Radiant Mix
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsConversations about race are complex. Then imagine the outlook from the bi-racial, multi-racial, and multicultural perspective? Join Hope McGrath, a mixed multi-passionate coach and fashion veteran, who shares enlightening stories of the mixed experience each week. If you are open to expand your mind, connect to mixed experience and also happen to love the arts, spirituality and overall inspiring, powerful life lessons, then this podcast is for you.
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40: Understanding the Mixed World View…with Brittany George
December 17, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBWe are celebrating our 40th episode with Life Coach & Counselor Brittany George of Mixed Mental Health. Brittany works with mixed-race women as they embark on their journey of self-discovery. She has created a space that honors the mixed woman’s exploration of identity, community, rituals, inner-child reparenting, relationships, and ancestry. Multiracial women have such distinct experiences and addressing our mental health is of the upmost importance. In this episode you will hear how Brit...
39: “I’m the First, But I Won’t Be the Last.” Notes on Kamala Harris + Beyond with Guest Host DJ Rekha
November 19, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBNow that Kamala Harris is the Vice President Elect, there is a lot to celebrate with this triumphant accomplishment. In this Radiant Mix episode, I have a special guest host, my dear friend Rekha Malhotra, otherwise known as DJ Rekha. We talk about Kamala Harris, multiracial identity, politics, anti-blackness & the caste system within the Indian community & America, the importance of social activism and the effects of one shattered glass ceiling for women of color. Rekha is a DJ, producer...
38: All Issues Are Black Women’s Issues... with Kimberly Peeler-Allen
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBThis important episode of Radiant Mix features Kimberly Peeler-Allen, who has been working at the intersection of race, gender and politics for over 20 years. Kimberly is the Co-founder of Higher Heights, the leading national organization dedicated to building Black women’s collective political power from the voting booth to elected office. This episode explores the importance and the plight of black women who lead in the political realm. We talk about life, racism and sexism within polit...
37: Interconnectedness and Belonging with Sebene Selassie
October 01, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week on Radiant Mix, I am so happy to bring back an important episode that aired last year featuring the lovely Sebene Selassie, a celebrated meditation teacher and author of her new book You Belong: A Call for Connection. Sebene has been studying Buddhism for 30 years and has been teaching meditation workshops, courses and retreat for over a decade and is a popular teacher on the Ten Percent Happier app. For over 20 years she’s worked with children, youth, and families nationally and...
36: White Privilege, White Fragility and the Tough Conversations with Helen Boxwill
September 10, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode of Radiant Mix, Hope McGrath brings back to the forefront a conversation with her mother Helen Boxwill as they touch upon the touchy subjects of white privilege and the concepts of white fragility. Helen Boxwill, a celebrated educator, lifelong activist, and mother of biracial children for a few decades as insightful and empowering thoughts on the topic. She even dishes come good advice to navigate difficult discussions about race with loved ones, tips on raising mixed kids...
35: How to Live with Low Drama & High Joy…with Alex Jamieson
August 20, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 60.6 MBSo excited to introduce to you my dear friend Alex Jamieson, who shares with us some insightful wisdom on how to find success navigating the difficult conversations in our lives. Alexandra Jamieson is the bestselling author of five books, including her new award-winning book Radical Alignment and co-creator / co-star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me. She is a highly-sought-after creative and success mentor and motivational guide. Her work has been praised by Oprah, The Tod...
34: The Awareness of Difference…a Mother/Daughter Conversation
August 06, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 39.1 MBThis week my co-host for the 34th episode of Radiant Mix is my daughter Ruby. I wanted to invite Ruby on the show again to share a mixed teen perspective on the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, navigating social activism on social media, traveling while interracial, and so much more. As a mother and an aunt, I believe it’s important to listen to our children, to learn about life from their perspective, and we as adults can learn so much from doing so. Ruby loves podcasts so she reall...
33: “I Was Just Myself and That’s When I Booked All the Shows.”…with Kailey Hsu
July 23, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBSo excited to introduce to you Kailey Hsu, a top fashion model who so openly shares about her unique mixed experience being Chinese and Hungarian. Now that is a mix! For this episode, we talk about navigating life being considered ethnically ambiguous, how Kailey grew into being proud of who she is, race relations within the fashion industry, the importance of knowing your worth, the power of setting boundaries and her thoughts on how we can have hope for the future. Enjoy this inspiring...
