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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.

Aug 28, 2016

Ep. 80: Eric Jackson is in a multiracial family.  He's a Black man married to a White woman, and together they have 4 multiracial kids.

Eric also is the principal of a high school in an overwhelmingly White, rural town, with a slowly-but-surely growing multiracial population.  It's because of this and because of his...


Aug 21, 2016

Ep. 79: Sarah Doneghy's mother is White, British, and Catholic. Her Dad is Black, American, and Muslim.  She was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia.  Listen to her describe life in a state not known for multiracial experience.

But, Sarah did not stay in West Virginia.  She moved to New York to pursue acting. ...


Aug 14, 2016

Ep. 78: Sarah 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 Psychology from Tufts University in 2014, and prior to attending Tufts, she received her B.A. in Social Welfare with a concentration in Psychology in addition to a...


Aug 7, 2016

Ep. 77: Yawna Allen is a Native American (Quapaw, Cherokee, and Euchee) multiracial woman who is a former professional tennis player. After playing collegiately at Oklahoma State University and graduating with a degree in journalism, she competed in professional tennis tournaments in several different countries, won two...