Mixed With What?

The final episode of our AAPI Heritage Month series features multidisciplinary artist SUUVI. SUUVI shares parts of her personal story that go beyond the universal language of music and touches a deeper chord. Topics in today's discussion include: Early beginnings in music Exploring multiple passions Overcoming the stereotypes of what it means to be Asian, Latina + an artist Being the bridge betwee...

Return to Wisconsin in this episode of Mixed With What as host, Steph Stock interviews fellow Wisconsin Native, Ethan Lo. Ethan identifies as Hmong and African-American and together Steph and Ethan discuss: Hmong history AAPI heritage month Hmong language Reframing the Q: “What are you?” A message for mixed kids and more! Enjoyed this episode? Please subscribe, rate and leave a review! Don’t...

Amanda Butler is a Fitness Trainer, Cancer Survivor and advocate for cancer patients worldwide navigating cancer treatments and chemotherapy. In this episode Amanda discusses growing up multiracial in a small midwestern town and paving her path in new countries, new industries and new callings. This episode will make you think about: Small town beginnings Shifting perspective and world views throu...

Join host Steph Stock and guest, Courtney Granberry in conversation about manifesting a career as a fashion model. A chance discovery as a waitress in Los Angeles, CA changed her career path, her lifestyle and her perspective on what it means to feel beautiful inside and out. You've seen her featured in some of the largest campaigns around the world, and in this interview you'll learn how Courtney...

International friends or intentional friends? Join host Steph Stock and her guest Anna Lorentz, who is Thai and American, by way of Japan, currently living in Portugal with her French husband. The friends discuss language learning, growing up in an international environment, living an expat lifestyle and taking their international adventures beyond a six week language immersion program in Salvador...

In her first solo episode, Host Steph Stock sparks conversation about the sudden rise in popularity  in Country Music. Listen as Steph shares her personal connection to both genres, asks thought provoking questions about what’s next for music and music festivals and shares her predictions, excitement and anxieties about the mixing of two popular music cultures. Episode Resources: Tomi Obaro 2...

Multifaceted, Multilingual, Multiracial -Guest Sheela Avve joins the Mixed With What podcast with host Steph Stock to discuss the importance of celebrating your culture and owning every aspect of who you are. Listen as Sheela talks to us about: Why having a sisterhood and strong support system is key to creating The best parts of owning all of who you are The difference between creating content to...

In this episode we dive into the realities of being a multihyphenate in every sense of the word. Nasrin Harumi is an entrepreneur, educator and ecommerce founder who left her job as a teacher and started a million dollar brand during the pandemic. Join us as we discover what it means to create outside of the box. Listen to learn more about: What it takes to be an entrepreneur Why being mixed is so...

Have you ever been the first? It can sometimes come with the pressure to set boundaries, set standards and create space for those to come. Todays guest, Kiara McKinney, is a lifelong pop culture junkie who started her PR career at the University of Alabama. She’s also a proud member of the Delta Gamma sorority and although Kiara was the sorority’s first Black member she is not the last. Listen as...

Carly Q is a creative, storyteller, writer and movement director and she took a moment to talk about her experience being transracially adopted by White parents. Today she shares: The struggles of growing up in a conservative town The desire to learn more about a culture she was born to but doesn’t belong to Learning more about the intersections of identity Dating while transracially adopted Findi...

Screenwriter Kale Futterman is penning the perspectives of Black and Biracial characters in her work, including the global hit, Ginny & Georgia, available on Netflix. In addition to her impressive resume in screenwriting, working as a writer right now also means advocating for fair compensation and joining other artists on strike. Today Kale takes a break from the picket lines to discuss the f...

In this inaugural episode of "Mixed With What," meet your host, Steph Stock as we delve into the specific experiences of being mixed in America. In a conversation with her parents, Steph asks thought-provoking questions to learn more about her own roots, race and identity. Through the lens of two monoracial parents responsible for raising a mixed child in the 1990s, we explore the journey of embra...

If your answer to an inquiry about your ethnic background comes with a follow-up question, this podcast is for you. Mixed With What is a podcast that goes beyond the binary of Black and White, to have conversations in color with guests who require more than a single check box to report their racial identity. Each week host Steph Stock, holds a mirror up to the future faces of America and reflects...