Multiracial Family Man

Comic and writer Alex Barnett is the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 6-year-old, Biracial son. Join him and his guests each episode as they discuss the issues that confront multiracial people and multiracial families (including the dynamics between members of the same family who are of different races).

Within the Multiracial Community, Alex is active as a performer and advocate. Alex was a featured performer at the 2012 New Orleans Loving Festival, the 2015 Mixed-Remixed Festival in Los Angeles, and the 2016 Blend Conference at Cornell University.

Alex is the co-founder of Multiracial Media (http://multiracialmedia.com/) a website that showcases the voices of the Multiracial Community.

Alex also is the co-creator of the comic strip, The Bronze Panther, about a four-year-old, biracial superhero.

Alex has performed at clubs, colleges and venues throughout the country. He's appeared on the Katie Couric Show, been featured on Sirius/XM Radio’s “Raw Dog Comedy,” and NBC’s EVB Live, and in VH1.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and CNN.com.

Middle-Eastern multiracial experience with Lebanese, German, Irish, English, Spanish, & Native American photographer and filmmaker, Suzie Strong, Ep. 92

Nov 20, 2016

Ep. 92: Suzie Strong is an award-winning, Los Angeles-based photographer and director. In her photography work, she specializes in creative portraits and fashion. She directs and shoots feature films, short narratives, music videos, experimental shorts, promos and fashion shorts.

Suzie also has a fascinating...

Ancestry and genealogy with Bennett Greenspan, founder of Family Tree DNA, Ep. 91

Nov 13, 2016

Ep. 91: Bennett Greenspan is the founder of Family Tree DNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/), which offers DNA tests that can help people trace genealogy and lineage through time.

Listen as Bennett explains his love of genealogy and how he decided to found Family Tree DNA. Bennett also shares what each of the tests...

From the Virgin Islands to Atlanta to MacGyver, actress, Selena Anduze, on multiracial experience, acting, and naturopathic medicine, Ep. 90

Nov 6, 2016

Ep. 90: Selena Anduze is originally from the island of St. Croix in the West Indies. She is French, Danish, Swedish, Puerto Rican, Native American Indian, Algerian, and Jewish - in other words, quintessentially multiracial. And, in St. Croix, where her family was a prominent one (her grandfather was a Senator), race...

Stevvi Alexander, singer-songwriter, on her multiracial background, Pentecostal upbringing, and on pursuing her artistic vision with Public Art, Ep. 89

Oct 30, 2016

Ep. 89: Stevvi Alexander is a singer-songwriter who has toured with music legends such as Diana Ross and Barbara Streisand.

A multiracial woman who was raised in a Pentecostal household (with a Pentecostal preacher as a father), Stevvi understands well what it's like to be outside the mainstream, to feel different. ...

Exploring Afro-Latino and European heritage with Philadelphia-based artist, Kimberly Torres, Ep. 88

Oct 26, 2016

Ep. 88: Kimberly Torres is Black, Cuban, Puerto Rican and Italian. She grew up and still lives in Philadelphia, where she has developed a powerful and profound artistic voice, which she represents through primarily oil-based paintings. Given her extremely diverse background, Kim is no stranger to being a part of (and...