Mixed Up
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Charisse Kenion on the how the political shift towards conservatism is reflected in our beauty standards
67 hours 42 mins; October 30, 2025
Denise Devenish on the importance of cultural competency for therapists and how the practice works when you’re interrogating identity
45 mins; October 22, 2025
Nehanda Truscott-Reid on how to decolonise mainstream narratives of Black and brown mothers
47 mins; October 15, 2025
Sara Assad-Mannings on Palestinian joy, the politics of heritage, and having moral clarity in herself and business
48 mins; July 24, 2024
BEKA on making music that moves us, adoption, and being mixed in the music industry
61 hours 43 mins; July 10, 2024
You don’t know The Half of It
56 mins; July 03, 2024
The Halfie Project on changing attitudes towards mixed Koreans, uncovering key moments in mixed history and the connotations of language
69 hours 17 mins; June 26, 2024
Farzana Nayani on raising multi heritage children, why The Talk is important, and how to cultivate belonging
68 hours 59 mins; June 19, 2024
Mikaela Loach on how hope for the future lies in a completely transformed world that is within our reach
61 hours 36 mins; June 12, 2024
Michael Caines on being one of the few Black Michelin star chefs in the world, how food connects us to culture, and working in predominantly white environments
80 hours 28 mins; June 05, 2024
Why we need to re-examine the phrase white passing: Becca Dudley on flying the flag for reggae and having your authenticity questioned
76 hours 21 mins; May 29, 2024
All my friends are white - how our authentic selves are shaped by location and the people around us
84 hours 55 mins; May 22, 2024
LIVE: Maggi in your shepherd's pie - how food and storytelling go hand in hand
30 mins; May 15, 2024
Everybody has a hair journey: can we retire the hair typing chart yet?
56 mins; May 08, 2024
Dating apps are modern day segregation: a look into how the algorithms keep us apart
51 mins; May 01, 2024
Mel B on idenitfying as mixed, surviving abuse, and getting her Girl Power back
36 mins; April 23, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: South Africa, classification and why Coloured Lives Matter
73 hours 20 mins; April 17, 2024
LIVE: Melissa Hemsley on how food feeds us on every level, secret comfort foods, and how we can't all eat the same
49 mins; February 07, 2024
Emma Dabiri: an exploration of beauty, power, and capitalist systems
47 mins; November 15, 2023
Tom Verica on the creation of the Queen Charlotte universe, power in rejecting institutions and interracial relationships on screen
75 hours 14 mins; November 08, 2023
Lavinya Stennett on the resistance, disengagement and lack of interest in Black lives since 2020
45 mins; November 01, 2023
Kit de Waal on how others' perception of her identity has no bearing on her reality
51 mins; October 25, 2023
Black women should be SEEN, HEARD and LOVED with Kelechi Okafor
59 mins; October 18, 2023
Black History Month (replay): Lenora Crichlow on acting, activism and how the movement is generational
69 hours 20 mins; October 11, 2023
The story of the Black Seminoles (the Freedmen) - my ancestors, my people - by Caitlin Bellah Cudjo
78 hours 45 mins; October 04, 2023
Nina Lopes (replay) on living with terminal cancer and falling in love with herself and life again
78 hours 55 mins; September 27, 2023
A late night conversation with Asian Jews: an "Ashkenazi awakening" and feeling at peace with being both Jewish and Muslim at once
93 hours 17 mins; September 20, 2023
Emma and Nicole on then vs now: the Good Mixed Person™ and has the discourse around mixed race identity changed?
