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MPavilionMTalks—MPavilion Live with Being Biracial PodcastA pond-side podcast about biracial belonging in the arts, recorded live.
Maria Birch-Morunga is a Māori/Pakehā facilitator and craft queen. Kate Robinson is an Iranian/Australian family violence lawyer and artist. Together, they’re two biracial women who are endlessly fascinated by the juggling of cultures, identities, and family gossip that can come with being mixed-race. Their podcast Being Biracial is filled with heartfelt and funny interviews with guests discussing the dualities of living across multiple cultures. And now they’re bringing the pod to MPavilion for a special live recording.
Joining them for a chat is MPavilion Season...
2025-01-311h 31
Morning Broads on demandOn Fri 15th November, with Michala Banas and Rana HussainRana and Michala discuss hosting people, beef with taxis, giving up on friendships and share the stories of their first kisses.They are joined by singer-songwriter and actress Casey Donovan to chat about her new show Sister Act: The Musical, podcasters Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson on their podcast Being Biracial, endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison on peri/menopausal acne and entertainer and regular guest Broad Brihony Dawson on being the boss in their family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-151h 25
Broad Radio On The GoMorning Broads Fri 15th November, with Michala Banas and Rana HussainRana and Michala discuss hosting people, beef with taxis, giving up on friendships and share the stories of their first kisses.They are joined by singer-songwriter and actress Casey Donovan to chat about her new show Sister Act: The Musical, podcasters Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson on their podcast Being Biracial, endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison on peri/menopausal acne and entertainer and regular guest Broad Brihony Dawson on being the boss in their family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-151h 25
The Wheeler CentreBeing Biracial Live at The Round with Aurelia St Clair and Darcy VescioJoin co-hosts and co-creators Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson for a special live recording of their hit podcast Being Biracial, coinciding with International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Along with special guests, comedian Aurelia St Clair and AFLW champion Darcy Vescio, they discuss navigating the world as a mixed-race person and the dualities of living across multiple cultures. St Clair also shares a very special stand-up set. The event was presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre, The Round and Being Biracial.It was recorded on Thursday 21 March 2024 at The Round.
2024-04-051h 15
Tuesday BreakfastUnion Aid Abroad advocacy for refugee and women's rights, Hobsons Bay for Palestine action, campaigning for better bike lanes and streets in the West, cross-border worker solidarity, Threads and Being Biracial season 2Headlines// 7.15: Jan Bartlett speaking with Dr Helen McCue about her work with Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad, also known as Union Aid Abroad, and her continued advocacy for refugee and women's rights. Listen to the full episode on 3CR Tuesday Hometime// 7.30: Sarah Baarini and Shirley Winton from Hobsons Bay 4 Palestine on mobilising to advocate for a Free Palestine and the community rally happening tonight at 6pm at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre. Follow them on Instagram: @hobsonsbay4palestine// 7.45: Elena Pererya from BikeWest and Angela Ashley-Chiew from Better Streets for the West on an upcoming event organised with Critical Mass...
2024-02-1200 min
Being BiracialOur whole selvesIt’s the last episode of season 1 of Being Biracial. Today we’re interviewing each other.
We chat about:
Having difficult conversations with our parents about the podcast
A PSA for all the white people listening
What being Persian means to Kate
Family gossip
The racist American visa process
Kate maybe isn’t a POC and Maria maybe isn’t biracial?
What being Maori means to Maria
A place to put your feet
Building a marae on Aboriginal land
Finding joy
Mixed Media: Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah. The Limits o...
2022-08-041h 04Being BiracialBurn off the bitternessKristina Naray is Filipino/Hungarian and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
We chat about:
The Subanen people of Mindanao, an indigenous group in Philippines
Class dynamics in the Philippines, urban v rural, labourers vs non labourers
The impact of colonisation and religion
The 80’s version of online dating = pen pals
Surprising similarities between parents despite ethnic and cultural backgrounds
Her Dad’s refugee story after Yugoslavia dissolved
Having to defend your parents relationship
The Entree Pinays, finding growth and healing in community
Small town life as a dark brow...
