Milo Hartill is Botswana/Australian, and a model, performer & fat queer content creator living in Naarm.

We chat about:

• Musical theatre school
• Growing up in Perth
• Always being the only black person in the room
• “I’m not racist but…”
• Capitalism catching on to race
• Triple bi - bisexual, biracial, between fat and skinny
• Being asked to be ‘sassy’ in auditions
• Their show, Black fat and fa**y
• Using your trauma for good
• Black hair being seen as ‘unprofessional’ in casting
• DMs from her dad
• Surviving the arts industry as a black person
• How Milo was scouted to be a model
• Being credited as a hair stylist

Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

Guest: Milo Hartill

Music by: the Green Twins

Edited by: Kate Robinson

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

This weeks episode is just us gals.

We chat about:

• Maria started going to a queer Maori singing group
• Maria does her pepeha (introduces herself in te reo maori)
• The line between private and public when creating art and content
• Feeling pigeonholed to only talking about race in projects
• Visible diversity vs white decision makers
• POC artists carving opportunities in order to have a seat at the table
• We are tired lol
• Diversity is not a threat to white people

Links:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-ve-never-seen-so-many-white-people-being-really-anxious-about-being-racist-20231102-p5eh16.html

Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

Music by: the Green Twins

Edited by: Kate Robinson

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

Jason Om is Cambodian/Eurasian Malaysian, an ABC journalist and the author of All Mixed Up.

We chat about:

Language around being ‘multiracial’

Being Eurasian in Malaysia v Australia

Rebellious women in his family

His parent’s newspaper personals ad meet cute

Cultural exemptions

Being the traditional Cambodian son

Going to Cambodia with his dad

Rediscovering his mum while writing this memoir

Connecting with his half-sister Sarah

Emailing his dad about the marriage equality plebiscite

His dad’s coming to, his coming out

“No fats, no femmes, no Asians”

Diversifying your dating pool

How journalism has changed in the last 20 years

Visible diversity

Links:

All Mixed Up

Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson

Guest: Jason Om

Music by: the Green Twins

Edited by: Kate Robinson

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations.

You can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com