For the FINAL episode of Season 2 of This Is My Family, we step out of the closet and into Tyler’s office for an IRL interview with acclaimed storyteller and member of Tyler’s pandy pod, Dawn J. Fraser! Dawn is a storyteller and communications

Bonus

Sam Walker's Desert Dairies

May 17th, 2021 9m 50s

NOTE: This is a bonus episode of This Is My Family. We return for your regularly scheduled programming on Wednesday with the FINAL episode of the season! Today, we’re proud to share a podcast recommendation with you from a former guest of This

Kathy Tu

May 10th, 2021 39m 43s

This week, we welcome Kathy Tu to the show. Kathy is a beloved podcaster (Nancy, New York Times Opinion) who Tyler knows from his time working in public radio in Chicago.In this conversation, Kathy opens up about growing up somewhat distant fro

Sam Walker

May 3rd, 2021 45m 26s

TW: Miscarriages and cancerThis week, we welcome Sam Walker to the show. Sam is a broadcaster, podcaster, and presenter who worked for the BBC for 15+ years and now runs her own audio business. In our conversation, she talks about growing up wi

Craig Minowa

Apr 26th, 2021 39m 48s

This week, we welcome Craig Minowa to the show. Craig is an environmental scientist and musician who launched “Cloud Cult” in 1995 as a solo project after the passing of his son.In this episode, he talks about how his family is navigating the p

Christopher Hamblin

Apr 18th, 2021 40m 25s

This week, we welcome Christopher Hamblin to the show. Christopher Hamblin is a musician, host and personal executive assistant to his husband Timothy Wilcots, better known as Latrice Royale. Christopher talks to us about his life growing u

Bonus

PODCAST REC: “The Chop” with Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon

Apr 17th, 2021 45m 1s

NOTE: This is a bonus episode of This Is My Family. We return for your regularly scheduled programming on Monday with a brand new episode.Today, we’re proud to share a podcast recommendation with you from a former guest of This Is My Family! La

Helen Hong

Apr 12th, 2021 40m 8s

This week, we welcome Helen Hong to the show. Helen is a versatile comedian, actor and podcast host based in LA. She opens up about her evolving relationship with her parents, which was somewhat distant as a kid but now during the pandemic has

BenDeLaCreme

Apr 5th, 2021 39m 49s

This week, we welcome Benjamin Putnam to the show. Benjamin is a drag queen, burlesque performer, and actor who goes by the stage name BenDeLaCreme. Ben joins Tyler and opens up about acknowledging his queerness at a very young age, his mother

Annalise Raziq

Mar 29th, 2021 42m 6s

This week, we welcome Annalise Raziq to the show. Annalise is a Chicago-based storyteller, actor, musician, peace activist and mother. She joins Tyler to talk about growing up in a divorced family surrounded by various forms of mental illness a

Emilie Modaff

Mar 22nd, 2021 43m 18s

This week, we welcome Emilie Modaff to the show.Emilie and Tyler start their conversation by digging into the finer points of addiction and what that means for the many relationships in Emilie's life. Hear them candidly talk about a more inclus

Danielle Badra

Mar 15th, 2021 39m 13s

This week, we welcome Danielle Badra to the show.Danielle was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently resides in Virginia. She is the author of “Dialogue with the dead," a collection of poems in which she responds to the recovered

J. Ivy

Dec 28th, 2020 44m 46s

This week, we welcome J. Ivy to the show.Born and raised in Chicago, J. Ivy is an award winning poet, recording artist, songwriter, actor and author who's collaborated with hip-hop icons like Kanye West and Jay Z. With Tyler, J. talks about gr

Arionne Nettles

Dec 21st, 2020 35m 35s

This week, we talk to Arionne Nettles, a journalist, professor and mother to a special needs son.Arionne was born and raised in Chicago and spent her college days at the famed Florida A&M University (FAMU). In college, she gave birth to her so

Lindz Amer

Dec 14th, 2020 43m 34s

This week, Tyler talks to Lindz Amer, creator of Queer Kid Stuff, a web series focused on LGBTQ+ and social justice education for kids of ALL ages.Lindz talks about growing up and not quite having the tools, support or media content to understa

Corey Mitchell

Dec 7th, 2020 37m 31s

Our guest this week is Corey Mitchell, the first-ever winner of the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education. He shares his origin story with Tyler - about his family and those that supported his own upbringing - as well as how he support

Sharon Salzberg

Nov 30th, 2020 39m 26s

With this episode, we hope to calm your nerves wherever or whenever you might be listening. We've got Sharon Salzberg, a legendary Buddhist meditation expert that Tyler's been digitally learning from for years.Sharon tells us how trauma she exp

Shereen Marisol Meraji

Nov 23rd, 2020 41m 56s

In this episode, Tyler speaks with Shereen Marisol Meraji, co-host extraordinaire of NPR's "Code Switch."Shereen was born into an Iranian and Puerto Rican household. We discuss how her parents' relationship to their respective cultures shaped t

Latrice Royale

Nov 16th, 2020 39m 37s

On today's episode, we’re talking drag, drag queens and the families they make. We are honored to welcome to the #TIMFShow microphone, one of the most famous drag queens in the world...star of RuPaul's Drag Race and more...LATRICE ROYALE!In thi

Daddy, Baba, and Sam

Nov 9th, 2020 45m 8s

“Family” means something different to everyone. This year especially, you might be leaning on them like never before... or not. In this show, we navigate the beautifully messy terrain of building a life with loved ones. And we’ve got some very

Trailer

Coming Soon: This Is My Family

Oct 14th, 2020 2m 29s

As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a f