Episodes

On this bonus episode of Militantly Mixed, I join Natalie Evans from Some Kind of Brown on her show to discuss the emancipation of the Sussexes, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I have complicated feelings as a Mixed-Black British-American and Natalie has complicated as a Mixed-Black American. We both feel protective of our fellow Mixed Sister out there. You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you listen to this episode at http://faceboo...

Allow me to introduce our FB page's moderator, Jonathan Davis. He came on the show to share his experience as a Black and White biracial man living in the south and chat about his participation in the moderation of the private Militantly Mixed FB page. You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you listen to this episode at http://facebook.com/groups/militantlymixed * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/...

Let's talk about being intentional or centering YOUR Mixedness this year. What things do you want more confidence in, related to your Mixedness? What methods will you use to try to center yourself as a Mixed person? That's what we are talking about today. You can continue the conversation on our private Facebook group after you listen to this episode at http://facebook.com/groups/militantlymixed * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.c...

And we're back for 2020, it was a rough Mental Health Hiatus month but I am happy to be back with y'all in 2020. My guest this week is comedian and writer Rachel Roe aka THE RACH! She is a first-generation American born of Nigerian-Jamaican heritage. Listen to us talk about what it is like being two kinds...well kind of 3 kinds of Black, especially when the cultures don't get along. Check out The Rach on IG @Sumthin_Dope * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the On...

It's been a crazy year, so much has happened but I am too sick to talk about it all. Instead, I use this week to talk a bit about the milestones we accomplished in 2019. I also announced the Militantly MIxed enamel pin on pre-sell right now on etsy. You can purchase a logo pin for $10 until 12/31 after that the price goes up to $12. Let's represent for Mixed folx with dope ass #enamelpins https://etsy.me/2LyAmRB * * * Please help us to hit the $500/month goal in Patreon sponsorship by Decemb...

I've come off of hiatus to say goodbye to Caroll Spinney, whom the world knows best as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. I was lucky enough to spend 3 days with Caroll and his wife, Debra, as a talent handler and driver for a PBS special back in 2014. During that time I got to meet and look after a childhood hero. Caroll Spinney's work as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch meant a lot to me in childhood, his attitude and love of his work even after 50 years means a lot to me as an adult. I grieve heavil...

Before we go on hiatus I wanted to celebrate my 42nd birthday with y'all by sharing an abridged my very first stand-up routine I did at the Ruby Theater in LA last month. This year has been wonderful with Militantly Mixed and I thank you all for your help to make this show as amazing as it is. I'll be on hiatus for the month of December but will be back in January with great content. Please keep listening and sharing so that next year will be even bigger! Please help us to hit the $500/month go...

Natalie from Some Kind of Brown Podcast returns to talk about her special series of episodes for Red November to raise awareness and honor the missing and murdered Indigenous Women. This is a huge problem with staggering statistics and very little attention being paid. Please refer to the links before for access to Natalie's show and resources to learn more about MMIW. Some Kind of Brown Podcast on iTunes Some Kind of Brown Podcast on Spotify https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw/ https://www.whose.la...

Militantly Mixed is back on the Road at Geek Girl Con in Seattle, WA. Listen in while MixedGirlMane catches up with former guest Gretchen Erickson about what Mixed life has been like since she came on Militantly Mixed last year. We spent the day together at GeekGirl Con and had a blast being geeky Mixed girls! * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook , leave us a voicemail at 323...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with sisters Tiana & Sam about being Mixed and siblings. This was a dream to finally get to chat with siblings at the same time about how they identify and what growing up Mixed together and apart was like. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.dbtheone.com/ * * * Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook , leave us a voicemail at 323-545-6001, or email Sharmane@MilitantlyMixed.com * * * Militantly M...

Last week, I performed stand-up comedy for the first time at the Moral Support show which is curated by Marie Watschke aka the Depressed Aunty. In honor of that, I wanted to re-share with y'all episode 6 of Militantly Mixed featuring Marie. Listen in while we about the colonization of our blood because of our military families, being Mixed-Race in comedy spaces, The Ruby Theater, and the dreaded topic of depression and anxiety. * * * Hosted by: Sharmane Fury Guest: Marie Watschke - Twitter @dep...

I tried stand-up comedy for the first time and this my reaction the next morning to the experience. I had a lot of support and encouragement from listeners so I wanted to let y'all know how it went. * * * 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 spon...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with Mixed Race life coach, Sarah Lotus about centering her business about helping interracial families raising Mixed Race children. This was one of my favorite conversations and I am only sharing about an hour of a 2 1/2 hour conversation, so there will definitely be a part 2! Please check out Sarah Lotus' Life Coaching website at https://www.sarahlotus.com/ * * * I will be performing (my first attempt at stand-up comedy) at the Ruby Theater on November 1s...

