Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

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.

May 13, 2018

Ep. 168: Beecher Taylor is a man of the people -- all people.  A Multiracial (Black and Puerto Rican) man who grew up in Connecticut, Beecher was able to move in and out of different groups and communities with some facility, given his racially and ethnically ambiguous features.  After attending Howard University, Beecher moved on to a career in comedy in acting.  Beecher has performed in the Brooklyn, & Boston Comedy Festivals and this year's Skankfest,  
& was the WINNER of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. He was a Contributing performer for the Off Broadway show NEWSical the Musical & has recorded segments for the Wendy Williams Show & MTV2.  Beecher appears in HBO's Vinyl, The Get Down on Netflix, & The Jim Gaffigan Show.  Also, look for him in Look for him on the Spike Lee Netflix series She's Gotta Have It and in the Netflix Original Movie Okja.

For more on Beecher, please check out his website at: https://beechercomedy.com/

For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic

To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST

Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/