52 mins; September 13, 2023
Ryan Alexander Holmes on finding community, using comedy to educate others and seeing yourself as whole
61 hours 3 mins; September 06, 2023
Kale Futterman on the writers strike and the ongoing labor dispute in Hollywood
51 mins; August 30, 2023
Ashleigh Plumptre on playing football for Nigeria and coming face-to-face with England’s Lionesses in the World Cup
86 hours 47 mins; August 21, 2023
Black History Month: Afua Hirsch: "Belonging isn't a destination, it's a journey"
62 hours 1 min; October 26, 2022
Black History Month: Candice Brathwaite on beauty standards, what happens when you move up in class status, and being loved in all the ways you need to be (part two)
60 hours 11 mins; October 19, 2022
Black History Month: Candice Brathwaite on showing up for yourself every day when no one else will and how Blackness does not equate to trauma (part one)
50 mins; October 12, 2022
Black History Month: Rosemary Adaser on surviving Ireland's mother and baby institution and the untold history of the incarceration of mixed race children
87 hours 28 mins; October 05, 2022
Tori Tsui on the intersects of race, climate, mental health, and the importance of community care
78 hours 13 mins; September 28, 2022
Dean Atta on being united by his identities, the importance of collecting stories from our elders, and celebrating Black queer youth
70 hours 20 mins; September 21, 2022
Jassa Ahluwalia on being both not half, how language is the vessel, and authoring your own sense of belonging
76 hours 23 mins; September 14, 2022
Nina Lopes on living with terminal cancer and falling in love with herself and life again
76 hours 59 mins; September 07, 2022
Natalie Lee on shedding shame, sexual rediscovery, exploration and encouraging vulnerability
70 hours 35 mins; August 31, 2022
Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell on finding ourselves through our heritage journeys, being the first Black woman to swim for Team GB, grief and shame
67 hours 56 mins; August 24, 2022
Travis Alabanza asks us what we are sacrificing for gender
65 hours 13 mins; August 17, 2022
Anton Ferdinand on football, racism, and what happens when you stop playing ball
78 hours 9 mins; August 09, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: Florence Raja on being Black, Ukrainian and Russian and stories of survival
72 hours 20 mins; July 27, 2022
BONUS EPISODE: Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga on Passing
38 mins; January 03, 2022
Black History Month: Lenora Crichlow on acting, activism and how the movement is generational
68 hours 44 mins; October 06, 2021
An honest exploration into the experiences of white mums bringing up mixed race children (part 2)
45 mins; September 01, 2021
An honest exploration into the experiences of white mums bringing up mixed race children (part 1)
80 hours 16 mins; August 25, 2021
Paula Rhone-Adrien on racism in the legal profession, how domestic abuse manifests, and where you can find support
48 mins; August 18, 2021
Ben Bailey Smith on the beauty of duality, British values, and what happens when a teacher tells you to “just put white, it’s easier”
87 hours 6 mins; August 11, 2021
We Are Lady Parts star Sarah Kameela Impey on carving out space in an industry not made for you, joyful representation of Muslim women and subverting old tropes
55 mins; August 04, 2021
Every day's a school day: An incredible story with Lizzy Kirk
66 hours 1 min; July 28, 2021
We need more Asian representation up in here…our fave Asian creatives, India’s first drag king and a chat with Chinese Canadian actress Alexa Loo
63 hours 47 mins; July 21, 2021
What colourblind casting ACTUALLY means, throwing shade at hot takes and THAT interview with Meghan, Oprah and Meghan’s baby daddy
77 hours 20 mins; July 14, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Poorna Bell on what a ‘strong woman’ actually looks like and the important links between mental health and physical strength
74 hours 30 mins; July 07, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Lyn Liao Butler on identity journeys and self-discovery, belonging, and the importance of diverse voices in publishing
68 hours 5 mins; June 30, 2021
Mixed stories in pop culture: Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s Race, Pop and Power, Ginny & Georgia, We Are Lady Parts and POC in punk music
