Episodes

ManeHustle Media is on hiatus in August but please enjoy this rerun of episode 34, LolaBean Yarn Co./ Black and Brown women have to be and have been stronger with guest Adella Colvin. This is the most fun I had during a recording, we giggled the whole time. And after several months it is still amongst the top 3 most downloaded episodes of Militantly Mixed. We are also offerings Limited Edition "Be Your Mixed Ass Self" T-shirt on Teespring til 8/31/ Please grab your t-shirts today to support the...

ManeHustle Media is on hiatus in August but please enjoy this rerun of episode 12, White Passing: Am I even allowed to claim Mixed-Race? with guest Gretchen Erickson. This is the first episode that we discussed the concept of "White passing" or "White presenting." As it is an older episode there is a rougher audio quality compared to now but it is still amongst the top 3 most downloaded episodes of Militantly Mixed. Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with former high school clas...

ManeHustle Media is on hiatus in August but please enjoy this rerun of episode 33, The answer is EVERYTHING I do is Mixed with guest Bee Johnson. This is the episode that I have received the most emails to date on about its positive impact on listeners. * * * Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with Bee Johnson, a White Presenting Biracial woman of German and Black (Lakota Sioux) heritage speaking about creating additional seats at the table for nuanced Mixed-Race folks. * * * ...

I've let things back up on me too much and I am needing to take a proper break. I will be taking the entire month of August off from podcasting for a mental health break. Taking the advice of several friends and podcasters I am "taking a break before I am broken" (Corbin Blake). I speak about my depression a bit at the top of the episode and then share a rerun of episode 23 "Mostly White" with Alison Hart. Throughout the month of August, I will air additional reruns of the episodes we get the m...

Militantly Mixed is taking a brief hiatus to recover from San Deigo Comic Con and then we'll be right back in the swing of things with a new full episode next week. If you want to catch me as a guest on a podcast, however, you can go to The Right ManChild Podcast Episode 171: Chilling with MixedGirlMane * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail at 323-545-...

This week Sharmane aka MixedGirlMane is joined by her hub, Tristan aka Professor Tree. We talk about how Tristan was raised not knowing he was Mixed Race and with no access to any ethnic cultures but discovered it later in life because of his tenacious wife what wouldn't take not Mixed for an answer. * * * Join the Militantly Mixed Summer Reading Club by reading Mostly White by Alison Hart, former guest of Militantly Mixed. We are reading and discussing the book together on our Facebook group....

This week I speak with Jillian Musarra of Irish-American and Sicilian-Arab heritage about growing up with both parents but having access to only one culture, having to give themselves permission to embrace their racial identity through coming out to themselves as non-binary and finding comfort in their own racial identity through helping asylum seekers in Ireland. You can read the Mixed Race Bill of Rights here. If you would like to participate in the #MilitantlyMixedSummerReadingClub, you can...

Celebrating Militantly Mixed's first anniversary! I cannot believe I made it a whole year and we ended with a bang too 8,000 downloads in the first year. For an independent, niche podcast that is trying to archive the Mixed Race experience, I think this is amazing. On this episode, I read a letter from a guest and share the humble beginning of ManeHustle Media, Militantly Mixed, and Black Radical Queer with my partner in pod, Jhavia Nicole. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: ...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane speaks with Olivia, a biracial student from Ohio about what is it like coming to terms with Mixedness and a semi-White presentation in a predominately White area. Sharmane also heavily plugs African Ancestry because of personal experience 🤷🏽! * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail at 323-545-6001 * * * Militantly Mixed is...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane explores Juneteenth aka Emancipation Day, an unofficially American holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. Joined by TK from the Shade & Sh*t Talking Podcast & Cole Johnson from Cole Sportz to talk about what this day means to us. You can check out TK & Cole's at the links below. Shade & Shit Talking Podcast Black With No Chaser Cole Sportz Music from this episode was Lift Every Voice & Sing - Performed by Joey DeFrancsco I'm Just a Slave - The Ro...

This week, I answer a few questions that were sent to me under the #AskMixedGirlMane or by email. So if you want to hear a little more about your favorite Mixed Race host then check it out! * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail at 323-545-6001 * * * Militantly Mixed is a fan-sponsored podcast, if you are enjoying the show please consider sponsoring us...

And I'm BAAAAACK from my week off from traveling, quitting a toxic job, and starting a new job and I have the BEST GUEST! My guest this week is LISA aka ViolaMom2! An accomplished violin and viola musician, a knitter, and fellow Mixed woman, Lisa and I struggled to STOP TALKING! We had a great discussion and I am so happy to share this episode with you all. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, I...

