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 #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)

The tables turn as Host Leah E. gets interviewed about the creation process of the “People Like Me Podcast” by her fellow family members (who are also podcast hosts).

This episode is a live recording of the first ever People Like Me Party! Enjoy this recording full of laughs, introspection, and amazing audience participation!