It’s Not a Race

Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris are two culture writers at The New York Times — and co-hosts of the hit podcast, Still Processing.They are pop culture commentary royalty, and on their first visit to Australia, Jenna and Wesley spoke to Beverley Wang on Stop Everything! for the only radio interview of their tour. As a special bonus for It's Not A Race, here's their full conversation.Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

'Diversity' has become a popular talking point across all sectors of work, and diversity panels are regular fixtures of conferences, festivals and corporate events.But once the talk is done, and the warm, self-satisfied glow of attending has worn off — where does the hard work begin?For its season two finale, It's Not A Race teamed up with Audiocraft to present 'the diversity panel to end all diversity panels' with all-star guests Paola Balla, Santilla Chingaipe and Benjamin Law, live onstage with Beverley Wang, for a conversation about the double-edged sword of standing in for 'diversity' and where they would like to see the conversation progress.Also featuring a musical performance by Yeo.Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

Things can become very racist, very fast on social media. We talk to a self-styled online 'Nazi-hunter' about her unusual hobby. And Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Osman Faruqi, Benjamin Law, Kumi Taguchi and Jeremy Fernandez share their advice for dealing with racism online. Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

Candy Bowers and Busty Beatz are showbusiness sisters and collaborators who tell it as they see it.Fearless and unapologetic, they've long been vocal about the whiteness of arts institutions, and worked actively to critique representation from within and without.They talk to It's Not A Race about the highs and lows of decolonising creative spaces.Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

International student, comedian, actor, Daily Show senior correspondent — Ronny Chieng has inhabited all these roles in many different locations. Malaysia born, US, Singapore and Australia-educated, Ronny's now based in New York. The self-described "forever immigrant" and "political cyborg" spoke to It's Not A Race about the shifting terrain of identity, and how he uses comedy to flip the script on conventional narratives. Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

People of colour! It's the 'team name' for anyone who doesn't identify as white. But how well does this American term fit into the Australian context, and what are the tensions that lie beneath?We are unpacking team POC with Sangeetha Thanapal, an activist and writer who identified Chinese Privilege in Singapore, Loretta Ross, educator and US reproductive rights activist, and Eugenia Flynn, arts worker and community organiser.Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

In 2013, #BlackLivesMatter shot into the consciousness as a cry from the heart. But four years on, how do you continue to galvanise interest and commitment in a movement that started with a viral message? Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter co-founder, and Rodney Diverlus, co-founder of Black Lives Matter's Toronto chapter, talk to It's Not A Race.Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

For many, the apocalypse is a future threat. But what if it had already happened, and we're living in a post-apocalyptic dystopia?It's Not A Race continues its exploration of storytelling by focusing on the way two Indigenous writers are drawing on history to envision future worlds.Claire G Coleman is the author of Terra Nullius, a speculative fiction novel with a twist, and Ryan Griffen is the creator of TV series Cleverman. Contact us at [email protected] or tweet using #NotARace.

If stories are the basis for how we understand the world, how important is it to be the driver in the narrative?In the season two launch of It's Not A Race, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Anita Heiss explain how they're using their talents to claim space in the mainstream for marginalised characters.And find out how one mother responded when she discovered her child being used as a prop in a stranger's saviour story. Contact us at [email protected] or tweeting #NotARace.

It’s Not A Race is back for a second season: race, racism, identity, culture, difference — let’s talk it out. Send us a tweet #NotARace, or an email to [email protected].