Off Color
A podcast where we keep it real when it comes to the uncomfortable conversations about race and identity. Each week we interview community organizers, entertainers, political figures and BIPOC residents about their perspectives on current events. Hosted by Rebekah Henderson aka the Tan Tigress, produced and edited by Janece Matsko.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Our First Lucky Guest!
In this lively episode of Off Color, hosts Rebekah Henderson and Samuel González are joined by their friend Lucky for a rollercoaster of laughs, deep thoughts, and unexpected AI-created tunes.
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What Jesse Williams Smells Like & Other Mixed Tales
In this episode of Off Color, hosts Rebekah and Sam dive into a range of topics, from their recent live show to mixed-race identity. They discuss the book 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari, debating its…
Weight Weight Don't Tell Me
This episode discusses sensitive topics including childhood trauma, body image, and mental health. While we approach these subjects with care, p…
Denver's Most Haunted Podcast LIVE TAPING AUGUST 30th RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
Hey this isn't a full episode the full episode will be up Monday! But this is just to remind listeners to get your FREE tickets to our live taping August 30th! Bonus is a little snippet of the last …
Off Color is Back! Part II
Off Color's back for round two, keeping it real with a mix of personal stuff and political chat. Here's what we're getting into:
- Art talk and a juicy personal reveal (you'll have to listen to find o…
Off Color is Back!
Off Color is back!
We've missed creating this podcast and connecting with all of you. Off Color is returning with a fresh perspective and a fantastic new host that we can't wait for you to meet.
In o…
Election Eve - Reflections on 2016
The 2020 Election is almost over and with all the anxiety in the air we took some time to sit down and reflect on 2016. Rebekah and Janece didn't know it then, but Trump's victory was the catalyst th…
BLM Movement in Professional Sports
In 2016 Kaepernick took a knee as a protest for racial justice and eventually lost his job in the NFL. Today, players on almost every major sports team are kneeling and wearing gear branded with mess…
Parenting During the Pani
Being a parent is tough, being a parent during a pandemic is torture. On this episode we interviewed moms and a dad at various points on the privilege spectrum to ask how they are holding up now that…
Vote Like Your Life Depends On It!
The 2020 election will be here before we know it and it’s time to talk about vote shaming, third party candidates, party loyalists and progressive youth “radicals”. Not to mention that complications …
Unity in the Activism Community
A very personal and intimate conversation about intersectionality in the activist community including anti blackness, conflict between black and brown organizers and LGBTQIA issues. We get face to fa…
America's Favorite Pastime, GUNS! Part 1
America loves guns! When New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the civil lawsuit against the NRA we decided to find some gun owners and ask what they thought about it. This episode is par…
Teachers and Student vs Pandemic
A short bonus episode that expands on our discussion in Episode 3 about going back to school during a pandemic. Covid has teachers and students worried about their physical and mental health, but the…
Mosley vs Central Park: Anti-racist Live Discussion
A Facebook LIVE conversation about the new name for the neighborhood formerly known as Stapleton in Denver, Colorado. What does it mean to be neutral in a white supremacist culture and how can we mov…
Poke It: Racism & Misinformation in the Medical System
The global pandemic of Covid-19 has left us with a lot of unanswered questions. In this episode we decided to ask a medical professional, and close personal friend, about how we can sort through all …
Friday in July
Season 4 kicks off with a COVID-19 catch up sesh with the Tan Tigress and her intrepid producer Janece(who gives an emotional pep talk to the Tan Tigress). This episode was recorded remotely on a Fri…
I Believe the Children are Our Future
We interviewed actor, playwright, rapper, and poet Jeff Campbell, assisted by students visiting from the audio engineering program at Northeast Early College ( A Denver Public Schools High School). T…
Super Tuesday 2020: Women Only
Women only conversation bonus episode, with guest co-host Shay J and special guest Congresswoman Deb Haaland via the telephone, but first we get spicy as we try to work out the kinks of contacting so…
Mark Charles 2020: The President We NEED
We were joined once again by Independent Presidential Candidate Mark Charles via phone. He caught us up on his campaign and gives some intense love lessons on healing the wounds of racism that create…
All Mixed Up: Our Changing Racial Identities LIVE!
We hosted an intimate screening of All Mixed Up: Our Changing Racial Identities and then chopped it up with one of the films participants Rebecca Mendoza-Nunziato community manager at the House of Po…