2022-07-2155 min
Being BiracialIdentity front and centreMeena Singh is Yorta Yorta and Indian and is the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria. She lives on the lands of the Kulin people.
We chat about:
The history of Indian indentured labour in Fiji
Her dad came to Australia to be a provider for his family
Her mum always grew up with family and culture
Asserting her Aboriginality more because of her very Indian name.
A key mistranslation - Buppa
FBIs - Fijian Born Indians
The many ways parents show love - giving you packets of biscuits, cutting up your fruit...
2022-07-071h 27Being BiracialQueer Blak joyElijah Money is Wiradjuri and lives in Naarm/Melbourne on Kulin land.
We chat about:
- White mums and DNA tests
- Embracing healing instead of trauma
- Being tokenised at school
- A white racial guidance counsellor
- Learning how to use your voice
- University is a cringe colonial institution
- Internalised white guilt
- Standpoint theory
- Being Blak is a hot topic atm
- Identity in art leaves us exposed
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2022-06-0957 minBeing BiracialEast meets westMarco Cher-Gibard is half-Chinese (but it’s more complicated than that) and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples.
We chat about:
- Learning and relearning Chinese culture
- From the circus to the slums, the Merchant Navy to Batik Bazaar
- His mum was a hippy escaping Footscray
- Not fitting in with your family
- Marco’s artist residency in Beijing
- When your reference point for a place (Singapore) doesn’t exist anymore
- Anyt...
2022-05-2654 minBeing BiracialRuin the dinner partyShomudro Das is Bengali/Pākehā and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand).
Shomudro is formally known as Sarita. You’ll hear Sarita during the episode once or twice because they were going by that name during our interview.
We chat about:
Our rebellious parents
Missionaries rebranding as aid workers
Parents who don’t accept your queerness
International boarding school life
The assumption that a good education is a western education
Honey Birdette working conditions are terrible
Somatic sexology
The intersection of social work and sex education in Aotearoa
Picking which Banglade...
2022-05-1248 minBeing BiracialThe chameleonKiyo Egashira is American and also Japanese/Irish. He lives in the UK.
We chat about:
- Limited connections to the ‘homeland’
- ‘Acting’ white
- Before anything being American
- A moment of silence for Pearl Harbour
- Keeping a lid on racial trauma
- Internment camps in the USA
- The impact of 911
- Hawaii: the racial melting pot
- Non-white workplaces
- Hapa (mixed) people being more normal
- White privilege everywhere (except H...
2022-04-2855 minBeing BiracialLove translatesNevenka Galic is Croatian/Latina and lives in the city of Maribyrnong on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples.
We chat about:
- Two immigrants who didn’t speak English met in Australia…
- Starting the Peruvian community in Melbourne
- Peruvians knowing how to party
- Visiting Croatia as a child and experiencing a culture shock
- Croatian soccer teams in Melbourne (sports omg)
- Juggling three cultures
- Growing into your strong Croatian name
- Na...
2022-04-1448 minBeing BiracialBeing BiFrankie Lai is Chinese/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
We chat about:
- DNA testing
- Choosing to raise kids as ‘white’ and not teach them Cantonese
- The desire to assimilate to avoid racism
- Language and connection barriers with grandparents
- Mispronouncing your own name
- Niche Italian names
- Tattoos as representations of heritage
- People assuming you have no roots to a place
- Excluded yourself from your cult...
2022-03-3055 minBeing BiracialEmbracing the froAbby Sullival is coloured South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people.
We chat about:
- Whether Abby is biracial
- The education = success pipeline
- Koeksisters (South African donuts)
- Interracial marriages before and during apartheid
- People not knowing where to place her
- Being a model immigrant in Japan
- Diversifying your social media feed
- Being part of a legal system that isn’t for us
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2022-03-1659 minBeing BiracialI'm not exotic, I'm not a birdAsimenia Pestrivas is Greek/Filipino and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people.
