What's it like to feel like you don't belong to your own culture? Is it your culture? Do you have to belong and what does that mean? October from Ignorance Conscious joins me for the first time to talk about this and our experiences with being taught to code switch. Consider this pre-gaming for Black … Continue reading Episode 20 – Code Switching and Finding a Place
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Episode 19 – Mixed Feature: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
We've got another global marriage, folks! This one is near and dear to my heart since I've been a massive fan of Bollywood for over half of my life. Because of the level of respect both Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas showed each other and their different traditions, I couldn't resist talking about it. I was … Continue reading Episode 19 – Mixed Feature: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
Episode 18 – Multiracial Journey of Discovery
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p29u7-a2b918 Seeing the pictures of my great-grandparents and learning the truth of my Indigenous background was almost a life altering experience for me. Please let me know if you've gone on an exploration of your ethnic or racial backgrounds and have felt the same! You can communicate with me through our Private Facebook Page, "Some … Continue reading Episode 18 – Multiracial Journey of Discovery
Episode 17: Super Important Updates!
I just wanted to really quickly touch base with all of you again now that things are really moving! I have moved my hosting from SoundCloud over to Podbean. It took me a hot minute to get used to everything and I'm still learning. Honestly, who decided I can do this unsupervised?! Here is the … Continue reading Episode 17: Super Important Updates!
Episode 16 – Indigenous Ties Part 2 ft. Agnauraq
Continuing the conversation from the last episode, Agnauraq is back for this week's episode! In this episode we really get into finding a balance within ourselves and how we maneuver through the world as Mixed Indigenous people. I really enjoyed talking to Agnauraq and they might be joining us again in a future episode! For … Continue reading Episode 16 – Indigenous Ties Part 2 ft. Agnauraq
Episode 15 – Indigenous Ties ft. Agnauraq
We have another amazing guest joining us for National Native American Heritage Month! I somehow managed to convince Aqnauraq from Twitter, or Native Twitter if you're in the loop, to talk to me about straddling racial and ethnic lines when you have Indigenous ties. I initially wanted to talk about November and my mixed feelings, … Continue reading Episode 15 – Indigenous Ties ft. Agnauraq
Episode 13 – Part 3 of Conversation with Sam Morel
I decided to upload the last part of the conversation with Sam as a bonus episode now that Some Kind of Brown has moved to every two weeks, so happy Monday! We finish our conversation on Coco and discuss our hopes for the future of what Mixed/Multi-racial looks like in the future as well as … Continue reading Episode 13 – Part 3 of Conversation with Sam Morel
Episode Twelve: Reclaiming Latinx ft. Sam Morel
We're back with another episode! If you're following me on Instagram or Twitter (both @somekindofbrown), you'll know that I'm recovering from surgery and doing my best to stay on schedule, so I apologize for being a day late. In this second part with Sam, we talk more about his personal journey, some rejection he's faced … Continue reading Episode Twelve: Reclaiming Latinx ft. Sam Morel
Episode Eleven: Rediscovering Latinx ft. Sam Morel
And we're back! Just as a reminder, Some Kind of Brown will be moving to every two weeks for a while due to some health complications. This episode, we're ringing in National Hispanic Heritage Month with my good friend Sam Morel! His wonderful mix is Mexican, Irish, and Cajun French and we'll be talking all … Continue reading Episode Eleven: Rediscovering Latinx ft. Sam Morel
Episode Eight – Crazy Rich Asians Ft. Asian_Soph Part 2
Happy Labor Day to everyone who celebrates! This week we've got part two of my conversation with Soph from the Instagram pages Asian_Soph and MixedPresent. Don't worry, this won't be the last time you hear from her! We're picking up where we left off talking about some of the controversy surrounding the film, the casting … Continue reading Episode Eight – Crazy Rich Asians Ft. Asian_Soph Part 2