32: Deepen Your Own Soul Work…with Asha Frost
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week we are proud to introduce Asha Frost, an Indigenous Medicine Woman and founder of Sacred Membership, a global online medicine circle community. She has served thousands of people for the past two decades in her work as a native healer, homeopath, teacher, and leader and has studied with many shamans, medicine people, elders, and guides. In this episode, Asha shares the importance for us all to do our own soul work and deepen our spirituality for maximum healing. Lots of inspiratio...
31: Strategizing Global Solutions to Systemic Problems…with Don Allen Stevenson III
June 24, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this episode, I am so excited to introduce to you Don Allen Stevenson III, a Specialist Trainer at DreamWorks Animation by day and a cutting edge Digital Creator by night. He loves future-proofing himself and others that follow his creative journey. For this show, you’ll be getting the unique mixed male perspective as we discuss the current #BlackLivesMatter movement, cool innovations in technology to educate and unite our society, and some powerful insights for living your best life. For...
30: 12 Questions to Deepen Your Friendship/Love Connections
May 15, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBFor this episode, I decided to bring onto the show one of my closest friends. We wanted to bring to you a light topic, to have a bit of fun during this pandemic and inspire you to get to you know your friends, family, or partner better. Tanisha, is a highly esteemed educator, Assistant Principal of a high school in the South Bronx and a published writer. We hope you enjoy this episode witnessing two sister friends get to know one another even more through answering these insightful questio...
30: 12 Questions to Deepen Your Friendship/Love Connections…with Tanisha Shields
May 15, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBFor this episode, I decided to bring onto the show one of my closest friends, Tanisha Shields. We wanted to bring to you a light topic, to have a bit of fun during this pandemic and inspire you to get to you know your friends, family, or partner better. Tanisha, is a highly esteemed educator, Assistant Principal of a high school in the South Bronx and a published writer. We hope you enjoy this episode witnessing two sister friends get to know one another even more through answering these i...
29: We Rise By Lifting Others…with Sara Blanchard & Misasha Graham
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBThis Radiant Mix episode features Sara Blanchard & Misasha Graham, co-hosts of the podcast ‘Dear White Women’, an award-winning social justice podcast for women who are open to learning more about race, history, current events and how to elevate the happiness in your life. They are best friends who met at Harvard and identify as half-white and half-Japanese. Sara & Misasha drop some great wisdom in this episode as we talk about navigating the pandemic, expert advice on how to be the change f...
28: We Are Together In Spirit…Navigating the Pandemic with Hope + Ruby
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, my daughter Ruby and I sit down to talk about how life is for us navigating the Corona Virus Pandemic. It’s been such a challenge for everybody to deal with physical distancing, thousands of deaths and illnesses, the news! How can we stay safe and sane? How can we find joy and fun under quarantine? How do you grieve if a loved one passes away? Ruby and I wanted to share about life with a positive slant despite so much negativity surrounding us. Tune in for some of our self...
27: Guess Who’s Coming To The Office with Michele Rannie
March 18, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.5 MBMichele Rannie is an attorney in New York City practicing civil litigation and a Brooklyn Mom from the island of St. Kitts. In this episode, we talk about the trials and tribulations of being an immigrant and a woman of color within the high-powered corporate world. Michele equates her experience of showing up at her firm to the storyline of the famous film “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” (1967) starring Sidney Poitier & Katherine Hepburn, when a white woman invites her black partner to her p...
26: The Diversity Diva Breakdown with Lori Tharp
February 20, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBLori L. Tharps is a content creator whose work lands at the intersection of race and popular culture. Lori is an associate professor of journalism at Temple University, an award-winning author, creator of the My American Meltingpot blog and podcast and a mother of three. Lori Tharps strives to use her words to broaden the conversation about race in America; to challenges racial stereotypes; to dismantle white supremacy, and to celebrate ethnic and cultural diversity whenever possible. ...
26: The Diversity Diva Breakdown with Lori Tharps
February 20, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBLori L. Tharps is a content creator whose work lands at the intersection of race and popular culture. Lori is an associate professor of journalism at Temple University, an award-winning author, creator of the My American Meltingpot blog and podcast and a mother of three. Lori Tharps strives to use her words to broaden the conversation about race in America; to challenges racial stereotypes; to dismantle white supremacy, and to celebrate ethnic and cultural diversity whenever possible. ...
