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Episodes

Oct. 28, 2025

Militantly Mixed: Quick Update — Transition Pains & Platform Changes

Even though Militantly Mixed is still on Mental Health hiatus, I wanted to drop a quick update for my Mixed Cousins about a few important tech transitions because of technical difficulties. First, I recently switched the emai...

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Oct. 21, 2025

Disarm - the Animated Short Film

In this episode of Militantly Mixed , Sharmane sits down with the creative team behind Disarm , an animated short film that captures the painful yet powerful intersections of identity, grief, and resilience in the wake of ant...

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Sept. 23, 2025

Mental Health Hiatus: Law School Edition (Be back in Nov)

After a truly amazing summer filled with Mixed Affinity experiences and the big step of starting law school, your Sir Auntie Mane is taking a much-needed Mental Health Hiatus . If you’ve been around a while, you already know ...

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Sept. 16, 2025

Mixed Asian Day: Reflections with Alex Chester-Iwata & Mane

On this episode of Militantly Mixed , Alex Chester-Iwata from Mixed Asian Day returns for a heartfelt post-event conversation with Mane. We had a wonderful, cup-filling weekend in San Francisco at the Koho Creative Hub in Jap...

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Sept. 9, 2025

Meet the Authors of Mixed Asian Day

On this episode of Militantly Mixed , I sit down with Rena Heinrich , Lauren Lola , and Ingrid Hu Dahl to talk about their upcoming panel, Our Stories, Our Ink: Mixed Asian Authors in Conversation at Mixed Asian Day 2025 . We...

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Sept. 4, 2025

Liminality with Nina C

This episode of Militantly Mixed comes from a recorded IG Live hosted by Nina C of @Reunion.Mixed.Race.Events . Together, we explore the concept of Liminality —what it means to exist in the “in-between” spaces of identity as ...

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Sept. 2, 2025

Mixed Asian Day Preview # 1 - Quincy Carroll

On this episode of Militantly Mixed, I speak with author Quincy Carroll about writing from a Mixed-Asian lens and how a brief period living there as an adult reshaped his perspective and practice as a writer. We also dig into...

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Aug. 28, 2025

Free To Be Fest Team does a Debrief

This week on Militantly Mixed , I’m joined by the planning committee of Free To Be Fest , a celebration of Mixed identity, community, and creativity. Fresh off the success of this year’s festival, we sat down together to debr...

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Aug. 26, 2025

Mixed Asian Day with Alex Chester-Iwata

In this episode, Alex Chester‑Iwata dives deep into the origins, evolution, and cultural significance of Mixed Asian Day , a vibrant celebration that amplifies the voices and experiences of Mixed Asian and Pacific Islander co...

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Aug. 19, 2025

The Take Over Episode with Gretchen Brunner

In this special “Take Over” episode, friend and Ep. 12 alum, Gretchen Brunner, returns to flip the script—interviewing Mane as the guest on their own show. Expect real talk about identity, grief, creative evolution, and what it means to hold space for Mixed folks while still claiming your own. Cand…

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Aug. 14, 2025

Free To Be Fest 2025 Recap + My Big Personal Announcement

This week on Militantly Mixed , I’m recapping my amazing weekend in Los Angeles at the Free To Be Fest 2025 — a full day of celebrating Mixed identity, community, and representation. I also share my big personal announcement....

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Aug. 5, 2025

Producer to Panelist: Maris Lidaka Returns to Free to Be Fest

In this episode, Maris Lidaka returns to Militantly Mixed to reflect on his experience at last year’s Free to Be Fest , where his film Gabriella was screened to a fully Mixed audience. He shares how experience affinity spaces...

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July 29, 2025

11 Days to Free To Be: Screening While Mixed with Sarah Shuman

This week on Militantly Mixed , host Sharmane Fury is joined by filmmaker Sarah Shuman , who is not only a brilliant creative mind but also a member of the planning committee for Free To Be Fest . In this episode, Sarah share...

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July 22, 2025

Free to Be Fest 2025

Konnichiwassup, cousins! After a longer-than-expected hiatus, Militantly Mixed is officially back on the mic. In this return episode, I (Sharmane) share a bit about why the relaunch has been delayed — namely, because mental h...

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April 21, 2025

Sharmane in Seattle...& Chicago

Konnichiwassup, cousins! I'm back with a quick life update from your Sir Auntie, Sharmane Fury! This week’s mini-episode is a solo check-in as I am getting settled into my new home base in Seattle. I also do a brief recap of ...

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March 3, 2025

The One Who Loves You with Shannon Luders-Manuel

Konnichiwassup, cousins! Your favorite podcast is BACK! I’m so happy to announce the return of Militantly Mixed with a brand-new episode featuring the incredible Shannon Luders-Manuel , author of The One Who Loves You: A Memo...

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Feb. 17, 2025

Pressing Record Again

Konnichiwassup cousins, Sharmane is *almost* ready to return to a more regular schedule. It will take a couple months but we are almost there. In this quick update, Sharmane shares that she has moved to Seattle, Washington, w...

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Oct. 14, 2024

October Update

In this episode of Militantly Mixed, host Sharmane Fury does a quick update after several months about their recent travels and upcoming plans. * * * You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you l...

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Aug. 5, 2024

Transpire with T Padilla

In this episode of Militantly Mixed, host Sharmane Fury welcomes T Padilla, the founder of Transpire, a virtual forum dedicated to supporting Mixed, Multiracial, transgender, and gender expansive individuals. Together, they d...

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June 12, 2024

Re-Cap on the Free To Be Fest 2024 Experience

So I did it, I flew to L.A. to attend and support our cousin, Dr Jenn Noble and her Free To Be Fest, a Mixed Race community event that took place at Rooftop Cinema in DTLA. A lot of my favorite Mixed cousins that are L.A. bas...

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May 24, 2024

Free to Be Fest with Dr Jenn Noble

Whilst I was recording my little mini-promo the other day about the Free To Be Fest, it occurred to me I hadn't actually talked to Dr. Jenn about coming on to let y'all know more in detail about the event so I hit her up and ...

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May 22, 2024

Have you heard about Free to Be Fest yet?

Just a quick check in to see if you have heard about the FREE TO BE FEST put on by cousin on the show Dr. Jenn Noble and the Free to Be Collective? Y'all should know Dr. Jenn from this show and her own Mixed based content on ...

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April 8, 2024

Back in the U.S.

Just another update. I am back in the U.S. and beginning the business of moving forward in life and with the shows. Please check out the Patreon replacement page of https://patreon.com/sharmanefury for all the show informatio...

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March 11, 2024

Quick Update, More Loss

I promised an update after I brought my younger two cats to the U.S. but when I got back to Mexico everything fell apart again. I have since lost both my elderly cats within a week of each other and truly struggling at the mo...

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