Breaking the Boxes: Race, Gender and Vulnerability with Chris Rivas

Actor, author and podcast host Christopher Rivas is constantly breaking the boxes society places around his identity. Today Chris shares his journey towards self confidence, education and peace as a brown man in America. Our hosts get intimate about their relationships to privilege, adolescent insecurities and actionable steps they are taking towards being a “good” person. 
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Show Notes 
01:19 Episode Starts
03:20 Where Did The Title "Brown Enough" Come From?
05:33 When Was The Last Time You Didn't Feel Enough?
08:58 The World Isn't Black and White
16:47 Brownness And It's Proximity to Whiteness
19:34 The Real History of James Bond
22:40 Insecurities And The Desire To Fit In
28:04 Expressing Vulnerabilities/ Safe Enough To Be Vulnerable
36:59 Tangible Ways To Be Better Men/Fight for Action
48:25 Ignorance Doesn't Taste Good 
56:07 Be Engaged In The World
59:48 What Does It Mean To Be Man Enough
01:00:40 Breathing Exercise

Quotes
“There isn’t a box that can contain a man” - Christopher Rivas
“What stories must die so that new ones can grow?” - Christopher Rivas
“I am less interested in better and I am more interested in how do I be more honest.” - Christopher Rivas
“I show up in the world everyday knowing that I am going to be somebody's ancestor. ” - Christopher Rivas
"I'm moved by not wanting to be in a state of ignorance. I'm moved by wanting to be in a state of peace." - Christopher Rivas

Read Brown Enough 
Brown Enough, part memoir and part social commentary, emerges, asking readers to proudly put their bodies, their identities, into the conversations of race. Brown Enough is a roller coaster of finding one's true self while simultaneously having a racial awakening amidst the struggle to be "perfectly" Latinx, woke, and as Brown as possible to make it in today's America.
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About Christopher Rivas
Christopher Rivas is an actor, author, podcaster, and storyteller. He is the host of two podcast series with SiriusXM's Stitcher: Brown Enough, which explores the parallel themes of this book through interview-style episodes; and Rubirosa, a 10-episode documentary-style investigation of Porfirio Rubirosa. On screen, Rivas is known for his work on the Fox series, Call Me Kat, opposite Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt and Cheyenne Jackson. He has recently released his first book Brown Enough, which explores what it means to be Brown in America.

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