25: Fashion as a Healing Modality with Dawnn Karen
February 05, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBSo excited about this episode with the Dawnn Karen, a pioneer in the Fashion Psychology field, a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Founder of the Fashion Psychology Institute and the author of her new book Dress Your Best Life. I believe fashion is art and in this conversation, you will begin to understand that fashion can also be viewed as a healing modality. It’s true! We touch upon how fashion can uplift us and reflect our moods, act as a storyteller, be a source of crea...
24: Navigating identity & Reconnection to Indigenous Ancestry with Natalie Evans
January 22, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBNatalie Evans is an activist and the host of the “Some Kind of Brown” podcast, whereas a primarily Indigenous Black woman, she shares her own unique perspective about Mixed and Multiracial life’s journeys and current events. In this episode, we talk about her life and journey reconnecting to her Native American heritage. Natalie offers insights on rediscovering yourself, the effects of racial misclassification, the plight of the serious epidemic Native American communities MMIW - Missing an...
23: How to Live Like A Grown Ass Woman with Cyndie Spiegel
January 08, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this first episode of 2020, Hope McGrath talks with Cyndie Spiegel, an in-demand keynote and TedX speaker, the founder of “Dear Grown Ass Women,” a community-led platform for women over the age of 35 and Author of “A Year of Positive Thinking.” In this first episode for 2020, Cyndi Spiegel inspires with feminine-empowered wisdom and excellent insights on kickstarting your new year off right with confidence-boosting, boundary-setting self-care tips. We dive deep on the importance of self-...
22: Hope’s Lessons Learned & A Year in Review
December 20, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this episode, Hope McGrath shares reflections on a few life lessons she’s learned this year. In celebration of the launch of this Radiant Mix podcast, you’ll learn some of Hope’s key takeaways from talking to some incredible change-makers about life, multiracial identity, multicultural existence and everything in between…lots of teachable moments. There is also some mixed pop culture news and Hope goes into coaching mode by offering some empowering visioning practices to help prepare y...
21: Mixed Teen Talk…with Julia and Ruby…City Girls Navigating Hair + Life
December 04, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode, I decided to bring on my daughter Ruby and niece Julia to talk about the mixed experience from their perspective. Our conversation offers a glimpse of two teen girl city kids who share a few experiences navigating race, friends, colorism, confidence building techniques and of course hair, hair and more hair…which seems to be the biggest topic that signifies the mixed experience for girls. If you are a parent or are simply interested in hearing a unique perspective of the te...
20: Being Ambiguously Brown + The Power of Healing Oneself with Rebekah “Bex” Borucki
November 13, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this episode of Radiant Mix, I’m excited to introduce one inspirational woman…Rebekah “Bex” Borucki. Rebekah is a mother of five, TV host, meditation and yoga guide, birth doula, and author of “You Have 4 Minutes to Change Your Life: Simple 4-Minute Meditations for Inspiration, Transformation, and True Bliss” (Hay House 2017) and her brand new book, “Managing the Motherload: A Guide to Creating More Ease, Space, and Grace in Motherhood” (Hay House 2019). Rebekah also happens to be what ...
19: Musings on Mixed•ish
October 24, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this solo-cast episode of Radiant Mix, I really wanted to talk about the new sitcom Mixed•ish on ABC. This breakout comedy about a mixed family has touched upon lots of typical mixed kid issues and I thought it would be fun to highlight a few that stood out to me. The show is the brainchild of Tracee Ellis Ross and is a fun spin-off from the popular Black•ish series, this time from the lens of teen Rainbow (Ross’s character). Her family is coming from a hippy commune to live in the “rea...
18:Multiracials & Civil Rights + Colorism + Hair Wars with Professor Tanya Katerí Hernández
October 10, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode Hope McGrath has an insightful conversation with Tanya Katerí Hernández, an internationally recognized comparative race law expert and Fulbright Scholar who is the Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law. Not only do we learn about Tanya’s powerful personal story, but she shares her expertise in anti-discrimination law, race relations, and beyond as we discuss her new book "Multiracials and Civil Rights: Mixed-Race Stories of Discrimination." ...
