It’s Not a Race

It’s Not a Race episodes:

• 05.04.2018

  Bonus: Still Processing's Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris

  Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris are two culture writers at The New York Times — and co-hosts of the hit podcast, Still Processing. They are pop culture commentary royalty, and on their first visit to Australia, Jenna and Wesley spoke to...

  
• 12.20.2017

  The diversity panel to end all diversity panels, a live finale for season two!

  'Diversity' has become a popular talking point across all sectors of work, and diversity panels are regular fixtures of conferences, festivals and corporate events. But once the talk is done, and the warm, self-satisfied glow of attending has worn off —...

  
• 12.14.2017

  Race in the online space: Ben, Jez, Kumi, Osman, Yassmin and the Nazi hunter

  Things can become very racist, very fast on social media. We talk to a self-styled online 'Nazi-hunter' about her unusual hobby. And Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Osman Faruqi, Benjamin Law, Kumi Taguchi and Jeremy Fernandez share their advice for dealing with racism...

  
• 12.12.2017

  Candy Bowers and Busty Beatz are decolonising creative spaces

  Candy Bowers and Busty Beatz are showbusiness sisters and collaborators who tell it as they see it. Fearless and unapologetic, they've long been vocal about the whiteness of arts institutions, and worked actively to critique representation from within and without. They talk...

  
• 12.07.2017

  Ronny Chieng flips the script

  International student, comedian, actor, Daily Show senior correspondent — Ronny Chieng has inhabited all these roles in many different locations. Malaysia born, US, Singapore and Australia-educated, Ronny's now based in New York. The self-described "forever immigrant" and "political cyborg" spoke...

  
• 12.06.2017

  Ronny Chieng flips the script

  International student, comedian, actor, Daily Show senior correspondent — Ronny Chieng has inhabited all these roles in many different locations. Malaysia born, US, Singapore and Australia-educated, Ronny's now based in New York. The self-described "forever immigrant" and "political cyborg" spoke...

  
• 11.30.2017

  Who's on the team? Unpacking POC

  People of colour! It's the 'team name' for anyone who doesn't identify as white. But how well does this American term fit into the Australian context, and what are the tensions that lie beneath? We are unpacking team POC with Sangeetha...

  
• 11.23.2017

  Black Lives Matter's Patrisse Cullors and Rodney Diverlus on resistance, trauma, and the future

  In 2013, #BlackLivesMatter shot into the consciousness as a cry from the heart. But four years on, how do you continue to galvanise interest and commitment in a movement that started with a viral message? Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives...

  
• 11.17.2017

  'For us, happy endings feel dishonest'

  For many, the apocalypse is a future threat. But what if it had already happened, and we're living in a post-apocalyptic dystopia? It's Not A Race continues its exploration of storytelling by focusing on the way two Indigenous writers are drawing...

  
• 11.16.2017

  'For us, happy endings feel dishonest'

  For many, the apocalypse is a future threat. But what if it had already happened, and we're living in a post-apocalyptic dystopia? It's Not A Race continues its exploration of storytelling by focusing on the way two Indigenous writers are drawing...

  
• 11.16.2017

  Who gets to tell the story?

  If stories are the basis for how we understand the world, how important is it to be the driver in the narrative? In the season two launch of It's Not A Race, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Anita Heiss explain how they're...

  
• 11.10.2017

  It's Not A Race is back!

  It’s Not A Race is back for a second season: race, racism, identity, culture, difference — let’s talk it out. Send us a tweet #NotARace, or an email to [email protected].

  
• 08.31.2017

  Reni Eddo-Lodge: 'Racism is a white problem'

  British journalist and author Reni Eddo-Lodge stopped by for a Facebook live event at RN with Beverley Wang, and here's their conversation. Reni's the author of Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race, which ironically has led her...

  
• 08.24.2017

  Podcast Extra: The first time I saw me, pt 2

  All throughout the production of It's Not A Race, Beverley Wang asked her guests to finish this sentence, "The first time I saw me ... " When did they first see themselves represented in popular culture, in books, films, movies, music...

  
• 08.21.2017

  Podcast Extra: The first time I saw me, pt 1

  When was the first time you saw yourself reflected in a television character, film or book? If you’re a person of colour in Australia, it can be hard to find childhood fictional heroes that are truly representative. So while we were...

  
• 07.13.2017

  State of denial: Is Australia racist?

  It's the question that doesn't go away, or lead us anywhere: Is Australia racist? It's Not A Race tries to figure out why we're so obsessed with this question, and whether it leads to any meaningful answers. Contact us at...

  
• 07.06.2017

  'The perfect package for outrage': Yassmin Abdel-Magied

  What's it like to go from model minority to public enemy in the span of a year? People have strong views about Yassmin Abdel-Magied. But what does Yassmin think of it all? Contact us at [email protected] or use #NotARace.

  
• 06.29.2017

  'I'm not half of anything'

  It's Not A Race explores what it's like to grow up as a biracial Australian, with Faustina Agolley, Lucie Cutting and Nkechi Anele. And producer Leona Hameed shares a story of sisterly conflict. Contact us at [email protected] or use #NotARace.

  
• 06.22.2017

  Ask Dr Whiteness

  This episode is all about what it means to be white, the concept of "whiteness", and why we can't talk about race without acknowledging whiteness. Dr Robin DiAngelo is a white woman, educator and consultant, and holds a doctorate in whiteness...

  
• 06.15.2017

  Wang, Wong, Hing, Tran and 'the deal' with (East) Asians

  In the most East Asian podcast episode ever produced by the ABC, Michael Hing, Caz Tran and Jennifer Wong drop by to chat with Beverley Wang. They talk about tackling assumptions, stereotypes, the "rep sweats" and Beverley's mum makes a prediction...

  
• 06.08.2017

  Aamer, Santi and Alice: seaweed superchat!

  When you're part of a diaspora group, how do you break into the professional world that your parents want for you? It's Not A Race host Beverley Wang gathered Aamer Rahman, Santilla Chingaipe and Alice Pung together (gave them some...

  
• 06.01.2017

  Rosalie, Marcia and Jedda

  What was it like to be the first Indigenous star of a feature film? Get the story from Jedda herself, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks.

  
• 05.31.2017

  Rosalie, Marcia and Jedda

  What was it like to be the first Indigenous star of a feature film? Get the story from Jedda herself, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks.

  
• 05.31.2017

  Hey hey it's time to talk about blackface!

  In 2009, Hey Hey It's Saturday aired a blackface performance by a group called the Jackson Jive. Guest judge Harry Connick Jr gave the performance a score of zero, but it wouldn't be the last time blackface made the news...

  
• 05.22.2017

  Introducing It's Not A Race

  Race, racism, identity, culture, difference — let’s talk it out.