So What Are You?
So What Are You?
Melissa Haughton
What's your background? Okay you were born here, but where are you really from? Where were you parents born? This six-part series dives into how we relate to these all-too-common questions. Through the lens of her relationship with her Jamaican heritage, Melissa Haughton speaks with friends and strangers about our complicated and evolving relationships to our cultural identities.
Whose City Is It Anyways?
Whose City Is It Anyways? Is an audio documentary produced by Melissa in the summer of 2019. The story focuses on how artists in Toronto create and find community in the midst of a changing city. Created as part of the Fixt Point _Empathy Squad _project. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 14, 2020
14 min
S1E6 - Food For Thought
The final episode of the series and topic we've all been waiting for! Which foods bring us closer to our cultures? How does food become a love language? Melissa finds out. Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
29 min
S1E5 - New Narratives
What happens if what we've always believed to be true of ourselves no longer applies? Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
22 min
S1E4 - We are the world
When just being 'from here' or 'from there' isn't enough. Stories from people with global perspectives on culture. Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
27 min
S1E3 - Whose mans?
In a multicultural city like Toronto, being around people from other cultures is common. But does that proximity sometimes translate into overfamiliarity? Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
19 min
S1E2 - License to nyam
Are the suburbs where cultural identities go to die? Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
24 min
S1E1 - Family First
Many of us talk to our parents frequently. But beyond the stories they've told, what do we know about how they relate to their cultures? Melissa sits down with her dad to find out more. Find show notes and photos of the people featured in the series here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Apr 7, 2020
19 min
Introducing 'So What Are You?'
In this six-episode series, host Melissa explores the 'so what are you?' question through personal reflections on family history, and discussions surrounding the complexities of cultural identity with friends, family and strangers.
Mar 15, 2020
5 min