17: Transform Trauma & Empower Your Life with Zita
September 19, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this Radiant Mix episode, I introduce to you Zita Tulyahikayo, a Systemic Coach and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist from the UK. A mutual friend introduced us, shout out to Ainsley Connell, and we hit it off as we are both deeply invested in supporting and empowering men and women to live their best lives. Zita has a unique multicultural life experience with a mother from Barbados and father from Uganda. To add to the mix, she attended a Quaker private boarding school which had a stro...
16: White Privilege, White Fragility and the Tough Conversations with Helen Boxwill
September 04, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this episode of Radiant Mix, Hope McGrath invites her mother Helen Boxwill to join her as a co-host for another episode. This time the two touch upon the touchy subjects of white privilege and the concepts of ‘white fragility.” Helen Boxwill, a celebrated educator, lifelong activist and mother of biracial children for a few decades as insightful and empowering thoughts on the topic. She even dishes come good advice to navigate difficult discussions about race with loved ones, tips on ra...
15: The Power of Activism, Faith and Hope with Helen Boxwill
August 22, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode of Radiant Mix, Hope McGrath is joined by her mother, Helen Boxwill, a celebrated educator and lifelong activist. They both spend time discussing current events such as domestic terrorism, the state of race relations in America, immigration, how to keep the faith and dive in or continue with your activism plus some insightful personal stories and inspiration to have hope and keep the faith. “Eventually we will win because the arc of justice will prevail.” - Helen Boxwill S...
14: Music is our best friend…PART 2 with Eric Smith
August 07, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBGet ready for Part 2 of the Radiant Mix episode “Music is our best friend” featuring Eric Smith, CEO of Easy Star Records, as a co-host with Hope McGrath. These two old friends continue the conversation about music and how it’s impacted their lives and the lives of a generation. Eric and Hope go down memory lane, having fun playing music historians, unveiling their favorite artists and some life-changing albums. The talk parenting, aging and the importance of staying current with your music...
13: Music is our best friend…with Eric Smith
July 31, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week’s Radiant Mix episode features Eric Smith, CEO of Easy Star Records, a co-host with Hope McGrath, as they cover all things music and its importance in the lives of two mixed Generation Xers. Music is the soundtrack of their lives and all of us music lovers. As long-time friends, the two have come together on the podcast to share how music influenced them as biracial kids coming from quite different backgrounds. This topic of music is so expansive that we are producing two episodes...
12: The Radiant Mix Mash Up…with Hope McGrath
July 10, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBThis week on Radiant Mix, host Hope McGrath talks about some news topics near and dear to her heart and her major takeaways from the last few podcast episodes. Hope shares about her passion to spread the word about the Netflix film series “When They See Us” directed by Ava DuVernay. She also touches on the topic of interracial adoption citing the most recent Episode of the Facebook Live Series “Red Table Talk” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones. The actress K...
11: The Native Outsider…with Zaire Dinzey-Flores, Ph. D.
July 03, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBThis week on Radiant Mix, we are so excited to feature Dr. Zaire Dinzey-Flores, Associate Professor of Sociology and Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University. Zaire has dedicated her life to studying and teaching about race. This interview is a glimpse of two friends in deep conversations about race, class, family, parenting, fashion, life as a Dominican Black Latina growing up in Puerto Rico, identity, structural racism and so much more. Zaire’s story really resonated t...
10: What’s it Like To Be Hāfu (Half-Japanese)…with Tetsuro Miyazaki
June 26, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 21.8 MBOn the Radiant Mix podcast this week, we feature Tetsuro Miyazaki, the Hāfu (half-Japanese, half-Belgian), photographer living in the Netherlands, who recently launched a gorgeous photography book, Hāfu2Hāfu, highlighting the mixed experience of half-Japanese people from all over the world. Hāfu is the Japanese term to refer to somebody who is biracial, while in America the nouveau term for biracial/multiracial is “mixed.” The label Hāfu derives comes from the English word ‘half,’ referrin...
09: The Mixed Superpower: Breaking Down Misconceptions with Kellie Wagner
June 12, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 58.3 MBThis episode of Radiant Mix features Kellie Wagner, the Founder and CEO of Collective, an NYC-based diversity and inclusion lab that transforms company culture in the startup space. Kellie has a unique perspective as a biracial woman, overcoming immense loss and spending much of her youth bouncing between drastically different cultures. All this life experience planted the seeds for the important work she is doing now. Her company, Collective, supports high-growth companies as they build di...