52 mins; June 23, 2021
Mental health nurse and clinical health specialist Sophie Price speaks to the impact of identity on our mental health
77 hours 54 mins; June 16, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Mark Lemon on grief, the lack of diversity in children’s books, and parenting mixed kids as a white father
60 hours 56 mins; June 09, 2021
Sinéad Harnett on self-love being ongoing work, the importance of Asian representation in the music industry and finding yourself as an artist
62 hours 1 min; June 02, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Sareeta Domingo on the importance of celebrating people of colour in love and being loved
69 hours 27 mins; May 26, 2021
Dr Melissa Wagner on a generation of mixed children in care, privilege in its historical context, and the rejection of socialism in today’s society
57 mins; May 19, 2021
Dr Melissa Wagner on eugenics theories, the search for a safe space for mixed race conversation and the historical dehumanisation of mixed people
36 mins; May 12, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Dorothy Koomson on demystifying the publishing industry and pioneering richer storytelling of Black women's everyday adventures
55 mins; May 05, 2021
Big Zuu on cooking with bare love, giving back to the community and how to work with people who don’t understand you
69 hours 37 mins; April 28, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Georgina Lawton on growing up being told you’re white when you’re mixed Black, the problem with colourblind parenting and the gatekeeping of Blackness
72 hours 9 mins; April 21, 2021
Asia Jackson on celebrating Filipino culture, #MagandangMorenx, and how colourism stems from colonisation
75 hours 2 mins; April 14, 2021
Mixed Up Book Club with Nikesh Shukla, author of Brown Baby
53 mins; April 07, 2021
Jack Fowler on being mixed - but perceived as white, race dynamics in Love Island, and racism in football
65 hours 48 mins; March 31, 2021
BONUS EPISODE: Rochenda Sandall on all things Line of Duty, casting stereotypes, and the appetite for mixed-race stories on screen
56 mins; March 17, 2021
David Oyelowo on the impact of white supremacy, interracial relationships and the importance of seeing ourselves on screen
66 hours 4 mins; December 16, 2020
Lianne La Havas on personal growth, heartbreak, going back to Jamaica and hopefulness in finding love
71 hours 15 mins; December 09, 2020
Mixed Up Book Club with Patrick Hutchinson, author of Everyone Versus Racism: Letters To My Children
48 mins; December 02, 2020
Jordan Stephens on toxic masculinity, mental health, grief and being in the spotlight
85 hours 28 mins; November 25, 2020
Mixed Up Book Club with Sophie Williams, author of Anti-Racist Ally
71 hours 24 mins; November 18, 2020
Sitting down with Loud Black Girl Phoebe Parke on the "Meghan Markle effect" and the changing face of the Royal Family
46 mins; November 11, 2020
Learning to Eat Bitter with Lydia Pang, xenophobia in 2020 and exploring mixed identity through food
63 hours 49 mins; November 05, 2020
Learning to Eat Bitter with Lydia Pang, xenophobia in 2020 and exploring mixed identity through food
57 mins; November 04, 2020
Black History Month: Black Panthers, Black nurses, Black abolitionists. Quite literally the best of British.
62 hours 47 mins; October 28, 2020
Interracial relationships part 2: racist grandparents and THE CHAT every Black person has to have with their child
37 mins; September 18, 2020
Interracial relationships: chicken feet, ski holidays and strategies for dating apps
44 mins; September 09, 2020
Mixed and male at Cambridge with Bilal Khan
54 mins; September 02, 2020
Are you Rashida Jones black or are you Tracee Ellis Ross black?
86 hours 27 mins; August 26, 2020
On Acceptance with Megan Jayne Crabbe aka Bodyposipanda
44 mins; August 19, 2020
Every woman has a hair journey feat. Ava Welsing-Kitcher and Lisa Farrall
84 hours 35 mins; August 12, 2020
The rise of the mixed race dialogue
36 mins; August 05, 2020
Black Lives Matter and being mixed
55 mins; July 29, 2020
‘He who chases two rabbits will catch neither’ feat. Claire Yurika Davis
53 mins; July 21, 2020
Living Our Lives In Full Colour As Transracials
47 mins; July 15, 2020
"What are you? That will be title of my book, I think"
44 mins; July 08, 2020
Trailer: Introducing Mixed Up
1 min; June 26, 2020