In Mixed Company

In this Episode, Stephanie and Donald look at the role of White fragility and how it causes well-meaning white folks from becoming fully engaged anti-racists. Do you struggle with White Fragility? Take our handy quiz to find out!

With Halloween coming up, choices in costumes can go from creative to culturally insensitive (or, racist) very quickly. In this Episode, Stephanie and Donald talk about Cultural Appropriation, how it differs from Cultural Appreciation, and how you shouldn’t just wear any costume you want.

Talking politics with family- how do you go about having these convos without it erupting into an epic family fight? We found advice from several sources to help you develop a game plan to have these difficult conversations with your loved ones in a positive and constructive way.

While the concept of a hate crime is well developed in Canada, the consequences for perpetrating one are not. In this episode, Stephanie shares her experience as victim of a racially motivated assault, and then we discuss the problems with the Criminal Code of Canada in addressing hate crimes.

In this episode, Stephanie and her guest Sajah discuss the complexities of raising multiracial children who celebrate their full identities. They also provide strategies for parents to consider as they navigate the task of raising confident children.

In this episode Stephanie and Donald discuss some of the myths that have developed about being multiracial in North America and (bunk) theories about why multiracial people have a hard time fitting in. (They don’t.)

In this episode, Stephanie and her guest Dayle, talk about the “n-word,” the complex relationship that black people have with it and why white people should not say it. Ever.

In this episode, Stephanie and Donald shares their recent experience at a Sci-Fi convention. A few larger questions came about as a result.

In this episode, Stephanie and Donald discuss why people seem increasingly emboldened to say/ do racist things. how did this happen? Why now?

In this episode, we interview Indigenous activist and writer Laura Kooji. We talk about Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous issues, and her upcoming book No Rainbows.

This is part 2 of our take on the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville Rally titled "Unite the Right." Since this was a pivotal event in the culture of race relations, not only in the U.S. but in Canada too, we wanted to dedicate an episode to looking at the original rally in 2017, and the current rally in 2018; and talk about the effects and legacy of the rally.

This weekend is the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville Rally titled "Unite the Right." Since this was a pivotal event in the culture of race relations, not only in the U.S. but in Canada too, we wanted to dedicate an episode to looking at the original rally in 2017, and the current rally in 2018; and talk about the effects and legacy of the rally.

Listen as we struggle to make definitions about racism entertaining. We tackle the 4 biggies: race; racism; white privilege and ally-- and why you even need to define thing anyways.

Get to know me! In this episode, I talk with with my partner Donald about who I am and the vision for this podcast.