08: Interconnectedness and Belonging with Sebene Selassie
May 22, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBThis week’s Radiant Mix episode is featuring Sebene Selassie, a celebrated meditation teacher, coach, and consultant. Sebene Selessie began studying Buddhism over 25 years ago and now teaches and practices all over the world. In this episode, Sebene drops some science and profound wisdom about the power of a spiritual path and community, self-care, insights on working through trauma, the art of welcoming challenges and the inside scoop on her upcoming book ‘Born to Belong.’ Want to shift you...
07: Identity Crisis Cure: Love, Vulnerability and the Arts with Aileen Kyoko
May 15, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MBRadiant Mix welcomes the lovely Aileen Kyoko on the show with us today! Aileen is a multi-talented creative with a beautiful spirit. She's a playwright, actress, director, and producer, and she recently wrote a full-length play called The Year of the Solar Eclipse. Aileen is also producer and brand curator for The Wellness Expert, Randi Zin, of Beyond Mom. Listen in today, to find out more! Aileen Kyoko was raised in the Philippines, traveled the world in her youth and is now a proud New Y...
06: Pragmatic Dreaming with Actor Tim Lounibos
May 08, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 64.6 MB"I was mixed before it was fashionable,” stated Tim Lounibos in this week’s episode. Tim Lounibos is an actor starring in the runaway hit series, Bosch, on Amazon Prime. Tim, gained notoriety in the nineties when he was branded as part of 'an exciting new breed of Asian American actors with widespread mainstream appeal’. He took a break from acting for a while, and now he is back and working like crazy. Tim Lounibos is of German, Irish, and Korean descent and like most mixed kids had to d...
05: Why Are You Always Tan?… with Eric Smith of EasyStar Records
May 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBWe are excited to introduce, Eric Smith, the CEO and Co-Founder of Easy Star Records. The New York-based independent record label Easy Star Records has built an international roster of progressive reggae and dub artists over the past twenty years. Eric Smith and Hope McGrath, both biracial, have been friends for even longer than that time frame. Eric Smith and Hope McGrath, both biracial, have been friends for more than twenty years. In today's episode, we get an inside scoop of old friend...
04: Mixed Chick Therapy with Katie Malia of Almost Asian
April 22, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBSharing our truth is not always easy, but sometimes it's really important. And laughter really does make the world go round. This week we're talking to Katie Malia, the self-proclaimed, ethnically ambiguous performer and writer from LA, and also the creator of the short-form scripted comedy web-series Almost Asian. Katie dares to be different and her show is a really fascinating perspective of the mixed experience, consisting of funny little vignettes of what life is like from the perspectiv...
03: “I’m Going To Love Who I Love”…with Malik Yoba
April 14, 2019 23:50 - 36 minutes - 34.8 MBDo you think it's okay to openly share your opinions about other people's personal lives on social media? Today's interview is with the celebrated actor, Malik Yoba. He is quite dynamic and open, with a strong social media following where shares with deep compassion on things that matter to him. When Malik decided to share on Instagram about his Malik personal love life, which happens to be an interracial relationship, he received a wide range of comments, both positive and negative. Liste...
02: Spearheading a Mixed Movement with Julie Young
April 14, 2019 23:19 - 44 minutes - 41.8 MBToday we're talking to a Mama who does not sit still! We're really excited to have Julie Young, a lawyer, turned non-profit executive, join us on today's episode. Julie is the founder of DreamMaker 3D, an organization that provides resources, connections, and inspiration for creatives and nurtures future leaders. In today's episode, Julie talks about her experience of growing up as a Korean adoptee raised with a white, American family. She discusses the challenges that trans-racial families ...
01: Introducing Radiant Mix
April 13, 2019 04:00 - 11 minutes - 8.39 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the Radiant Mix podcast, with Hope McGrath. Hope has a blog called Radiant Mix, and with the podcast she will be celebrating and talking about the bi-racial, multi-racial, and multi-cultural life and experience and she will also be sharing some really wonderful stories around this theme. On the show today, Hope discusses some of the fears she's had around bringing the stories that she intends to share on the podcast to light, and she also explains what mo...