I come from two mixed parents making me feel sometimes "super mixed". This pod cast really spoke to a lot of feelings I've had growing up half-white/half-Mexican American. Thank you.

Loved this. The episode on the ajapanese internment camp put a lump in my throat. Thank you much needed

So needed. As a multi racial (black and Asian) I’ve grown up never being able to fit in with one race. This sooo needs to continue!!! I love that I can relate and we have this beautiful multi racial community. But um can I be on this?!

I am mixed, but I never knew others who were. This podcast made me feel like I was not alone with my feelings and articulated how complicated it is. Sometimes it comes with privileges but you never feel like you are 100% of one thing to be considered to be part of that group or culture. Overall, love this and wish it was longer.

Is this podcast coming back for a part 2!! You are so needed! Esp now

This is so very needed and wish it would keep going

Mixed race folks need more spaces like this. In agreement with others begging for more stories that we can finally relate to our experiences.

This series is too short. Time seemed to have gone by in a blink of an eye. As someone who is not mixed, I would've never guess being mixed was an issue. I always thought it meant urfortunate enough to get accepted by both race but obviously I'm wrong

Very interesting to hear about mixed race people in America— a discussion I feel is very necessary as the population of mixed people grows every year. It’s also really nice to hear stories I feel are very relatable for mixed people.

Really thoughtfully produced and echoed a lot of what I’ve been thinking about as a mixed race kid.

Love this podcast! More episodes, please!!!

No one is “pure” and the fact that the podcast series is intent on creating this dialogue of “other” is evident of people working on their concept of who they are - Really disappointing because at no point did the host address this, but the academic from Georgetown did cover the issue - Unfortunately, what the Georgetown professor stated was not expounded upon

Lovely, thoughtful podcast with a first-person view of what being mixed race in America feels like. You may think there is no one out there who looks like you, or who feels like you, and this podcast finds those someones.

Wow!!! Such an amazing podcast!!! As a mixed race person, you often don't feel like your experiences are valid because how you move through the world is interpreted in so many different ways. A lot of what people see is based off of a stereotype of a certain race. And the micro aggressions they discussed are way too real!! People think they can get away with saying certain things around you because you're not fully one or the other, or they may think you're better because you're not fully a certain race. Wish we had more spaces for discussions like this especially considering America is going to be so multicultural in the future! Please come back with more episodes- we would ALL listen!!

I was super excited about this podcast, but by the end, I was pretty disappointed. I felt like it scratched the surface of what a mixed person in America feels, and the episodes were so short. Since mixed people have layers and layers of complexities, I felt that the episodes didn't really do those layers justice. I loved the first episode, but I thought the rest weren't as strong. Overall I really believe this subject matter deserves a much deeper dive.

As a biracial American with mixed heritage it's comforting to hear others articulate this subject so well. In my opinion, in our modern educated society this should be logical and apparently obvious to everyone. I enjoyed every episode. Thank you.

Alex brings light to a community who's problems and experiences are not often discussed. Incredibly insightful and thought provoking.

Being mixed race, absolutely loved listening to a podcast that discusses a topic that hasn't been discussed nearly enough. I also liked seeing the podcast branch out into discussing mixed Asians. As a daughter of an Indian father and a white American mother, I would love to see perspectives from South Asians as well. Great start to having this important conversation!

As a biracial man (African-American/Caucasian) I have always found myself in the middle of everything. And I love it but a lot of times no one knows the burden I carry and this podcast has shown me that I am not alone and we all belong on the country equally & together. I want more.

As an "other", it is great to hear experiences that are both similar to mine and vastly different.

Well worth listening to. Excellent guests, and the host does a great job. I hope the Washington Post considers a second season.

Thank you so much for this podcast! I'm half Asian and I NEVER get to hear the voices of mixed race people. Listening to this felt like an understanding, warm hug. Thank you.

Being a multi-ethnic (4+) man, this podcast makes me feel like I'm not alone. Most stories will concern biracial people, which makes sense because they're a lot more common than people like me. It strongly rings of the voice of the producer who is a mixed part-Korean woman. Most of the stories feature half-far-east-asians and exclusively women. It is sorely missing the mixed male perspective, as I have had many experiences that only happen to men and not reflected in the podcast. Dispite that, I wouldn't want to drag down its rating with a 4 star rating, as this podcast desperately needs to be listened to. I want all my friends to listen to this podcast. So few of them (of any race) understand things discussed in this podcast.

I write this hoping more will evolve from these 5 episodes. In today's America the intersection of race, culture, and Americanness are as important as the were in post-colonial America--post American Revolution. Yet, like Treaty of Paris 1783--Indigenous People's & culture are once again omitted and neglected. These first episodes seemed focused on largely mixed Asian-American experiences--which too is often missing in prominent discourse about race in America. Yet, that is also the glaring error of these first episodes of otherness...there no voices from the Americas--as in indigenous peoples, be they Native American, Caribbean, Central or South American, or Native Hawaiian. Surely we can all agree this otherness is witness-able in all the groups mentioned above. I mean how does one explore and lament the impact of Internment camps in the 20th century, while completely omitting, negating the real and continuing repercussions of US Federally Run Indian Boarding schools system that by design was "kill the Indian, but save the man," while deliberately, maliciously stripping Indigenous culture & identity out of children in residential schools that began in 1877, and continued into the 1920s-30s on those seismic shifts and traumas witnessed in modern Indigenous and Native identities, identity politics, languages, and peoples? In Canada, these schools continued until the 1980s--nope, not a typo. While I understand the aims of this podcast, and applaud its attempts & efforts--omitting Native peoples and I would argue Latin/Hispanic peoples and cultures is a rather large, naive, and troubling omission--albeit a well intentioned attempt. Imagine being a mixed fair-skinned Native man who is challenged by both white & Native societies-yet is mixed race-who found commonality among your many guests but still felt stifled and silenced by your omission-yet, even in your podcast episodes Nativeness was not even mentioned; as so often the case in dialogues & discourses on race in American culture.

