On this final episode of season three, we’re doing something a little different. We’re releasing an episode from The Mestizo Podcast, a podcast in the same ministry network we’re a part of, World Outspoken. It’s moderated by Emanuel “Ricky” Padilla, the president of the organization and a guest we’ve had on our podcast before. We’re releasing this episode on our platform because we feel it touches on a topic that fits in with the kinds of conversations we have here. You’ll hear from individuals who are from “mixed” heritage. Their mestizaje, or mixedness, is not coming from the historical mix but a more recent inter-mixed family. The panel of modern mestizos speak about how they navigate this for themselves and what it is that they find along their journey as they live with people who may not understand their mixedness.

What are the unique experiences of being from a mixed background? How can a person think theologically about mixedness? What does it mean to be a part of the mixed people that is the universal Church? All that and more on this special edition of Questions From The Pew.