ANNOUNCEMENT: I had to replace this episode as there was a glitch at the 30-minute mark, if you have already listened, this is the complete version of this episode. Apologies technology something 🤷🏽 Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with author Malaina Mote about her new book Lavender, What Are You? A story about a little girl and her experience with being asked, "What are you?" This story also helps parents with what to say when their child experiences this question and helps children accept...

I started this morning thinking I was going to intro next week's episode but I talked for so long I needed to make it a separate episode. To make up for last week, not being able to deliver an episode, here is a special WEEKEND EDITION of Militantly Mixed for ya. * * * We also hit $274/mo on Patreon this week! And we are only $26 away from October's goal of $300! Thank you to everyone that is supporting the show's growth through sponsorship! * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music b...

Today I go solo again to talk about Mixed-ish, the TV show centering on Mixedness on ABC AND I share some awesome experiences I had with iFundWomen and Werk It Festival last week. If you would like to hear the review of Mixed-ish that I did on BLERDcoMIXed, check it out here . * * * We also hit $265/mo on Patreon this week! And we are only $35 away from October's goal of $300! Thank you to everyone that is supporting the show's growth through sponsorship! * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharman...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with Tierra Manuel aka the Curlyhead Shinobi about being a Mixed nerd in the south. Tierra and her KSS and Momoku Clans are creating content for other Black geeks and nerds that are into Japanese samurai and ninja nerdom. Please follow Tierra on all her social media platforms. IG: curlyhead_shinobi Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/CurlyheadShinobi Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0yvCgnLW0fkfD69j8AX1wA * * * We also hit the $200/mo goal on Patreon ...

Listen in while your friendly neighborhood MixedGirlMane goes solo again to update y'all on a topic that triggered her a few weeks ago, self-hate. I received some DMs from a person suffering from Self-Hate and I recorded an episode about it. This is just an update to that connect since the episode aired. This interaction also inspired a T-shirt design, which you can get on the Teespring store, check it out. Get your "I Love My Mix" t-shirt on the Teespring Store! We're $97 away from hitting t...

Listen in while MixedGirlMane chats with Tiffany Toyoda, a Mixed Race, Japanese, yoga philosophy teacher for modern overwhelmed humans. She is half Japanese, half Caucasian-American currently living in Japan. We spoke about what it is like for Mixed-Japanese in Japan right now and her responses really surprised me. I hope you enjoy! We also hit the $200/mo goal on Patreon this week! And we are only $97 away from October's goal of $300! Thank you to everyone that is supporting the show's growth ...

Listen in while your friendly neighborhood MixedGirlMane goes solo on a topic that triggered her this weekend, self-hate. Get your "I Love My Mix" t-shirt on the Teespring Store! We're $78 away from hitting the September goal of $200/month in Patreon sponsorship. Check out the new teirs and contribute as low as a $1 to as high as you wish for monthly sponsorship to help keep the show going and growing. * * * Produced and Edited by: Sharmane Fury Music by: David Bogan, the One - https://www.db...

Listen in while Sharmane chats with Angela, a biracial woman of Puerto Rican and Cape Verdian heritage from New Hampshire! We talk about growing up one of the only Brown families in a predominately White community, raising Mixed-Race kids, and not getting access to cultural foods and hair care. * * * We have hit our goal for August for Patreon sponsorship and are on our way to achieving the September goal of $200/month sponsorship on Patreon, only $80 more dollars to get there. If you are look...

I'm back from my August Mental Health Hiatus and joined by Molly, a Mixed Chiq that travels and dyes yarn as a side hustle. Listen in as we talk about being Mixed in the UK, racism in the yarn community, and people trying to put their hands in our hair. Follow Molly at @MixedChiqTravels & @The_Mimo_Yarn_Co * * * We have hit our goal for August for Patreon sponsorship and are on our way to achieving the September goal of $200/month sponsorship on Patreon, only $82 more dollars to get there. If...

ManeHustle Media is on hiatus in August but please enjoy this rerun of episode 21, I can't say I belong to anybody and I do belong to everybody with guest Selam Irene Giacomini Jordan. This was an amazing experience as it was my first connection from outside of the Western world. And to this day, this is the most downloaded episode of Militantly Mixed. We are also offerings Limited Edition "Be Your Mixed Ass Self" T-shirt on Teespring til 8/31/19 Please grab your t-shirts today to support the s...