Whoa. This is more relatable to me than a lot of other mixed stories. This is because most discussions are about between Americans, not just multicultural, especially with issues at that part of the world. I remember in High School was he first time I heard Islamophobia. 9th grade Theology. This one student screamed about the evils of Islam. That teacher shut him up eventually. I'm not, but my dad is, and this was post 9/11, by years. I knew immediately he hated my dad without knowing him. Though not close, he liked me, so I forgave him. He's a rapper now, but it was fascinating to hear something like that from someone so close. No illegitimate marriage, but one person refused to associate with me when he found out about me ethnic background. Not because I'm mixed, but because of one of the facets of my identity. Because of previous history. That was amazing to see. Language is also key. I still can't speak my father's language, but I sure as hell have embraced that part of my identity. But recently at work, a while bunch of teenaged girls who are from there came on my line, and I couldn't talk to them. I've never felt such a disconnect before. Only now do I see language as a necessary step of identity, let alone communicating. Great stuff WP, can't wait for tomorrow's episode. Update: Episode 5 This was a funny episode, and revealed a show I need to watch. But what got me was the final monologue. Describing the transplanted plant was my story perfectly. Immigrant parents, one of them speaks a different language, and I can't speak that language, so I don't know that side of my family. In fact they were hidden from me in a form of silent disapproval. Only when my grandmother died did I meet the rest of the family. They didn't seem to mind. The mothers did. But the men could care less, which was fascinating to me. As much as it hurts though, it's influence was felt in the family. We were the life of a wedding party (me). And now my cousin is marrying someone not the same as she, ethnically. We were surprised, we didn't think she was dating (she never left the house). But we knew we opened up the world to these people. It revealed that people were just people. I'm glad to have been an influence in that regard. Let's hope it continues to work like that for years to come. Now to learn the language.

So refreshing to hear perspectives from multi-racial folks who identify as mixed. I found the episode on "passing" especially well done and quite emotional. Well worth a listen!

Great podcast about identity in the US. Helps me know I am not alone in my experiences as a mixed person. Very insightful.

Sweet. Inspiring

Just when you think you've got a handle on this race thing, a podcast like this comes along and reminds you how complicated it all is. As a mixed-race, adopted, third-culture adult I've spent a lot of time thinking about identity. Through the four episodes I've listened to, I've found myself reexamining things I'd thought were settled. Thanks Alex for putting this out there to help us continue to learn and grow.

As a multiracial, multi-religion millenial (ugh, I don't like that word), I can really relate to this podcast. Given our recent political climate, it's really important for these stories to continue to be told and the messages to be spread. I hope you continue projects like these, Alex.

While I really appreciate what the host is doing with creating a dialogue about being mixed raced in America. I'm wondering if there will be any stories of males who are mixed raced? In the first episode, all the stories involved females. Disclaimer, I am Korean, who now has a mixed raced son who is half-Korean/half white.

I'm a mixed person who passes as Asian and I appreciate how you approach the complexities with our identities and that you don't just have stories of mixed people that's just white +other. Thanks!

Very happy to see WaPo tackling an important issue on identity in America! Mixed race/multiracial people and their experiences are overlooked and this is a great way to look into these sorts of issues. My only issue is that 5 episodes seems a bit short, so a single podcast may seem jumbled due to the folks trying to pack so many experiences and ideas into a single episode. However, this is a start and I'm happy to see these sorts of topics being covered by WaPo!

I am always on the lookout for media about being mixed race. This lives up to the hope.

I love these stories, great job :)

Thanks for this completely honest and emotionally connected podcast, your stories and those of the folks with whom you speak are powerful and helpful as a mixed-race person

I'm a mixed race, half black half white woman and the first episode about dating while mixed is SO REAL. Thanks so much for highlighting issues mixed folks face.

I love the format of this pod, because it takes the time to consider so many different overlappings of identity—and the threads that connect them. Alex is an incredible host and her guests are engaging and always grounded (even if you don't have a background in race theory).

Just finished episode 1 and am excited to listen to the rest this week. Great insights on what it means to be "other" though person and wrenching stories. Great job Alex! 👋🏽👋🏽

It's a good podcast, Brent.

Real stories from real people with less host chat. The east coast mash up Americans. I want more!

This is one of the most intimate and enlightening podcasts you'll listen to. For a mixed-race listener, you will find much with which you can empathize. For everyone else: you will learn something new and feel all the feels.

This podcast is exactly what we all need right now. Do yourself a favor and listen!

I can't wait to hear all of the stories and experiences shared in this miniseries.

Love Washington Post podcasts and think the stories this podcast will bring are imperative to our national dialogue.

As someone who's notorious for checking other on job applications, surveys, and even standardized tests in school, this hits close to home for me. Finally, a podcast that's discussing me — the mixed other.

Such an important time for this perspective. The podcast is interesting and well made, and tells a true American story. Excited for more episodes!

So excited for this!