Hey Y'all, Juneteenth is just around the corner and I want to hear what Juneteenth means to you. I grew up celebrating it but discovered as an adult that not every Black person knew about this holiday, which was surprising to me. Let's tell the world about what Juneteenth is, and what it means to us as Mixed-Black folks. This is a call for stories. Send me your feelings about Juneteenth on Twitter & Instagram @Militantly Mixed. By email sharmane@militantlymixed.com. Leave a voicemail at 323-545...

Taking a mental health break this week so I only have a few bits of news for y'all but I hope you have a Happy Memorial Weekend and we'll be back in June with regular Militantly Mixed episodes. But if you miss me, you can hear me on Some Kind of Brown for a two-part episode for Asian American Pacific Islander Month. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail...

Continuing on with Militantly Mixed on the Road from early April with the 4th and final interview from my Sacramento trip. My guest this week is Nicole, a Trans Woman of Polish, Mexican, and Spanish descent that is currently a student at Sierra College. On this episode, we chat about how existence is radical and how she is able to live fully in all of her identity intersections. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect...

Listen in while Mixed Girl Mane chats with the Slightly Annoyed Mixed Chick about blogging while Mixed! Check out her blog and social media at ... https://www.slightlyannoyedmixedchick.com IG: @SlightlyAnnoyedMixedChick * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail at 323-545-6001 * * * Militantly Mixed is a fan-sponsored podcast, if you are enjoying the s...

Continuing on with Militantly Mixed on the Road from early April with the 3rd of my 4 interviews in Sacramento. My guest this week is D, a student at Sierra College of Italian, Mexican, & North American Indigenous descent but it's complicated! We met at the Student Engagement Centers and recorded our interview while students came in and out to use the resources. On this episode, we chat about how ethnicity and culture are linked but one alone does not necessarily dictate who you are. * * * Prod...

Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane cries about a missing or damaged file that she was planning on dropping today, and promoting two former guests Marie and Palmira and the awesome stuff they are doing! Check out Moral Support comedy show at The Ruby L.A. Twitter:@depressedaunty Instagram: @depressedaunty Twitter:@vivalapalma Instagram: @vivalapalma * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twit...

Continuing on with Militantly Mixed on the Road from early April with the 2nd of my 4 interview in Sacramento. My guest this week is Sam, a student at Sierra College. We met at the Student Engagement Centers and recorded our interview while students came in and out to use the resources. On this episode we chat about eating disorders and trying to connect to Mixed heritage when you have no access to your various cultures. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Johnson Music by: David Bogan, the ...

Militantly Mixed was on the road last week! And here is the first of 4 interviews I conducted in person and in front of audiences. My guest this week was Clarmundo Sullivan an Afro-Latino, man love male identifies activist that has supported the POC-LGBTQ+ community with heath, education, and social justice services through his organization Golden Rule Services. We recorded live in front of an audience at The Lavender Library in Sacramento, CA. Both the interview and the location were wonderful ...

Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with the host of the Mindset Athlete Podcast, @jamesoroberts11. A two-time #paralympian and online personal trainer that also happens to be #MixedRace. Mindset Athlete Twitter:@themindsetath Instagram: @themindsetath * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or leave us a voicemail at 323-545-6001 * * * Militantly Mixed is a ...

Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with James Dugan, a Mixed Race artist from the UK. We talk about the crazy questions we are asked, how we are told to choose, and how we never get credit for being where we are actually from. We also debut his song Full Blood Prince on the show. Full Blood Prince Listen on Spotify Listen on Soundcloud Twitter:@duganfbp Instagram: @duganfbp * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com...

Listen in while Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with host of the Some Kind of Brown Podcast, Natalie. A southern transplant in the north. Natalie also podcasts about the Mixed Race experience, we have so much cross-over that it was time we finally got a chance to speak. Some Kind of Brown Twitter:@somekindofbrown Instagram: @somekindofbrown * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, F...

In continuing on with our Mixed Race Women of Color Podcasters for Women's history month, Sharmane aka Mixed Girl Mane chats with host of both The Skin You're In and That's What She Did Podcasts, Tangia Renee. We talk about being Mixed and Multicultural and her passion to help WOCs with their pursuit of health and wellness and the importance of seeking WOC resources. The Skin You're In Podcast That's What She Did Podcast Follow Tangia Renee on social media Twitter: @TangiaRenee Instagram: ...