called “Adoptment,” in which adults who were adopted and/or spent time in foster care serv...
2015-12-011h 08
Multiracial Family ManInterracial marriage, growing up in a West Indian family, and co-hosting a radio show with Neil deGrasse Tyson, with Leighann Lord, Ep. 33.Ep. 33: Leighann Lord is a very funny lady (http://www.veryfunnylady.com/). A comic from New York, with West Indian roots, she's also a writer and the author of Dict Jokes, a book about what the World would be like if words meant what they sounded like. (https://squareup.com/market/veryfunnylady/leighann-lord-s-dict-jokes-volume-one?square_lead=item_embed). She's also the cohost of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (http://www.veryfunnylady.com/startalk). And, Leighann, who is Black, used to be in an interracial marriage.
Listen as Leighann talks with Alex about her race and interracial relationships, her car...
2015-10-041h 13
Multiracial Family Man"Being Biracial: Where Our Secret Worlds Collide," the multiracial experience across the globe, and the World's most famous rooster, with Sarah Ratliff & Bryony Sutherland, Ep. 31Ep. 31: Sarah Ratliff and Bryony Sutherland are authors who have collaborated on a new book, an anthology called Being Biracial: Where Our Secret Worlds Collide. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the issues facing multiracial people and people within multiracial families. The anthology, published by Heritage Press Publications, is a non-fiction book that cites the experiences of both mixed-race authors and those in interracial partnerships of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world. It blends positivity, negativity, humor, pathos and realism in an enlightening exploration of what it means to be more than one ethnicity....
2015-09-131h 14
Multiracial Family ManFilm depictions of multiracial people and issues with filmmaker, Alex Munoz, Ep. 25Episode 25: Alex Munoz, who once served as Prince's stand-in during the making of a movie, is a multiracial (Chamorro, Mexican, and European) filmmaker.
His films re-valorize marginalized perspectives. Whether it's his award-winning webisode Griot's Lament or his work on the USO's Hoops for Troops tour, or his work with FYI films, helping incarcerated youth learn filmmaking to enable them to tell their story, Alex is all about using film to raise up and advocate for the disenfranchised, the voiceless, and those who suffer the indignities of racism and discrimination. For more on Alex Munoz, please see: https://al...
2015-08-081h 17
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial Actress & Egg-Freezing Advocate, Jennifer Frappier, Ep. 22Ep. 22: Multiracial actress Jennifer Frappier (http://www.jenniferfrappier.com/), is also the Producer and Event Planner for the Mixed Remixed Festival (http://www.mixedremixed.org/), as well as an advocate for egg-freezing (http://www.chillthedocumentary.com/).
Listen as Jen talks about growing up as a multiracial person in Virginia in the 70s and 80s, about the racial issues that arose during her childhood, and about the racial issues that continue to confront her as she makes her way in her acting career. In addition, Jen speaks with Alex about the growth of the Mixed-Remixed Festival and how i...
2015-07-191h 40
Multiracial Family ManBlack and Jewish ballet dancer, therapist and multiracial family mom, Lisa W. Rosenberg, Ep. 12Ep. 12: Lisa W. Rosenberg is a biracial, Jewish former professional ballet dancer who now works as a psychotherapist, writer and speaker (on topics related to body image, parenting and identity). For more about Lisa, please see: http://lisawrosenberg.com
Listen as Lisa and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Lisa's own personal experiences, as a biracial person and as a mom to multiracial kids.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-05-101h 11
Multiracial Family ManMultiracial poetry from biracial, Jewish spoken word poet, Aaron Samuels, Ep. 11Ep. 11: Aaron Samuels (http://aaronsamuelspoetry.com/), is a biracial, Jewish Poet and Writer, who grew up in Rhode Island. Aaron's work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, featured on TV One’s Verses & Flow, and has appeared in journals including Tidal Basin Review and Muzzle Magazine. His debut collection of poetry, Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps was released by Write Bloody Publishing in fall 2013. Listen as Aaron and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Aaron's own personal experiences, as a biracial person. For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visi...
2015-05-031h 08
Multiracial Family ManGrowing up biracial in the Deep South with Stefanie Smith, Ep. 10Ep. 10: Stefanie Smith is a biracial woman, who grew up in Alabama and is now an Urban Justice Fellow. Listen as Stefanie and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Stephanie's own personal experience as a biracial person (involving some deep-seated racism aimed at her mother and herself). Stefanie also discusses her current work aimed at studying the unique issues facing multiracial people like herself.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-04-261h 04
Multiracial Family ManTransracial adoption, criminal justice, and the multiracial experience with Sherene Crawford, Ep. 9Ep. 9: Sherene Crawford is a biracial woman, adopted by White Parents, who is now a Criminal Justice Advocate with the National Network http://nnscommunities.org/who-we-are/staff. Listen as Sherene and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Sherene's own personal experiences, as a biracial person who was adopted by White people (transracial adoption) as well as criminal justice as it affects persons of color.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-04-191h 05
Multiracial Family ManRace and racism in Olympic athletics with champion figure skater, Tai Babilonia, Ep. 8Ep. 8: Tai Babilonia is Black, Filipino, and Native American. She also is a former pairs figure skating Olympian and U.S. and World Champion. Her skating partner was Randy Garnder. For more on Tai, please visit her website: http://www.taibabilonia.com/. Listen as Tai and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Tai's own personal experiences on the ice and off.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-04-121h 02
Multiracial Family ManDocumentaries about multiracial life with filmmaker, Jason Cuthbert, Ep. 7Ep. 7: Jason Cuthbert is a filmmaker and the creator, writer, director and producer of the multiracial documentary Colouring Book, which examines the multiracial experience from the perspective of those who are multiracial or biracial and those who are in interracial relationships. Listen as Jason and Alex discuss these multiracial experiences, including Jason's own experiences as a biracial man.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-04-051h 04
Multiracial Family ManAdopting multiracial kids and interracial marriage with Vice Provost of U. Penn Law, Anita Allen, Ep. 6Ep. 6: Anita Allen is the Vice Provost for Faculty and Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Allen also is in an interracial marriage, and she and her husband adopted two multiracial children. Listen as Anita and Alex discuss the Multiracial experience, including Anita's own experiences as a spouse and parent.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed unde...
2015-03-291h 05
Multiracial Family ManThe Mixed Remixed Festival and writing about multiracial experience with NYT bestselling author, Heidi Durrow, Ep. 5Ep. 5: Heidi Durrow, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, is also the founder of the Mixed-Remixed Festival. For more on Heidi, please see: http://heidiwdurrow.com/. Listen as Heidi and Alex discuss the biracial experience, including Heidi's own experience as a biracial person of African-American and Danish extraction, addressing multiracial issues in fiction, and the fantastic growth of the Mixed-Remixed Festival.
For more on Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic.
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2015-03-221h 01
Multiracial Family ManWe Are the 15 Percent and chronicling the growth of multiracial families with Michael David Murphy, Ep. 2Ep. 2: Michael David Murphy is the founder of the website, WeArethe15percent.com, which celebrates multiracial families and the fact that multiracial marriages now represent about 15% of all new marriages. Listen as Michael and Alex discuss how the website was founded in the wake of the controversial multiracial family Cheerios ad and how the website, which is sourced with content from multiracial families across the United States, continues to grow all the time. Also, don't miss Michael's discussion of how he met his wife online and how their own multiracial family is flourishing.
For more on Alex Ba...
2015-03-0153 min