Brown Enough
Brown Enough

Brown Enough

Christopher Rivas

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What is the role of Brownness in a Black/white world? That's the question Dominican-Colombian-American actor, author and storyteller Christopher Rivas has been navigating his whole life. Listen as Chris discusses identity, careers, and taking up space with other Brown activists, creators and change-makers. Brown Enough is the stories between Black and white. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the feed to find Rubirosa, a ten-part documentary series about Porfirio Rubirosa, the Dominican diplomat, playboy, and international polo champion who was the inspiration for James Bond. The show tells the true story of Rubi’s incredible and complicated life and Chris learns what it can teach him about love, success, family, Hollywood, code-switching, white-washing, and the roller coaster of finding himself in a world not made for Brown folks like him.

Recent Episodes

Death, Kung Fu, and Courage with Jorge R. Gutierrez
DEC 23, 2025
Death, Kung Fu, and Courage with Jorge R. Gutierrez
Today we're with Jorge R. Gutiérrez - the visionary animator, filmmaker, and storyteller behind The Book of Life, Maya and the Three, and some of the most vibrant, soulful worlds in contemporary animation. Jorge doesn’t just make art, he makes myth. He takes our stories, our ancestors, our jokes, our heartbreaks, our colors, and he turns them into epic universes where brown kids get to be heroes, warriors, lovers, and legends. We talk creativity as devotion, holding onto your roots while dreaming wildly, and what it means to stay true to your corazón in an industry that tries to shape you. This is a conversation about art, identity, and fighting for the stories you know the world needs — even when the world doesn’t know it yet
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45 MIN
Stories, Science, & Healing x Books That Shape Us
DEC 17, 2025
Stories, Science, & Healing x Books That Shape Us
For all my mental health advocates, therapists and those bing therapized! This is a bonus episode from a podcast called, Books That Shape Us: Stories, Science, & Healing - I had the pleasure of chatting with the host about Brown Enough as a theraputic model.
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13 MIN
Craft, Community and Legacy with Gina Torres
DEC 10, 2025
Craft, Community and Legacy with Gina Torres
Today we're joined by the incomparable Gina Torres - an icon of stage and screen whose presence has shaped entire worlds. From Firefly to Suits, to 9-1-1, Gina has made a career of playing roles with strength, grace, and depth, roles she often had to fight for long before the industry knew what to do with a woman like her. We talk about craft, confidence, longevity, and the audacity it takes to build a career on your own terms. We get into representation, resilience, joy, and what it means to hold your power in a business that rarely gives it freely. This is a conversation about talent, yes - but also about legacy, courage, and the brilliance of a woman who has spent decades expanding what’s possible for the rest of us.
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51 MIN
Refuge In The Soil with Lopez Urban Farms
DEC 2, 2025
Refuge In The Soil with Lopez Urban Farms
Today on Brown Enough, we’re at Lopez Urban Farms with Bianca Ustrell-Friend - better known as Farmer Bianca, and community organizer Nathaly Moreno. Together, and with many others, they are building a refuge. A place where mutual aid isn’t theory - it’s tomatoes, shade, compost, care, and a free-giving economy rooted in love. Go check them out https://www.lopezurbanfarm.com/ We talk about what it means to feed a community without gatekeeping, how urban gardening becomes a form of resistance, and why creating refuge for one another is some of the most radical work we can do. This episode is a journey through soil, spirit, and solidarity — and a reminder that the world we want is already being grown by people like Bianca and Nathaly.
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52 MIN
The Group Chat, But Make It Revolutionary with Maytha, Nina & Farah in Conversation
NOV 26, 2025
The Group Chat, But Make It Revolutionary with Maytha, Nina & Farah in Conversation
Today on Brown Enough, we’re doing something special — a roundtable with three powerhouse women whose minds and hearts shape culture in ways you can feel. I’m joined by Maytha Alhassen, Nina Hosseinzadeh, and Farah Fezz for a conversation about story, identity, community, and the work of imagining freer futures. We get into lineage, belonging, the politics of representation, and what it looks like to build spaces where all of us can be whole. It’s sharp, generous, and full of that kind of truth you can only get when brilliant people sit together and really talk. Let’s get into it.
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67 MIN