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 Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Asian American Studies, and History. Since 1989, he has taught “Betwixt and Bet ...…

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 program. His fiction has appeared on Akashic Books’ flash fiction features Mondays are Murder and Fri-Sc ...…

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 particular we speak with her about her book Loving vs. Virginia. Her books are intended to inform, edu ...…

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 experience into her professional works. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: ww ...…

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 we ...…

Ep. 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 Chine ...…

Ep. 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 inte ...…

Ep. 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. D ...…

Ep. 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 multiraci ...…

Ep. 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 wh ...…

Ep. 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 f ...…

Ep. 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 in ...…

Ep. 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 addr ...…

Ep. 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 ...…

Ep. 216: In this episode, we replay one of our favorite episodes, an interview with Jen Chancellor and Shadana Hurd. Jen Chancellor and Shadana Hurd are a same-sex, married, multiracial couple with a teenage daughter. They're also former proffesional women's football players. On this episode of the Multiracial Family Man, they talk about their ...…

Ep. 215: Cory Jarvis is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer living in New York City. He performs nightly at comedy clubs, as well as independent shows, all over the city. Cory has appeared on the Travel Channel, AXS TV, Funny or Die, and in a national Diet Coke commercial. His writing has been featured on EpicThings.com, Best Week Ever creat ...…

Ep. 214: Meghana Indurti immigrated to the United States with her folks when she was just 8 years old. Listen as she describes her own immigrant experience and how that has evolved and changed in a post -9/11 world and in an environment when immigration is a hot-button issue. And, listen as she talks about how she weaves her immigration experie ...…

Ep. 213: Brian Jian is a very talented guy. A son of Chinese immigrants from Taiwan, Brian grew up as an only child who loved trading "friendly" taunts with his buddies. When he found that comedians from Colin Quinn's "Tough Crowd" were doing just that, Brian knew he had to be part of that crowd. And, thus, a career in comedy was born. But, Bri ...…

Ep. 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 tha ...…

Ep. 211: Akash Bhasin is a funny guy. He's a Second-Generation, Indian-American who learned early in life how to use wit and humor to his advantage. Akash has entertained crowds in China, India and now the United States. His unique wit and no holds barred sense of humor has helped him garner a fan a fan base across the globe. Akash has been fea ...…

Ep. 210: This week on the Multiracial Family Man Podcast, we speak with comedian, writer, and performer DC Benny about his childhood in DC, his multicultural heritage, his interracial marriage, and changing sensibilities in society about what audiences find funny or objectionable. In the hard-hitting New York comedy world, D.C. Benny is a heavy ...…

Ep. 209: This week on the Multiracial Family Man Podcast, speaking about the Haitian immigrant experience and representing that onstage, in essays, and on film with Haitian comedian, writer and filmmaker, Tanael Joachim. Tanael Joachim is a standup comedian who has made appearances on Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV and on Good Day New York on FOX ...…

Ep. 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 ...…

Ep. 207: Dancer-turned-comedian and multiracial family mom, Kyle Ocasio, has had a fascinating multiracial and multicultural Latino experience. Born and raised in the Midwest (Cleveland), she has a mom who has roots in Central/Eastern Europe, and a dad from Venezuela. And, she's had the ability to compare and contrast her Midwestern upbringing ...…

Ep. 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 sharpene ...…

Ep. 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 ...…

Ep. 205: New York City comedian Oscar Collazos originally hails from Cali, Colombia. He immigrated to the United States at age 7 and spent his childhood in Miami, Florida. For the last 15 years, he has traveled the world showcasing his unique humor, and he has been featured on Sirius/XM Radio and appeared in movies, television, and in ESPN and ...…

Ep. 204: Thomas Lopez was born and raised in Southern California. His roots are Mexican American and German-Polish. As a multiracial Latino, Thomas is keenly aware of the issues confront multiracial people and multiracial Latinos, in particular. And, Thomas has acted on this awareness. He has been a very active member of Multiracial Americans o ...…

Ep. 203: Krystal Kamenides and Mark Anthony Ramirez are the paradigm of the Multiracial Community. Both are Multiracial and together they are a Multiracial couple. As such, and because they are comics, they have a very interesting and unique perspective on race, racism, and the role of Multiracial people in fostering dialogue and action on issu ...…

Ep. 202: Allyson Moore has had some journey. She came to the U.S. from Trinidad at the age of 8. When she headed off to college, she had dreams of a career as a doctor, but diverted onto a path in fashion. And, after more than 20 years as a high-level sales executive in the world of couture fashion, working for some of the biggest "name" houses ...…

