People Like Me

For People Who Consider Motherhood

In this episode I chat with my sister Alyssa, and my two cousins, Tarika and Philly about motherhood. * 0:00 - Guest Introductions * 3:50 - "This or that": Mom Edition * 6:40 - Is Motherhood Hard? Social Media vs Real Life * 10:00 - Having a kid in 2026 vs. our parents' generation * 15:50 - Losing Yourself in Motherhood * 20:00 - How many kids are too many? * 23:00 - Jamaican/Ghanaian/Black Family Experiences * 28:00 - What your kids teach you, breaking generational traumas * 33:00 - Gentle Parenting Perspectives * 37:00 - The importance of a support system * 41:15 - How much money do you need to save for a kid? * 43:00 - What to expect from your partner? * 46: 00 - Were your kids planned? * 51: 00 - Black Maternal Health * 53:00 - Favourite thing about being a mom

For People Who Love Music

I chit chat with my music buddies Sineet and Peter about alll things r&b and music related. * 0:00 - Intros * 5:00 - This or that: R&B Edition * 9:20 - Where did your love for music begin? Habesha and Nigerian Influences * 17:50 - Why do you listen to music? * 19:25 - Music for travelling (hack!) * 21:45 - What is your fav genre of music? * 24:35 - "low vibrational music" * 27:00 - Can you separate the art from the artist? * 29:30 - Fav song from 2016 * 31:20 - How Tiktok has changed music? * 34:30 - Why is music not sticking? * 41:30 - AI music (scaryyy) * 43:40 - Sineet and Peter get CALLED OUT * 45: 00 - New fav artist

For People Still Living in 2019

In this episode Jack (@mascblocwr) and Kemora (@moratalks) and myself talk about how COVID is still impacting the masses regarding masking, desirability politics, disability justice, and sooo much more. And don't forget to find us @peoplelikmepod on Instagram/Tiktok! 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - How have you changed since covid began, where are you now? 9:20 - Do you call yourself "Covid Cautious?" 18:00 - Desirability and Covid 22:00 - Masking and Entertainment 25:00 - Are Covid Cautious Communities "Too Angry?" 33:00 - Masking and Intersectionality/Race 35: 00 - Positive Stories With Masking 40:00 - Who's fault is it that we're still dealing with covid? 45: 00 - Making Covid Awareness more accessible? 51:00 - Final thoughts for People Still Living like it's 2019

For People Who Need The Full Picture

In this episode, Jessica Carmichael joins the People Like Me Podcast as she promotes her debut novel "The Full Picture". * 0:00-09:00 Intro/ Who is Jessica Carmichael? * 9:00 Do the Black girls need to leave Toronto to find love? * 10:00 What were the steps you had to take to become an author? * 23:35 Feeling “Ghanaian enough”, cultural dis/connections. * 28:00 Osei vs Kelvin. * 30:00 Do Romance Authors Find Love Easier? * 33:00 Character development in The Full Picture. * 36:00 Grief and Robyn’s Story * 38:00 Detaching from The Full Picture as an author. * 44:00 Where do you see The Full Picture in the future?

For People Who Are Queer

For people who are Queer, for people who are #FiguringThingsOut, or for people who simply want to know more about Queerness, this episode is for you. Please enjoy the uncoverings of queerness that my friend Jam (IG: @jams.creative.lab) get into. HAPPY PRIDE! Intro (0:00- 3:50), Game: How Queer Are You? (4:00), What is Queerness? (6:10), Does being a lesbian make you less of a “Woman”? (10:45), What does it mean to be a Woman? (14:00), Black Womanhood and Gender (15:15), When did you first know you were gay? (20:00), Queer “Scent”: how do we know who’s queer? (24:30), How is your art also Queer? (27:45), Is Queerness Contagious? (29:20), Are Cis Gay Men Messy? (32:30), The GAY in Greys!! (34:30), Are Bisexuals Valid (37:10), Is Christina Yang Queer?? (39:00), Is Queer Representation important to you? (40:00), Final Thoughts on queerness (42:00), Outro/Where You can find Jam (43:00)