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.

Writing about Loving v. Virginia and its impact on interracial intimacy and the threat it poses to White Supremacy efforts, with Prof. Sheryll Cashin, Ep. 136

Sep 24, 2017

Ep. 136: Sheryll Cashin, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, teaches Constitutional Law, and Race and American Law among other subjects. She writes about civil rights and race relations in America. Her book, Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy, was released in June, 2017 in...

From Iowa to Los Angeles, comic Mike Bridenstine talks about his life in comedy and his Multiracial marriage, Ep. 135

Sep 17, 2017

Ep. 135: Mike Bridenstine is a funny, funny guy. Originally from Iowa, Mike moved to Chicago to begin his comedy career and then made his way to Los Angeles. On the West Coast, his career has thrived onstage, on tv, and as a writer: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3619911/

Just recently, he launched his new comedy album,...

Representing Multiracial experience through stand-up comedy & overcoming sexism, racism, and double-standards to achieve success in entertainment, with Von Decarlo, Ep. 134

Sep 10, 2017

Ep. 134: Von Decarlo is a multi-talented comedian, and author of the book, “Speak Fluent Man“, with multiple appearances as a life coach on CW’s daytime television hit, “The Bill Cunningham Show”. Additional television appearances include FOX, FOX Reality, ABC, BET, Centric, WE, Essence...

Multiracial Canadian, Sinead Bovell, about transforming her career from business to fashion modeling and about Multiracial experience in both worlds, Ep. 133

Sep 3, 2017

Ep. 133: Sinead Bovell is from an organic-loving town called Guelph just west of Toronto, Canada. She has a multitude of interests, ranging from finance and politics to fashion and beauty, and at 25 she changed her entire life plan.

After getting her MBA, she was scouted by a modelling agency, quit her job as a...