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Militantly Mixed: Mixed Race Podcast

Sharmane Furywww.militantlymixed.com
Welcome to Militantly Mixed, the fearless podcast exploring race and identity from the Mixed-Race perspective. Join irreverently insightful host, Sharmane Fury, on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and celebration. "Be Your Mixed Ass Self" as we delve into the complexities of being Mixed-Race, sharing personal narratives, tackling social justice issues, and celebrating the beauty of cultural diversity. Join the vibrant community of Militantly Mixed listeners who challenge norms, break down stereotypes, foster meaningful conversations, and embrace the joy of being authentically you.
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Episodes

Red November

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.land/e...

Nov 27, 20191 hr 11 min

Militantly Mixed on the Road: Geek Girl Con with Gretchen Erickson

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...

Nov 20, 201920 min

Sister, Sister

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...

Nov 13, 20191 hr 15 min

BEST OF POD: Same Colonizer, Wrong Country

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 @depr...

Nov 06, 20191 hr 34 min

Mini-sode: I Tried Stand-Up!

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 sponso...

Nov 02, 201923 min

Centering Around Mixedness

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 1st a...

Oct 30, 20191 hr 10 min

Lavender, What Are You?

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 acc...

Oct 23, 201958 min

Sorry I Missed You

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 by: ...

Oct 19, 201930 min

Mixed-ish Like Me

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: Sharmane F...

Oct 09, 20191 hr

Oh you're Mixed so you can fit in EVERYWHERE 🤦🏾‍♀️

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 this ...

Oct 02, 20191 hr 1 min

Militantly Mixed Minisode: UPDATE on Self-Hate

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 the ...

Sep 29, 201924 min

Mixed-Japanese Yoga Philosophy Teacher for Modern Overwhelmed Humans

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 t...

Sep 25, 201957 min

Let's Talk About Self-Hate

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.dbth...

Sep 18, 201941 min

They said my Spanish sounded White

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 lookin...

Sep 11, 20191 hr

I don't know where your hands have been & MY hair is not your plaything!

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. I...

Sep 04, 20191 hr 1 min

I can't say I belong to anybody and I do belong to everybody (Rerun: ep. 21)

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 sh...

Aug 28, 20191 hr 12 min

LolaBean Yarn Co./ Black and Brown women have to be and have been stronger (Rerun: ep. 34)

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 ...

Aug 21, 20191 hr 25 min

White Passing: Am I even allowed to claim Mixed-Race? (Rerun: ep. 12)

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 class...

Aug 14, 20191 hr 4 min

The answer is EVERYTHING I do is Mixed (Rerun: ep. 33)

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. * * * Pro...

Aug 07, 20191 hr 12 min

Take a BREAK before you are BROKEN

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 mo...

Jul 31, 20191 hr 11 min

See Ya Next Week

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 323-545-6...

Jul 25, 201914 min

Mixed/Non-Mixed

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. h...

Jul 16, 20191 hr 4 min

Once I came out to myself as non-binary Trans that helped me to claim my racial identity

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 f...

Jul 11, 20191 hr 5 min

It's Our First Anniversary!

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: D...

Jul 03, 201948 min

My Mom is White, My Dad is Black, Keep Moving

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 ...

Jun 26, 20191 hr 8 min

Happy Juneteenth Y'all

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 S...

Jun 20, 201952 min

Ask Mixed Girl Mane

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 o...

Jun 14, 201944 min

I could be Mixed all I wanted but I still saw myself as Black

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 , In...

Jun 05, 20191 hr 13 min

Audience Stories: How do YOU celebrate Juneteenth?

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-...

Jun 01, 20197 min

Happy Memorial Day Y'all

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...

May 29, 201911 min
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