For the FINAL episode of Season 2 of This Is My Family, we step out of the closet and into Tyler’s office for an IRL interview with acclaimed storyteller and member of Tyler’s pandy pod, Dawn J. Fraser! 

Dawn is a storyteller and communications coach based out of San Jose, California. 

She opens up about her relationship with her twin brother Duane, what it was like growing up together and how he competed in the Special Olympics. 

She talks about her relationships within her biological family and also reflects on how she developed long-lasting connections with her chosen family, having met so many different people through her work over the years. Dawn also tells us what it’s been like living in her childhood bedroom with her mother during the pandemic.

About the Guest

Dawn J. Fraser is a storyteller, public speaker and a nationally acclaimed communications coach based out of San Jose, California.

She is the Creator/ Host of ‘Barbershop Stories’, which features storytellers performing true tales in barbershops and salons around NYC, and the Founder/ CEO of Fraser’s Edge, LLC, which offers programs for businesses, nonprofits, and college students the opportunity to develop their leadership potential through storytelling. 

She has worked with companies like Spotify, Vox Media and Google as well as 1 on 1 celebrities including the rapper Common. Dawn currently serves as a Lead Instructor with The Moth and was featured amongst some of the nation’s top change makers at TED@NYC. She loves being a twin, a Trinidadian, and tweetable @dawnjfraser.

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The Team
This podcast is a production of The Story Producer.
Executive Producer & Host: Tyler Greene
Senior Producer: Tricia Bobeda
Producer: Bea Bosco
Story Editor: Katie Klocksin
Editor & Engineer: Adam Yoffe
Associate Producer: Jackie Ball
Art Director: Ziwu Zhou
Composer: Andrew Edwards
Show Admin: Social Currant 

About Us

This Is My Family is an unapologetically full-hearted interview show about building a life with the people we love. 

As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a family, and how your family makes you. 

Join us for a celebration of the beautifully messy connections that shape our lives.

NOTE: This is a bonus episode of This Is My Family. We return for your regularly scheduled programming on Wednesday with the FINAL episode of the season! 

Today, we’re proud to share a podcast recommendation with you from a former guest of This Is My Family! Sam Walker was a guest this season and we’re excited to share her podcast, Sam Walker’s Desert Diaries! 

Sam Walker’s Desert Dairies is a narrative podcast that follows her family’s move from Manchester, England to Arizona, United States. In this episode, she documents and reflects on the road trip she took with her mum throughout Australia, which she also talks about on her Season 2 episode of This Is My Family 

Explore all of Sam’s socials:
Twitter:@walkersam 
Insta:@samwalkerradio   
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/seeyouinthedesert/  
More info: https://whatgoesonmedia.com/portfolio-item/sam-walkers-desert-diaries/   

You can read more about the road trip she took with her mum here!

Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/TIMFshow

Find Us Online

Website: TIMFshow.com

Twitter: twitter.com/TIMFshow

Facebook: facebook.com/TIMFshow

Instagram: instagram.com/TIMFshow

The Team
This podcast is a production of The Story Producer.
Executive Producer & Host: Tyler Greene
Senior Producer: Tricia Bobeda
Producer: Bea Bosco
Story Editor: Katie Klocksin
Editor & Engineer: Adam Yoffe
Associate Producer: Jackie Ball
Art Director: Ziwu Zhou
Composer: Andrew Edwards
Show Admin: Social Currant 

About Us

This Is My Family is an unapologetically full-hearted interview show about building a life with the people we love. 

As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a family, and how your family makes you. 

Join us for a celebration of the beautifully messy connections that shape our lives.

This week, we welcome Kathy Tu to the show. 

Kathy is a beloved podcaster (Nancy, New York Times Opinion) who Tyler knows from his time working in public radio in Chicago.

In this conversation, Kathy opens up about growing up somewhat distant from her parents which in turn caused her to become closer to her friends. She tells us how she came out to her mother and how it wasn’t received well. She also goes on to reflect on her relationship with her father and how he isn't the best at expressing his feelings. Kathy also tells us about the relationships in her life now, including the one with her wife Britteny.

About the Guest

Kathy Tu is a producer, podcast host and has studied law. She currently supervises production at New York Times Opinion Audio. Previously she has co-hosted and produced Nancy, a podcast from WNYC Studios about the queer experience and also worked on a few other shows. She has been working in audio since 2013, after attending the Transom Story Workshop. Before that she graduated from law school at Northeastern University and before that she was an EMT. 

You can follow her dog, Bowie, here!

Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/TIMFshow

Find Us Online

Website: TIMFshow.com
Twitter: twitter.com/TIMFshow
Facebook: facebook.com/TIMFshow
Instagram: instagram.com/TIMFshow

The Team

This podcast is a production of The Story Producer.
Executive Producer & Host: Tyler Greene
Senior Producer: Tricia Bobeda
Producer: Bea Bosco
Story Editor: Katie Klocksin
Editor & Engineer: Adam Yoffe
Associate Producer: Jackie Ball
Art Director: Ziwu Zhou
Composer: Andrew Edwards
Show Admin: Social Currant 

About Us

This Is My Family is an unapologetically full-hearted interview show about building a life with the people we love. 

As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a family, and how your family makes you. 

Join us for a celebration of the beautifully messy connections that shape our lives.