Archive - Mixed Messages

Stephenson Ardern-Sodje: “You are what you are in conversation with the rooms you're in”

The actor on the building blocks we're given, intentionality and existing in the centre of the Venn diagram

Jun 16 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messageboard: June 2025

All the events, TV series and music you need to know about this month

Jun 5 •

Isabella Silvers

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Megan Jayne Crabbe

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Danny James King: “My identity will never be in response to somebody else”

The playwright on owning his narrative, his layers of difference and being a bridge between worlds

Jun 2 •

Isabella Silvers

May 2025

Mixed Messages Live is back for 2025!

Get your tickets now before they sell out – again!

May 22 •

Isabella Silvers

William Hunter: “My experience of my own race is how it is read to me by other people”

The author on unhelpful distinctions, finding kinship and the clarity of a name

May 19 •

Isabella Silvers

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William Rayfet Hunter

Katie Goh: “You can't live through other people's eyes”

The author on the myth of authenticity, language barriers and the variousness of mixed identity

May 12 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messages Extra: Read an extract from Sama Sama, plus win a copy

A sneak peek at Julie Lin's Sama Sama and your chance to win your own copy

May 8 •

Isabella Silvers

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Julie Lin: “You are valid by being who you are”

The chef and author on having to explain herself, the parts of culture we touch and Big Fat Noodles

May 7 •

Isabella Silvers

Mixed Messageboard: May 2025

All the events, reads and recipes you need to know about this month

May 5 •

Isabella Silvers

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Anna Sulan Masing

April 2025

Deepa Paul: “I wanted to belong, but the gap was too wide”

The author on beauty standards, being Indian enough and code-switching in life and love

Apr 28 •

Isabella Silvers

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Mixed Messages Extra: Read an extract from A Wilder Way

A sneak peek grower and author Poppy Okotcha's debut book, A Wilder Way, and a reflection on her modelling career

Apr 24 •

Isabella Silvers

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Poppy Okotcha: “I'm stepping away from describing my heritage in terms of colour”

The ecological grower and author on culture over colour, finding things she never knew she'd lost and being palatably political

Apr 22 •

Isabella Silvers

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