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.

Roots of the Spirit - Chronicling Civil Rights History and Advocating for Social Justice with Spirit Tawfiq, Ep. 231

Jul 28, 2019

Ep. 231: Spirit Tawfiq is a self-proclaimed "Social Justice Passionista" and storyteller dedicated to serving as a bridge between the Civil Rights Movement and the powerful freedom train engineered by the courageous and passionate young people of today.

Spirit was born and raised in Canada and moved to the U.S....

Betwixt and Between - the Sociology of the Multiracial Experience with Professor G. Reginald Daniel, Ep. 230

Jul 21, 2019

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...

Representing Colombian-American ethnicity and vegan culture onstage, with restaurateur and comedian, Alex Carabano, Ep. 226.

Jul 15, 2019

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...

Representing the biracial experience through fiction with author John Vercher, Ep. 229

Jul 14, 2019

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

Writing about multicultural and multiracial voices for kids with Patricia Hruby Powell, Ep. 228

Jul 7, 2019

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...