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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.

Jan 28, 2018

Ep. 153: Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley). He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government...


Jan 21, 2018

Ep. 152: Angela Nissel is the author of two books: the national best-selling comedic memoir The Broke Diaries and the award-winning Mixed. In addition to books, she’s also a television writer and producer. What has she done recently? Tyler the Creator’s The Jellies airing late 2017 on Adult Swim. She’s also...


Jan 14, 2018

Ep. 151 -- Sandra Lawson is rabbinical student, a sociologist, personal trainer, food activist, weightlifter, vegan, writer, public speaker, guitar and ukulele player.  She's also an African-American lesbian who served in the military who converted to Judaism before embarking upon her current path to become...


Jan 7, 2018

Ep. 151: Jason Barnwell is a Biracial man who grew up in the Deep South,"found" his "tribe of nerds" at MIT, and then pivoted to a career in law (and technology).  Listen as he discusses his life and his role now as the Dad in a Multiracial family with a Jewish wife and daughter. 

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