Beyond Boxes with Jaï Bristow
Beyond Boxes is an exploration of labels and identity around gender, race, sexuality, class, disability, relationships and much more. Hosted by Jaï Bristow (previously known as Jaia Bristow), each episode features a new guest who shares their story around the labels they identify with and the ways in which they go beyond socially ascribed boxes.
Podcasting since 2021 • 6 episodes
Beyond Boxes with Jaï Bristow
Latest Episodes
5. Beyond Biracial with Imani Jade Powers
Imani, a mixed race actor & writer, shares her experiences navigating race and otherness as a light-skinned woman. We talk about representation in media, typecasting, how the industry is evolving, what changes Imani would like to see happen...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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40:20
4. Beyond Monogamy with Mel Cassidy
Your guide to understanding relationship anarchy and the different forms of honest non-monogamy. Mel talks about the many different ways of doing non-mongamy, whether it's an inherent identity or not, how to get started, how to support a loved ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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59:41
3. Beyond Genres with Chris Pierce
Chris, a gay Black musician talks about the lack of representation of openly gay Black men in the industry, the intersectionality of Blackness and Queerness, his relationship to religion and with his family, dealing with homophobia in Black and...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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36:43
2. Beyond Binaries with Meg-John Barker
An exploration beyond binaries of gender and sexuality, Meg-John talks about intersectionality, inbetweeness, plurality, the pros and cons of labels, the harm in binaries for everyone, whether you fit them or not, how to be a supportive ally to...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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43:36
1. Beyond Black with Danson Njoka
Danson shares his experiences of race across continents as a Black man born and raised in Kenya who studied in the US and now lives in the UK who "didn't grow up racialised as Black". He talks about becoming aware of his racial identity when he...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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38:31