We chat about:
- Growing up in Mildura where being mixed was common
- Compartmentalising your friendships
- Learning and teaching a language that isn’t related to your heritage
- Greek naming traditions
- Having a long ethnic name
- Naming and parenting multiracial children
- The yellow power ranger
- Travelling to Greece and the Philippines
- Ch...
2022-03-0253 minBeing BiracialBlack enoughSteph Amair is Jamaican/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people.
We chat about:
- The Jamaican motto “out of many, one people”
- Waves of colonisation in Jamaica
- Being one of the only POC in town
- “I wasn’t black enough” aka internalised racism
- Talking about race in therapy
- Identifying as ‘purple’
- Cringe race related nicknames that call for hard conversations
- Struggling with your hair growing-up
- We find an...
2022-02-1650 minBeing BiracialLinguistic insecurityMonique Nair is Indian/Italian/Polish and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people.
We chat about:
- Coming from Bombay to Bahrain and Mildura to Melbourne
- Growing up with Bollywood
- The Family Law, Ginny and Georgia and Never Have I Ever
- Tokenism v representation
- Why saying you’re a POC out loud is hard
- Not being seen as Indian
- Her mum’s Italian mindset
- Reclaiming your own name
2022-02-0245 minBeing BiracialA thousand volumes of MangaShuklia is Japanese/Australian and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation.
We chat about:
- Japan isn’t as homogeneous as you think
- Being seen as a foreigner
- Japan’s indigenous Ainu people
- Family language policies
- Slice of life autobiographical comics
- Manga's gendered nature
- Fetishisation of Japanese women
- Whether we look like our parents
- Feeling a sense of belonging in Pakistan
- Archie Comics
2022-01-1946 minBeing BiracialIs that your son?Jamal Bawazier-Edgecombe is Indonesian/NZ European and lives in Tauranga, Aotearoa.
We chat about:
- Indonesian and Arab ancestry
- Growing up with a single dad
- Being Muslim
- A name that doesn’t look like you
- Parental expectations
- Feeling connected to culture through language
- The things white people say in front of white passing people
- Religion vs. race
- Different voices in different languages
- Code switching
Hosted by: Ma...
2022-01-0551 minBeing BiracialThe double downCraig Birch-Morunga is Maori/misc white and lives in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa.
We chat about:
- Being the whitest sibling
- Trauma = anger
- Micro-aggressions at work
- Fake birthdays
- How to lay a Hangi
- Kaimoana (seafood) and fishing quotas https://www.ngaitahuseafood.com/sustainability/quota/
- The parts of yourself you get from parents
- Once Were Warriors
- Dating a white person
- Dame Whina Cooper and the Maori land rights march in t...
2021-12-2246 minBeing BiracialNot half, doubleAlayna Kunitake is Japanese/British and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation.
We chat about:
- Our parents' controversial relationships
- White passing privilege
- Sushi balls v Sandwiches
- The grudge
- Leaning into being the ‘token’
- Going to a Japanese high school at 14 years old
- Being an idolised other
- Fashion as an act of defiance
- What makes you white?
- Names and having too many of them...
2021-12-0852 minBeing BiracialPineapple tarts and German dancingDamian Marquardt is from Canberra and is Chinese Malay/German.
We chat about:
- Christmas Island
- Dragon mothers
- Cantonese, Teochew, Mandarin, German
- Hanging out with the “asians”
- Being ethnically ambiguous
- German dancing classes
- Nyonya pineapple tarts
- Fried Bread
- Gender roles and masculinity
- Selecting "other" when filling out forms
- Difference as a source of self-confidence
- Feeling seen in SBS world news
- Looking for Ali...
2021-11-2445 minBeing BiracialLiving in grey areasAlisa Tanaka-King is Japanese/Australian and lives in Creswick on Dja Dja Wurrung country.
We chat about:
- Stereotypes about mixed asian families
- When people say you're lucky to be bilingual
- Looking more Japanese as a child
- Parents crushing your dreams of being an actor
- Being biracial in media
- The grey areas of tokenism
- The most “diverse” person in the room
- The influence of mixed identity on Alisa’s many art practices
- Who...
