Ep. 5 - Outsider Things

In the fifth episode of On Being Biracial, hosts Daralyse Lyons and Malcolm Burnley discuss the familiar feeling of being too much of one thing, not enough of another in the eyes of others, and the ways biracial people can find belonging and authenticity despite these experiences. In this episode, you will learn: How many biracial people with white ancestors seek to acknowledge their privileges while simultaneously maintaining a group identity with their minority race(s). Why belonging can sometimes feel attainable for biracial people and, other times, seem fleeting or elusive. Why access to spaces is not always synonymous with inclusion. The essential role that college can play in fostering holistic expression and belonging among mixed people. How outsider experiences within family can be a particularly hard, if not common, experience for multiracial people. Why code-switching and other forms of identity-signaling can be acts of vitality for multiracial people. This season's interviewees are: Ashanti Martin, Azaria Keys, Bárbara Idalissee Abadía-Rexach, Carter O'Brien Ford, Cat Dyson, Chantelle Fitzgerald, Charlotte Gill, David Ryan Barcega Castro-Harris, Drew Allmond, Evan Fong Jaroff, Hannah Wallace, Ian Burnley, Jewel Love, John Blake, Jourdin Davis, Kimberly Ortiz-Hartman, Lise Funderburg, Mat Johnson, Nora Elmarzouky, Rachael Go, Rachel Lauren, Samonte Cruz, Sandra Clark, Sarabella Rocha, Sarah Gaither, Sienna McWhirter, Tyla Taylor, Tyler Sloane, W Kamau Bell, Zein Hassanein, and Mark Hugo Lopez. Click here for a transcript of the episode: Check out our website: Buy us a coffee: Our partners include: WURD Radio - Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative - Kouvenda Media - For more content about topics referenced in this episode, please check out the following links: Mat Johnson's NPR Story: Daralyse and Azaria's Podcast John Blake's Lise Funderburg's