Ep. 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 ou

Revisiting a conversation with comedian J-L Cauvin about race, racism, and the changing economics of the comedy business, Ep. 249

Dec 1st, 2019 1h 27m

Ep. 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 entert

Dancer, actress, ninja, writer, Tori Eldridge, and Hawaiian-Norwegian multiracial experience, Ep. 248

Nov 24th, 2019 49m 54s

Ep. 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 M

Revisiting a conversation with Professor Sarah Gaither about multiracial perceptions, interracial interactions and intergroup contact, Ep. 247

Nov 17th, 2019 58m 28s

Ep. 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 Psychol

Revisiting our conversation with multiracial family mom, Obama neighbor, and former dancer, Keesha Beckford, 246

Nov 10th, 2019 1h 12m

Ep. 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 an

The Taiwanese-Latino Multiracial Experience with Comedian James Camacho, Ep. 245

Nov 3rd, 2019 26m 24s

Ep. 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

Changing Careers and Pursuing Your Passion with African-American NASCAR Driver, Bill Lester, Ep. 244

Oct 27th, 2019 49m 57s

Ep. 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 NASC

Revisiting a Conversation About Beyond Black & White and The Pink Pill with Christelyn Karazin, Ep. 243

Oct 20th, 2019 35m 33s

Ep. 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 th

Revisting 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. 242

Oct 13th, 2019 32m 19s

Ep. 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

On being biracial, bicultural and Jewish with author Natasha Diaz, Ep. 241

Oct 6th, 2019 44m 40s

Ep. 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 Dive

Spoken word poet Staceyann Chin on immigration and on being multiracial, Jamaican, and gay, Ep. 240

Sep 29th, 2019 37m 45s

Ep. 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

Indian culture, immigrant experience, and staying true to one's values onstage with comedian, Ritu Chandra, Ep. 239

Sep 22nd, 2019 52m 19s

Ep. 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

Exploring multiracial identity by returning to one’s homeland with writer, teacher, organizer & activist, Faith Adiele, Ep. 238

Sep 15th, 2019 1h 3m

Ep. 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 M

Snowflake Stories - Personalized Multicultural Children's Books with Author & Founder Jill Barletti, Ep. 237

Sep 8th, 2019 28m 18s

Ep. 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

The Cheetah Girls and using DNA to trace ancestry after childhood in the foster care system with Deborah Gregory, Ep. 236

Sep 1st, 2019 32m 1s

Ep. 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 “

Counseling Multiracial Families with Rorri Geller-Mohamed, Ep. 235

Aug 25th, 2019 27m 14s

Ep. 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 pers

The Sociology and Real-ness of Race, with Professor Rainier Spencer, Ep. 234

Aug 18th, 2019 41m 17s

Ep. 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 Spuri

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. 233

Aug 11th, 2019 32m 1s

Ep. 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

Afro-Latino Experience and Addressing the Intersection of Civil Rights and Multiracial Identity with Professor Tanya Hernandez, Ep. 232

Aug 4th, 2019 44m 35s

Ep. 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 Bi

Roots of the Spirit - Chronicling Civil Rights History and Advocating for Social Justice with Spirit Tawfiq, Ep. 231

Jul 28th, 2019 44m 28s

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 peopl

Betwixt and Between - the Sociology of the Multiracial Experience with Professor G. Reginald Daniel, Ep. 230

Jul 21st, 2019 46m 58s

Ep. 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 Stud

Representing the biracial experience through fiction with author John Vercher, Ep. 229

Jul 14th, 2019 44m 7s

Ep. 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 pr

Writing about multicultural and multiracial voices for kids with Patricia Hruby Powell, Ep. 228

Jul 7th, 2019 35m 48s

Ep. 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

Multiracial storytelling with British, Afro-Trinidadian filmmaker, Lichelli Lazar-Lea, Ep. 227

Jun 30th, 2019 1h 10m

Ep.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 e

Representing Colombian-American ethnicity and vegan culture onstage, with restaurateur and comedian, Alex Carabano, Ep. 226.

Jun 23rd, 2019 33m 10s

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 repres