2021-11-1056 minBeing BiracialThe son of a boat person (loud and proud)Nick Hermanus is South African/Australian and lives in Melbourne on the lands of the Kulin nation.
We chat about:
- Apartheid
- Lilydale in the 90s
- Racist nicknames in school
- The term coloured in South Africa
- Basketball and music as a gateway to identity
- Footscray’s African restaurants
- Maria’s best white life
- Iranian house parties
- Afrikaans and Xhosa
- Cape Malay food and hospitality
- Manaakitanga
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2021-10-2740 minBeing BiracialUnclaimable heritageKatie Henderson is Anglo-Burmese/Australian and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation.
We chat about:
- Anglo-Burmese history
- Being an outsider in Melbourne’s Burmese community
- People guessing where you’re from
- A family recipe that starts with ... a chicken
- Anglicised names
- University as a gateway to identity
- Looking up your tattoo in the lonely planet dictionary
- Sewing, fabrics and clothes as markers of ethnicity
- Princess Jasm...
2021-10-1354 minBeing BiracialTrading noodle packets for sandwichesLauren Nguyen is Laos/Vietnamese and lives in Melbourne’s west on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples.
We chat about:
- The Laos community in Melbourne
- Maria’s submission to a 90s TV show
- Soaking your hands in warm water for traditional Laos dancing
- Not having any white in your mix
- Returning to the ‘motherland’
- The 12 Nguyens in chemistry class
- Multiracial/multi-religion relationships
- Craving Laos food as you get olde...
2021-09-2950 min
Tuesday BreakfastNational Safety Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with Wynetta Dewis, menstrual health with Julie Hennegan, Being Biracial Podcast with Kate and Maria, Stand Bi Us and Bi+ visibility with Sally GoldnerHeadlines Religious schools can't sack LGBTQI+ staffAfghani women's footy team flees to PakistanConstruction workers clash at CFMEU headquartersPhuong speaks with Wynetta Dewis, Co-Chair of the National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum, about the recent National Women's Summit and the need for a dedicated National Safety Plan FOR and BY Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Gen speaks with women's health researcher Dr Julie Hennegan about menstrual health. Kannagi speaks with Kate Robinson and Maria Birch-Morunga from the new podcast Being Biracial, which is all about navigating the world as a biracial person. Evie speaks with Sally Goldner of the fab...
2021-09-2000 minBeing BiracialThe return of the cursing stonesAnusha Kenny is Sri Lankan/Irish and lives in Melbourne/Naarm on the lands of the Kulin nation.
We chat about:
- un Projects
- The Sri Lankan civil war
- Parental power imbalances
- Divorce in Sri Lankan communities
- Uber drivers asking “where are you from?”
- The white father thing
- Conditional passing
- Microaggressions
- Our auto-reply to racism
- Racial weathering https://www.self.com/story/weathering-and-its-deadly-effect-on-black-mothers
- Learning to love...
2021-09-1554 minBeing BiracialWe are scary spiceWelcome to the first episode of Being Biracial. Today we’re interviewing...each other!
We chat about:
- Ourselves.... and it is scary
- The Iranian Revolution
- Complicated family histories (CW: domestic violence)
- How we met
- The western suburbs of Melbourne
- How to introduce yourself in Te Ao Māori (the Māori world)
- Racial imposter syndrome
- Fake tanning when you are brown
- Naomi Osaka’s mini-series
- Raceless by Georgi...
2021-09-1552 minBeing BiracialTrailerWelcome to Being Biracial, a new show about navigating the world as a mixed race person.
Being Biracial is filled with stories told by people of many different mixes about the significance of our names, complicated family histories and childhoods in different languages. Enjoy this sneak peek of what’s to come!
Coming September 2021.
Hosted by Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson.
Music by the Green Twins.
Being Biracial was developed with the support of Footscray Community Arts Centre, through the use of their podcast studio on the...
2021-07-1503 min