Ep. 201: Author Alison Hart studied theater at Tisch School of The Arts, New York University (B.F.A.), and education at Saint Mary’s College (M.A.) and later found her voice as a writer. She identifies herself as a mixed race African American, Passamaquoddy Native American, Irish, Scottish and English woman of many colors. A Black Box Theater p ...…

Ep. 200: Jennifer Noble, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pasadena City College. She's also on multiracial, African-American, and Tamil Sri Lankan, who is on the board of MASC (Multiracial Americans of Southern California). On this episode Dr. Jenn talks about her own background and about the psychology of parenting multiracial ...…

Ep. 199: Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor grew up immersed in Seattle’s arts and cultural scene since birth, and now works in administration for Seattle Opera, as an independent dance artist, and as an activist with the Japanese American Citizens League. She identifies as Asian American, and culturally, as Japanese American; while also fully owni ...…

Ep. 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/) ...…

Ep. 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 ...…

Ep. 196: This week on the Multiracial Family Man, we speak with private equity analyst, Ethan Danial, about his work in Puerto Rico and investing in rebuilding the island. It's a great primer on private equity investing and on the opportunities for growth and investment on Puerto Rico as it rebuilds from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. For ...…

Ep. 195: Monique Fields is the author of Honeysmoke, a new picture book about a biracial girl who discovers her color. Monique is the mother of two biracial girls who inspired her to write the book when they started asking questions about their racial identity. Her essays about race and identity have appeared on air, in print, and online, inclu ...…

Ep. 194: Christelyn Karazin 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 Bla ...…

Ep. 193: Jen Curry is a Puerto Rican, Jewish person, who grew up in Queens, NY. But, her mixed and Multiracial experience does not end with her own lineage, for she is now married to a White man and has a Multiracial child (a daughter) of her own. Motivated by her own life experiences, Jen created MiXD Life -- a community for people in multi-ra ...…

Ep. 192: This is a rebroadcast of episode 141 -- In Episode 141 (and again in this episode) we speak with Professor Ronald E. Hall. He is an expert on the issues of: Intraracial Racism; Bleaching Syndrome; Black/White conflict Organizational issues; and Race Relations & Diversity. He has traveled the World and extensively chronicled the pernici ...…

Ep. 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 da ...…

Ep. 190 - In this retrospective episode, we go back to the beginning of the Multiracial Family Man Podcast, literally, and revisit and reply our first interview, which was of Sebastian A. Jones. Sebastian is a moviemaker, music-maker, and writer who appeared on the podcast for a discussion of the "multiracial experience" particularly as portray ...…

Ep. 189: Stefanie A. Smith personally believes change can occur through building effective leadership and diversity strategy including talent sourcing, business policy, succession planning, work-culture, and leader cultivation. As the Director of Inclusion and Diversity for the One Club for Creativity Stefanie partners with sponsoring agencies, ...…

Ep. 188: This week on the Multiracial Family Man Podcast, we speak with writer/activist Alysha Ruth Blakey about the Multiracial Jewish experience, colorism in the Jewish Community, and empathy across cultural lines. For more on Alysha, check her out on Twitter at: @lyyyyysh For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alex ...…

Ep. 187: Kim Cooper is a writer about and activist and advocate for the Multiracial Community. So, check out this episode, where Kim talks about her own Multiracial experience and about her work advocating for Multiracial rights and identity. And, for more on Kim, please go to: https://literatigurl.com/about/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, ple ...…

Ep. 186: This week we speak with attorney Craig Hensel about being a Multiracial family in Montana (Big Sky Country). Don't miss it. For more on Craig, you can check out his bio at: https://www.hensel-law.com/about/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ ...…

Ep. 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 t ...…

Ep. 184: This week on the podcast, I take a step back to reflect a bit after 184 episodes straight episodes of the podcast to show my gratitude and appreciation for the folks who have helped to build and support the podcast and Multiracial Media. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him ...…

Ep. 183: Levonne Gaddy is a native North Carolinian and a graduate of North Carolina Central University and University of California Los Angeles. She authored three books, numerous newspaper articles and blogs over the past decade. During the 1980’s in Los Angeles, Levonne brought together mixed-race people and families to build a social suppor ...…

Ep. 182: Multiracial families encounter interesting challenges regarding race, bias, prejudice, and discrimination. In fact, I explored just that in an article that appeared on August 13, 2018 in the Washington Post. One issue that continues to haunt and plague Multiracial families is the dreaded "nanny question," in which people think mothers ...…