Mixed Up

The one where we ask, who's loving you?

Emma and Nicole speak to author and editor Sareeta Domingo about her collection of short stories, Who’s Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour. We discuss celebrating Black women being in love and the undeniable joy of a romantic story.

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Sareeta's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SareetaDomingo
Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Color: http://hyperurl.co/WhosLovingYouHB

Culture Mix:
Joy Koy, Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo: https://jokoy.com/mixedplate/

Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage: https://www.apa.org/pubs/videos/4310742-rights.pdf

The one where it gets REAL

In part 2 of Emma & Nicole’s conversation with Dr Melissa Wagner, it gets real as they discuss how a generation of mixed kids were left in care and what resulted in a cycle of rejection. They look at privilege in historical context and unpack race and class in America.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Melissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissa.j.wagner/ 

The one where we were literally the argument against immigration into the country

Emma and Nicole discuss the historical context for the mixed race identity in the UK with Dr Melissa Wagner, who studied Caribbean Studies and English with Paul Gilroy and has a PHD from Goldsmiths. She wrote her thesis on the essentialism portrayal of ‘mixed-race’ identity in the Caribbean Novel. 

We discuss eugenics theories, Enoch Powell and 1960s concerns around the contamination of the white race and the threat of ‘half castes’ becoming an undesirable presence in the UK. We talk about how the divide and control strategy conceived so long ago is alive and well today and how we as mixed people are perpetually trying to find our safe space.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Melissa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissa.j.wagner/ 

The one where we learned when to pick our battles

Emma and Nicole speak to bestselling Black British author Dorothy Koomson best known for her novels My Best Friend's Girl, The Ice Cream Girls and she's now back with her latest All My Lies Are True. Dorothy talks about facing rejection from the publishing industry, pitfalls of negotiation, and having the courage of your convictions. 

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Dorothy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorothykoomson_author/

Dorothy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DorothyKoomson 

Culture Mix:

The Happy Author: https://www.dorothykoomson.co.uk/the-happy-author/ 

Antonia Gentry interview: https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a35713496/antonia-gentry-ginny-miller-interview/

Black-owned bookshops in the UK: https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/uk-bookshops-diverse-black-authors-books-online/396930 

Black-owned book shops in the US: https://medium.com/@ndelpino486/list-of-black-owned-bookstores-to-shop-at-instead-of-amazon-bcca82a3f56

The one where we’ve got some bad boy ingredients and we’re about to get cheffy

Emma and Nicole chat to Big Zuu, grime artist, chef and TV personality, best known for his show Big Zuu’s Big Eats. They talk all about cooking with bare love, self-taught cheffing, making cooking accessible, and connecting with the culture.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Big Zuu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbigzuu/

Big Zuu’s book: https://amzn.to/3aKEURw

Culture Mix:

Interview with children’s author Jessica Childress: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/book-character-juris-prudence-encourages-girls-color-pursue-75527968

Saag Paneer Bhaji Bun: https://dave.uktv.co.uk/big-zuus-big-eats/article/saag-paneer-bhaji-bun/

The Dark Side of Being Mixed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3TdBq34p2I

Rina Sawayama: https://www.instagram.com/rinasonline/

The one where we find the discussion around mixed identity lacks compassion

Emma and Nicole speak to Georgina Lawton, journalist and author of Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong.

In her memoir, Georgina chronicles growing up being told by both parents that she was white, but after her father died in her early 20s, she uncovered the truth that her biological father was black.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Georgina’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georginalawton_/

Georgina's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorginaLawton 

Culture Mix:

GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt

Black and Gay Back In The Day: https://www.instagram.com/blackandgaybackintheday/

The one where we discover all the best stories aren’t being told

Emma and Nicole speak to Asia Jackson, an actress, digital creative and YouTuber based in LA. She regularly creates content about skincare, fashion, self-care and mental health. Asia is African-American and Filipino and in 2016, she started the global movement #MagandangMorenx, literally translated to ‘beautiful brown skin’ to challenge colourism in Filipino culture. 

They discuss the lack of nuance in casting in Hollywood, representation of Asians on screen, and how colourism stems from colonisation.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Asia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aasian/

Culture Mix:

Colourism graphic: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2zfrJrk2r/

A Casting Room: https://youtu.be/83DsnuCQRyg 

Kampeon: https://www.instagram.com/kampeonco/

The one where we talk about raising brown babies in today’s world

Emma and Nicole speak to Nikesh Shukla, author of Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home, about bringing your children up in the world to be joyful, how to speak to your children about race and raising mixed kids.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Nikesh’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikeshshuklawriter

Nikesh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikeshshukla

Brown Baby podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brown-baby-podcast/id1541012058

Culture Mix:
Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give

Watching Women and Girls: https://www.instagram.com/watching_women__and_girls/

Woke Babies: https://wokebabies.co.uk/

The one where we ask OluwaJack -  is it plantain or plan-tin?

Interview starts at 19:11. Jack Fowler is a TV personality best known for appearing in Love Island and Celebs Go Dating. Emma and Nicole talk to Jack on being perceived as a white male when your father is black. They get deep into privilege, using fame for positive change and to educate and dealing with public assumptions.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo
Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Jack’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jackfowler_

Culture Mix:
Ayishat Akanbi’s Thoughts On Cancel Culture with Double Down News: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ln3Q_lzm-/

Jade Fox: https://www.youtube.com/user/foxyhotmess
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHe7b4N6URcwY2ZqpyjLbg

The one where we ask Lisa McQueen - who is H?

Emma and Nicole are joined by acting OG Rochenda Sandall, best known for her roles in Line of Duty, Criminal and Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Mangrove. We discuss identity and upbringing, how Black and mixed actors are cast in TV and film, and the appetite for an accurate portrayal of mixed-race stories on screen.

Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo

Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/

Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast

Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast

Rochenda Sandall on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rochenda1/

Culture Mix:

Ulta’s Muse Beauty campaign: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1kt0znC0A/
Lunar: The Asian Jewish Film Project: https://www.instagram.com/asian.jews/